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Creamypie:
Both aguiyi ironsi Gowon and ojukwu caused the war. Gowon didnt or couldn't stop killing of igbos. Ironsi wouldn't try the January 1966 coupists and all the victims were from north and west, while it was interpreted that it was to install him as head of state since it was interpreted that he was from same zone as the coupists. He could have allowed orizu nwafor, a fellow igbo, who was senate president, to rule, but greed and lust for power, evem ending regional government and brought unitary or central one. Ojukwu hurriedly declared biafra. Pls note that ojukwu supported the unitary government. We still dey suffer it till date

Don't bring Ironsi into this, he was already dead more than one year before the war began

helinues:


Ohanego. Blame Ojukwu for his over bloated egos. He shouldn't have started something that would consume him

Unfortunately, the region is yet to learn a thing from the past by repeating the obsolete methods which never won them ordinary a spoon

You are ignorantly pathetic and a spoon fed baby.
Take your lazy brain and go and read the book " You must break forth at dawn" written by Wole Soyinka and hear his account about happenings that led to the war.

Soyinka in that book said there was progressive pogrom against the Igbos and he said Igbos were badly treated.

Igbos were massacred and Igbo women were coming back with their husbands heads on their laps.

nwirinedu:
The British were not interested in a regional government post independence, they wanted a unified country with the North leading. Granted Ironsi and Gowon should have ensured people were protected during the uprising, but they failed.

Liar.


The unitary system with its Marxist imprints were all from Zik and his afro Zikists in Enugu who had since become indoctrinated into Marxist ideology.


Your Ojukwu was even a card carrying member of the British Communist party when he was a student at Oxford.

Ifeanjuna was a hot headed Marxist and part of the Zikist movement when he was in Ibadan.

Ironsi claimed that tribal identities were the bane of Nigeria's problems for reason why he abolished all regions. In his infamous speech announcing decree 34, Ironsi also stated he will soon disband tradional title holdersamd derecognise their thrones.


This is same Ironsi who got into power via a bloody coup carried out by his fellow Igbo officers that eliminated every other national and military leaders and to which the likes of Orizu and Zik went against the constitution to hand over power to same Zik.

Macphenson:
You are ignorantly pathetic and a spoon fed baby.
Take your lazy brain and go and read the book " You must break forth at dawn" written by Wole Soyinka and hear his account about happenings that led to the war.

Soyinka on that book said there was progressive pogrom against the Igbos and he said Ibgos were curely treated.

Igbos were massacred and Igbo woman were coming back with their husbands heads on their laps.

When you are done with your bitter crying, let's us know

Why did Ojukwu start a war with Nigeria when he knew he didn't have what it takes?

Nnamdi Kanu almost led the Igbo's into another unnecessary war if not that he was stopped

Continue repeating the stale tactics and be expecting different results

Instigators...try to make reconciliatory statements, for healing and growth.

Can't we move on?

Una no dey tire..jezzz

christistruth01:
Ok
Just listen to Azikiwe una Father.
Did Azikiwe una father lie about Ojukwu and his clique?

Did Azikiwe lie when Azikiwe said Ojukwu had blindfolded and hoodwinked his people into fighting a War?

To hoodwink means to deceive!

Azikiwe is telling his people that Ojukwu deceived them into fighting a War.
Azikiwe was an insider!!


Let Ohaneze admit that what Ojukwu presented at Aburi was almost the same as the Regional Autonomous system the British has brilliantly designed and which Gen Ironsi had destroyed with Ojukwu's full and eager support

Haba fear God Almighty na!!


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Their situation has not changed, they are still blindfolded till date. That’s why the other 5 regions are watching them closely and making sure that they don’t get that Power which they have been scheming for

helinues:
When you are done with your bitter crying, let's us know

Why did Ojukwu start a war with Nigeria when he knew he didn't have what it takes?

Nnamdi Kanu almost led the Igbo's into another unnecessary war if not that he was stopped

Continue repeating the stale tactics and be expecting different results

Lazy youth. You are two small to change the narratives well documented before your father toasted your mother.

Go and read that book then come back lets talk. It qas written by your very Wole Soyinka.

DomPerignon:
Firstly, Abure wasn't a peace summit as widely circulated over the years by the Upper Iwaeka pseudo historians.

Abure was a make shift venue of the then Supreme Military Council chaired and headed by Gowon with other regional military governors, the Inspector General of Police and the Heads of the Navy and Army in attendamce.

Abure was chosen as a venue because Ojukwu refused to attend any of their previous meetngs that were held Lagos and Benin.

Ojukwu cited security concerns for his own safety as reasons why he will not be in attendance in any meeting held in Nigeria and insisted that the next council meeting should be held in Enugu or he won't be in attendance.

Abure was chosen to placate Ojukwu to attend


Abure wasn't a peace meeting but a Security Counsel headed by Gowon

Now imagine that Abacha or IBB summoned a Security Council meeting and a military governor refused to attend citing security threat to his life . will that officer not be thrown in court martialed and jailed instantly for direct insubordination?

Being a Military dictatorship headed by Gowon, the Supreme Military council only offered advice to the HoS and not in anyway a joint decision making board .

Ojukwu did not recognise Gowon as HoS and that is why he refused to obey Gowon's command or recognise his authority


By the way, no one elected Ojukwu or Gowon in the first place and any agreement made in Abure during the illegal Supreme Military council meeting was not binding to any one in Nigeria .

Same Ojukwu who applauded Ironsi seizing power for himself after Orizu and Zik refused to swear in the deputy PM but went on air to hand over to their brother Ironsi .

Same Ojukwu who was the only Military Governor to welcome the Zik dictated Decree 34 passed by Ironsi can not be crying over Abure because on what authority did Orizu draw to hand over to Ironsi in the first place and what powers did Ironsi have to abolish the constitutionally recognized regions and also discard our constitution at independence?

Ohaneze is only angry that the then young Gowon alongside David Ejoor put an end to their tribal agenda

Keep yapping, cho cho cho!
Aburi is now a village meeting, aburi was for a naming ceremony, aburi is teaching class.

This is your Nigeria and you can continue to lie to yourselves for another hundred years.

Macphenson:
Lazy youth. You are two small to change the narratives well documented before your father toasted your mother.

Go and read that book then come back lets talk. It qas written by your very Wole Soyinka.

You will explain tired. Go through the thread from the beginning and see other Nigerians relaying same thing I talked about above.

Start taking responsibility and stop the unnecessary fingers pointing

Then we should not be scared to tell Ohaneze ," Ibos ruine the destiny and democracy in Nigeria" . Afterall they truncated the original structures.. the broke the workin system amd they put the killing nail on it. Posterity will always be unkind to them in this country . Even Babangida clearly stated their role again in the annulment of June 12. Those race are evil

Exactly, Gowon with the murderous British government should be held responsible.

Here is what led to the Nigerian Civil War.
Gowon should take all the blame with the British government that had selfish interest in Oil!
If only the Aburi Conference agreement was implemented the needless war would have been avoided.


After a military coup in January 1966 and a counter-coup in July 1966, Nigeria was deeply divided.
Ethnic and regional tensions rose sharply:
Thousands of Igbo people were massacred in Northern Nigeria.

Lt. Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, the military governor of the Eastern Region, demanded autonomy for the East to protect his people.

The federal government under General Yakubu Gowon sought to maintain national unity.

To avoid war, leaders agreed to meet in Aburi, Ghana.


🛑 The Aburi Conference (January 4–5, 1967)
Participants:
Nigerian federal delegates, led by General Yakubu Gowon

Eastern Region delegates, led by Lt. Colonel Ojukwu
Other regional military governors

Key outcomes:
Decentralization: Agreement that Nigeria would be governed more loosely as a confederation, with strong regional autonomy.

Consensus rule:
No major decisions would be taken by the federal government without agreement from all regions.

Military governors would have control over their own regions, including personnel matters.
Ojukwu believed this agreement gave the Eastern Region the autonomy it needed.


⚠️ Breakdown of Trust
When the Nigerian government returned from Aburi, it reneged on the full implementation of the agreement.

Gowon later promulgated Decree No. 8.
This breakdown of the Aburi Accord became a turning point. Ojukwu felt the East was betrayed.

💥 Consequence:
Declaration of Biafra and Civil War

On May 30, 1967, Ojukwu declared the independence of Biafra.
The Nigerian government responded militarily.
The Nigerian Civil War began on July 6, 1967.

The rest they say is history

Amumaigwe:
Reason like a human please. The discussion is about what caused the war and not who fought. If you have contrary facts, present it to prove that reneging on the Aburi accord did not cause the Civil war.

Azikiwe told you that Ojukwu had deceived and blindfolded his People into fighting a War.


Ojukwu's ambition to be Emperor of Southern Nigeria caused the War

There is your answer of who and what caused the War.

khayce:
Then we should not be scared to tell Ohaneze ," Ibos ruine the destiny and democracy in Nigeria" . Afterall they truncated the original structures.. the broke the workin system amd they put the killing nail on it. Posterity will always be unkind to them in this country . Even Babangida clearly stated their role again in the annulment of June 12. Those race are evil

And yet it is the rest of you that have been running Nigeria since the end of the war, and made it worse than before the war

There is no need to accuse anybody, the past is the past. The problem is they are still suppressing the Igbos.



As for the war, the igbos were aloof then and didn't read the room. Millions of lives lost, every family felt it.



No time for pity party. Ask yourself, how would aboki nama nama people have done for this long if the roles were reversed. Or yorubas.

I can bet anything, aboki would have restored their respect and equity, in 1 year maximum. Do you think aboki will be a willing slave and be crying everyday.

Yorubas would have restored their respect and equity in 4 to 9 years. Make yoruba see one election wey no go their way, and investments and attention no dey come dem side, na when you go know say yoruba get level.


Aboki is more strong hearted, united, and strategic, like Israel than Igbos. Let that sink in. Forget all that katakata going on in the north, they are displacing tiny minority settlements and not fighting amongst themselves. If you are a foreign country that have deep knowledge of Nigeria, and know that nigeria is ran by tribe and/or religion, who would you want to deal with as leader of Nigeria.



The organization need to leave the business of pitiful begging and forced shaming. How do you expect them to be remorseful? You are too weak. Ask for ports, ask for good things, if you want to be politically correct. Or make your case to concerned foreigners that may assist your cause Not begging and pitiful everyday.


Igbos are peaceful, but not unitedly strategic on how to collectively build and progress. Ikwerre, nnewi, aba, oguta, asaba ahaba, etc,
are aimlessly moving around, no progressive coordination. Let's say used to sha

why would Ojukwu cause d war when d odds were against him...

Anyway, that's their business

Creamypie:
Both aguiyi ironsi Gowon and ojukwu caused the war. Gowon didnt or couldn't stop killing of igbos. Ironsi wouldn't try the January 1966 coupists and all the victims were from north and west, while it was interpreted that it was to install him as head of state since it was interpreted that he was from same zone as the coupists. Ojukwu hurriedly declared biafra

All these write ups have shown that Nigerians are not serious people! We are not ready to progress at all from different levels; how can we keep on living in the past - blaming each other for past mistakes? Is that how we are going to make way forward? Am disappointed with my country men(both old and young) . We keep on retrogressing, at the same time - claiming to be wise.
Hitler, from his actions and inactions - caused the second world war; after the war they all worked for the rebuilding of Europe, and other parts of the world mostly affected.
Today, nobody blames Germany for causing the second world war - they have all grown up - and discarded the event of the past mistakes!
Look at we Nigerians still blaming ourselves for the past mistakes of fifty plus years ago. Forgetting to tackle the pressing issue at present; are we serious in this country ? The answer is No! Gowon who calls himself an Elder, is busy disturbing the younger generation with past mistakes - that can never help this our generation! Ironsi, Gowon, Ojukwu, and other Leaders actions and inactions, caused the War yet, can't we keep the past mistakes aside, and move forward for the betterment of all? What is wrong with us in this country?
Elders are supposed to be wise, and a wonderful gift to our National cohesion and development. But, the reverse is the case in Nigeria.
Remember, other nations have fought many wars, and moved forward, Examples: Rwanda, USA, Angola, etc. We have a serious problem within us in Nigeria; what a shame!

DEROX:
That war was actually out of supremacy battle, some people felt they could be smarter than the others but when it didnt favour them again, or seemed not to be in their favour they opted out, those who would never have wanted the country to split and would protect it with all their life because they feel in their wierd fantasy that they were better than others beccame victims
I really dont sympthatize with them

Hope u are enjoying the herds-men problem?
If they strike soldiers aren't anywhere to protect u


The Aburi accord was ment to decentralised power to ensure that your safety is in the hand of your region not federal government

Another one again from dem dem....

Yakubu cased the war and ojukwu could not used his sense and went ahead to activated the war against his own people and 3million innocent souls gone, then who is the biggest fool here?

christistruth01:
Ojukwu went to Aburi in bad faith
He was still purchasing and stockpiling Weapons

Ojukwu went to Aburi with the intention to reject whatever he was offered but to also find a pretext for War
because Ojukwu already was determined to conquer southern Nigeria and rule over it like an Emperor as can be seen from the letter Ojukwu wrote to Col Banjo at the Warfront.

Aburi only held for one single day

Was one day enough to declare War even if negotiations failed?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTizQJ29wsI?si=ZQpAz4YkhF90F9uy

Succinctly stated. Col. Emeka Ojukwu (rtd) was preparing for war before the Aburi Accord meeting, BUT he miscalculated terribly, thinking that he and his rebels were going to win the war he started by the declaration of the illegal secession of May 30, 1967.


General Yakubu Gowon IMPLEMENTED the Aburi Accord in 1967.

In his book, "Power Sharing in Nigerian Federation," the Ibo intellectual, Chukwuemeka Nwokedi wrote that, “Apart from MINOR adjustments to the Aburi Accord, in other to still retain the corporate nature of Nigeria”, Gowon implemented the Aburi Accord with Decree 8; “and the regions acquired MORE powers than they have ever had”. That was months before the continued wrangling between Ojukwu and Gowon led to the creation of states (on May 27, 1967). But did Ojukwu not declare Biafra and we marched out to war on the mantra, “On Aburi We Stand”. According to other writers, the MINOR adjustments Gowon made to the accord was the cancelation of TWO articles of the accord, which stated that any region can secede from Nigeria at will, and that the federal government can, on no account, impose a state of emergency on any region. Ojukwu’s advisers urged him to accept Decree 8 because Gowon had “gone more than far enough”. He refused.

SoftSport:
Gowon did what he thought was best to keep Nigeria together and in a time of big problems, making peace was not always easy.

But in 2025 Tinubu told people of Benue state to give up their land to foreign terrorist for sake peace instead of fighting for the rights of Nigeria citizens.

christistruth01:
Ok
Just listen to Azikiwe una Father.
Did Azikiwe una father lie about Ojukwu and his clique?

Did Azikiwe lie when Azikiwe said Ojukwu had blindfolded and hoodwinked his people into fighting a War?

To hoodwink means to deceive!!

Azikiwe is here telling his people that Ojukwu deceived them into fighting a War.
Azikiwe was an insider!!


Let Ohaneze admit that what Ojukwu presented at Aburi was almost the same as the Regional Autonomous system the British had brilliantly designed and which Gen Ironsi had destroyed with Ojukwu's full and eager support

Haba fear God Almighty na!!





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEYj8vnR_wk?si=e620ByiAZXbUXdrE

You are asking people who have thrived on propaganda, manipulation, blackmail and guilt tripping in Nigeria for decades to fear God? They never feared God from the beginning of their shenanigans and failed ambition to dominate other ethnic groupa in Nigeria and Africa at large. Why do you think they will fear God now? That narrative of victimhood has to be sustained at all cost, otherwise, the foundation of the "struggle" which they have so painstakingly and carefully nutured for decades will just crumble. You of all people should know the disposition of these people towards shame, accountability and responsibility. It's would be like asking them to commit suicide.

bot131310:
Gowon reneged on the aburi accord thereby causing the war

That is beer parlor gist and propaganda that you people have spread for ages. Tell us the content of the accord that was reneged on. Tell us what Ojukwu demanded for and what Gowon agreed to. Tell us how Gowon reneged on it. It's a pity that some people have just destined themselves to self inflicted doom and wants to blame others for the consequences of their actions. It's still like that till date.