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Unimaginary tears flowing from my eyes after reading this, no wonder they stopped teaching history in our school. The same killings are still going on till date. Are we the same?

This can pass as a blockbuster movie script to show the endurance and tenacity of a man.

THEGALADIMA:
During the Civil war, Nigerian soldiers did not attack unarmed civilians on a large scale as described in the story.

See you.😏😕

How about Murtala Mohammed who gunned down lots of Asaba Pple
Bcus he claimed that it is the hometown of Nzeogwu who killed Tafawa balewa.

DrAkpa:
And yet, gowon is still alive and healthy while ojukwu is dead after being bedridden for a long time. This life, nothing like karma. Karma na scam

God kept Gowon alive so he could see what his 'one Nigeria' would become today

kettykin:
I read this and I weep for Nigeria. I read where soldiers were shooting at markets and innocent traders and I reserve my comments. It seems Hitler was a saint. Why is heaven still allowing a useless entity to still exist.

I have been wondering why despite the numbers of church goers why Nigeria has been drifting endlessly like a de orbited planet. Now I have a clue. I wish Nigeria all the shreds of luck

because
Weep for Igbo, because they haven't learned anything about their history,if not they won't calling other people's a no man's land.

madridguy:
The painful aspect of the whole civil war stories is the fact that Nigeria government allowed Ojukwu to go free after the whole thing.

Ojukwu should have been rewarded instead cause a genocidal war was lunched on his people and he did everything he could for them to defend themselves

gidgiddy:
Gowon broke the agreement, Gowon declared war. This has nothing to do with Ojukwu, you can only avoid war with someone who wants peace

Ojukwu proved he wanted peace by going to Aburi and signing a peace agreement with Gowon. Gowon showed he wanted war by breaking the agreement

The war was squarely caused by Gowon

Not really Gowon but Britain.

North wanted to secede after the counter coup of 1966, British government advised them not to secede that they would suffer.


Gowon agreed with the Aburi Accord until he returned back to Lagos and Britain through their agents told Gowon not to accept the Aburi Accord.


Britain is the problem.


And God will definitely pay Britain back, just a matter of time.



It's even happening gradually as Muslim extremists are gradually taking over Britain.


They will definitely reap the fruits of their wickedness in Nigeria and other black African nations

Ibejiaku:
God is good

All the time nwanne!

Till date, they still cry blood at mention of Igbos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNld_cVZ3dw?si=IrMSRvqiA_frUdgt



Ojukwu's plan was to completely subjugated Yorubaland and it's people
https://youtube.com/shorts/cE70CvpKcfk?si=v46RzU8mBPB9uHH3

The man has 9 lives.. (typical of the Igbo spirit) kudos to him. The story further emphasizes what the Igbo man went through during the war... No wonder they came out blazing. I've been wondering where these ppl got their steel will from that others are always crying and wailing about

PulaPower:
Did Biafra not killed unarmed defenseless Nigeria civilians?

If it happened it's wrong. People should tell their stories.

kettykin:
I read this and I weep for Nigeria. I read where soldiers were shooting at markets and innocent traders and I reserve my comments. It seems Hitler was a saint. Why is heaven still allowing a useless entity to still exist.

I have been wondering why despite the numbers of church goers why Nigeria has been drifting endlessly like a de orbited planet. Now I have a clue. I wish Nigeria all the shreds of luck

Did you also read how ojukwu ordered the killing os some people he called sabo? Please blame your people

What I can only glean from all these account is that Igbo esika

I weep for this killing contraption after reading this.

Ironically those who perptrated this evil are hoping to live in peace now, even while committing more.

Nature is precise

The earlier you people start cleansing the land, and desisting from evil, the better.

And after reading this agonisingly heartbreaking post, somebody would expect me to be patriotic to this cursed nation
Just imagine what human beings were made to go through by their supposed countrymen!

May God Almighty never forgive Gowon and all those involved in carrying out the 3years onslaughts on armless and harmless people of Igboland.....Amen!

Some ignorant or mischievously lying folks would come and tell us the c*CK and bull story about the civil war being a reaction to some Nigerian soldiers killing Ahmadu Bello and all other senseless talks, they'll forget to tell you what preceded the killing of Ahmadu Bello and other Nigerian leaders at the time by Nigerian soldiers! They'll not mention the unprovoked massacres of Igbos and other southerners living in the north at the time.

Blaming Igbos for the killing of Ahmadu is just like blaming Pankshin people of Plateau State for the killing of Murtala Muhammed by Buka Suka Dimka. Or better still, why did northerners of Hausa and Fulani origin forgive Buhari when he carried out the coupe that dethroned Shehu Shagari and even made him their political hero? Yet, they blamed the whole Igbo tribe for the action of a few Nigerian soldiers many of whom were not even of Igbo tribe! Why did the Hausa and Fulanis look the other way when Igbos were being massacred in the north but suddenly found their voices when the soldiers struck

A nation built on injustice and lies against one of the major tribes would forever remain cursed and never know peace!


This post has just spoilt my Sunday!

madridguy:
The painful aspect of the whole civil war stories is the fact that Nigeria government allowed Ojukwu to go free after the whole thing.

If you want to be fair in analyzing issues like this, just try and take away tribal sentiments or hatred and research the issue deeply.


Ojukwu did not start any civil war.

Ojukwu was the Military Governor of Old Eastern Nigeria which comprised of today's Southeast and SouthSouth (minus part of Delta and Edo).


After the counter coup that led to the killing of Nigeria's Head of State Gen. Aguiyi Isonsi, Northern soldiers saw it as a time to wipe off all Igbos, so they started a Pogrom (genocide) against Igbos living in The North.


Ojukwu called on Gowon the new Head of State to please use his power as the Head of State to stop the killing of Igbos in the North, Gowon did nothing and watched as Northern soldiers and civilians killed civilian Igbos living peacefully in the North.

Ojukwu told Gowon that if this continues that Eastern Nigeria will have no option but to secede from Nigeria. From there Ojukwu started telling Gowon that from the look of things that the only way for Nigeria to return back to peace is for every Region to be completely independent, controlling their resources, security, etc to protect their people. Ghana's Military Leader then invited Gowon and Ojukwu to Aburi Ghana for a peace negotiation.


They both went.


They both agreed on full regional system or confederation whereby every region controls their security, resources and remit a certain percentage to central government to be headed by Gowon. Gowon agreed and they signed it and had a toast that peace will be restored in Nigeria.


Ghana's Military Leader personally drove Gowon and Ojukwu to the airport as both leaders held hands together with joy.


On reaching Lagos, British government through their agents told Gowon not to accept the Aburi Accord that it favors Eastern Nigeria more than any other region since they have the newly discovered crude oil in Eastern Nigeria. So Gowon refused to announce the Aburi Accord agreement to Nigerians and to implement it.

Ojukwu waited for him weeks, sent him Telegram he ignored it and after more weeks he claimed he had Malaria. Ojukwu still waited and Gowon after several weeks refused to announce the Aburi Accord agreement to Nigerians, Ojukwu told Gowon that if he refused to announce it that he would have no other option but to announce it, Gowon ignored him and continued to run Nigeria same way while the persecution of Igbos continued.


Ojukwu then announced the Aburi Accord agreement and Gowon rejected it.

Ojukwu summoned Old Eastern Nigeria elites, artisans, market women, men, students, traditional rulers, etc at Nsukka to ask for a way forward. They told Ojukwu that they are tired of being in the same country with people that despise them and killing them, that they want to be on their own.


That was how Ojukwu declared Eastern Nigeria an independent nation called Biafra.


Again Gowon wanted to let Biafra secede but Britain came again and told Gowon not to allow them go because British Petroleum with Shell were the ones mining the crude oil found in Oloibiri Bayelsa then which was being used to run Britain and Dutchland then because they were exploiting Nigeria's crude. They promised Gowon that they will fully back Nigeria if Biafra resist and use military force to force Biafra to surrender. That was how Gowon declared war against Biafra in what he called "Police Action" to forcefully return Eastern Nigeria back to Nigeria. And that was how Gowon mobilized Nigerian military to invade Biafra and Ojukwu quickly formed Biafra Resistant Soldiers to resist Nigeria's invasion.


That was how the war broke out,and Ojukwu mobilized newly formed Biafra Elite soldiers to match to Lagos the then capital of Nigeria to force Gowon to flee to North and allow Biafra to secede.


So Ojukwu did not start any war please, instead he saved Igbos from complete annihilation through Northern Pogrom and reason Igbos celebrate him cos his bravery saved Igbos a lot

gidgiddy:
But it was not Ojukwu's fault. The war was not Ojukwu's fault. Ojukwu did everything he could to avoid war, even risking his life to go to Aburi, Ghana, to sign an agreement with Gowon that would prevent war

Blame Gowon breaking the agreement and causing war

That was why Uwazuruike,Kanu and Simon Ekpa could repeat his Propaganda afterwards

madridguy:
What is the purpose of Aburi accord if not for the greediness of ojukwu ?

I don't understand how you people reason. Ordinarily Gowon wouldn't have been the head state as he was a junior to ojukwu in ranks. Would you have allowed your junior to climb ahead of you?

To make matter worse, the same Gowon came back from Ghana and broke the agreement. Ordinary agreement for him to keep he couldn't. Of course that warrant ojukwu to declare his region independent, having seen that Gowon has broken the agreement.

Gowon is so greedy knowing fully well that he is a junior but wants to overthrown his seniors in the military

helinues:
You are a mischievous person. Would have plunged your region into a war because of one accord but imagine your response

Yes or No question but see the way you are dribbling yourself

Dude, even Gowon himself came out and admitted he was wrong and that his decisions led to the regrettable war and lost of property.

Gowon pleaded and asked for forgiveness. So what are you saying? Gowon plugged the region into war and he said this himself by admitting he was wrong. The people in the se region tried to defend themselves knowing fully well that they lack weapons

helinues:
You are a mischievous person. Would have plunged your region into a war because of one accord but imagine your response

Yes or No question but see the way you are dribbling yourself

You're mischievous yourself.

Your question should be "in the order of military rankings, was Gowon even supposed to be the head of state knowing fully well he was a junior?

Why did Gowon broke the agreement and immediately declared war after ojukwu declared his region as independent, Gowon himself knowing fully well that he has broken the agreement?

Grandpa told me about this Enugu Ezike and ofante war. Ofante guys were fortified with superior charms from Idah . Proudly Ofante boy!

Genius J

Focusmind:
Eastern region was grossly ill prepared for the war and under estimated the ability of the federal government to engage British and Soviet government to their side, ensuring regular supply of high- calibre munition. But Ojukwu was busy sending young men to battle field with three rounds of ammunition rifles, den guns and "cock and shoot" rifles to face people, armed to the teeth with the latest AK 47, backed by MiG fighter jets, the most sophisticated jet of that era. Sometimes, I wished that Majors Ifeajuna and Victor Banjo had succeeded in their internal plan to overthrow Ojukwu and restarted negotiations with Lagos. You don't fight wars with emotions, especially, when you are grossly under armed.

whether armed or no arms, planned or no plan, when the drums of war sets in, be prepared. After the fatal counter coup, killing of igbos in the north. That set the pace of war despite not been ready. So I respect their bravery on the decision they took. The nazi occupied some sections of soviet union even at the time Russia was not prepared. It was when the nazi came into Ukraine, that was the wake up call for stallin to mobilize his men and they started making artillery, tanks etc before they had the boost to face nazi in Ukraine.

Mrfeel:
Ojukwu should have been rewarded instead cause a genocidal war was lunched on his people and he did everything he could for them to defend themselves

Exactly my thoughts too.

The man did everything he could to defend the people and hence he fought back knowing fully well there was no weapons available for them.

That man deserves an award

IGBOSON1:
Not surprised your kind rushed to be the first to comment on a thread like this.....your lives revolve around negatively obsessing on ANYTHING to do with Ndigbo! A man tells a story of the war crimes carried out by so called 'fellow compatriots', and all you can think of is how to turn the story round to innuendo, dog whistling and blaming the victim! Dude, i know what you're all about, but there are still a vast number of Igbo and indeed other Nigerians who are still blissfully ignorant and unaware of what your ilk are capable of!

Seeing the kind of wickeness and depravity that went on before, during and even after the uncivil war, i can fathom how any Igbo or neutral could still feel comfortable calling themselves, their children and even their future generations 'Nigerians'!

Lol 😂. Na tit for tat nah. Wetin come dey make you vex.

AFONJAPIG:
And somebody on his right sense will tell me to pity Benue people, pity southern kaduna people and the rest ... The same 1 Nigeria their forefathers commited actoricities and war crime to keep today has failed them.. fulani has done worst to them than what they did to Igbos during Biafra war...I will never forget rather will I ever forgive them

So Benue and southern Kaduna are the only people that made up Nigeria a country with over 200 tribes ? conveniently too in the near future the children of Boko haram fighters will come online and claim only Igbo Christain soldiers in the Army that killed them during the Boko haram war and not Nigerian Soldiers, maybe you don't know the country have been in a war against Boko haram, stop peddling falsehood.

That part where he was waiting to die so he could be buried to avoid being feasted upon by vultures really got me. Stories like this will forever fan the embers of hatred and as such, are better forgotten.

lebienconnu:
That part where he was waiting to die so he could be buried to avoid being feasted upon by vultures really got me. Stories like this will forever fan the embers of hatred and as such, are better forgotten.

I expected chinua Achebe and other legends to write this in a story if they were still alive

Goo0dHardDick:
I expected chinua Achebe and other legends to write this in a story if they were still alive

It would surprise you to know that this particular story in the op is just one of millions

Do you know that after the war many people's family members who were deceased and lay rotting in the bushes or even buried in shallow graves always used to haunt their homes, crying to be brought back to their compounds/homes to be buried properly?

Bros, story yampia forget

PulaPower:
“Before the civil war, there was another local war between the people of Enugu-Ezike in the present Igboeze North Local Government Area, and its border town neighbour, Ofante in Kogi State. The war preceded the civil war. During that war, the Ofante people killed our war hero, Ogbu Nwugbabe from Aji, Enugu Ezike. Ogbu Nwugbabe had what we now call ‘Odieshi’, an antidote for dane guns which was in vogue then. It was used in fighting the Ofante war. He was our war commander.

Ogbu Nwugbabe had killed an Ofante man, whose son was a Nigerian soldier. So, the son of the Ofante man returned home with his military rifle and joined his native people in the battle field and shot several of Enugu Ezike people including Ogbu Nwugbabe who, it was believed, could not be killed with any gun. They later brought his headless corpse to the then District Officer, DO, at Nsukka, where it was confirmed that the bullet that felled him was from a military rifle. Shortly after his killing, the local war ended and the Nigeria – Biafra civil war started.

You’ll never see Igbos mentioning how they started killing Nigerians. They are always acting as if they didn’t kill Nigerians..

This man who is an eye witness have told us his own side of the story, you too can open another thread and tell us how the Igbos killed the Nigerians soldiers during the war. Case closed.

A living story.
Very horrendous.
I was touched to my soul the agony people went through during the Biafra-Nigeria civil war.
The Nigeria army soldiers were extremely brutal.
They massacred lots of unarmed civilians.
Murtala was one of those who perpetrated the worst massacres.
After his deed, the people of the southwest named an airport for him.
It is very unfortunate that we never ever learn from our history.
May God deliver those who are evil-minded.

Glad no one is insulting him and claiming that his story is rubbish simply because he is not from their tribe. Lots of things happened to a lot of people during the civil war, and on both sides. I agree that it's a good candidate for a good movie if well produced.

Dronedude:
This can pass as a blockbuster movie script to show the endurance and tenacity of a man.