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You expect an igboman whose village have been rendered desolate, slaughtered, and destroyed, an igboman who ran away from his village since more than five years and can't return back, you expect him to join a protest to free same man who have made his life miserable, nooo way, igbos are becoming wiser

oalandAgents2:
Are you on ground?

Check rufai useni update for twitter

DeepSight:
Why are we always focused on the wrong thing? Where in the world will the police fire tear gas at such a tiny group of people. They didnt even look up to thirty people. And they were not violent in any way. Where in the world does the police do that?

There is no justice in the world. Palestinians suffer more than this

They should be allowed to protest in peace as long as they are not blocking roads or destroying properties. The moment they start to block roads or try to destroy properties, the Army and police should deal with them ruthlessly.
Kanu should never be released, he must pay for his crimes. Justice delayed is Justice denied.
If Tinubu should fall for these noise and release that criminal, he can forget 2027. Even i will campaign against him. That will show that he's a weak leader.

dmangodwin:
There is no justice in the world. Palestinians suffer more than this

Palestinians ate getting slaughtered with the support of the US.

oalandAgents2:
Sowore is very unserious, I think the police fired a couple of teargas and Sowore took off running and abandoned the protest. Maybe the sounds of the teargas being fired sounded like gunshots to him and those surrounding him.🤷🏿‍♂️

Why throw tear gas on peaceful protesters

Abuja
Protesters chant:
Holy! Holy! Holy!
Nnamdi kanu is another savior...!

DeepSight:
Why are we always focused on the wrong thing? Where in the world will the police fire tear gas at such a tiny group of people. They didnt even look up to thirty people. And they were not violent in any way. Where in the world does the police do that?

it wasn't even tear gas that made them run, it was gunshots

DeepSight:
Why are we always focused on the wrong thing? Where in the world will the police fire tear gas at such a tiny group of people. They didnt even look up to thirty people. And they were not violent in any way. Where in the world does the police do that?

They were barred from embarking on such protest by a court of law and they chose to disobey the court decision. It is quite unfortunate.

slow and steady ... surely we would get to either madagascar or nepal

oalandAgents2:
Channels tv uploaded video of the moment Sowore ran away after hearing teargas being fired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swD2l9KDZgQ

Are u expecting him to stand and face the tear gas and bullets?

DeepSight:
Why are we always focused on the wrong thing? Where in the world will the police fire tear gas at such a tiny group of people. They didnt even look up to thirty people. And they were not violent in any way. Where in the world does the police do that?

As if you don't know the haters of progress. They are very comfortable with the country as soon as you give them laptop or 30k

oluwaseyi0:
I'm with you all
Kanu fate should be decided by Eastern governors just as northern governors are deciding on negotiating with bandits

The Igbo elite: governors,legislatures and politicians are the ones delaying his release .The igbos are their own enemies

Nigeria the Only Country that Calls Peaceful Protest Treason

dequir:
The tragedy of Biafra is not just what was lost during the war , it’s how generations after still haven’t learned from it.

The 20 pounds story is a perfect example of how misinformation and selective memory have kept us trapped in emotional cycles instead of critical reflection.

During the 1967–1970 Biafran War, Nigeria was still using the British pound sterling as its legal tender.

Most Igbo people had their life savings in that currency.

But when Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in the Eastern region in 1967, he introduced the Biafran pound as the new currency.

That single move meant that to survive under Biafra, people had to exchange their pounds sterling for the new currency.

Markets, trade, everything in the Eastern Region started to run on Biafran pounds , so people complied, believing in the promise of a new nation.

But here’s where it became a trap.

When the war ended and Biafra surrendered, the Nigerian government rejected the Biafran pound completely.

It was declared worthless.

Those who still had Nigerian pounds in their accounts before the war were given a flat compensation of 20 pounds, no matter how much they had originally saved , ₤100, ₤1,000, ₤100,000 , millions, it didn’t matter. Everyone got ₤20.

That policy wiped out entire generations of wealth.

Families that had built legacies through trade and education were left with nothing.

That’s why, to this day, some homes still keep those old Biafran notes , not because they’re worth anything, but as reminders of betrayal, loss, and what blind nationalism cost us.

But instead of learning from that, we’ve allowed history to repeat itself in new disguises.

During Ralph Uwazurike’s MASSOB era, the dream was revived with the same emotional pull , and the same pattern of untruths.

He introduced Biafran passports, Biafran ID cards, Biafran driver’s licenses , license plates none of which were valid anywhere, not even in the Southeast.

People bought into it emotionally and financially.

It was supposed to be a step toward sovereignty, but it turned out to be just another way to collect money from desperate people.

Then came Nnamdi Kanu.

Charismatic, persuasive, emotional and eratic, he knew exactly which wounds to touch.

He built his movement around Biafra pride and collective pain, but in the end, the pattern didn’t change.

Money for “Biafran cenotaphs,” money to “secure Igbo borders,” money to “build radio stations” , all raised with urgency, all swallowed by personal interests.

Nothing tangible came out of it.

Then came Simon Ekpa with his own version , and now others are sprouting, each claiming to be the true heir to Biafra’s liberation. It’s the same script, recycled with new faces.

And that’s the deeper problem: Biafra, as an emotional idea, has weakened us mentally. Made us too sentimental that we suspend reason and common sense.

It has kept us in a perpetual state of grievance without progress constantly looking backward instead of forward.

Instead of studying strategy, governance, and economics, we keep chasing sentiment, conspiracy, and nostalgia.

We’ve built a culture where victimhood feels more comfortable than accountability, and where anyone who challenges the myth is branded a traitor.

But think about it , after all these years, what has changed?

The Southeast is still underdeveloped beneath its potential not because of some curse, but because our leaders , political, religious, and activists have learned how to weap0nize emotion in everything.

They know how to keep people angry, agitated and loyal.

Every time one scam fails, another appears wearing the same flag.

It’s time to wake up. Biafra is no longer a political project; it has become an emotional business.

The same story keeps repeating , Uwazurike cashed out. Kanu cashed out. Ekpa too. And many more in between them. The next person will too.

The only people who keep losing lives, livelihood are ordinary Igbos who genuinely believe that shouting “Biafra now!” online or sending money from abroad will somehow restore their dignity.

True liberation won’t come from flags or slogans.

It will come when we start admitting that we have been bamboozled and start converting economic might into political leverage, when we invest in education, industry, and unity within the Southeast.

When we start producing leaders who think, not just shout.

The first Biafra was built on idealism; this new one is built on manipulation.

And until we learn the difference, history will keep repeating itself only this time, there won’t be any pounds left to lose. We will lose ourselves and everything.

By Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu

Good post, however some corrections

1.We were not using the british pound sterling, we were using the NIgerian pound, which is a whole new currency (just as the Australian dollar is not the same as US dollar)

2.The reason for the introduction of Biafran pound was that in early 1968, the Nigerian government changed the color of the Nigerian pound, meaning all pound notes that were not the right colour were rendered worthless. To the point that the BIafran state, and people were affected (for some time Biafra could not do business because it had worthless old Nigerian pound notes), hence the Biafra pound

PigTormentor:
Palestinians ate getting slaughtered with the support of the US.

Injustice allover world politics . Palestine Venezuela etc

Broveens42:
You are not in Abuja...
The truth is, the whole of central area is blocked, workers going to work were forced to go back home, the whole of wuse is blocked too..

Those coming from nyanya are stranded...

Technically it's becoming a sit at home like south east

When tinubu protested against Jonathan in lagos do u think everywhere wasn't blocked from ojota to surulere to ikeja and people couldn't go to work?

Now it is sit at home like southeast?

BREAKING: Police Release AFP Journalist Arrested During #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest In Abuja After French Embassy’s Intervention

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thatigboman:
it wasn't even tear gas that made them run, it was gunshots

Whichever it was, it was VERY WRONG for the police to deploy such and there was OBVIOUSLY no need whatsoever for that.

Broveens42:
You are not in Abuja...
The truth is, the whole of central area is blocked, workers going to work were forced to go back home, the whole of wuse is blocked too..

Those coming from nyanya are stranded...

Technically it's becoming a sit at home like south east

Really? Why did you love propaganda these much I live in Abj tell me where the sit at home is gappening?

Hello stop telling lies pls stop it.

occfx:
As if you don't know the haters of progress. They are very comfortable with the country as soon as you give them laptop or 30k

😂😂😂😂

Broveens42:
You are not in Abuja...
The truth is, the whole of central area is blocked, workers going to work were forced to go back home, the whole of wuse is blocked too..

Those coming from nyanya are stranded...

Technically it's becoming a sit at home like south east

You and your blothers can continue in your self deception.

Everywhere is peaceful in Abuja. Only about 10 men came out for the protest and the police have dispersed them.

This may not be the best approach - political negotiation is the best. You do not bamboozled the government to take action on something as sensitive as this issue. Releasing Kanu at the back of protest will strengthened him more than been released on compassionate or political grounds. I would prefer that he is released on political grounds than the government being forced to released him because of protest. His lawyers and the political leaders from SE should engage with FG and see what could be done and read the terms and conditions of his release to him for acceptance.

Kanu has become an issue in SE and I am sure some politicians from SE may not look favorable to his release. The man still has this cult-like figure and he may end the political career of lots of politicians. He is also key to the insecurity ravaging the region. Terrorists are banking on the back of the man to continue to cause mayhem in the region. I pray that political settlement is found in this issue and this case quickly closed.

Orinechi:
They were barred from embarking on such protest by a court of law and they chose to disobey the court decision. It is quite unfortunate.

Note:

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has not issued a total ban on the planned "Free Nnamdi Kanu" protest scheduled for today (Monday, October 20, 2025).
​However, the court did grant an interim order on Friday, October 17, 2025, that restricts the protesters from marching to or assembling near certain key national institutions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including:
​Aso Rock Villa
​National Assembly
​Force Headquarters
​Court of Appeal
​Eagle Square
​Shehu Shagari Way

​The court granted the order pending the hearing of the motion on notice, which was adjourned to today, October 20, 2025. The ruling essentially affirms the right to protest but limits the demonstration's location.

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*Culled

yarimo:
Immediately sowore saw police men he ran away

He has face police countless times, though not confirmed but if he decides to run this time around, no problem.

dequir:
The tragedy of Biafra is not just what was lost during the war , it’s how generations after still haven’t learned from it.

The 20 pounds story is a perfect example of how misinformation and selective memory have kept us trapped in emotional cycles instead of critical reflection.

During the 1967–1970 Biafran War, Nigeria was still using the British pound sterling as its legal tender.

Most Igbo people had their life savings in that currency.

But when Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in the Eastern region in 1967, he introduced the Biafran pound as the new currency.

That single move meant that to survive under Biafra, people had to exchange their pounds sterling for the new currency.

Markets, trade, everything in the Eastern Region started to run on Biafran pounds , so people complied, believing in the promise of a new nation.

But here’s where it became a trap.

When the war ended and Biafra surrendered, the Nigerian government rejected the Biafran pound completely.

It was declared worthless.

Those who still had Nigerian pounds in their accounts before the war were given a flat compensation of 20 pounds, no matter how much they had originally saved , ₤100, ₤1,000, ₤100,000 , millions, it didn’t matter. Everyone got ₤20.

That policy wiped out entire generations of wealth.

Families that had built legacies through trade and education were left with nothing.

That’s why, to this day, some homes still keep those old Biafran notes , not because they’re worth anything, but as reminders of betrayal, loss, and what blind nationalism cost us.

But instead of learning from that, we’ve allowed history to repeat itself in new disguises.

During Ralph Uwazurike’s MASSOB era, the dream was revived with the same emotional pull , and the same pattern of untruths.

He introduced Biafran passports, Biafran ID cards, Biafran driver’s licenses , license plates none of which were valid anywhere, not even in the Southeast.

People bought into it emotionally and financially.

It was supposed to be a step toward sovereignty, but it turned out to be just another way to collect money from desperate people.

Then came Nnamdi Kanu.

Charismatic, persuasive, emotional and eratic, he knew exactly which wounds to touch.

He built his movement around Biafra pride and collective pain, but in the end, the pattern didn’t change.

Money for “Biafran cenotaphs,” money to “secure Igbo borders,” money to “build radio stations” , all raised with urgency, all swallowed by personal interests.

Nothing tangible came out of it.

Then came Simon Ekpa with his own version , and now others are sprouting, each claiming to be the true heir to Biafra’s liberation. It’s the same script, recycled with new faces.

And that’s the deeper problem: Biafra, as an emotional idea, has weakened us mentally. Made us too sentimental that we suspend reason and common sense.

It has kept us in a perpetual state of grievance without progress constantly looking backward instead of forward.

Instead of studying strategy, governance, and economics, we keep chasing sentiment, conspiracy, and nostalgia.

We’ve built a culture where victimhood feels more comfortable than accountability, and where anyone who challenges the myth is branded a traitor.

But think about it , after all these years, what has changed?

The Southeast is still underdeveloped beneath its potential not because of some curse, but because our leaders , political, religious, and activists have learned how to weap0nize emotion in everything.

They know how to keep people angry, agitated and loyal.

Every time one scam fails, another appears wearing the same flag.

It’s time to wake up. Biafra is no longer a political project; it has become an emotional business.

The same story keeps repeating , Uwazurike cashed out. Kanu cashed out. Ekpa too. And many more in between them. The next person will too.

The only people who keep losing lives, livelihood are ordinary Igbos who genuinely believe that shouting “Biafra now!” online or sending money from abroad will somehow restore their dignity.

True liberation won’t come from flags or slogans.

It will come when we start admitting that we have been bamboozled and start converting economic might into political leverage, when we invest in education, industry, and unity within the Southeast.

When we start producing leaders who think, not just shout.

The first Biafra was built on idealism; this new one is built on manipulation.

And until we learn the difference, history will keep repeating itself only this time, there won’t be any pounds left to lose. We will lose ourselves and everything.

By Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu

So what’s the solution?

thisisit:
slow and steady ... surely we would get to either madagascar or nepal

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

oalandAgents2:
There is a rumour that all of the protesters have been arrested.

Na you arrest them abi

Wow!
This is 100% truth!

dequir:
The tragedy of Biafra is not just what was lost during the war , it’s how generations after still haven’t learned from it.

The 20 pounds story is a perfect example of how misinformation and selective memory have kept us trapped in emotional cycles instead of critical reflection.

During the 1967–1970 Biafran War, Nigeria was still using the British pound sterling as its legal tender.

Most Igbo people had their life savings in that currency.

But when Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in the Eastern region in 1967, he introduced the Biafran pound as the new currency.

That single move meant that to survive under Biafra, people had to exchange their pounds sterling for the new currency.

Markets, trade, everything in the Eastern Region started to run on Biafran pounds , so people complied, believing in the promise of a new nation.

But here’s where it became a trap.

When the war ended and Biafra surrendered, the Nigerian government rejected the Biafran pound completely.

It was declared worthless.

Those who still had Nigerian pounds in their accounts before the war were given a flat compensation of 20 pounds, no matter how much they had originally saved , ₤100, ₤1,000, ₤100,000 , millions, it didn’t matter. Everyone got ₤20.

That policy wiped out entire generations of wealth.

Families that had built legacies through trade and education were left with nothing.

That’s why, to this day, some homes still keep those old Biafran notes , not because they’re worth anything, but as reminders of betrayal, loss, and what blind nationalism cost us.

But instead of learning from that, we’ve allowed history to repeat itself in new disguises.

During Ralph Uwazurike’s MASSOB era, the dream was revived with the same emotional pull , and the same pattern of untruths.

He introduced Biafran passports, Biafran ID cards, Biafran driver’s licenses , license plates none of which were valid anywhere, not even in the Southeast.

People bought into it emotionally and financially.

It was supposed to be a step toward sovereignty, but it turned out to be just another way to collect money from desperate people.

Then came Nnamdi Kanu.

Charismatic, persuasive, emotional and eratic, he knew exactly which wounds to touch.

He built his movement around Biafra pride and collective pain, but in the end, the pattern didn’t change.

Money for “Biafran cenotaphs,” money to “secure Igbo borders,” money to “build radio stations” , all raised with urgency, all swallowed by personal interests.

Nothing tangible came out of it.

Then came Simon Ekpa with his own version , and now others are sprouting, each claiming to be the true heir to Biafra’s liberation. It’s the same script, recycled with new faces.

And that’s the deeper problem: Biafra, as an emotional idea, has weakened us mentally. Made us too sentimental that we suspend reason and common sense.

It has kept us in a perpetual state of grievance without progress constantly looking backward instead of forward.

Instead of studying strategy, governance, and economics, we keep chasing sentiment, conspiracy, and nostalgia.

We’ve built a culture where victimhood feels more comfortable than accountability, and where anyone who challenges the myth is branded a traitor.

But think about it , after all these years, what has changed?

The Southeast is still underdeveloped beneath its potential not because of some curse, but because our leaders , political, religious, and activists have learned how to weap0nize emotion in everything.

They know how to keep people angry, agitated and loyal.

Every time one scam fails, another appears wearing the same flag.

It’s time to wake up. Biafra is no longer a political project; it has become an emotional business.

The same story keeps repeating , Uwazurike cashed out. Kanu cashed out. Ekpa too. And many more in between them. The next person will too.

The only people who keep losing lives, livelihood are ordinary Igbos who genuinely believe that shouting “Biafra now!” online or sending money from abroad will somehow restore their dignity.

True liberation won’t come from flags or slogans.

It will come when we start admitting that we have been bamboozled and start converting economic might into political leverage, when we invest in education, industry, and unity within the Southeast.

When we start producing leaders who think, not just shout.

The first Biafra was built on idealism; this new one is built on manipulation.

And until we learn the difference, history will keep repeating itself only this time, there won’t be any pounds left to lose. We will lose ourselves and everything.

By Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu

I ddon't even know why the first page made me to start laughing...and I'm in a quiet place fa...

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Sowore don japa when e see teargas

They said he ran like a thief who steal fow.