₦airaland Forum

gidgiddy:
The same people who were angry that Ojukwu headed for Lagos were the same people who have Gowon and his Northern backed goons the platform in Lagos to be directing a war against the East

But they are angry that Ojukwu attempted to get Gowon in Lagos? I laugh in Chinese

garykoeman:
Ironsi and ojukwu stopped Isaac boro from leading Niger delta out of Nigeria, Gowon also prevented ojukwu seperatist agenda.

A case of tit for tat.

simpleseyi:
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Do them, I do you, God no go vex

garykoeman:
Ironsi and ojukwu stopped Isaac boro from leading Niger delta out of Nigeria, Gowon also prevented ojukwu seperatist agenda.

A case of tit for tat.

simpleseyi:
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I know you are so stubborn, try it again and you will get the same result; over 3 million people sacrificed for a ill conceived idea

mrvitalis:
Tell me please how did Adaka Boro die.?

garykoeman:
Killed by a fleeing rebel soilders.

mrvitalis:
Really? In okrika? The rebels where fleeing from where to where?

So he wasn't killed by Adakunle because he discovered he was lied to and want to leave camp and defect back to Biafra? Lmaoo😂😂😂😂😂😂

gidgiddy:
The same people who were angry that Ojukwu headed for Lagos were the same people who have Gowon and his Northern backed goons the platform in Lagos to be directing a war against the East

But they are angry that Ojukwu attempted to get Gowon in Lagos? I laugh in Chinese

Nnamdipapa:
WHY OJUKWU MOVED THE BIAFRAN TROOPS INTO WESTERN REGION TOWARD LAGOS

This was Ojukwu's first mitary move - the thrust toward Lagos. If it had worked, the war would have been over in one month. His goal was to force Gowon out of Lagos and that would have led to the west breaking off too. Without the west, the north would not continue the war.

Nigeria had just declared war against Biafra. The head of Nigerian army was in Lagos commanding the war from there. Ojukwu had a very clear military objective to attack the Nigerian Supreme commander at his base, which was Lagos. The goal was to force Gowon to abandoned Lagos and move to Kaduna which would end the war. Biafra was not attacking the Yorubas. Ojukwu wanted to attack Gowon. Gowon was sending bombers to attack Ojukwu in Enugu. What is wrong about Ojukwu trying to attack Gowon wherever he found him? I hope you appreciate this answer. From a military point of view, that was a very brilliant move.

However, the western thrust failed because of confusion among the commanders. Colonel Victor Banjo who led the western thrust decided to pause at Ore to try to reach a different kind of deal with Yoruba elders. It was a terrible mistake militarily. He needed time to conclude such deals. So, he paused his advance at Ore for three weeks. That was all the time Gowon needed to organize a counter offensive led by Colonel Murtala Mohammed. The counter offensive succeeded in driving the Biafran forces back all the way across the River Niger.

The failure of the Western trust was the main reason Ojukwu suspected Banjo and ultimately executed him for treason 4 months later.

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loffyloffy:
What a stupid view, Ojukwu troops will just match through yoruba land without any casuality and attack Lagos(a city with the largest population in Nigeria) with Zero casuality, Gowon will just raise his hands ans run to Kaduna.

All this Alaba babies that are trying to rewrite history instead of accepting the fact that their Grand father started a war that they are not equiped to win, and loss th3 war gallantly.

mrvitalis:
Lmao war is simple the fastest way to end a war is to capture the capital of other we saw it in Ethiopia

As for same outcome nah trust me the media is decentralized no foreign nations would be involved

gidgiddy:
The same people who were angry that Ojukwu headed for Lagos were the same people who have Gowon and his Northern backed goons the platform in Lagos to be directing a war against the East

But they are angry that Ojukwu attempted to get Gowon in Lagos? I laugh in Chinese

lawani:
Not only Col Ojukwu. Some of the blame should go to Col Banjo as well because without a Yoruba to lead the force he may have dropped the idea of invading the west and midwest

simpleseyi:
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I know you are so stubborn, try it again and you will get the same result; over 3 million people sacrificed for a ill conceived idea

Nnamdipapa:
Victor Banjo’s Defence at the tribunal

I did not betray Biafra.

I did not act in the interest of the Federal Government, nor did I undermine the authority of the Supreme Command. Every decision I took was made in the field, under conditions that changed daily and often hourly, with the lives of men under my command at stake.

I accept that I did not advance as aggressively as expected. That hesitation was not born of fear, disloyalty, or political gamesmanship. It was deliberate. The Midwest operation, as it unfolded, lacked the logistical depth, local support, and internal cohesion required for sustained occupation or rapid expansion. To advance blindly under those conditions would have led to unnecessary loss of life and a faster collapse of the operation.

The Midwest was not Eastern Nigeria. It was politically divided and uncertain. Military presence without civilian cooperation could not hold it. I believed then, and still believe, that consolidating control and securing legitimacy among the local population was essential before any further advance. Without that, any gains would be temporary.

I am accused of divided loyalty because I believe that this war should end through negotiation rather than endless bloodshed. I do not deny that belief. But belief in negotiation is not the same as betrayal. It does not mean I served the enemy. It means I sought a future where Nigeria could be saved from permanent destruction.

As a professional soldier, I exercised judgment. Orders given before an operation cannot foresee every reality on the ground. A commander who ignores changing conditions is not disciplined, he is reckless. I adapted because I believed adaptation was necessary to prevent disaster.

I acted according to my conscience, my training, and my responsibility to the men under my command. I did not act for personal gain, nor did I seek to undermine the cause entrusted to me.

I accept responsibility for my decisions. I leave their judgment to history.

From the above, I can infer Banjo was not arguing innocence in the narrow sense.
He was arguing principle over obedience, and he knew that argument might cost him his life.

Fountainofyouth:
When I see some of you people's -0 IQ comment I just laugh

So how exactly did Ojukwu intend to get Gowon? Is he going to airlift himself and his soldiers to the residence to evict Gowon out of Lagos? Or he will kill his way to Lagos and kill Yorubas in the process?

You guys are never beating the allegations, always refusing to use ur God given medulla.

gidgiddy:
The same thing Gowon did is what Ojukwu tried to do. Gowon went to get Ojukwu in Enugu, Ojukwu tried to get Gowon in Lagos. So what's the problem? Or was it not the Nigerian/Biafran war?

Sccarrr:
shut up already oga ...and make una leave the past and move on with your lives

Nnamdipapa:
WHY OJUKWU MOVED THE BIAFRAN TROOPS INTO WESTERN REGION TOWARD LAGOS

This was Ojukwu's first mitary move - the thrust toward Lagos. If it had worked, the war would have been over in one month. His goal was to force Gowon out of Lagos and that would have led to the west breaking off too. Without the west, the north would not continue the war.

Nigeria had just declared war against Biafra. The head of Nigerian army was in Lagos commanding the war from there. Ojukwu had a very clear military objective to attack the Nigerian Supreme commander at his base, which was Lagos. The goal was to force Gowon to abandoned Lagos and move to Kaduna which would end the war. Biafra was not attacking the Yorubas. Ojukwu wanted to attack Gowon. Gowon was sending bombers to attack Ojukwu in Enugu. What is wrong about Ojukwu trying to attack Gowon wherever he found him? I hope you appreciate this answer. From a military point of view, that was a very brilliant move.

However, the western thrust failed because of confusion among the commanders. Colonel Victor Banjo who led the western thrust decided to pause at Ore to try to reach a different kind of deal with Yoruba elders. It was a terrible mistake militarily. He needed time to conclude such deals. So, he paused his advance at Ore for three weeks. That was all the time Gowon needed to organize a counter offensive led by Colonel Murtala Mohammed. The counter offensive succeeded in driving the Biafran forces back all the way across the River Niger.

The failure of the Western trust was the main reason Ojukwu suspected Banjo and ultimately executed him for treason 4 months later.

Eculaw Group FB

gidgiddy:
You have been trying to move on with your lives since the end of the war and only moved on to poverty, insecurity and lawlessness

gidgiddy:
The same people who were angry that Ojukwu headed for Lagos were the same people who gave Gowon and his Northern backed goons the platform in Lagos to be directing a war against the East

But they are angry that Ojukwu attempted to get Gowon in Lagos? I laugh in Chinese

Nnamdipapa:
WHY OJUKWU MOVED THE BIAFRAN TROOPS INTO WESTERN REGION TOWARD LAGOS

This was Ojukwu's first mitary move - the thrust toward Lagos. If it had worked, the war would have been over in one month. His goal was to force Gowon out of Lagos and that would have led to the west breaking off too. Without the west, the north would not continue the war.

Nigeria had just declared war against Biafra. The head of Nigerian army was in Lagos commanding the war from there. Ojukwu had a very clear military objective to attack the Nigerian Supreme commander at his base, which was Lagos. The goal was to force Gowon to abandoned Lagos and move to Kaduna which would end the war. Biafra was not attacking the Yorubas. Ojukwu wanted to attack Gowon. Gowon was sending bombers to attack Ojukwu in Enugu. What is wrong about Ojukwu trying to attack Gowon wherever he found him? I hope you appreciate this answer. From a military point of view, that was a very brilliant move.

However, the western thrust failed because of confusion among the commanders. Colonel Victor Banjo who led the western thrust decided to pause at Ore to try to reach a different kind of deal with Yoruba elders. It was a terrible mistake militarily. He needed time to conclude such deals. So, he paused his advance at Ore for three weeks. That was all the time Gowon needed to organize a counter offensive led by Colonel Murtala Mohammed. The counter offensive succeeded in driving the Biafran forces back all the way across the River Niger.

The failure of the Western trust was the main reason Ojukwu suspected Banjo and ultimately executed him for treason 4 months later.

Eculaw Group FB

gidgiddy:
Well, if your country can consume three million lives in other to remain one, you have to ask your self the point? After killing 3 million lives and staying one, what was achieved? Insecurity, poverty, hunger, fighting, lack of unity, still claiming millions of lives to this day

Ojukwu knew Nigeria would never work, and fought to get his people out, and time has since proved him right