₦airaland Forum

T9ksy:
So, when did Ojukwu realised , Nigeria would never work?

In May 1966, ojukwu believed in One (fake) Nigeria when Ironsi declared decrees 33 & 34 to unite the various nationalities in the country, but the moment his homeboy was kicked out of office, ojukwu had an epiphany upon which, it dawned on him that the country is irredeemable.

raumdeuter:
Then in 1983 contested for Senate of the Nigeria that will never work, In 2003 he followed up by contesting for the presidency of a place that would never work

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?

CannibalEast:
Did Igbo sit idle watching Gowon killing to get to Enugu?if no, you or any ibo who blame Yoruba for not looking while Ojukwu massacre Yoruba to get to Lagos dey craze

gidgiddy:
I dont know what people are complaining about? It was Nigerian/Biafran war.

Ojukwu went for Gowon in Lagos, Gowon went for Ojukwu in Enugu.

So what is the problem?

CannibalEast:
Yoruba defended their land from invader,and the invaders started crying that they didn't allow them to invade
That's the problem.

gidgiddy:
Its unfortunate that when the Northerners killed the Yoruba Military Governor of the Western Region, Lt Col Fajuyi, and chased away from Lagos, the Yoruba man who was supposed to be President after the death of Ironsi, Brigadier Ogundipe so that they could put in Gowon, Yoruba's didn't see that as invasion. They didn't see that as an insult.

The only time Yoruba's remembered invasion was when Ojukwu attempted to get at Gowon and his Northern goons in Lagos.

Yoruba's were very happy to give Gowon and his fellow Northerners the platform in Lagos to wage war on the East, but got angry that Ojukwu tried to flush Gowon out of Lagos. No Yoruba even cares about Fajuyi and Ogundipe. They only care that Ojukwu tried to do what Yoruba's never had the backbone to do, which is try to deal with those who dealt with Fajuyi and Ogundipe

Sometimes Im surprised Yoruba's did anything when MKO was denied his mandate by Northerners, locked up and kpaied

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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lawani:
Awo got Northern soldiers out of Yoruba land. Only Gowon and a few people were in Lagos. The Northern soldiers went to station themselves in Ilorin
If you think Biafra was right to invade the west and Midwest which did not allow any move against Biafra from their land then you should not think those who defended their land were wrong or what kind of thinking is that?. If they did not defend their land even when small Midwest defended theirs you will still call them cowards. Let this matter rest abeg. Those who defended their land from external aggression were right. That is what any sensible observer will say. The resistance against Biafra started in the Midwest, it just was not successful. Civilian Ijaw, Itsekiri Urhobo attacked Banjo's men and killed some. If you think Biafra was right, that's ok but stop saying those who defended their land were wrong. They will do so again

Again Awo had already gotten Northerners out of the west with only mouth and it was westerners that defended the west

Then Ogundipe didn't plan any coup and the Yoruba would not expect that he will be the beneficiary. Such has never and will never happen.
Colonel Fajuyi sacrificed himself. He died a death of honor with his guest General Ironsi. He did it so that the Yoruba will not be complicit in the coup. It is said they prostrated and begged him but he refused

gidgiddy:
No, Ojukwu should have folded his hands and let Gowon direct a war against the East from Lagos because Lagos is Yoruba land

They way you people reason is baffling

gidgiddy:
No, Ojukwu should have folded his hands and let Gowon direct a war against the East from Lagos because Lagos is Yoruba land

They way you people reason is baffling

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

garykoeman:
Continue deceiving yourself, the same people who sentence him to death, finally killed him.

Why will adekunle killed him, when he was part of the troop leading the federal army to flush out the Biafra rebels.

Same you people claim the ibo coup was plan by Awolowo in prison.

I know where you are coming from.

Christistruth03:
Ojukwu murdered Banjo you mean.
The Major Nzegwu ( not Nzeogwu ) court Martial tried and acquitted Banjo after finding him not guilty

Ojukwu quickly constituted another Kangaroo court and killed Banjo almost immediately after making sure he had no right of appeal

Even after the War Ojukwu refused to return Banjos body or reconcile with his family

It was a very big lesson that SW indigenes must never ever have anything to do with Biafra