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Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by Fekumzi123: 11:26am On Oct 19, 2025

lawani:
The people that died due to hunger were around 500k according to the CIA. You people just like manufacturing figures

500k!!!
If you really think 500k is small, as you put 'k' there it does not show respect.
Convert to naira today, each of those humans are N1.
If you throw away 500k today, how will you feel huh

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by 7lives: 11:26am On Oct 19, 2025

Orlandoo:
Even though Gowon is a scoundrel, but I still blame Zik for not going forward to balkanize Nigeria when the opportunity presented itself.

No be Zik join Nigeria together?.
At least he balkanized Yoruba land, Yorubas in Niger, Kogi and Kwara are Yoruba north.
The atrocities of the fathers are being visited on the children.
Vengeance is mine says the Lord.
Eni d'eeru l'eeru ntor.

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Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by lawani(m): 3:46pm On Oct 19, 2025

Fekumzi123:
500k!!!
If you really think 500k is small, as you put 'k' there it does not show respect.
Convert to naira today, each of those humans are N1.
If you throw away 500k today, how will you feel

I did not say 500 thousand is small. However the exaggeration is too much. What was even the total population of Nigeria back then?

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by JustSayHello: 10:42pm On Oct 19, 2025

PulaPower:
This Op go explain taya..

Karma treated Ojukwu the way Ojukwu/Ironsi treated Adaka boro when he wanted to secede..

You spoil person own, you con dey expect make your own better? Lailai..

Deep

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by gidgiddy(op): 3:15pm On May 25

Gowons's lies will be continually be debunked

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Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by numericalguy(m): 6:46pm On May 25

Bmaster:
Lagos is a no man land in the sense that it wasn't made to be by a particular region,it was the collective effort and sweat of Nigerians that made Lagos !

Just like Abuja is being built today,maybe in 50 years to come the Arewas may start feeling funky about being the owners of Abuja in its entirety, including the infrastructures being built on it

Lagos is not no man's land. Only a thief will declare someone's ancestral land as no man's land just to steal their land

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Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by T9ksy(m): 7:32pm On May 25

gidgiddy:
Gowons's lies will be continually be debunked

But all you guys are saying is not debunking Gowon's lies. You just shouting lies, lies and lies but no proof to back up your claims.

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by Dalohad: 7:41pm On May 25

Alaigbo:
Gowon did not owe a defeated Biafra anything. When two nations or two people fight the lower in this case Biafra does not have any right to dictate any terms. So to hell me Biafra n Aburi accord.

If the Aburi accord was so valid make Ojukwu enforce. A foolish man beaten blueblack can not tell who as beaten his foolish soul to death how to share the profit he was beaten for.

See as this one dey pour spit (kelebe) everywhere. grin

Person wey dey bow to Fulani Emirate wey dem ontop him land for Kwara dey feel funky.. grin

Nigeria may not survive the next 100 years, but that Emirate go dey there for then next 10,000 years. Go comot am, make we see. grin

Na your eternal inheritance be that.. grin

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by peleson1: 7:49pm On May 25

shortgun:

You clearly don't know anything about the Biafran War and the moral discipline that guided Ojukwu and the Igbos.
Ojukwu had every opportunity to win the war.
For your info, France and several foreign interests were willing to recognize and support Biafra fully with weapons, machinery and troops in exchange for oil. Yet, Ojukwu refused to compromise the future of the minorities or sell out the Eastern Region for foreign gain.

He could have turned the struggle into a purely Igbo agenda but he chose to protect the unity and dignity of all the peoples under Biafra, including the minorities .
That decision wasn’t foolishness, it was a display of conscience and leadership that valued justice over victory.

So, while some of you with limited knowledge may boast about defeating Biafra, history will remember that Ojukwu and the Igbos fought with honour and restraint. They had the means to win but chose not to betray their values and that’s something no amount of military triumph can erase.....

Even though this might not be the case totally,I love your patriotismand nation worship

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by Basic123: 8:00pm On May 25

gidgiddy:
January 1967

Gowon and Ojukwu meet in Aburi, Ghana, at the Hill top Mansion of the President of Ghana, General Joe Ankrah

Civil war is looming and both men meet to prevent it. They agree on the terms Nigeria will continue with as one country "during the period of Military rule".

Both men sign the agreement in front of General Ankrah, then shake hands. This agreement is now historically known as "The Aburi Accord"

When they return to Nigeria, Gowon breaks the agreement by enacting Decree 14 and 15. Ojukwu responds with the declaration of Biafra

Civil war follows

Such is life

Lack of Ironsi and Nzeogwu greed will have prevented the civil war

Re: The Handshake That Was Meant To Prevent The Civil War- Picture by lawani(m): 5:34am On May 26*

If the question is was General Gowon right to renege on the Aburi Accord.

Let it be clear that he was right. Nigeria was founded via a constitution, the independence constitution and a note signed by two military officers is not above that constitution and the agreement therein The constitution says autonomy should be granted to any group on request and that was how the Midwest became a state before the military adventure into politics. To start a war over any minority group being given a state can not be justified by any means because they have a right to the state regardless of whatever was agreed upon by anybody or group of people

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