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IdiAmin1:
These are the kind of Generals Nigeria produced based on tribal sentiments and not on merit.
Imagine crying before camera, a General.

His kinsmen dare open their mouths to call other people chest beaters, a people that resisted the greatest army of Africa with sticks, bare hands and matchets for three years.

It's really a shame

Nigeria's weeping generals


Nigeria's Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission ended its sittings in the country's largest city, Lagos, at the weekend after five weeks of testimony.

All evidence was taken in the open and the sittings proved to be the dominant public attraction in the city.


The spectacle of the two weeping generals has since become the subject of scathing media commentaries on the calibre of some of the military officers who ruled Nigeria for 28 years

The petitions that attracted the largest audiences were those on the 1997 coup attempt against the dictator General Sani Abacha and the death of the politician Chief Moshood Abiola after four years in detention.

One person definitely must be regretting his decision to petition the commission over the alleged abuse of his human rights.

That person is the former number two man in the Abacha military government, Lieutenant-General Oladipo Diya, who was arrested, convicted and condemned to death for attempting to topple the government in December 1997.

Sympathy evaporates

General Diya came to the commission riding on the crest of public sympathy but he left the venue to boos and jeers from the spectators.

General Abacha
Blamed for human rights abuses
General Diya had complained that his arrest and trial were a set-up to eliminate him and other senior military officers of the Yoruba ethnic group of south-western Nigeria.

He said that there was in fact no coup plot.

However two other officers who were tried and condemned with him confessed that they did plan a coup and that General Diya was the mastermind.

'Coward'

He cut a sorry figure in the former Senate chamber as witness upon witness from the military painted a picture of the former number two man as a liar and a cowardly person.

The dramatic video film shot secretly as General Diya knelt and wept before General Abacha to seek forgiveness was shown to the public for the first time at the commission.

Again General Diya tried to denounce it as fake but his feeble effort was greeted with jeers from the gallery.

Former minister Major-General Abdulkarim Adisa, for his part, admitted that he wept and prostrated, begging for pardon before a junior officer.

Ridicule

The spectacle of the two weeping generals has since become the subject of scathing media commentaries on the calibre of some of the military officers who ruled Nigeria for 28 years.

The death of Chief Moshood Abiola in detention exactly a month after that of his captor General Abacha has returned to the fore in public discourse.

Moshood Abiola
Moshood Abiola: Death plot allegations
There is now evidence before the commission that, contrary to government statements at the time, Mr Abiola's death was not natural but the result of a conspiracy among some army generals.

Importantly also, thanks to the commission, Nigerians now know that their military rulers established special centres where political opponents were severely tortured.

One of the centres was built at the Lagos cemetery and another had long rows of pitch-dark underground cells.

To the chagrin of the public, however, none of the alleged torturers has so far shown any remorse.

The commission will sit in some other towns in eastern and northern Nigeria before returning to the capital Abuja in mid-January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1076194.stm

SirShymexx:
Err, don't go the Yoruba route cos if I were to start cursing Igbos, you lot will start crying again, and ya Igbotic supermods will throw their fangs out to ban me.

Let's stick to the topic and compare one degree of cowardice to the other, with Ojukwu and this man as a case study. Comparative analysis.

I don't think Yorubas celebrate him, hence I never heard of him. But I do know Adekunle, the black scorpion, the most revered Yoruba officer. Arguably the best ever product of the Nigerian army - with Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, the great ECOWAS and UN general.

However, on the flip-side, Igbos celebrate the greatest ever cowardly product of the Nigerian army - Ojukwu the Abidjan bandit. Man in the mirror, mate.

Malawian:
u mean the one that was swallowing his *****

SirShymexx:
Lol. No time for cowardly and childish pictures laced with bigoted tiffs, man.

Let's stick to the topic.

I've provided proofs of crying soldiers and a 5-star general.

Return the favour and provide a proof that any war-time general in the history of warfare eloped the same way Ojukwu did, or shut ya gob.

Stop wasting my time, man.

Mortiple:
Agreed, Ojukwu fled but that only happened after 3 years of fierce hostility against the Federal troops plus their foreign allies. Besides Ojukwu was just a Colonel in the Army.

As for Oladipo Diya, he NEVER FOUGHT any war. More so he was a GENERAL in the army.

It's such a shame that he chose to disgrace his people, the Yorubas, Nigeria nation and worse still, soldiers all over the world. He made history as the first Army General to weep uncontrollably on live camera.

raumdeuter:
Diya wept, Ojuku fled wearing a ladies attire

I think Ojuku is worse because his father in law Chief CC Onoh even confirmed that he was a coward. His only bravery comes when its time to molest underaged girls like Biancar

SirShymexx:
Err, don't go the Yoruba route cos if I were to start cursing Igbos, you lot will start crying again, and ya Igbotic supermods will throw their fangs out to ban me.

Let's stick to the topic and compare one degree of cowardice to the other, with Ojukwu and this man as a case study. Comparative analysis.

I don't think Yorubas celebrate him, hence I never heard of him. But I do know Adekunle, the black scorpion, the most revered Yoruba officer. Arguably the best ever product of the Nigerian army - with Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, the great ECOWAS and UN general.

However, on the flip-side, Igbos celebrate the greatest ever cowardly product of the Nigerian army - Ojukwu the Abidjan bandit. Man in the mirror, mate.

Malawian:
who told you we are here to provide proof?

Mortiple:
I can see that you are getting apprehensive! I don't think this is good for your health.

All I'm saying is that Ojukwu will forever be idolized for being an intelligent and brave Officer by ALL. Same cannot be said of the weeping General from Yoruba land. The coward even called it a set up.

Reminez:
And your Ike-eba ojukwu the cantankerous coward cum pedophile was the first general to cowardly FLEE a war he started. So much for being a warlord....LOL...The joke is on you bro. THOSE IN GLASS HOUSE SHOULDN'T THROW STONES...
You arrogant and irritating chestbeaters from the gully ravaged SAD-EAST are the real cowards !!!!!!!!

SirShymexx:
Fair enough, Malawian Jew of bantu-pygmy expansion.

Then Ojukwu remains the biggest coward ever to walk this planet - league of his own! Salute!


Again:

By 1969, Biafra was on its knees and Ojukwu fled into exile in Ivory Coast. Twelve years later he was granted a pardon and returned to Nigeria where he formed the All Progressives Grand Alliance and ran for president in 2003 and 2007.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/emeka-ojukwu-soldier-who-led-his-people-into-the-war-of-biafran-independence-6276066.html

EUROBOMBER:
I don't want to get involved in all this but let me say this, only a foolish General would allow enemy soldiers lay hands on him when there is chance to escape.

This is the game for Generals, you flee to escape capture as much as possible and where it is impossible for you to flee, you commit suicide but you never allow enemy soldiers lay their hands on you while you are alive.

Ojukwu saw a chance to escape and used it which is what a wise General should do. This was not cowardice but wisdom.

Adolf Hitler was mad at one of his Generals for allowing himself to be captured by Russian forces during WW2. Hitler expected him to have committed suicide since he was encircled and could not escape but he surrendered and allow Russian soldiers take hold of him.

Ojukwu understood these principles.

SirShymexx:
What are you lying for?

Napoleon never fled and he never did an Ojukwu. After his army was defeated - he retreated back to Paris, with his men.

Anyway, if you can read - read this:

After his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, Napoleon retreated to Paris where (due to a lack of support from his military marshals) he was forced to renounce his throne in April 1814. The European powers exiled him to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. Within eleven months, however, Napoleon was back on the European continent at the head of a hastily-raised army intent on restoring Napoleon to the throne of France. Napoleon's defeat came in June 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo.

This time, the European powers were not going to take any chances on Napoleon's possible return. They exiled him to the island of St. Helena - a barren, wind-swept rock located in the South Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/napoleon.htm


Ojukwu was on his own as the biggest coward ever. I remember an excerpt from Madiebo's book about how Ojukwu ran, before the war started, when rumours got to Biafra that the Nigerian troops were coming. Madiebo said Ojukwu didn't come out of the bunker for almost a week, and the war was yet to start then.

And he was meant to lead a war.

millionboi:
who is ur fada?even ur coward father cn nt say no to injustice as ojukwu did.....ojukwu united dis nation wit biafra war incase u dnt knw

iamdapilla:
Mumu, how did the war ended? Wasn't it a yoruba man who gave the idea how to end the war? Awolowo will ever be praised in NIGERIA.

after1:
Hehehehehe. Diya is better than Oju-Iku, the thin god of the Igbos that ran away from war front, dressed like Allen Avenue ashewo in the middle of the night. He is the most useless war general ever, a big shame.

SirShymexx:
Generals don't flee the battle-field - the troops are under ya command, and you have to fight till the end. Heck, some generals, the brave ones, fight on the front-line.

Even Gaddaffi understood that, cos he was in the military, hence he fought till the bitter end. Ojukwu should have surrendered.

EUROBOMBER:
I don't want to get involved in all this but let me say this, only a foolish General would allow enemy soldiers lay hands on him when there is chance to escape.

This is the game for Generals, you flee to escape capture as much as possible and where it is impossible for you to flee, you commit suicide but you never allow enemy soldiers lay their hands on you while you are alive.

Ojukwu saw a chance to escape and used it which is what a wise General should do. This was not cowardice but wisdom.

Adolf Hitler was mad at one of his Generals for allowing himself to be captured by Russian forces during WW2. Hitler expected him to have committed suicide since he was encircled and could not escape but he surrendered and allow Russian soldiers take hold of him.

Ojukwu understood these principles.

ElekeNtioba:
no need lying thru ur teeth...

Napoleon was never captured, he was roundly defeated and FORCED into an exile TWICE. The only reason the allies didnt want to go all the way, cos they were civilized and respected his status as 'emperor' of france. Ojukwu on the other hand would have been killed if they captured him. Onwuategwu another conspirator during d 1966 coup ( he worked with Nzeogwu) personally escorted Ojukwu to the plane. He was killed by Nigerian soldiers days AFTER d surrender of Biafra.


I read Madiebo book years back. His acct was more detailed because he he was d commander of d biafran army. He stated it as he saw it.

Right from the onset of d war, there was a kill order from Nigeria against Ojukwu. They felt the war would end faster with him gone. There was even an attempted poisoning of his food. He had to start eating only foods prepared by catholic nuns.

So what...during the world war, hitler had a kill order on him from the allies. He had many bunkers he used dring the allied bombardment of germany. Does taking precautions make him a coward...smh

keep turning accts upside down to justify ur pple's cowardice.

django1:
Does the principle involve running kids over on the way while dressed as a woman in search of "piss"? Lol. Dumbfcuks.

EUROBOMBER:
I don't want to get involved in all this but let me say this, only a foolish General would allow enemy soldiers lay hands on him when there is chance to escape.

This is the game for Generals, you flee to escape capture as much as possible and where it is impossible for you to flee, you commit suicide but you never allow enemy soldiers lay their hands on you while you are alive.

Ojukwu saw a chance to escape and used it which is what a wise General should do. This was not cowardice but wisdom.

Adolf Hitler was mad at one of his Generals for allowing himself to be captured by Russian forces during WW2. Hitler expected him to have committed suicide since he was encircled and could not escape but he surrendered and allow Russian soldiers take hold of him.

Ojukwu understood these principles.

EUROBOMBER:
Gaddaffi fought till the end because he had no means of escape; he had no choice. Besides, he ought to have committed suicide instead of allowing himself to fall into the hands of enemy soldiers and suffer all that humiliation.

What I am saying is that a wise General should flee when there is opportunity to do so and when there is none, either commit suicide all take take the shots on your chest but never allow enemy soldiers get hold of you alive.

Ojukwu saw a chance to escape and used it!

millionboi:
u r so foolish dat u cnt comport urself n type......anyway i tink ur fada is more useless than our ikemba,because he ur fada was neva mentiond any wie in d history of nigeria, 2show u hw useles he is

swezenberg:
[size=14pt]Why do Igbos, Yorubas and Hausas fight within Nigeria but embrace each other outside Nigeria. They see one another as Nigerians outside. They even unite to fight external agression but the moment they step into Nigeria they pick up the tribal card. Is it the land or is it a curse[/size]

SirShymexx:
Can you read? Where in my post did I posit anything about Napoleon being captured?

I said he never did an Ojukwu and he was forced into exile by European powers. Ojukwu on the other hand ran like a biitch, from Ulu airport, like a thief in the night. What happened to fighting till the end like a war-time general ought to have done?

Brev, Madiebo alluded to many stories about Ojukwu's cowardice, from running from bunker to bunker cos of the Nigerian army, to running from non-Anambra Igbos etc.. He never even fired a shot throughout that war. The man was cowardice personified apart from talking loud for propaganda.