₦airaland Forum

AkwaIbomrep1:
yes my brother trust me I speak for the majority forget those yorubas on this forum claiming they are from Akwa ibom or cross river trying to tell u we are not interested in Biafra , they are all yorubas , because no sane being from Akwa/cross will deny Biafra ''Major GEN Philip Effiong'' we salute u sir ...no more free oil for the northerners when Biafra come ...God bless Biafra ....Abasi adiong Biafra my fatherland ...''

PassingShot:
Let Igbos fight for their secession without dragging other tribes into it. And if they go about it in a civilized manner, they might actually find sympathy and support from some other nationalities.

The current campaign of hate and violence against Nigeria WILL NEVER achieve Biafra for them. It has never worked and it will not work in Nigeria.

Think of Chechnya in Russia, Syrian civil war, Rwanda, and many other violent attempt at secession and tell me which one has been successful.

War no be beans. Make IPOB borrow themselves brain.

okpukpu:
You guyz are not even happy that the GREAT BIAFRA a.k.a the light of Africa stoop so low to identify with you wretched people.
You guys should go and bleep yourselves, we dont need you!! go your way, period!!!

LordMecuzy:
lol where in Benue are u from

oyem4u:
WARRI—THE Itsekiri ethnic nationality of Warri,
Delta State, has dissociated itself from the calls for
creation of a Biafra Republic out of Nigeria as being
drummed by some Igbo interest groups in the
South-East.


The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILT, expressed the
group’s concern over the Igbo agitation
yesterday in a statement by its Chairman, Pa
Johnson Ayomike and Secretary, Edward Ekpoko.


The body is disturbed that the proposed Biafra
Republic as widely reported in the social media
includes the whole of Delta State.


The statement stressed: “We recall with pains the
day the defunct Biafran Army invaded Warri and
Benin in the then Midwest Region on August 9,
1967.


Never again will the Itsekiri tolerate such
invasion. The Itsekiri nation is committed to the
unity of Nigeria and will do all it can to promote and protect it as one indivisible country.

/

MacluvPH:
Buhari's internet foot soldiers dishing out their divide and rule article.

Mr man,it can't work now its not 1967 when we were misinformed and we betrayed our south east brothers,since after 1970 that the war ended what have the north led govt done for us rather they picked our weakling brother jonathan that will satisfy the north more to us.

Bros it can't work this time around,Is it not Northern led govt killed Ken saro wiwa,imagine such a blow.

I sound it as a last warning, we south south SUPPORTS BIAFRA, its better to give it a trial if it doesn't work we call for our own nation.

Cos achieving our own freedom under south east is easier than North.

To hell with north we gave them chance but they messed us up, no need for a second chance let's give BIAFRA a chance.

Keegan:
...and access to the sea. In reality biafra is a land-lock nation like Lesotho to South Africa.

atbu1983:
South South Niger Delta will never join biafra

Igbo are using the support they gave to Jonathan in 2015 election as blackmail to convert Niger delta struggle to biafra. Niger delta struggle is resource control and true federalism. This deception will not work. They only supported Jonathan because they got alot of appointments under Jonathan. They are just selfish and greedy people. Niger Delta Struggle is completely different from biafra agitation. Igbo supported Obasanjo against thier own son and hero Ojukwu in 2003 election, they should go and claim yoruba instead.

As far as I am concern Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa are all benefiting from the current system. After all an Igbo man Gen Agunyi Ironsi created the Unitary System for Nigeria in 1966 that we are complaining against today. Gen Agunyi Ironsi set the foundation for the destruction of regional federalism in Nigeria. if not for his love for total control and domination (The disease of an average Igbo man), Niger delta would have be enjoying 50% resource control today. When Isaac Adaka Boro wanted to form Ijaw Nation Republic in 1966 it was Igbo Head of State Gen Agunyi Ironsi that fought him with a 12 day war.

The Igbo claim to be one of us because some South South states were part of the old Eastern region. First of all, eastern region was created by Nigeria for Nigeria convenience. It was not a decision of the nationalities that made up the old eastern region. Secondly before most people forget, today Edo and Delta state were never at anytime part of eastern region. Edo and Delta states were first part of Western region later became Midwestern region, then change to Bendel state before becoming Edo and Delta state today. Some tribes speak Yoruba in Edo and Delta state. Why is yoruba not claiming Edo and Delta state the way igbo is claiming Rivers and Delta states because some people speak ibo in those states?

Igbo may have succeeded in brainwashing some South South people that they are one of us, it is a big lie. They may have succeeded in brainwashing some of us that only hausa and yoruba is the problem of South South, it is a big lie. They are the same as far as I am concern.

The problem with Igbo is greed, self-entitlement and born to rule, control and exploit mentality. Qatar is smaller than Bayelsa in population and half d size of Bayelsa state by landmass. Bayelsa is four times the size of Singapore. if Qatar and Singapore can be a country, why cant we have an Ijaw nation as a country? Do u think Ijaw people dont want to be like Qatar and enjoy their oil alone like Qatar does? Note: Bayelsa State is d smallest state in the south south by population and second to the last by landmass!!


Below is the size of south south states and south east states. South South is almost 3 times the size of south East.
Yet the population of South east is almost 80% of south south population base on 2006 census. But by the time you add igbo who are currently leaving outside south east, you will discover that thier population is more than all the south south put together. More than 90% of the resources (oil, gas, limestones,etc) are in the south south. The whole of South East is landlock with no direct access to the sea or atlantic ocean. but almost all the south south states have direct assess to the sea and atlantic ocean. Some will say they have River Niger. River Niger is not a sea or an ocean for big Ships.

Tell me why South South Nations will want to form a country with south east if they have a choice ? all south east will bring to the table is population and domination? The total oil production from south east is not up to 10% of south south oil production!

If you are the leader of south south nations will you advice them to form a country with south east if they have the option of forming their own country alone? give a sincere answer!!

As far as I am concern, as unbrainwashed south south , there is no difference between the Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa. To me, these are three major tribe struggling and fighting for Supiriority. Whenever any of the three is loosing, he shout marginalization.

During Jonathan govt, the Igbos were gaining and were in control and were happy. The Yoruba were losing and were shouting marginalization. The hausa/fulani were not happy because they were not fully in control. For the North we can slightly understand because in the 16years of democracy (May 1999 to May 2015) the south ruled 13.3years while the North had just 2.7years

The Igbo don't love south south more than the hausa or Yoruba love us. All the three tribe are all struggling for the control of south south oil. None of the three is better than the other as far as we south south are concern.

The only place south south nationalities agree with Igbo is Nigeria should divide . However while south south clamour for succession is base on lack of true fiscal Federalism and resource control, on the other hand, igbo clamour for succession is base on IGBO BORN TO RULE, CONTROL AND EXPLOIT MENTALITY. Igbo make noise and claim d north have born to rule mentality because of Sokoto State former licence plate motto of born to rule which they have change. The People with the true born to rule mentality are d Igbo. it is because they are not having thier way that they are complaining and making all d noise all over Nigeria.

But how and why Nigeria will and should divide, what we want and what they want is as different as d distance of the earth to d moon.

South south want resource control or thier own freedom. we will support Biafra as Igbo only nation while they should support us to form our own nation or nations. But trying to add us as an appendage to Biafra will never happen.

If south south join Biafra, our individual identities will be wiped out in less than 50years. They will convert every south south nationality to Igbo. And they will so much take charge of the oil and resources with reckless abandon without any regard to d minorities.

LET EVERYONE FORMS HIS OWN NATION IF WE CAN'T GET 50% RESOURCE CONTROL. SOUTH SOUTH NATIONS DONT WANT IGBO, YORUBA OR HAUSA IN THIER NATION. WE DONT WANT ANY DOMINANT TRIBE TO CONTROL US IF OR WHEN NIGERIA DIVIDE.

They will argue that there are some igbo in rivers state, delta state and edo state. As far as i am concern Igbo speaking people in south south will join Niger delta republic or confederation. Their are Hausa people in Niger, there are Yoruba people in Benin Republic and Togo. Does that make those yoruba and hausa speaking people in those countries Nigerians?

The south south nationalities can form a confederation with United Arab Emirate template, where seven different nationalities came together to form a confederation with each nationality having some form of autonomy.

if the south east want to join the confederation they can join. We can't leave nigeria and go and form another normal single country were there is a dominant tribe. That will be moving from frying pan to fire.

Just like the United Ararb emirate asked qatar and behrain to join them, but qatar and behrain choose to form thier individual countries.

What Biafra represent is a single country with a powerful centre where a dominant tribe can control. South south dont want that. If we must fight or struggle for succession, we need a new name like "United State of niger delta" or any other name which clearly shows a union rather than a single country.

We need to set the record straight before south south nations make the mistake of south Sudan. It is more than Four years south sudan left
sudan to form thier country. Since that time south sudan has been in War while North Sudan enjoy peace. This was because nations in
south sudan came together to form a single country without ensuring that thier difference in ethnicity was fully discuss. Some
part of south sudan are now feeling marginalized. That is exactly what will happen if Igbo succeed in forcing south south nations into
Biafra. That so called Biafra wont have peace. It will be another Somalia!!!!

For peace to rain let Igbo form Biafra from the Five south east state and let the the six states in south south form a confederation or seperate nations. Anything outside this will never work.

I do not hate Igbo people. Many of my friends are Igbo. I only hate thier deceit and greed. what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
What we dont want is a dominant tribe simple. If south south join Biafra, that country will be 60% Igbo. How do you think other minorities can compete in that kind of country? Whether we like it or not we both know that Igbo are not diplomatic people by nature. That will lead to complete extinction of other tribe. in less than 50years they will make the whole Biafra Ibo without any consideration.

I dont hate Igbo. But i hate when i know the Biafra they seek is a Biafra with current south south as an appendage to it.
Why cant they support our freedom, and we will support thier freedom. Why do igbo make it look like it is wrong for Niger Delta people to seek thier own freedom outside Biafra? In biafra current south south minority will be like conquered people. God forbid that to happen.

a quote from Isaac Adaka Boro Autobiography (wriiten himself). Read Chapter 5 - Campus Politics
http://www.adakaboro.org/the12dayrev/chapter-5-campus-politics.
This was the campaign statement of his opponent for UNN SUG presidency:
"My opponent, Ejiogu, took the floor when I had finished, and what did he say? "Ladies and gentleman, this is a crucial time in Nigeria when we should not allow a vocal minority to rule an obvious majority.
These words still ring in my memory because, as my opponent put it, they are crucial not only to me but to my people, the Ijaws. Most of the alien students walked out of the hall and it seemed as if a spell was cast on the atmosphere. The campaigns ended solemnly and the result of the election was again one way. Ejiogu won with his majority. The last minute strategy. A Cameroonian friend of mine, John Ngole, promptly resigned his secretaryship of the Historical Society in protest."

I am very sure that Nigeria will divide faster if Igbo seek Biafra with 5 south east state alone and Niger delta republic seek a country with the 6 South south states alone at the same time. Once the Hausa and Yoruba sees that Igbo are supporting a Niger Delta republic separate from Biafra, they will see it as true struggle. But if the struggle is about Biafra with south south in it, where Igbo will gain south south resources with Yoruba and Hausa loosing out, I bet you until South South oil finishes, Nigeria wont divide.

If we cant get resource control, we don't need to form a single country with Igbo, we can seek for our separate nation on two front simultaneously but not on one front. What we need is cooperation from Igbo not togetherness with Igbo. If they truly want to leave Nigeria and liberate Niger delta people from dominant tribes, they should support us to form our nation as they form thiers. I bet you when that happen, the struggle will be half won.

The Ojukwu Biafra was Igbo dream not Ijaw, Esan, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ikwerre, ogoni, ibibio, etc dream.

In summary, my point is that why the primary interest of Niger Deltans is resource control, Igbo primary interest is seperation from Nigeria with Niger delta as thier trophy. Igbo wants a nation where they can become the lord, control and dominate others. Since in Nigeria, Hausa and yoruba are ahead of them in the power struggle, they resort to blackmail and cry foul claiming marginalization.

if Nigeria will divide peacefully by United Nations referendum, south south will not join Biafra. Peaceful division of Nigeria can only be into a minimum of five countries (Arewa republic, Niger Middle belt, United Niger Delta, Oduwa republic, and Biafra). South South will form its own nation/nations.

My Igbo neighbour may not like this submission, but it is the bitter truth

odeotito:
For me, the diverse shades of history disclosed by this thread is indicative of the need for the UN to clarify the status of the people groups in the region before throwing its weight behind the inalienable rights of the Igbo to self-determination.
I may sound unpopular but methinks the best option for the Igbo is not Biafra but reentrance. Reentrance into Nigeria by way of reorienting the next generation of Igbos. I say this for three reasons 1. Given the population of the Igbos and the land mass available to them it is inconceivable they will not need to exist in diaspora-and in large numbers too! 2. Chinua Achebe had this to say -"There is no doubt at all that there is a strand in contemporary Igbo behavior that can offend; by its noisy exhibitionism and disregard for humility and quietness." Correct this and the age long tendency to distrust The Igbos harbored by many will vanish into the resultant convivial amity. 3. I'll miss Igbo cuisine and my Igbo brethren whom I'll require a visa to access should they insist on leaving! So long

Euro31:
why not go to Anioma nd make this same statement ,.. Lets see if u will come back with ur head intact

UYCO:
I am a full blooded itsekiri man from Ugborodo Escravos. When the chips are down, Itsekiri have no alternative to their yoruba brothers. Wa is come in Itsekiri and the same with yoruba. If Biafra ask you what is come in your language you say wa, they will shoot you. How can you differentiate itsekiri wa from yoruba wa.

Shymm3x:
Now, that's my type of guy. I like the fact that you know ya history and you're enlightened...make sure you tell ya kids cos you just have to keep that.

Since you're from Ugborodo - the Ugborodo and Ogidigben are directed connected to the Ijebu folks from Oriwu (I don't know if that's in Ogun or Ikorodu in Lagos). While the Omadino and Irigbo-Okotomu who came from Lenuwa, are connected to the waterside Ijebu folks of Ode-Omi. Then the Ureju are admixture of about three groups.

If you can, just read the book on Itsekiri history, written by the Itsekiri scholar, Prof. Sagay. You can also access it on google scholar.

https://33.media.tumblr.com/bedf97c224a977033ea784637c1ef303/tumblr_inline_npuet5dR651rz2lq0_500.gif

Yanks101:
Look at this bagger.
Very predictable.

IPOB123london:
The fact that monkeys and baboon graduated from zoo university tells u everything u need to know.

Someone up there said he is Obibio right. Have you ever trace to see where ur DNA come. U will be shocked to the teeth to know u are Igbo afterall

And. We reiterate over and over again, when Biafra comes u will governor yourself in your land but there be Central government.

This is the finest u can get but baboonz and monkeys just cannot see the Light. Maybe as Igbo Biafran there is something they are telling us

Nevertheless we are fighting enemies everywhere that we dnt Even know some enemies we are fighting.

They just keep writing rubbish

Shymm3x:
Huh?

English, please.

Just acknowledging the guy for knowing his history. I'm not the one claiming his land - though we might be related in the 15th century or so.

Seun360:
Guy, you lie.

I've lived in Akwa Ibom state for years, The Ibibios, Annangs, Efik will neva join force with Biafra.

Quote me anywhere.

Yanks101:
Ofcourse, i would like to see your reaction when the larger ithsekiri population in real life deny yoruba as usual.
Btw, yorubas are still trying to claim kogi and kwara. What is up with that?
I hope you guys know the fulanis are unforgiving.

Shymm3x:
Listen, I honestly don't care about who denies who, or whatnot. I'm a history buff, and I was just acknowledging the guy for knowing his history. I've conversed with a few Itsekiris on here who don't know much. There's this Itsekiri guy one time on here in the culture section (he's very active but I can't remember his handle now) who told me he's from the Omadino clan but he doesn't know that the "Lenuwa" his folks call their progenitor is the title of the king of Ode-omi, waterside Ijebu. So, to see someone who knows his history is quite refreshing.

Anyway, Yorubas don't need to claim anyone - they're too blessed, gifted, and geo-politically well placed to start grabbing land everywhere. Folks are one the ones aligning with their Yoruba heritage - not the other way around. Yorubas don't even need anyone - not even Nigeria - to thrive.

Yanks101:
I doubt that.
Edo don't want to have anything to do with yoruba. Saraki and his kwara folks recently denied being yorubas. The aworis denied being yorubas recently too.
I think the yorubas have been guilty of claiming however much you want to deny it.
As for the rest of your post, well, lips sealed

pasol4real:
A true ijaw man has spoken. Clearly u are still very delusional and paranoid like your fore fathers were.
I won't join u in your misguided long write up,however I have a few words for u and your types still out there wallowing in ignorance n unwarranted "fear of the igbos".
First of all,let it be known that any igbo speaking land in Nigeria is an igbo land and there fore a part of biafra.take note of the word land and not state,so that if the people of rivers state decides not to be part of biafra we would leave them to their fate,but take our igbo speaking territories in rivers state.the same goes for delta state ,clearly anioma is igbo speaking and in fact no igbo man can claim to be more igbo than the anioma people. if the itsekiri, ijaws n urhobos decide to be on their own no one would force them ,in fact the igbos would gladly let them be.

THE ISSUE WITH OIL.
It really baffles me when people like to connect the agitation for biafra with oil.it is a fact today that the most developed countries of today are not oil producing countries. the igbos are scientific people they are tribe blessed with knowledge,this is a known fact all over the world and as u Nigerians will attest to they are the movers of every region in Nigeria .they are very creative,industrious and enterprising.they do not need OIL to excel. the Americans Japanese,Chinese,Britain Israel France Germany etc,are where they are today not because of oil but for their creativity and industrial capacity,while countries like Iran,Iraq,Afghanistan,Venezuela etc wallow in poverty.
Another important issue I would like to point out is the issue of who goes where if Nigeria divides(south south to be specific).
It is funny how some myopic people think that
The people of the south south are one or can form a unity that can be referred to as a country.
Funny more is how anyone would think that the people of crossriver and akwaibom would rather be with the ijaws and ogonis urhobo etc than the igbos.
The igbos are far more closer to the akwaibom n crossriver people than the rivers,bayelsa people.
These (akwaibom& crossriver)are the only people that the igbos would lose sleep over if for any reason they decide not to be part of the great biafra cos they have shown and proven that they can be trusted unlike the bayelsa n the riverine people.fortunately for us majority of them are ,I mean more than 85% of them are fully embedded and committed to the biafran cause.
So to hell with any tribe who wishes to be left out of the moving train.
And for what it's worth there is abundant ,untapped amount of oil in the current south eastern states.imo ,anambra.abia n even ebonyi have oil in abundance.only the federal government of Nigeria have refused to harness n explore the south east region cos of their deliberate marginalization of the region.although this may turn out to be a blessing in disguise when biafra finally arrives.

AkwaIbomrep1:
yes my brother trust me I speak for the majority forget those yorubas on this forum claiming they are from Akwa ibom or cross river trying to tell u we are not interested in Biafra , they are all yorubas , because no sane being from Akwa/cross will deny Biafra ''Major GEN Philip Effiong'' we salute u sir ...no more free oil for the northerners when Biafra come ...God bless Biafra ....Abasi adiong Biafra my fatherland ...''

acenazt:
i swear these people are really Arrogant can you imagine i was reading one post and someone mentioned Idoma as a tribe within biafra??

blaqoracle:
Why bother yourself? The igbos dont have the capacity to wage war; they cant even defend their so called five states, let alone leading an invation. The current noise about biafra is an attempt to mask their political miscalculation and misadventure of supporting jonathan's failed 3rd term bid. However, jonathan has since recovered from the shock and moved, even edwin clark an avowed pugilistic supporter of jonathan have all moved on, yet the igbos are still ruminating over a defeat they can not undo.

ocelot2006:
Hey please stop there! I'm equally an Akwa Ibomite (Annang - Etim Ekpo) and i can CATEGORICALLY tell you that we do NOT want to be included in the so called Biafra. So Phillip Effiong fought alongside the biafrans, so what? We equally had a number of Yorubas who fought alongside the biafrans, but do you see SW states line up to join that pipe dream? You equally forgot to mention that a considerable chunk of the Nigerian 3rd Marine Commando Division was made up Ibibio, Efiks, and Annang. If we were so happy with biafra, why do you think the old calabar axis was easily recapturrd by the Federal Side? I suggest you do a little more research on the history of the Civil War.


We say HELL NO to biafra!

Yanks101:
I doubt that.
Edo don't want to have anything to do with yoruba. Saraki and his kwara folks recently denied being yorubas. The aworis denied being yorubas recently too.
I think the yorubas have been guilty of claiming however much you want to deny it.
As for the rest of your post, well, lips sealed

Babzrockman:
Igbos only wanted to add south south region to their ranks because of the crude oil.