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Today is armed forces remembrance day in Nigeria. We remember the brave soldiers who fought to put an end to the civil war that ravaged for years. We also remember the men whose deaths led to the civil war. They were the victims of the first coup.

1. Okotie Eboh

2. Ahmadu Bello

3. Ladoke Akintola

4. Tafawa Balewa


May their souls rest in peace.

Wow!
Clear pictures. I love 'em.

May their soul continue to rest in peace.


still laughing @ first pic

Noted

The Igbos of that time were saints and angels. The murderous Nzeogwu, Okafor and their friends saw no reason to touch any Igbo as they were all not part of the problem in Nigeria then.

loopman:
The Igbos of that time were saints and angels. The murderous Nzeogwu, Okafor and their friends saw no reason to touch any Igbo as they were all not part of the problem in Nigeria then.

As you remember, celebrate and accuse fingers, make sure you stand for truth and justice.
Igbo's tenacity to overcome life challenges were acutely an affront to both the Sardauna of Sokoto and the British occupation in Nigeria. The North organised a pogroms against Igbo's in Jos and Kano respectively. Hundreds of Igbo were murdered during the pogroms and tens of thousands of pounds sterling worth of their property were looted and destroyed at the time. Each pogrom was carried out because of the Igbo role in the restoration-of-independence movement to free Nigeria from the British conquest and occupation. North Nigeria's sociopolitical leaderships, effectively British regional clients, were opposed to the restoration of African freedom. They, indeed, were disposed to the continuing British occupation of Nigeria.
As a result, the regime did not apprehend or prosecute anyone for either the 1945 or 1953 pogroms and the outrages became the "dress rehearsals" for the 29 May 1966-12 January 1970 Igbo genocide when the Nigeria state (as a whole) with full Britain involvement, and others, murdered over 3.5 million Igbo or one-quarter of this nation's population. Britain, nor indeed any of the other pan-European conquerors of Africa (France, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Germany), did not create a Nigeria, or whatever names these "Berlin states" in Africa are called, as precursor for African emancipation. On the contrary, the Nigeria's of Africa are more of replicas of the enslaved plantations of the Americas (in the previous epoch of nearly 300 years) to perpetuate European control and exploitation of Africa and Africans in perpetuity.

bloodyBLOGGER:
Today is armed forces remembrance day in Nigeria. We remember the brave soldiers who fought to put an end to the civil war that ravaged for years. We also remember the men whose deaths led to the civil war. They were the victims of the first coup.

1. Okotie Eboh

2. Ahmadu Bello

3. Ladoke Akintola

4. Tafawa Balewa


May their souls rest in peace.

as you are celebrating these people,you should also celebrate me cos it's my birthday

coolzeal:
As you remember, celebrate and accuse fingers, make sure you stand for truth and justice.
Igbo's tenacity to overcome life challenges were acutely an affront to both the Sardauna of Sokoto and the British occupation in Nigeria. The North organised a pogroms against Igbo's in Jos and Kano respectively. Hundreds of Igbo were murdered during the pogroms and tens of thousands of pounds sterling worth of their property were looted and destroyed at the time. Each pogrom was carried out because of the Igbo role in the restoration-of-independence movement to free Nigeria from the British conquest and occupation. North Nigeria's sociopolitical leaderships, effectively British regional clients, were opposed to the restoration of African freedom. They, indeed, were disposed to the continuing British occupation of Nigeria.
As a result, the regime did not apprehend or prosecute anyone for either the 1945 or 1953 pogroms and the outrages became the "dress rehearsals" for the 29 May 1966-12 January 1970 Igbo genocide when the Nigeria state (as a whole) with full Britain involvement, and others, murdered over 3.5 million Igbo or one-quarter of this nation's population. Britain, nor indeed any of the other pan-European conquerors of Africa (France, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Germany), did not create a Nigeria, or whatever names these "Berlin states" in Africa are called, as precursor for African emancipation. On the contrary, the Nigeria's of Africa are more of replicas of the enslaved plantations of the Americas (in the previous epoch of nearly 300 years) to perpetuate European control and exploitation of Africa and Africans in perpetuity.

Shut up your mouth which Igbo in Kano and Jos fought for the restoration of independence in Nigeria. Why are you people such shameless liars ? What exactly is wrong with the brains of some of you IgboS.

OP Why are you so foolish and at the same time senseless ? So a program was organised to massacred Igbo in both Kano and Jos and the igbos Went there to get slaughtered ? Did the event hold simotenously or one after the other and having learnt from the massacre of the fight some igbos still went to the second ?

Why must it always be you people ? What joy do you derive in being devilishly so mischievous all your life Igbo OP ? If we say Igbo this n that now the deranged from your tribe will claim one hate the igbos.

How does one sit in the corner of his room only to fabricate ridiculous lies just to instigate more hatred ? Why as the devil n hatred taken over the soul of some of your Igbos ?

OAFMods:
Shut up your mouth which Igbo in Kano and Jos fought for the restoration of independence in Nigeria. Why are you people such shameless liars ? What exactly is wrong with the brains of some of you IgboS.

OP Why are you so foolish and at the same time senseless ? So a program was organised to massacred Igbo in both Kano and Jos and the igbos Went there to get slaughtered ? Did the event hold simotenously or one after the other and having learnt from the massacre of the fight some igbos still went to the second ?

Why must it always be you people ? What joy do you derive in being devilishly so mischievous all your life Igbo OP ? If we say Igbo this n that now the deranged from your tribe will claim one hate the igbos.

How does one sit in the corner of his room only to fabricate ridiculous lies just to instigate more hatred ? Why as the devil n hatred taken over the soul of some of your Igbos ?

Why are you so pained? Defuse my argument with fact and stop ranting.

coolzeal:
Why are you so pained? Defuse my argument with fact and stop ranting.

What you need is God's mercy to defuse your stupidity.

Armed forces remembrance day? Which armed forces? Who and what did they fight? Civilians? Coups and counter coups? Military decrees and creation of useless states by force? Serving the interest of Queen Eliza and taking loans from IMF?

Nonsense. Lets celebrate and remember the millions of African people killed and let killed by the so-called colonial army that is there only for WESTERN EXPLOITATION OF AFRICA.