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Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by suremanpatriot: 2:47am On Jul 11, 2017
...what else is this man lookin for in promoting anarchy at his old age? Tufiakwa!
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by deflover(m): 4:42am On Jul 11, 2017
lionness:
Shameless useless IPOBS, so the same Shoyinka you all ridiculed because he criticized your Messiah and Bloda GEJ is suddenly the same person you are quoting. The Biafran folks are desperately seeking for validating and appeal. If Biafra is something you truly believe in, you dont need to care what Trump, or the UN, or the same person you all abused and shamed during the GEJ's government think. Its a matter of time before a baboon is quoted as a staunch supporter and lover of Biafra. Hopeless and insincere cause sponsored by criminals who are afraid of been investigated after looting the GEJ administration into tandem. Kanu is definitely collecting his pay check from Ekweremandu, Ubah, Odua, Obi, and the likes. A silly puppet dancing to the tune of this pay master, and half of the entire SE youths cant see this fraud for his insincerity. Just please give them the Biafra, and see these people self-destruct like ticking timebomb in less than a decade.
so much hate in that little soul
u go die oh
wetin
na we do u
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 4:45am On Jul 11, 2017
lionness:
Shameless useless IPOBS, so the same Shoyinka you all ridiculed because he criticized your Messiah and Bloda GEJ is suddenly the same person you are quoting. The Biafran folks are desperately seeking for validating and appeal. If Biafra is something you truly believe in, you dont need to care what Trump, or the UN, or the same person you all abused and shamed during the GEJ's government think. Its a matter of time before a baboon is quoted as a staunch supporter and lover of Biafra. Hopeless and insincere cause sponsored by criminals who are afraid of been investigated after looting the GEJ administration into tandem. Kanu is definitely collecting his pay check from Ekweremandu, Ubah, Odua, Obi, and the likes. A silly puppet dancing to the tune of this pay master, and half of the entire SE youths cant see this fraud for his insincerity. Just please give them the Biafra, and see these people self-destruct like ticking timebomb in less than a decade.
she needs an Igbo husband grin grin
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ipob1(m): 6:18am On Jul 11, 2017
pweetiedee:
I'm Omo Oodua... and you are...?
check my name nah
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by dolphinife: 6:55am On Jul 11, 2017
RonJeremy:
Biafra wasn't defeated by the Nigerian army that were so disorganised and useless. The British Labour government had to personally intervene to end the war due to their upcoming general election and Biafra was turning out to be their own Vietnam. These are well documented historical facts, although the Zoo called Nigeria don't teach you clowns "history".
Then if that's the case, what could have led Ojukwu to flee like a thief in the night when the war was never won by Nigeria??
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by nkwuocha: 7:06am On Jul 11, 2017
ivolt:
I bet you don't understand the article, hence your unhinged vituperation against the prof.
SMH
Those who understands my stand and supports it gave their approval afterall.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by lozairio(m): 7:12am On Jul 11, 2017
Paulpaulpaul:
It's either you are too young to know the meaning of war or you are an old simpleton. Your type will be shouting MY MUMMY when war starts or start wearing skirt like a loose who.re just to escape to Niger.



War indeed


Quote me and get
stop barking
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Ladyjumong(f): 7:14am On Jul 11, 2017
cry Am nt left out of the pain tho....Igbo Parant Ave Nt Fail To Pass Down the stories of the war nd brutal killing to dia children.my mum told me nd ma siblings of her own experince wen she was a kid, the dug a deep wide hole in d ground,wen eva the killing starts,d will run inside d hole nd hide till d nigerians army vacates d land buh despite dat,she witness hw her parant wia killed before her own eyes, witness alot of gory sight nd painful experience,if nt for God's grace she wouldnt ave survived,i jus cried,it xo painfull,dnt blame the igbos for being hateful tho cus till date a lot of igbos ave nt forgotten d experience,nigerians will nt understand at all,all the can do is to try as much as the can to stop biafra,no mata how much the try,ntin change the fact dat we are biafran nd ntin can stop d detemination to mek it cum to pass even if it takes hundreds yrs,my parent didnt fail to pass down d stories us,i will nt fail to pass it to my children childrent,it xo painful... it is that bad
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 7:29am On Jul 11, 2017
beatiegirl:
When you say casualties on the other side, do you mean civilians? I never read or heard that biafran army went beyond the river Niger to attack or bomb Nigerian civilians at the time. Biafra was defending their territory.

The igbo people survived a war, a genocide, people do not think of the damage on their ecosystem afterwards, the psychological effect of living in about 5 different locations within a period of 3 years.

My mother told me that during the war, whenever the running starts, people leave their valuables, their sick and even their babies behind to save themselves.

Families were separated, some never saw each other again. The biafran war is a sympathetic topic to igbos, IPOB or not.

It will help if the economy is restructured, so that each entity can be focused. The northerner considers someone from Mali or Niger to be his brother much more than an Igbo man.
So you don't know civilians were killed at ore, and other places, please it was not only Igbo civilians that suffered psychological and psychiatric torture, you think the Nigerian soldiers lost in hundreds of thousands don't have wives, mother s, brothers etc that mourned them and are still mourning

Was the war not self inflicted or what do you think of an Igbo coup that waste d leaders of other region s why sparing theirs

You guys are always selfish and hypocritical. So the Nigerian soldiers that died are sub human abi.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nature8(m): 7:30am On Jul 11, 2017
Mcowubaba:
Some people think Biafra started with APC administration, I laugh.

The wounds of Biafra are still existent in many Families up till today.
Personally, I wasn't born then, but I was told Nigerian Government dropped a bomb in our Village market, killing many civilians, my Dad's 2 sisters and their small children lost their lives.
The were in the Market, this happened when the war was still starting, it wasn't full scale yet.

My family was personally affected, Nigeria has never apologized for this, even the program to reconstruct, rehabilitate the places that were destroyed by the war, never saw the daylight.
I know some disabled people still alive today, who got their disability as a result of the Biafra war.

Biafrans were given just £20 to start life, all their previous money was useless, the were sacked from all Government work, the were declared resigned...

Their properties declared Abandoned by Nigerian Government.
And some deranged Lunatics will say Igbos are too hateful, why won't we undecided angry. Some things can't be forgiven, if the are forgiven, the can't be forgotten

I'm not an IPOB member or a full supporter of Nnamdi Kanu, but Biafra is far from Over.

Before you open your dirty mouth to shout 1 Nigeria, pray for your family members to be blown away by bomb

Buhari given his nepotism, undiplomatic, bigoted and fanatic nature just increased the fire, but the fire was always burning...
I still insist that Buhari is a curse from the gods, no doubt.
No country deserves Buhari as a president, it's pure wickedness, many people are suffering so much.
Well said bro, its so painful
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Paulpaulpaul(m): 7:46am On Jul 11, 2017
lozairio:
stop barking
You know who is barking, that biatch
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 7:49am On Jul 11, 2017
beatiegirl:
When you say casualties on the other side, do you mean civilians? I never read or heard that biafran army went beyond the river Niger to attack or bomb Nigerian civilians at the time. Biafra was defending their territory.

The igbo people survived a war, a genocide, people do not think of the damage on their ecosystem afterwards, the psychological effect of living in about 5 different locations within a period of 3 years.

My mother told me that during the war, whenever the running starts, people leave their valuables, their sick and even their babies behind to save themselves.

Families were separated, some never saw each other again. The biafran war is a sympathetic topic to igbos, IPOB or not.

It will help if the economy is restructured, so that each entity can be focused. The northerner considers someone from Mali or Niger to be his brother much more than an Igbo man.
I have always known that the present hatred of Nigerians can be traced directly to igbos parents, feeding their Children with bitterness and hate, why pretending to be Christian, little Wonder God hardly work with them, I hope this generation will not learn another bitter lesson.Igbo parents preach love and forgiveness and you might save your children
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by lozairio(m): 7:57am On Jul 11, 2017
Paulpaulpaul:
You know who is barking, that biatch
Both of you are barking but yours is louder
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by obiezed: 8:02am On Jul 11, 2017
Dumaknesset:
So you don't know civilians were killed at ore, and other places, please it was not only Igbo civilians that suffered psychological and psychiatric torture, you think the Nigerian soldiers lost in hundreds of thousands don't have wives, mother s, brothers etc that mourned them and are still mourning

Was the war not self inflicted or what do you think of an Igbo coup that waste d leaders of other region s why sparing theirs

You guys are always selfish and hypocritical. So the Nigerian soldiers that died are sub human abi.
Look,can your lies,I usually don't get involved in trash talk,but I hate lies,the biafran army did not kill civilians in Ore,stop lying,the contingent of soldiers were led by a Yoruba and was enroute to lagos,they camped about 5 miles beyond thet town,they never entered Ore town itself, kindly interview survivors of that excursion for proof.I don't know why you people like twisting the truth on it's head to score cheap points online,ask anybody from that time,the only casualties in that 3 day counter offensive were policemen stationed at old agbor junction who tried to stop the biafran contingent. Note,nothing good can be built on a foundation of lies.but it seems lying is in your DNA.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by nkwuocha: 8:09am On Jul 11, 2017
Dumaknesset:
I have always known that the present hatred of Nigerians can be traced directly to igbos parents, feeding their Children with bitterness and hate, why pretending to be Christian, little Wonder God hardly work with them, I hope this generation will not learn another bitter lesson.Igbo parents preach love and forgiveness and you might save your children
You're mentally deranged!
And what's with the bolded? Even after the war, Igbos have proven to be God's own children. The enormous progress of Igbos remains second to known in African history. Nigeria with all her human resources remains a cesspit and way below the radar of Third World countries. Shameless you are! To think forgiveness should come without apology and true repentance from Nigeria. There must be something fundamentally wrong with your lineage to speak such nonsense.


I don't blame you, I blame the worthless entity called Nigeria. Idiots!!! What do you know about your Nigeria history? In your condemn schools, you read about French revolution, Aparthied South African in our literature, American history and it's subsequent wars, Rwanda genocide(a national holiday to remember) , etc. Where is the Civil War history? So you want people to forget their history? YOU MUST BE MAD! Since the cesspit has refused to talk about the civil war in our curriculum, the old style of communication from parents to offspring must continue. You see Nigeria? It must fall! It can ONLY take time.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nobody:
obiezed:
Look,can your lies,I usually don't get involved in trash talk,but I hate lies,the biafran army did not kill civilians in Ore,stop lying,the contingent of soldiers were led by a Yoruba and was enroute to lagos,they camped about 5 miles beyond thet town,they never entered Ore town itself, kindly interview survivors of that excursion for proof.I don't know why you people like twisting the truth on it's head to score cheap points online,ask anybody from that time,the only casualties in that 3 day counter offensive were policemen stationed at old agbor junction who tried to stop the biafran contingent. Note,nothing good can be built on a foundation of lies.but it seems lying is in your DNA.
In your own words no casualties except policemen. Judge yourself. I noticed you conveniently left out my other points

Hypocrisy and hatred will calcify that your flaccid skull.

Several civilian lives were taken by biafran army, it is the truth, go and read your history very well not tales by moon light handed down by your grandma. I noticed you said, the Biafran soldiers was led by a Yoruba man, what is your point exactly, that it was a Yoruba man that killed civilians at ore. Hypocrisy is your first name.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by logica(m): 8:13am On Jul 11, 2017
Sacluxpaint:
[/i]Treat the surrounding Biafrans well or watch their children rise again[i]

Philip Effiong (1970)
Make them rise na. How e concern me?
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 8:16am On Jul 11, 2017
nkwuocha:
You're mentally deranged!
And what's with the bolded? Even after the war, Igbos have proven to be God's own children. The enormous progress of Igbos remains second to known in African history. Nigeria with all her human resources remains a cesspit and way below the radar of Third World countries. Shameless you are! To think forgiveness should come without apology and true repentance from Nigeria. There must be something fundamentally wrong with your lineage to speak such nonsense.


I don't blame you, I blame the worthless entity called Nigeria. Idiots!!! What do you know about your Nigeria history? In your condemn schools, you read about French revolution, Aparthied South African in our literature, American history and it's subsequent wars, Rwanda genocide(a national holiday to remember) , etc. Where is the Civil War history? So you want people to forget their history? YOU MUST BE MAD! Since the cesspit has refused to talk about the civil war in our curriculum, the old style of communication from parents to offspring must continue. You see Nigeria? It must fall! It can ONLY take time.
The thing pain am, God does not work with bitter people.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by nkwuocha: 8:20am On Jul 11, 2017
Dumaknesset:
The thing pain am, God does not work with bitter people.
Coming from a man whose tribe find building of toilets a luxury undecided
Congratulations, una don kukuma make nylon bags expensive.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by obiezed: 8:20am On Jul 11, 2017
Dumaknesset:
I have always known that the present hatred of Nigerians can be traced directly to igbos parents, feeding their Children with bitterness and hate, why pretending to be Christian, little Wonder God hardly work with them, I hope this generation will not learn another bitter lesson.Igbo parents preach love and forgiveness and you might save your children
Unfortunately, nothing can save you from the bitterness and hate in your own heart,who are you to tell people how to mourn for their dead??,
You that God works with,you think that the best way to deal with (non combatants)people who lost their loved ones is to wish evil on them.then it seems that W.S post is roundly lost on you,keep spoiling for war and when it comes,kindly be on the front lines so you can teach them a more bitter lesson ,remember better fighters than you boasted that it will 3 weeks ''police action'',it turned into 30 months war of attrition with the Nigerian side losing more combatants than the biafrans,they had to resort to paying Egyptian pilots to bomb civilian centres and shoot down red cross planes to get the win,how utter shameful and dishonorable. So please keep running your mouth and when the time comes put your life where your mouth is.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by cobsol(m): 8:31am On Jul 11, 2017
lionness:
Shameless useless IPOBS, so the same Shoyinka you all ridiculed because he criticized your Messiah and Bloda GEJ is suddenly the same person you are quoting. The Biafran folks are desperately seeking for validating and appeal. If Biafra is something you truly believe in, you dont need to care what Trump, or the UN, or the same person you all abused and shamed during the GEJ's government think. Its a matter of time before a baboon is quoted as a staunch supporter and lover of Biafra. Hopeless and insincere cause sponsored by criminals who are afraid of been investigated after looting the GEJ administration into tandem. Kanu is definitely collecting his pay check from Ekweremandu, Ubah, Odua, Obi, and the likes. A silly puppet dancing to the tune of this pay master, and half of the entire SE youths cant see this fraud for his insincerity. Just please give them the Biafra, and see these people self-destruct like ticking timebomb in less than a decade.
See MUMU
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by obiezed: 8:33am On Jul 11, 2017
Dumaknesset:
In your own words no casualties except policemen. Judge yourself. I noticed you conveniently left out my other points

Hypocrisy and hatred will calcify that your flaccid skull.

Several civilian lives were taken by biafran army, it is the truth, go and read your history very well not tales by moon light handed down by your grandma. I noticed you said, the Biafran soldiers were led by a Yoruba man, what is your point exactly, that it was a Yoruba man that killed civilians at ore. Hypocrisy is your first name.
Now I know I am talking to a child,I am talking from careful research done on the subject,I have interviewed people who partook in that excursion, look the counter offensive needed the element of speed to succeed, the biafran soldier had just enough ammunition,the real from fight they were looking forward to was at Dodan barracks,that was the original objective. Why would they waste precious ammunition on non combatants ??,
I mentioned Major Banjo because as an indigine he would never have allowed soldiers under his command to attack non combatant civilian, waste of resources.
It seems it is you that has to study the war carefully and properly before coming online with your lies,The Biafra army never set foot in Ore township itself .#fact. So stop lying. And for your info,I was born just 5 years after the war ended.so it is very much my era.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ssuccess(m): 8:44am On Jul 11, 2017
Mcowubaba:
Some people think Biafra started with APC administration, I laugh.

The wounds of Biafra are still existent in many Families up till today.
Personally, I wasn't born then, but I was told Nigerian Government dropped a bomb in our Village market, killing many civilians, my Dad's 2 sisters and their small children lost their lives.
The were in the Market, this happened when the war was still starting, it wasn't full scale yet.

My family was personally affected, Nigeria has never apologized for this, even the program to reconstruct, rehabilitate the places that were destroyed by the war, never saw the daylight.
I know some disabled people still alive today, who got their disability as a result of the Biafra war.

Biafrans were given just £20 to start life, all their previous money was useless, the were sacked from all Government work, the were declared resigned...

Their properties declared Abandoned by Nigerian Government.
And some deranged Lunatics will say Igbos are too hateful, why won't we undecided angry. Some things can't be forgiven, if the are forgiven, the can't be forgotten

I'm not an IPOB member or a full supporter of Nnamdi Kanu, but Biafra is far from Over.

Before you open your dirty mouth to shout 1 Nigeria, pray for your family members to be blown away by bomb

Buhari given his nepotism, undiplomatic, bigoted and fanatic nature just increased the fire, but the fire was always burning...
I still insist that Buhari is a curse from the gods, no doubt.
No country deserves Buhari as a president, it's pure wickedness, many people are suffering so much.
Everything you've said, you only heard.
Besides, you want to fight another war to avenge the previous war?
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ssuccess(m): 8:47am On Jul 11, 2017
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


Point of correction Prof,
It's not Biafra has not been defeated

But

Biafra can not be defeated.

This ideology is ingrained in the mind and souls of toddlers and babies unborn,
The cry for liberation echoes from the anthills of Nsugbe to the mountains of Ngwo,
The cry of injustice is heard from the lakes of Oguta to the beaches of Buguma.

Never again,
Never again shall we see the Hausa-Fulani and call him brother.
We are not genetically identical
We are not psychologically identical
We are not spiritually identical
Those are no brothers of ours,
At best, they are neighbors but not our brothers

Our brothers don't mate with animals
Our brothers don't marry underage girls
A neighbor is not a brother.

Our lands are ravaged,
Our resources are exploited,
Our tomorrow is raped,
Our hands are tied,
Our mouths are gagged
They've made us believe all we can do is mumur
We can't shout or fight because we are powerless.
But our resolve is unflinching.

One day,
The sun will rise again,
Power will return to the people

Viva Biafra.
Please stop this.
Stop.

Why spread and promote division? ??

You'll have children of you don't already.
If this country goes into war, what is your date?
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ssuccess(m): 8:48am On Jul 11, 2017
maxiuc:
Have you heard of israel being defeated in a battle

No way

Biafra is a must

God is good
Even ur you liken Biafra to Israel, was Biafra bit defeated during the Civil War?

Be reasonable and embrace PEACE
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ssuccess(m): 8:50am On Jul 11, 2017
millionaireman:
If the SS people understand the need to free SS/SE together from Nigeria through Biafra, nothing is going to stop both groups to be freed from Nigeria shortly; after which it becomes as easy as ABC for Nigerdelta Republic or any other country in the SS to be.
NigerDelta will not follow Biafra.

Greedy hidiooot
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by obc: 8:52am On Jul 11, 2017
My brother, please I seek your permission to share this beautiful piece on other social media platforms. I love the diction and reason exhibited in this write up. Bravo! my brother. Biafra is real.
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


Point of correction Prof,
It's not Biafra has not been defeated

But

Biafra can not be defeated.

This ideology is ingrained in the mind and souls of toddlers and babies unborn,
The cry for liberation echoes from the anthills of Nsugbe to the mountains of Ngwo,
The cry of injustice is heard from the lakes of Oguta to the beaches of Buguma.

Never again,
Never again shall we see the Hausa-Fulani and call him brother.
We are not genetically identical
We are not psychologically identical
We are not spiritually identical
Those are no brothers of ours,
At best, they are neighbors but not our brothers

Our brothers don't mate with animals
Our brothers don't marry underage girls
A neighbor is not a brother.

Our lands are ravaged,
Our resources are exploited,
Our tomorrow is raped,
Our hands are tied,
Our mouths are gagged
They've made us believe all we can do is mumur
We can't shout or fight because we are powerless.
But our resolve is unflinching.

One day,
The sun will rise again,
Power will return to the people

Viva Biafra.
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by obiezed: 8:57am On Jul 11, 2017
ssuccess:
Please stop this.
Stop.

Why spread and promote division? ??

You'll have children of you don't already.
If this country goes into war, what is your date?
Where did he mention WAR,please??
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by blackfase(m): 9:30am On Jul 11, 2017
pweetiedee:
I'm Omo Oodua... and you are...?
Omo odua, ba wo ni, mo nki e o....
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by blackfase(m): 9:30am On Jul 11, 2017
pweetiedee:
I'm Omo Oodua... and you are...?
Omo odua, ba wo ni, mo nki e o....
Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by Eastfield1: 9:34am On Jul 11, 2017
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Re: Biafra Has Not Been Defeated – Wole Soyinka by ozoemenaca: 9:43am On Jul 11, 2017
Should Biafra stay in, or opt out of Nigeria? That is the latent question. Even after years of turbulent co-tenancy, it seems unreal to conceive of a Nigeria without Biafra. My preference for “in” goes beyond objective assessment of economic, cultural and social advantages for Biafra and the rest of us.... I m happy Prof that there is someone somewhere who knows and appreciate the Biafrans
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