Patrick Ikpainyang wrote:

"For the sake of Nation building, I expected our Igbos compatriots to remain remorseful, with broken spirits and contrite hearts. They should emulate the Japanese and Germans, who after the 2nd World war, that they caused, have adopted pacifist Constitutions and behaviors. They have realized the folly and worthlessness of war mongering.

The activities of IPOB and MASSOB are not in the interest of the Igbos. Rather, unfortunately, old historical wounds have been ruptured. They have inadvertently resuscitated their past inglorious roles in the national disintegration. I don't blame them, because they were not born before the war, rather I blame their parents that lived through that period. And who should have cautioned them.

I was 9 years old, when Lt Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Governor of the then erstwhile Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded and declared the Republic of Biafra. In my youthful foolishness, I staked my life to a worthless cause and enrolled in OJUKWU VANGUARD. By the time I returned to my parents in our village which had been liberated by the Nigerian army, I lost 2 academic years, with war scars physically psychologically and mentally inflicted on me.

To start with, the agitation for Biafra is gross insults to the minorities of the then Eastern Region and worse still on the memories of those gallant men and women that paid the Supreme prices. Though Biafra was created by the Igbos, the minorities mostly from the present day Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, sustained it militarily, administratively and diplomatically.

With this, the roles of the following heros come to mind. Late General Philip Effiong,Ojukwu's 2nd in command, sustained Biafra militarily. Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, was the Secretary of the Government of Biafra. He was the defacto Administrator of Biafra. Late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, was the Director General of Radio Biafra, and their Chief Propagandist. Late Dr Matthew T Mbu, was their foreign Minister and their foremost diplomat. Late Major Archibong was their most brilliant war tactician that liberated Ikot Ekpene six times from the Nigerian army.

With the exception of General Ojukwu, other Igbos used that war to make money. Left for the Igbos, the war would have ended in 1967, it wouldn't have lasted for 30 months. For instance Col Yakubu Danjuma , of the 1st Division and his Boys literally strolled into Enugu and occupied it. Ditto for most of the Igboland. But late Col Benjamin Adekunle of the 3rd Marine Commando, was frustrated in the present day Akwa Ibom state.

Wherever the battle was tough, most often a non Igbo was the Biafran Commander. The Igbos exhibited so much cowardice. They were saboteurs. It was such that General Ojukwu lost confidence in them, relied and confided only on the minorities, particularly the present day Akwa Ibomites. I am very happy that he appreciated their roles, as were conveyed in his orations at the funerals of late General Philip Effiong, Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, and late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, my neighbor.

Again on the night of 15January 1966, 4 Igbos and I Yoruba Majors and their subalterns embarked on a killing spree. By the time it was over, they have assassinated the Prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the almighty Premier of Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Western Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Chief Festus Okotie - Eboh. The two Igbo Premiers of Midwest region, Osadebe, and that of the Eastern Region, Chief Michael Okpara, were not touched.

The military casualties of that "coup", were Brigadier Maimalari, Commander of the 1st Brigade and the most senior Northern military Officer, Brigadier Ademulegun, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, and the most senior Yoruba military Officer, Colonels Shodeinde, Pam and Arthur Unegbe(the only Igbo casualty). Suspiciously an Igbo man, Senator Nwafor Orizu, the Senate President, (with President Nnamdi Azikiwe on vacation to Britain) handed over power to his Igbo brother, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. The Igbos were all over bragging about the superiority of their tribe. They waxed a record titled "EWU NEBE AKWA " meaning the goat is weeping.. That was a mockery of the Northerners over the assassination of their Leaders . And went about provocatively, openly hawking the tearful portraits of the late Prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

The Northerners violently rioted against the Easterners, derogatorily called "Nyameri". That was the remote cause of the declaration of Biafra and the bloody civil war.
If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame."

AlwaysUltraPad:
Patrick Ikpainyang wrote:

"For the sake of Nation building, I expected our Igbos compatriots to remain remorseful, with broken spirits and contrite hearts. They should emulate the Japanese and Germans, who after the 2nd World war, that they caused, have adopted pacifist Constitutions and behaviors. They have realized the folly and worthlessness of war mongering.

The activities of IPOB and MASSOB are not in the interest of the Igbos. Rather, unfortunately, old historical wounds have been ruptured. They have inadvertently resuscitated their past inglorious roles in the national disintegration. I don't blame them, because they were not born before the war, rather I blame their parents that lived through that period. And who should have cautioned them.

I was 9 years old, when Lt Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Governor of the then erstwhile Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded and declared the Republic of Biafra. In my youthful foolishness, I staked my life to a worthless cause and enrolled in OJUKWU VANGUARD. By the time I returned to my parents in our village which had been liberated by the Nigerian army, I lost 2 academic years, with war scars physically psychologically and mentally inflicted on me.

To start with, the agitation for Biafra is gross insults to the minorities of the then Eastern Region and worse still on the memories of those gallant men and women that paid the Supreme prices. Though Biafra was created by the Igbos, the minorities mostly from the present day Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, sustained it militarily, administratively and diplomatically.

With this, the roles of the following heros come to mind. Late General Philip Effiong,Ojukwu's 2nd in command, sustained Biafra militarily. Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, was the Secretary of the Government of Biafra. He was the defacto Administrator of Biafra. Late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, was the Director General of Radio Biafra, and their Chief Propagandist. Late Dr Matthew T Mbu, was their foreign Minister and their foremost diplomat. Late Major Archibong was their most brilliant war tactician that liberated Ikot Ekpene six times from the Nigerian army.

With the exception of General Ojukwu, other Igbos used that war to make money. Left for the Igbos, the war would have ended in 1967, it wouldn't have lasted for 30 months. For instance Col Yakubu Danjuma , of the 1st Division and his Boys literally strolled into Enugu and occupied it. Ditto for most of the Igboland. But late Col Benjamin Adekunle of the 3rd Marine Commando, was frustrated in the present day Akwa Ibom state.

Wherever the battle was tough, most often a non Igbo was the Biafran Commander. The Igbos exhibited so much cowardice. They were saboteurs. It was such that General Ojukwu lost confidence in them, relied and confided only on the minorities, particularly the present day Akwa Ibomites. I am very happy that he appreciated their roles, as were conveyed in his orations at the funerals of late General Philip Effiong, Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, and late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, my neighbor.

Again on the night of 15January 1966, 4 Igbos and I Yoruba Majors and their subalterns embarked on a killing spree. By the time it was over, they have assassinated the Prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the almighty Premier of Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Western Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Chief Festus Okotie - Eboh. The two Igbo Premiers of Midwest region, Osadebe, and that of the Eastern Region, Chief Michael Okpara, were not touched.

The military casualties of that "coup", were Brigadier Maimalari, Commander of the 1st Brigade and the most senior Northern military Officer, Brigadier Ademulegun, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, and the most senior Yoruba military Officer, Colonels Shodeinde, Pam and Arthur Unegbe(the only Igbo casualty). Suspiciously an Igbo man, Senator Nwafor Orizu, the Senate President, (with President Nnamdi Azikiwe on vacation to Britain) handed over power to his Igbo brother, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. The Igbos were all over bragging about the superiority of their tribe. They waxed a record titled "EWU NEBE AKWA " meaning the goat is weeping.. That was a mockery of the Northerners over the assassination of their Leaders . And went about provocatively, openly hawking the tearful portraits of the late Prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

The Northerners violently rioted against the Easterners, derogatorily called "Nyameri". That was the remote cause of the declaration of Biafra and the bloody civil war.
If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame."

These are good reasons for Biafra

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AlwaysUltraPad:
Patrick Ikpainyang wrote:

"For the sake of Nation building, I expected our Igbos compatriots to remain remorseful, with broken spirits and contrite hearts. They should emulate the Japanese and Germans, who after the 2nd World war, that they caused, have adopted pacifist Constitutions and behaviors. They have realized the folly and worthlessness of war mongering.

The activities of IPOB and MASSOB are not in the interest of the Igbos. Rather, unfortunately, old historical wounds have been ruptured. They have inadvertently resuscitated their past inglorious roles in the national disintegration. I don't blame them, because they were not born before the war, rather I blame their parents that lived through that period. And who should have cautioned them.

I was 9 years old, when Lt Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Governor of the then erstwhile Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded and declared the Republic of Biafra. In my youthful foolishness, I staked my life to a worthless cause and enrolled in OJUKWU VANGUARD. By the time I returned to my parents in our village which had been liberated by the Nigerian army, I lost 2 academic years, with war scars physically psychologically and mentally inflicted on me.

To start with, the agitation for Biafra is gross insults to the minorities of the then Eastern Region and worse still on the memories of those gallant men and women that paid the Supreme prices. Though Biafra was created by the Igbos, the minorities mostly from the present day Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, sustained it militarily, administratively and diplomatically.

With this, the roles of the following heros come to mind. Late General Philip Effiong,Ojukwu's 2nd in command, sustained Biafra militarily. Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, was the Secretary of the Government of Biafra. He was the defacto Administrator of Biafra. Late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, was the Director General of Radio Biafra, and their Chief Propagandist. Late Dr Matthew T Mbu, was their foreign Minister and their foremost diplomat. Late Major Archibong was their most brilliant war tactician that liberated Ikot Ekpene six times from the Nigerian army.

With the exception of General Ojukwu, other Igbos used that war to make money. Left for the Igbos, the war would have ended in 1967, it wouldn't have lasted for 30 months. For instance Col Yakubu Danjuma , of the 1st Division and his Boys literally strolled into Enugu and occupied it. Ditto for most of the Igboland. But late Col Benjamin Adekunle of the 3rd Marine Commando, was frustrated in the present day Akwa Ibom state.

Wherever the battle was tough, most often a non Igbo was the Biafran Commander. The Igbos exhibited so much cowardice. They were saboteurs. It was such that General Ojukwu lost confidence in them, relied and confided only on the minorities, particularly the present day Akwa Ibomites. I am very happy that he appreciated their roles, as were conveyed in his orations at the funerals of late General Philip Effiong, Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, and late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, my neighbor.

Again on the night of 15January 1966, 4 Igbos and I Yoruba Majors and their subalterns embarked on a killing spree. By the time it was over, they have assassinated the Prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the almighty Premier of Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Western Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Chief Festus Okotie - Eboh. The two Igbo Premiers of Midwest region, Osadebe, and that of the Eastern Region, Chief Michael Okpara, were not touched.

The military casualties of that "coup", were Brigadier Maimalari, Commander of the 1st Brigade and the most senior Northern military Officer, Brigadier Ademulegun, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, and the most senior Yoruba military Officer, Colonels Shodeinde, Pam and Arthur Unegbe(the only Igbo casualty). Suspiciously an Igbo man, Senator Nwafor Orizu, the Senate President, (with President Nnamdi Azikiwe on vacation to Britain) handed over power to his Igbo brother, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. The Igbos were all over bragging about the superiority of their tribe. They waxed a record titled "EWU NEBE AKWA " meaning the goat is weeping.. That was a mockery of the Northerners over the assassination of their Leaders . And went about provocatively, openly hawking the tearful portraits of the late Prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

The Northerners violently rioted against the Easterners, derogatorily called "Nyameri". That was the remote cause of the declaration of Biafra and the bloody civil war.
If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame."

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If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame."

The fools will never learn from history but will prefer their own experience to learn.

Trash its expected

@conductor11

Get the fvck outta this thread with your flatly constructed head like enugu-ezeoke road.

ProWalker:


The fools will never learn from history but will prefer their own experience to learn.

sometimes, too brainless to learn . Cowards!

Who ever that Bastard is should shut up biafra is a just cause against injustice in this devilishly fashioned entity called nigeria that is a laughing stock and dreg of the earth to other nations

Germany fought WW1. The proximate and remote causes of WW2 were that the German nation felt cheated by the Treaty of Versailles.
The Igbo nation has fought its WW1 i.e. Biafra vs Nigeria, UK, USSR. The Igbo nation feels it has been shortchanged after it capitulated to the Federal Government of Nigeria. I hope there is not a Biafra 2.
WW2 eventually consumed all of Europe,USSR,Asia, until the US might prevailed.
If there's a Biafran War 2 (Igbo WW2), It would consume everyone because the Igbo are in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, as well as a large vibrant and nationalistic diaspora that can alter the dynamics of a war.The FG should not take the matter lightly, but seek every avenue to address the situation before it gets out of hand.

But is it a must for biafrans to live together with Yoruba's and Hausa Fulani's

ProWalker:


The fools will never learn from history but will prefer their own experience to learn.

what history? Tell me!

Biafra won't come to pass

evilyoruba:
But is it a must for biafrans to live together with Yoruba's and Hausa Fulani's

I don't know. Any ways Fvck nigeria

LET'S FACE THE TRUTH

If Igbo majority army officers erred by killing political leaders from the North,one would have thought that the best punishment is for the north to retaliate by killing same political leaders from the East.

Now for the North to include in their retaliations the slaughter of 300,000 igbos civilians in north during the 1966 pogrom who are innocent and who got nothing to do with whatever political happenings in the country is an unforgivable SIN.

THIS IS WHAT GAVE BIRTH TO BIAFRA AND THIS HEINOUS SIN CANNOT BE FORGIVEN FOREVER AND EVER!

Mr. Liar Patrick Ostrich Traitor, please can you answer the following without telling lies as usual:

1) If the progrom of 1966 was a nothern retaliation for the coup led by Nzeogwu, what then was the actual cause of the 1945 and 1953 Nothern massacres of the Igbos in Jos and Kano?

2) So in your warped reasoning, the inclusive nature of Biafran leadership structure is a proof that Igbos were not competent?

3) Why did you hide the names of those your imaginary so called "non-igbo" Brigadier Commanders who sustained the battles?

4) Why did you hide from your readers the actual timeline of battles till when the war ended -including the exact times when Enugu and Akwa Ibom were subdued by the Nigerian army?

5) How come you contradict the views of Philio Effiong Jr. on Biafra? Could it be because you are an impostor who is out to lie and make mischief aginst the Igbos?

AlwaysUltraPad:
Patrick Ikpainyang wrote:

...The Northerners violently rioted against the Easterners, derogatorily called "Nyameri". That was the remote cause of the declaration of Biafra and the bloody civil war.
If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame."

AlwaysUltraPad:
[s]Patrick Ikpainyang wrote:

"For the sake of Nation building, I expected our Igbos compatriots to remain remorseful, with broken spirits and contrite hearts. They should emulate the Japanese and Germans, who after the 2nd World war, that they caused, have adopted pacifist Constitutions and behaviors. They have realized the folly and worthlessness of war mongering.

The activities of IPOB and MASSOB are not in the interest of the Igbos. Rather, unfortunately, old historical wounds have been ruptured. They have inadvertently resuscitated their past inglorious roles in the national disintegration. I don't blame them, because they were not born before the war, rather I blame their parents that lived through that period. And who should have cautioned them.

I was 9 years old, when Lt Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Governor of the then erstwhile Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded and declared the Republic of Biafra. In my youthful foolishness, I staked my life to a worthless cause and enrolled in OJUKWU VANGUARD. By the time I returned to my parents in our village which had been liberated by the Nigerian army, I lost 2 academic years, with war scars physically psychologically and mentally inflicted on me.

To start with, the agitation for Biafra is gross insults to the minorities of the then Eastern Region and worse still on the memories of those gallant men and women that paid the Supreme prices. Though Biafra was created by the Igbos, the minorities mostly from the present day Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, sustained it militarily, administratively and diplomatically.

With this, the roles of the following heros come to mind. Late General Philip Effiong,Ojukwu's 2nd in command, sustained Biafra militarily. Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, was the Secretary of the Government of Biafra. He was the defacto Administrator of Biafra. Late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, was the Director General of Radio Biafra, and their Chief Propagandist. Late Dr Matthew T Mbu, was their foreign Minister and their foremost diplomat. Late Major Archibong was their most brilliant war tactician that liberated Ikot Ekpene six times from the Nigerian army.

With the exception of General Ojukwu, other Igbos used that war to make money. Left for the Igbos, the war would have ended in 1967, it wouldn't have lasted for 30 months. For instance Col Yakubu Danjuma , of the 1st Division and his Boys literally strolled into Enugu and occupied it. Ditto for most of the Igboland. But late Col Benjamin Adekunle of the 3rd Marine Commando, was frustrated in the present day Akwa Ibom state.

Wherever the battle was tough, most often a non Igbo was the Biafran Commander. The Igbos exhibited so much cowardice. They were saboteurs. It was such that General Ojukwu lost confidence in them, relied and confided only on the minorities, particularly the present day Akwa Ibomites. I am very happy that he appreciated their roles, as were conveyed in his orations at the funerals of late General Philip Effiong, Late Chief Ntieyong Udo Akpan, and late Chief Okokon Ndem Okon, my neighbor.

Again on the night of 15January 1966, 4 Igbos and I Yoruba Majors and their subalterns embarked on a killing spree. By the time it was over, they have assassinated the Prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the almighty Premier of Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of Western Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Chief Festus Okotie - Eboh. The two Igbo Premiers of Midwest region, Osadebe, and that of the Eastern Region, Chief Michael Okpara, were not touched.

The military casualties of that "coup", were Brigadier Maimalari, Commander of the 1st Brigade and the most senior Northern military Officer, Brigadier Ademulegun, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, and the most senior Yoruba military Officer, Colonels Shodeinde, Pam and Arthur Unegbe(the only Igbo casualty). Suspiciously an Igbo man, Senator Nwafor Orizu, the Senate President, (with President Nnamdi Azikiwe on vacation to Britain) handed over power to his Igbo brother, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. The Igbos were all over bragging about the superiority of their tribe. They waxed a record titled "EWU NEBE AKWA " meaning the goat is weeping.. That was a mockery of the Northerners over the assassination of their Leaders . And went about provocatively, openly hawking the tearful portraits of the late Prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

The Northerners violently rioted against the Easterners, derogatorily called "Nyameri". That was the remote cause of the declaration of Biafra and the bloody civil war.
If the present Igbo generation knew the past inglorious roles their fathers played in the disintegration of this Nation, they should be hiding their heads in shame.[/s]"

Written by an Afonja claiming Annang. Let me educate you; Germany was never marginalized after the war nor were their wealth expropriated by the allied forces. Japanese were paid reparations, and accorded strong free trade with allied forces countries. Conversely, Igbos were stripped of every ounce of dignity left in them, the supposed reparations in the form of "three arms" of reconstruction, reintegration and restoration were never fulfilled. Instead they were marginalized, and their wealth building block stolen from them spearheaded by Awolowo.

"Alaafin of Oyo backs restructuring, says current system retrogressive"



The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Monday in Ibadan backed calls for Nigeria’s restructuring, stressing that the present arrangement would not allow states in Nigeria to develop at their own pace.

The monarch spoke at the public presentation of a biography and postscript titled, ‘Samuel Ladoke Akintola in the eyes of history’, which was written by Femi Kehinde.

According to Alaafin, the North was favoured in terms of revenue allocation because while more states and council areas were created in the region, the southern states had yet to enjoy similar opportunity.

He said, “The first time that the Federal Government would interfere in state affairs began when the government at the centre interfered in the feud between Akintola and (the late Chief Obafemi) Awolowo. The government, in support of Akintola, declared a state of emergency in the old Western Region, snowballing into a serious crisis.

Read more ==> http://punchng.com/alaafin-backs-restructuring-says-current-system-retrogressive/

RisingSun1:
LET'S FACE THE TRUTH

If Igbo majority army officer erred by killing political leaders from the North,one would have thought that the best punishment is for the north to retaliate by killing same political leaders from the East.

Now for the North to include in their retaliations the slaughter of 300,000 igbos civilians in north during the 1966 pogrom who are innocent and who got nothing to do with whatever political happenings in the country is an unforgivable SIN.

THIS IS WHAT GAVE BIRTH TO BIAFRA AND THIS HEINOUS SIN CANNOT BE FORGIVEN FOREVER AND EVER!

I agree 100%
What started in the military should have stayed in the military.
Undoubtedly, the young Igbo Majors erred in carrying out the coup. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Northern Nigeria had every right to retaliate since their political leadership was decapitated. The Igbos did not have a meeting where the coup plot was hatched and endorsed. The retaliation should have been limited to the army and perhaps the political leadership.
Using the organs of the state, in this case the Army to target Igbo civilians in all of northern Nigeria in a genocidal campaign, coupled with state-sanctioned starvation of children is the worst kind of evil. It is an unpardonable act. Northern Nigeria and by extension the Federal Government of Nigeria has not paid for this act, and must come to terms with the legacy of this act.

GQman:


I agree 100%
What started in the military should have stayed in the military.
Undoubtedly, the young Igbo Majors erred in carrying out the coup. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Northern Nigeria had every right to retaliate since their political leadership was decapitated. The Igbos did not have a meeting where it was the coup plot was hatched and endorsed. The retaliation should have been limited to the army and perhaps the political leadership.
Using the organs of the state, in this case the Army to target Igbo civilians in all of northern Nigeria in a genocidal campaign, coupled with state-sanctioned starvation of children is the worst kind of evil. It is an unpardonable act. Northern Nigeria and by extension the Federal Government of Nigeria has not paid for this act, and must come to terms with the legacy of this act.

Why "we" struck

What is your point?
I made my point. My position is that irrespective of the reasons for the coup. The counter-coup was excessive and evil in as far as it was used as a ruse to pursue a genocidal campaign against the Igbo.

quid:


Why "we" struck

What is your point?
I made my point. My position is that irrespective of the reasons for the coup. The counter-coup was excessive and evil in as far as it was used as a ruse to pursue a genocidal campaign against the Igbo.

we deltans are not fighting for you again...forget it...

even you easterners that created biafra didnt want to fight...

get lost,joor!!!...

dudebuck:
what history? Tell me!

What is your own ? Are you a fool I referred to ?

GQman:
What is your point?
I made my point. My position is that irrespective of the reasons for the coup. The counter-coup was excessive and evil in as far as it was used as a ruse to pursue a genocidal campaign against the Igbo.

go and read that book before telling us if the retaliation was commensurate.

One re-occuring quote that people keep saying is:

Igbos caused the war!
Igbos caused the war!
Igbos caused the war!

How exactly did Igbos cause the war when it was:

General Yakubu Gowon who violated the terms of Aburi.

When it was the Federal Government that declared "police action"

When it was the Nigerian Army that first fired on the Biafran border town of Gakem in Ogoja on 6th of July 1967 which was the start of Armed struggle.

GQman:


I agree 100%
What started in the military should have stayed in the military.
Undoubtedly, the young Igbo Majors erred in carrying out the coup. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Northern Nigeria had every right to retaliate since their political leadership was decapitated. The Igbos did not have a meeting where the coup plot was hatched and endorsed. The retaliation should have been limited to the army and perhaps the political leadership.
Using the organs of the state, in this case the Army to target Igbo civilians in all of northern Nigeria in a genocidal campaign, coupled with state-sanctioned starvation of children is the worst kind of evil. It is an unpardonable act. Northern Nigeria and by extension the Federal Government of Nigeria has not paid for this act, and must come to terms with the legacy of this act.

perhaps, this is why the retaliation was not confined to the military.

The Igbos were all over bragging about the superiority of their tribe. They waxed a record titled "EWU NEBE AKWA " meaning the goat is weeping.. That was a mockery of the Northerners over the assassination of their Leaders . And went about provocatively, openly hawking the tearful portraits of the late Prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

I no fit read am finish

AlwaysUltraPad:
go and read that book before telling us if the retaliation was commensurate.

Nothing justifies using the military against a civilian population. That is a war crime.
Northern Nigerian could have retaliated and gloated too, without targeting innocent civilians.

AlwaysUltraPad:
go and read that book before telling us if the retaliation was commensurate.

Nothing justifies using the military against a civilian population. That is a war crime!
If the crime was that the civilian population gloated.
Northern Nigerian could have retaliated and gloated too, without targeting innocent civilians.

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AlwaysUltraPad:
@conductor11

Get the fvck outta this thread with your flatly constructed head like enugu-ezeoke road.

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Your coneheaded parents will regret ever giving birth to a tadpole if I lay several curses on them this afternoon.

We are not like your fathers that accepted to be slaves. Unity beggars

ProWalker:


The fools will never learn from history but will prefer their own experience to learn.

conductor11:
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just imagine the level of stupidity in u, somebody Dat was born b4 ur father gave an account of what happened then n u are here screaming unity beggar. u people are the real unity beggars cos Hausa's told u to leave but u said u are going nowhere. tell me what's the definition of that. unity begging n cowardice combined. ishi omo