Before you start reading this ,I want you to turn on the "neutral part " of your brain.

I want you to see yourself as a human being first ,forget what country you are from,forget your skin color,forget your tribe, whether WA,ZO or BIA .Forget everything !, for the next few minutes of reading this,you are a mere human,no name , nothing.
Since we have cleared that out of the way ,lets get started !.

INTRO

I love Nigeria,I love the Yorubas,I love Igbo people,their language ,everything about them.O I love the Hausas and how nice and transparent they can be.This is no way meant to be condescending .....

My Omalicha is Igbo(Anambra) ,her mom loves me ,her father detests me.

The first day I met him,he loved me, he couldnt stop talking about me for weeks and how much of a perfect and smart-young gentleman I am, the moment she told him some weeks later or so that I am from Edo state, his countenance changed. I had to stop going there because ,she stopped me from coming for fear of what her father might do.It gives rise to a salient question -did i stop being good because of where I come from ,what happened to all the good attributes you saw in me ? .

According to her ,he fought in the Biafra war .Not only Edos,he detests Yorubas(he believes we are all the same),funny enough Calabar people are included in the hate list .Anybody who is not Igbo is an alien to him.

The other day I entered keke,one Yoruba keke driver , was talking to my driver(Igbo) and we the occupants "This boy na,omo nna oo,na igbo boy o,....blablablabla",even though he said it jokingly deep down I could feel that hatred in the Yoruba guys voice.



All these are not forged stories,they have happened to me .I have experienced countless others

Moving closer towards the subject matter :

I was not born during the Biafra era,as I am quite young ,and you can say my knowledge about all that transpired is quite limited ,as all I know was read and not seen.But I am a very observant person and I have studied Yoruba people and Igbo people very very closely .

And here is what I think- all this hate and all this bitterness have been accumulated ,stored and nutured in our minds by our parents who lived in that era .We have been brainwashed and psychologically caged into thinking that the tribe a person comes from is a SOLE determinant of who he is .My father almost did this to me , but I had to break free from it "stop playing with those Yoruba children,if i see you with them I would flog you".Imagine how many more had fathers and mothers who were like this and weren't lucky like I am to have freed themselves from this mental slavery.

I have met and dealt with shitty Yoruba people,I have also met sweet ones that can almost lay down their lives for you.I have met irritating Igbo people,I have also met angels among them , that can feed your entire family if need be,just to see that no one suffers .

Having said all these, I have deduced and I AM SURE,that people would be what they want to be ,and people are who they are !!,not because of where they come from.They are shitty because they are just that way -shitty,or they are that way because they have been programmed to be that way.

Bottom line -Our parents are to blame ,our grandfathers are to blame.

Now concerning the Biafra issue,as much as I have seen ,heard and experienced .This is another case of psychological manipulation.The point is ,is it for good or is it for bad ?.

I can comfortably defend the Biafra agitators that SOME of their concerns are indeed worth fighting for .

But is this the solution ?

Here are some questions you should ask yourself ,forget about what Nnamdi Kanu or any other leader has said ,think about just your view when asking yourself these questions :

1.Do I want Biafra because its the right thing to do,or just because I hate Yorubas and Hausas
2.Do I want it because the government is treating us badly
3.How would this affect my children and generations to come
4.Are we really taking the best approach to this,have we explored and RUN OUT of all options ?
5.What if another war breaks out ,would I be happy to see other humans ,who have offended me in no way die ?
6.If we really break off, is there a structure on ground to make things work better than the former country I was part of ?.
7.Would the present leaders who are leading us in this struggle turn against us and just repeat the mistakes of Nigerian leaders all over again out of greed and thirst for power.
8.How accountable are our prospective leaders ready to be.How ready are they to do what is right and stand for the common man after achieving our aim.
9.Even though we have many business men and tycoons ,and natural resources at our disposal,can we really survive without Nigeria ?.
10.Even if we can survive without Nigeria,what if Nigeria actually needs us.
11.What is my major motivation,is it freedom,is it equity,is it justice,is it hatred,or is just because many people want it so I want it too ?
12.Do I really understand what Biafra is ,what its aim and core belief is ? .
13.Is my approach to all these just as a result of what was instilled in me while growing up.
14.Do i see anything positive in other tribes ? .

I could go on and on.
I believe one thing,for us to achieve true progress,for us to have our leaders accountable ,for us to make sure no particular tribe gets pushed to the curbs,for us to make sure an average Nigerian or even the poorest can have access to the basic things of life that he deserves,for children to stop dying of common Malaria ,for us to have all our desires,we need to work together !.

We first need to change how we see each other,see everyone as a human first,see what they are and what they can offer,see the good side of them,before seeing their wrong or their tribe.

Each tribe in Nigeria has something they are better at,none is better at all things.

Most importantly we have to start speaking up,we have to start sticking together and make our leaders accountable for every penny spent,every word spoken .

We have the most powerful tool at our disposal-the Internet ,but instead of us using it to reinforce our bond , we are using it to tear each other apart.

Its like a double edged sword,we have used one side waaayy too much to stab ourselves,its time to turn it and use it against the people who are really causing us pain,and hold them to ransom-the government.

You call this country a zoo,ooooooohh ! trust me, the animals in a zoo are much more powerful than the zoo keepers if and only if they decide,that they want to be FREE and FREE indeed.But this can only happen if they work together.Working as a single unit they would just be gunned down.

God bless Nigeria.
God bless Igbo land
God bless Yoruba land
God bless Hausa land.
And God bless you all.

Seun
Lalasticlala
Dominique
Mynd44

Lets change people mindset !

Nonsense trash, I wonder when these people started loving Igbos to the extent of caring if we live or die.

When I see my sworn enemy panicking for a move I make, I will smile, I am making the right move.

It's mostly those touts without any property shouting they want biafra


That's how I was at computer village one igbo boy was just shouting " I don't care if they seize any property infact let all of us start all over again

Sprumbabafather:
Nonsense trash, I wonder when these people started loving Igbos to the extent of caring if we live or die.

When I see my sworn enemy panicking for a move I make, I will smile, I am making the right move.

See what i was saying !!!! ,change the way you think oga

Donald3d:


See what i was saying !!!! ,change the way you think oga

Keep your well researched writing for the advice of your people. Stop poking your nose into what does not concern you. Solve your own village problems first.

Which tribe are you from?

hakeem4:
It's mostly those touts without any property shouting they want biafra


That's how I was at computer village one igbo boy was just shouting " I don't care if they seize any property infact let all of us start all over again

Which is your own tribe?

Can't waste my time reading thrash... mehn.

History

1945 Jos Riots:- Hundreds of Igbos killed

1953 Kano massacre:- Hundreds of Igbo massacred

July 1966:- Over 300 Igbo officers of the Nigerian Army murdered

1966:- Over 50,000 Igbos, men, women and children massacred all over the North

1967-70:- Over 3 million souls lost in the civil war in the name of 'one Nigeria'

Other situations where Igbos have been killed are:


Kano 1980
Maiduguri 1982
Jimeta 1984
Gombe 1985
Zaria 1987
Kaduna & Kafanchan 1991
Bauchi & Katsina 1991
Kano 1991
Zangon-Kataf 1992
Funtua 1993
Kano 1994
Kaduna 2000
Kaduna 2001
Maiduguri 2001
Maiden Crisis-Setember 2001
Kaduna 2002
Jos-November 2008
Beheading of Gideon Akaluka in December of 1996 in a POLICE STATION in Kano
Saint Moritz killed December 2001
25. Post April 2011 Presidential Election: 10 youth-corps men & women and numerous citizens murdered because a Christian Southerner was elected.
Jos Christmas Eve 2010
Madalla Christmas day 2011
Mubi January 6 2012


This is the cost of "One Nigeria"


So how can anyone or any Igbo man want Biafra after reading about the 'rich' cultural and united history of Nigeria above?

If Nigerians can channel their energy to think how to build a bigger Nigeria and how Nigeria will survive after Biaffrans must have gone, you guys won't be receiving dosage of insults you receive here on daily basis.

Sensible questions for sensible people , only folkish people will say it trash or rubbish .

Sprumbabafather:


Keep your well researched writing for the advice of your people. Stop poking your nose into what does not concern you. Solve your own village problems first.

Which tribe are you from?

Which tribe I am from ?
No disrespect sir , its evident you didnt read at all.
Reading is another problem we are actually facing in this country ,I guess i should have added that.

GuyWise:
Can't waste my time reading thrash... mehn.

This is why we have gotten into the mess we are as a country,no one wants to be dedicated and invest time in what actually counts and ensures our survival.

Donald3d:

Which tribe I am from ?
No disrespect sir , its evident you didnt read at all.
Reading is another problem we are actually facing in this country ,I guess i should have added that.

Ok you are Yoruba, have you solved all the countless problems facing your tribesmen?

Donald3d:
This is why we have gotten into the mess we are as a country,no one wants to be dedicated and invest time in what actually counts and ensures our survival.

We got into the mess because people like you will spend long time typing trash to retain the status quo instead of thinking outside the box.

Sprumbabafather:


We got into the mess because people like you will spend long time typing trash to retain the status quo instead of thinking outside the box.

It would be counter productive arguing with you my oga .
I have an answer to every possible question you have .
But you are not asking questions ,you are bent on having an argument and not a conversation.
I would pass.
God bless ya

attackgat:
History

1945 Jos Riots:- Hundreds of Igbos killed

1953 Kano massacre:- Hundreds of Igbo massacred

July 1966:- Over 300 Igbo officers of the Nigerian Army murdered

1966:- Over 50,000 Igbos, men, women and children massacred all over the North

1967-70:- Over 3 million souls lost in the civil war in the name of 'one Nigeria'

Other situations where Igbos have been killed are:


Kano 1980
Maiduguri 1982
Jimeta 1984
Gombe 1985
Zaria 1987
Kaduna & Kafanchan 1991
Bauchi & Katsina 1991
Kano 1991
Zangon-Kataf 1992
Funtua 1993
Kano 1994
Kaduna 2000
Kaduna 2001
Maiduguri 2001
Maiden Crisis-Setember 2001
Kaduna 2002
Jos-November 2008
Beheading of Gideon Akaluka in December of 1996 in a POLICE STATION in Kano
Saint Moritz killed December 2001
25. Post April 2011 Presidential Election: 10 youth-corps men & women and numerous citizens murdered because a Christian Southerner was elected.
Jos Christmas Eve 2010
Madalla Christmas day 2011
Mubi January 6 2012


This is the cost of "One Nigeria"


So how can anyone or any Igbo man want Biafra after reading about the 'rich' cultural and united history of Nigeria above?

I feel for the lives lost.
But can we say no other tribe was killed during this ,I believe we should not be one sided in matters like this.
Taking a closer look,most of the places u mentioned are in the north.
I stayed in Kano for about a year in 2001 ,most of this fightings and killings are politically inspired .

Or as a result of self centeredness of certain groups.
It goes back to my point of being tolerant and changing the mindset we have for one another .

Because whether you get Biafra or not,not all igbos would return to their land.The same goes for igbo land there are other tribes who have married and built a life there. What happens to the ones left in other states if we don't become tolerant and change how we approach each other.

UNITY BEGGING IS REAL!

Sprumbabafather:
Nonsense trash, I wonder when these people started loving Igbos to the extent of caring if we live or die.

When I see my sworn enemy panicking for a move I make, I will smile, I am making the right move.

Who are your enemies? Ayam not understanding.

One sided story!!! But Uncle why ranting, the Kaduna declaration is still valid, preach to your like minds to vacate other regions. The ranting is no more needed at this pont in time.

Why are Bini people aka non-Igbos trying to speak up for Igbo people? No one cares that you have an Igbo girlfriend; she can visit you in Nigeria when we get our independence or even stay with you there.

Donald3d:
I feel for the lives lost.
But can we say no other tribe was killed during this ,I believe we should not be one sided in matters like this.
Taking a closer look,most of the places u mentioned are in the north.
I stayed in Kano for about a year in 2001 ,most of this fightings and killings are politically inspired .

Or as a result of self centeredness of certain groups.
It goes back to my point of being tolerant and changing the mindset we have for one another .

Because whether you get Biafra or not,not all igbos would return to their land.The same goes for igbo land there are other tribes who have married and built a life there. What happens to the ones left in other states if we don't become tolerant and change how we approach each other.

So what should we do? Like he mentioned, the killing started from 1945 till date as we are expecting a fresh one on the 1st of October. You hate us we are thieves, we are dishonest, we have baby factories, we are armed robbers. Now we don't want to soil the reputation of your country anymore. We want to soil our own country and you are asking us to reason with people who don't want to be reasoned with?

Dear OP,
How do we tackle these challenges that you mentioned above that has not been tried?
We have tried constitutional reforms, it failed.
We have tried constitutional ammendment, it was not properly done.
We have tried sovereign national conference, where is the report?
Where is Steve's report?
What was the outcome of the Oputa panel?
What was the outcome of the votes on restructuring?
Why don't we try a different approach of balkanizing the country so each can develop at their own pace?

So, Op what exactly do you want biafrans to do?
With your detribalized mind and "turned neutral part of the brain" you really want us to be living like slaves forever in the name of one Nigeria, abi?
OK, accepted but on the conditions below. Let federal government do the following:

1. Close down Lagos ports and open up PH, Calabar,
Onitsha and Warri ports.

2. Cancel all direct and major connecting flights to
Lagos and Abuja airports only local connecting flights
will be allowed. While this is being done, open up
Enugu, Calabar, Owerri, Asaba, Uyo and PH to international flights direct and major connecting flights.

3. Ask all international and diplomatic missions to
move their embassies and consulates from Lagos,
Kano and Abuja to Enugu, PH and Calabar.

4. All federal governments’ agencies in Lagos and
Abujashall be relocated to Enugu, PH and Calabar.
CBN, NNPC, e.t.c shall and must relocate to PH, Calabar
and Enugu.

5. All multinational companies in Lagos and Abuja,
shall and must relocate their offices to PH, Calabar
and Enugu.

6.All oil companies must relocate their head offices to
PH, as the oil capital of Nigeria.

7. Let the northern children gain admission into
federal schools with 300 score points while the South Eastern Children should gain admission with only 20 score points .

8. Let all federal road projects in the North/SW should
be handled by one local companies and the one in the
SE/SS should be handled by Julius Berger and foreign
construction companies.

If these conditions can be fulfilled and implemented for
50years , we can try one Nigeria with a promise of changed mind set and let see if you the North and SW will like it for a month. Meaning that Yorubas and Hausas needing to get international visas
shall travel to PH, Calabar or Enugu to do that. Same
with flying or connecting flights, same with shipping
and importing their goods, etc etc.
Otherwise Op, you should shut your fucking mount and stop writing trash about Biafra.

Donald3d:


INTRO

I love Nigeria,I love the Yorubas,I love Igbo people,their language ,everything about them.O I love the Hausas and how nice and transparent they can be.This is no way meant to be condescending .....

My Omalicha is Igbo(Anambra) ,her mom loves me ,her father detests me.

The first day I met him,he loved me, he couldnt stop talking about me for weeks and how much of a perfect and smart-young gentleman I am, the moment she told him some weeks later or so that I am from Edo state, his countenance changed. I had to stop going there because ,she stopped me from coming for fear of what her father might do.It gives rise to a salient question -did i stop being good because of where I come from ,what happened to all the good attributes you saw in me ? .

I hope the foolish IBO man is not living in Yoruba land sha

nawtyme:

So what should we do? Like he mentioned, the killing started from 1945 till date as we are expecting a fresh one on the 1st of October. You hate us we are thieves, we are dishonest, we have baby factories, we are armed robbers. Now we don't to soil the reputation of your country anymore. We want to soil our own country and you are asking us to reason with people who don't want to be reasoned with?

As I said ,I don't oppose Biafra ,neither do i support it .
But I believe SOME of their requests are indeed genuine
I am bothered about the common man regardless of tribe or region.
If you read my post well you would have noticed this.
My point is that the whole thing is rooted on hate and is not organised.
Imagine calling his own kinsmen who are not in support of his ideas pigs .
Do you think such person would be a true democratic leader ,he is already exhibiting some signs of tyranny.
You don't just decide to hate someone because they don't believe in what you believe in.

Ngozi123:
Why are Bini people aka non-Igbos trying to speak up for Igbo people? No one cares that you have an Igbo girlfriend; she can visit you in Nigeria when we get our independence or even stay with you there.

Its sad you chose to focus on this and not the real message I am passing across.This is the hate I am talking about , we are focusing too much on where people are from and not their intentions or who they really are.
Besides:I am trying to speak for humanity in Nigeria,its not restricted to Igbos or Yorubas,because if e hapen now,the man championing this struggle would go and hide in a bunker or fly abroad,while his kinsmen die in the war front.
My aim is to avert mishaps.

Etogist:
So, Op what exactly do you want biafrans to do?
With your detribalized mind and "turned neutral part of the brain" you really want us to be living like slaves forever in the name of one Nigeria, abi?
OK, accepted but on the conditions below. Let federal government do the following:

1. Close down Lagos ports and open up PH, Calabar,
Onitsha and Warri ports.

2. Cancel all direct and major connecting flights to
Lagos and Abuja airports only local connecting flights
will be allowed. While this is being done, open up
Enugu, Calabar, Owerri, Asaba, Uyo and PH to international flights direct and major connecting flights.

3. Ask all international and diplomatic missions to
move their embassies and consulates from Lagos,
Kano and Abuja to Enugu, PH and Calabar.

4. All federal governments’ agencies in Lagos and
Abujashall be relocated to Enugu, PH and Calabar.
CBN, NNPC, e.t.c shall and must relocate to PH, Calabar
and Enugu.

5. All multinational companies in Lagos and Abuja,
shall and must relocate their offices to PH, Calabar
and Enugu.

6.All oil companies must relocate their head offices to
PH, as the oil capital of Nigeria.

7. Let the northern children gain admission into
federal schools with 300 score points while the South Eastern Children should gain admission with only 20 score points .

8. Let all federal road projects in the North/SW should
be handled by one local companies and the one in the
SE/SS should be handled by Julius Berger and foreign
construction companies.

If these conditions can be fulfilled and implemented for
50years , we can try one Nigeria with a promise of changed mind set and let see if you the North and SW will like it for a month. Meaning that Yorubas and Hausas needing to get international visas
shall travel to PH, Calabar or Enugu to do that. Same
with flying or connecting flights, same with shipping
and importing their goods, etc etc.
Otherwise Op, you should shut your fucking mount and stop writing trash about Biafra.

You can have a good conversation without being abusive oga.Calm your nerves

nawtyme:
Dear OP,
How do we tackle these challenges that you mentioned above that has not been tried?
We have tried constitutional reforms, it failed.
We have tried constitutional ammendment, it was not properly done.
We have tried sovereign national conference, where is the report?
Where is Steve's report?
What was the outcome of the Oputa panel?
What was the outcome of the votes on restructuring?
Why don't we try a different approach of balkanizing the country so each can develop at their own pace?

This is the only brilliant question,by anyone so far
All this questions has already being answered in my post,but I would repeat :
We need to REALLY stand up to this people,and use the most powerful tool right now at our disposal (the internet).
Look at the way Saraki started fidgeting recently due to social media pressure.
By the way hope you know ,if Biafra gets their country you would be ruled by Igbo leaders that are currently leading Nigeria in various positions ,so what makes it different.Pouring old wine in a new wine container would only contaminate it.
I hope you get my point.

A lot of Nigerians from the north and south are tired of this useless hell hole,as for me am tired of living with ebos and you guys from the south south,we need a total dissolution of Nigeria

Donald3d:
Its sad you chose to focus on this and not the real message I am passing across.This is the hate I am talking about , we are focusing too much on where people are from and not their intentions or who they really are.
Besides:I am trying to speak for humanity in Nigeria,its not restricted to Igbos or Yorubas,because if e hapen now,the man championing this struggle would go and hide in a bunker or fly abroad,while his kinsmen die in the war front.
My aim is to avert mishaps.

Oh! You're trying to speak for humanity now? When there are very real man made crises going on in your country i.e. threat of famine in parts of the North, Boko Haram insurgency, again, in the North, oil spillages in the Niger Delta, widescale poverty etc, you're here, talking about Biafra. You are not speaking for humanity, rather for yourself as you feel that Igbos having their independence will somehow affect your personal life. Do you think that we can't see through you people's agendas?

Donald3d:

As I said ,I don't oppose Biafra ,neither do i support it .
But I believe SOME of their requests are indeed genuine
I am bothered about the common man regardless of tribe or region.
If you read my post well you would have noticed this.
My point is that the whole thing is rooted on hate and is not organised.
Imagine calling his own kinsmen who are not in support of his ideas pigs .
Do you think such person would be a true democratic leader ,he is already exhibiting some signs of tyranny.
You don't just decide to hate someone because they don't believe in what you believe in.

Of course you are right about the pig issue. I am not a 100 percent fan of his methods. But one thing is sure, we can't move forward as a united nation. Based on what you wrote up there, my question remains. What do you want us as Igbos to try?
The president came out openly to grade us as 5 percent that should not expect what the 97 percent should get and went about to implement it. What would you have us do?
Travel out of Nigeria if you have not and see how backward we are as a nation.
Is it not better we develop at our own pace?
No one wants war. Take it or leave it, in war all sides will suffer casualties. But you cannot hold me down because you don't want to grow when I want to grow.