laliga01:

This was their ultimate agreement b4 awo was released.

logica:
I can assure you that there was no such agreement. The order to free Awolowo came from Gowon; even though Ojukwu could have refused to release him if he chose to. Problem was Ojukwu felt Awolowo owed him for this show of magnanimity; and chose not to consult with Awolowo and expected Awolowo to court him (when it should have been the other way round). Gowon was wiser and actively courted Awolowo. That made the difference.

Osyabj:


So what you will always have sabos, but they are in the minority including Sabo Igboman, Ifeajuna

laliga01:

But awo accepted to be cajoled by betraying Ojukwu who released him from prison.

Sopigtit:


All those epistles in an attempt to re-write history? What stopped Odumegwu Ojukwu from taking the fight to the enemy by himself? The coward "trusted" his friend to do that. After Banjo was cowardly murdered by Ojukwu, one would expect him to them take the fight to Dodan Baracks himself, the enemies headquarters. But he didn't.
When the battle got too hot for Ojukwu, with Benjamin Adekunle (aka the scorpion) on a perpetual slaughter of the hungry and demoralised Biafra soldiers, the coward abandoned his men and flee to Abidjan with tails between his legs.

logica:
You cannot betray when there was no pact. You may continue to speculate, but no pact existed in the real world, between Ojukwu and Awolowo; except in the minds of Biafrans.

laliga01:

Well, that's part of your assumption, it's fine to assume to clear your air.
Have you asked yourself what happened to awo after the war?

laliga01:

Ojukwu did an underground politics

logica:
You are the only one making assumptions here. I deal in facts. Whatever you think happened to Awolowo after the war is beside the point; afterall he voluntarily resigned his position from the Gowon government having performed meritoriously. Shikena.

logica:
LOL. Initially missed this. Hilarious. Ojukwu lacked practical or theoretical knowledge of politics. Sorry.

laliga01:

For the records brother incase you dnt know, awo was accused of treason by gowon's govt after his great service to him.
That prompt awolowo to commit suicide cos he felt betrayed thinking power will be passed to him after gowon's reign.
Have you asked yourself why he committed suicide?

laliga01:

Have you asked yourself why awo committed suicide?

logica:
LMAO. Let me humor you; where did you hear this tale from? So I assume Awolowo committed suicide in 1975 (when Gowon was toppled) or before then?

Osyabj:


Benjamin Adekunle and virtually all yorubas are cowards.

Fact is that had the 3 world superpowers of UK, US(secretly) and the USSR(Russia) not entered the war soley to suck the Biafran oil, the ill equiped Biafran side would have demolished the unmotivated and cowardly Nigerian side.

Virtually all the Nigerian pilots were Russian trained Egyptian Mig fighers. After the Ore sabotage by Afonja traitor and Ifeajuna, world superpowers led by the british, provided massive firepower and manpower to Nigeria, so just like Sadam Hussien cannot take on the US, the Biafran side, could not withstand the firepower and personnel of 3 world superpowers!

If the war was a straight fight between the peoples of Eastern Region /Biafra and the peoples of Nigeria alone,without the firepower of the 3 world superpowers, the nation of Biafra would have crushed the cowardly Nigerian side within 5-6 months!

laliga01:


Google is your friend, just for clarity sake... there are many things you dnt know about awolowo and gowon govt relationship.
Awo pre assumed power will be handed over to him after gowon but he was paid in his own coin.

logica:
LMAO. Tell me more please. So Awolowo had a deal with Gowon to become Head of State. Do you have a copy of this deal? Biafrans seems to know about so many deals with no records. From Awolowo/Ojukwu deal to Awolowo/Gowon deal. Na wa o. This Awolowo despite being a lawyer seemed to have a penchant for having deals not written on paper; rather written in Biafran minds.

Please tell.me when Awolowo commites suicide; was it during Gowon's regime or after Gowon was toppled? Enlighten me please.

figoperch:


What price did Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu pay?

laliga01:

You cannot betray a friend and expect not to be betrayed.

logica:
LMAO. Who and who were friends? Awolowo and Ojukwu were friends? Dude, they were not mates in any ramification talk less of friends.

laliga01:

Mind you, any man that releases another from prison is a friend.

logica:
My friend, I have tried to release you from your mental prison. I cannot be blamed if you refused the offer.

laliga01:

Nigga, it will be nice if you reason with your head not anus.
The great fighters you mentioned, what kind of battle did they fight?
If I look at your moniker, you are obviously kids of the 90's

laliga01:


Dnt try to divert the question I asked you...have you Google how your legend died?
Mind you, any man that releases another from prison is a friend. I dnt know your own definition of friend.

GeneralTee:
#VictorBanjo: The Children Speak

by Deji Yesufu

Today, September 1, 2017, the scheduled media project to shed light on the person and life of Brigadier Victor Adebukunola Banjo begins.

To kick start the project, the first son of the late Nigerian army officer, Dele Victor-Banjo, shall be speaking through an article. I have decided to serialize that article in three parts and shall begin publishing today.

Following his, Banjo's first child, Funto Banjo Oyeleye, will have the floor with her own article. She will be shedding light on happenings in their home that morning of January 17th, 1966. Since she is the oldest, she alone has the best recollection of the day their father was arrested.

Olayinka Banjo Omigbodun, Banjo's third child, will be speaking through an article on her father also. After her, we hope to have something from Adeyemi Banjo, the Banjo family youngest child. He was six months old when their father was arrested.

There will be videos made on their father. And some of the articles here will be published in national dailies. There will also be radio and newspaper interviews.

The month of September, 2017, is a solemn month for the Banjo family. They would rather have spent this month in quiet solitude. But journalists like us have gotten them out to speak.

I therefore request that comments made on these threads with hash-tag Victor Banjo be made with due respect to them and their late father.

Following their own media project, I'll begin to publish my book on their father: The Story of Victor Banjo. The book will be available on Amazon.com and Okadabooks.com. Watch out for it.

Thank you.

attackgat:
I think its hypocritical for people to say that Banjo believed the unity of Nigeria yet, the same Banjo became a brigadier in the Biafran Army and commanded a Biafran Army division.

What is someone who believes in ONE NIGERIA doing in the Biafran Army?

Banjo, Ifeajuna, Mr Abam and Mr Alale all plotted to topple Ojukwu and they were arrested before they could perfect their plan, were tried and executed.

The details of their arrest and excerpts of their trial can be found in "No place to hide: Crises and conflicts inside Biafra"

Banjo was secretly recorded as he plotted to overthrow Ojukwu and paid the price all failed coup plotters pay

GeneralTee:
Where is this secret recording? We have records of Banjo's trial but how come this secret recording cannot be found anywhere?

Osyabj:


Unless you are a Yoruba muslim and like the 50 year exploitation of Eastern Nigerian( Biafran) oil and Western taxes to build the North, Traitors, Afonja Banjo and Igboman Ifeajuna were executed not just for ploting a coup, but primarily for their sabotage of the Biafran war effort and Ore advance to enemy command headquaters of Dodan baracks, lagos. Period,

rigarmortis:
What is the proof that he didn't, man it's a debate that can go both ways

Why was he and ifeajuna killed? Why was ademulegun not killed.

Ademulegun defended everything till his dying bed?.....it's debatable. Stop w4nk1ng

laliga01:
That singular act sabotaged their efforts.
If not for region sentiment, banjo's troop would have penetrated the west boosting their advantage in war front.
These are part of spoils of war.

laliga01:
What baffles me is why are people so scared about biafran actualization? If the igbo's have nothing to gain in biafra actualization, I think it is in the best interest of Nigeria to help them leave so that resources available will be enough for remaining Nigerians. Just saying from common sense.