gidgiddy:


Why dont you go and read the history of Nigeria so you can know how the war started?

Ojukwu had no choice but to fight, Nigeria brought war to his area.

gradeA:



See, nobody is calling ojukwu a coward, all we are saying is who asked him to fight? and who says the easterners were under bondage then? Trust me his fight was more personally instigated.

gidgiddy:


Why dont you go and read the history of Nigeria so you can know how the war started?

Ojukwu had no choice but to fight, Nigeria brought war to his area.

gradeA:



Bro, that was only because he had chosen to break out and carve out a seperate republic where he could lord. All I am saying is the motive for the disintegration was for personal gratification at the expense of his people. He couldn't see himself being ruled by his mate in the army; a fellow lt. colonel like himself (Yakubu Gowon) .

And trust me, this was not a period the east were marginalized, infact they had full autonomy of power having just produced the first head of state ... Zik and then Maj General Aguiyi Ironsi as first military head of state.

ikennaf1:


Please stop arguing with these lots. When someone's eyes are covered with hatred, they'll never see good in you... And anything you do will be judged against you. I stopped arguing with them once they told me that Igbos should not have left the north even in the face of the pogrom. Their opinion was that Igbo leaders in the north should have had a table discussion with their killers. Can you imagine that?

sarutobie:

“Though we never thought that we could lose,there’s no regret”—-ABBA’s (Fernando)
I will always be proud of my people because they fought against the tyranny and violence against their people..and that is the pride of every Igbo man today, that our people stood their grounds and fought for freedom...

gradeA:



Bro, that was only because he had chosen to break out and carve out a seperate republic where he could lord. All I am saying is the motive for the disintegration was for personal gratification at the expense of his people. He couldn't see himself being ruled by his mate in the army; a fellow lt. colonel like himself (Yakubu Gowon) .

And trust me, this was not a period the east were marginalized, infact they had full autonomy of power having just produced the first head of state ... Zik and then Maj General Aguiyi Ironsi as first military head of state.

gidgiddy:


Yes, Ojukwus own brother, Tom Bigger, was killed in the war.

seunmsg:
The runaway general. Your successor, Nnamdi Kanu also learnt the act of Ben Johnson from you. Just a little Python dance and he has refused to come out of hiding.

gidgiddy:


Yes, Ojukwus own brother, Tom Bigger, was killed in the war.

mourtayo:
The founder of ethnic religious and tribal hatred in Nigeria. When he felt like the heat him run away. Yeye.

4koff:

Tom bigger Ojukwu?

gradeA:



Which tyranny? Which violence?

The eastern region of the first republic was the envy of all and the pride of Nigeria because they had the highest number of graduates. .

Needless to say that was why they were able to produce the first head of state - Zik and first military head of state - Ironsi.

Violence was only brought to the republic of biafra after their 1st eastern military governor - Ojukwu chose to disintegrate and breakout forming a biafran republic where he would lord because he couldn't submit to Gowon who was his mate in the army.


Mind you, I am igbo, and my late dad fought in the biafran war as part of the biafran army.

tishbite41:
tom bigga is Ojukwus half brother.

tishbite41:
he ordered d execution of Philip alele his brother-in-law alongside banjo n ifeajuna.

Kaetoh:
Happy birthday to you father of freedom, Odumegwu Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.
Afonjas should be worried about awolowo who died by suicide via rat poison just for the fear of IBB . And mko who was slaughtered by another northerner like a dumb and reject extend sick stammering camel . What a shame.

4koff:


Tom bigger Ojukwu?

4koff:




Na so us take dey mislead people, did a little research. Captain Tom Biggar died at the earliest in Nsukka sector with Nzeogwu and Okigbo. Before the full scale Biafran war.

ikennaf1:


I know your eyes are clouded with hatred, but I'll still waste this little time once to say this, not for you to know, cos you already know, but for you not to misinform those that do not know.

You claim that it was a personal war.... But the eastern region that seceded did so unanimously with a vote passed in their parliament.

At least you don't deny that the east is marginalized now as you implied in your second paragraph.

You claim that Ojukwu didn't want his mate Gowon to rule over him..... But you stylishly forgot that Ojukwu was fighting for a Yoruba man who was supposed to be the head of state after the assassination of Ironsi. This man was the most senior in rank and he was skippped just to make Gowon the head of state. Like someone advised you earlier read history.

If all these you said we're so true, let nigeria reintroduce it's own history in educational curriculum or is it afraid of its own history?

Deeldorado:
The first First Class (Cambridge) graduate to serve in the Nigerian Army and probably the only one till now. The Army is now filled with illiterates. Stood for his people when it mattered. Rest on General Ojukwu.

gradeA:




Thank you very much for your 3rd paragraph...

Pls read my very first post on this thread. I never labelled Ojukwu a tyrant. Infact my term was that he was a resolute man who wanted the heirachy of the military preserved.

After the assassination of Ironsi by a coup led by then major muritala Mohammad, Ojukwu's prerogative was that the next in line; Brigadier gen. Babafemi Ogundipe took over.

Ogundipe wasn't so keen as he realised that the allegiance of the army were with the north who happened to be his junior. He knew he would be slaughtered like his predecessor if he ventured in.

All fine and good, this however didn't go down well with Ojukwu, which was the beginning of the beef as he couldn't fathom how his mate would suddenly become his boss overnight.