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Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 5:50pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
Bridget95: Jaja Wachukwu Jaja Anucha Wachuku's father, King Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku, who died on Friday, 2 June 1950, was the Eze, Paramount Chief, Servant Leader and Head of all Ngwa[11] of the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria. Jaja's mother, Queen Rebecca Ngwanchiwa Wachuku [née Nwaogwugwu], 2 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by Nobody: 5:51pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
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Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 5:52pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:jaja wachukwu is from today's Rivers state so what's your point? 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by Nobody: 5:53pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter: Do this claim make jaja nwachukwu igbo or are u not sure Google is not deceiving you. These guys u calling are Niger deltans. 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 5:53pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: The killer of Murtala was executed without delay about 3months after the coup unlike Ironsi and the Ibo plotters |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 5:55pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: He is Ibo |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by modik(m): 5:56pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:Who hired them!? No mention by such fingers about the "ghost " that hired them. Maybe Igbo people did? |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by nku5: 6:00pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter: You have no point. You are just trying to hide your lack of facts. Read my last post to you slowly. Ironsi allowed the special branch headed by a fulani to do it's job and submitted its report. The northern soldiers who had been incited by propagandists like you were already planning their revenge. You want to compare the naive Ironsi and the newly formed first Military government just few weeks old to IBB's five year old regime full of men with almost thirty years experience. IBB's government took four months to execute Orkar but you want to pass judgement on Ironsi in six months for choosing to play by the book? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by gidgiddy: 6:00pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
The story about how the bridge was blown up is captured in Colonel Achuzia's book 'Requiem Biafra'. Achuzia was in Asaba, his home town, fighting when Federal troops overran the town. Achuzia then ordered his men to withdraw across the bridge to Onitisha. By the time Achuzia himself and his orderly got to the Asaba end of the bridge that night, some Nigerian soldiers were already there. He got out his car, threw some cam of beer down the road to distract the Soldiers, then jogged with his orderly down to the Onitsha end of the bridge where he met some Biafran engineers already lacing the bridge with bombs. The next morning, Achuzia received orders from Brigadier Nwawo to lead the operations to blow up the bridge because Nigerian Soldiers had amassed at the Asaba end and were preparing for a major invasion. Achuzia got to the Onitsha end of the bridge were he met Lt Colonel Nsudoh, a brave Ibibio officer who fought for Biafra. Nsudoh handed the detonator to Achuzia who promptly blew the bridge according to Achuzia, the explosion was so loud that it threw him and Nsudoh up the air and when both men landed, they could not hear each other talking. The significance of blowing up the bridge was that Murtala Mohammed then tried to invade Onitsha across the River Niger 3 disastrous times and lost more than half his division to capable Biafran Soldiers on the Onitsha side. When Murtala finally crossed the River, Achuzia destroyed what was left left of his troops at Abagana which led to Murtala being recalled from the war by Gowon 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:01pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:from Niger delta, rivers state, hmmm, wonders shall never end, the same guy who vehemently argue the Igboness of chibuike amaechi, Peter odili, Celestine omehia and nyesom wike, see how chameleonic you can be. Spits , elechi amadi and co. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by Nobody: 6:03pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: Na yoruba naaaaaaa....u done forget. raumdeuter 2 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by nku5: 6:04pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
celeiyke: You sabi dem wella 4 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 6:05pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: He is from Abia state |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by MXrep: 6:07pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
Whatever is done by igbo has different interpretation from when other tribes do it. The way afonjas avoid challenging the North and twisting everything to igbo is just funny. Legendary cowardice 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:08pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:Prove? |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 6:09pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: Jaja Anucha Wachuku's father, King Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku, who died on Friday, 2 June 1950, was the Eze, Paramount Chief, Servant Leader and Head of all Ngwa[11] of the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria. Jaja's mother, Queen Rebecca Ngwanchiwa Wachuku [née Nwaogwugwu] |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by Odingo1: 6:11pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat:Afonja people are shameless, the same people that will write all manners of propaganda to prove that there is no Igbo in Niger Delta will today say otherwise because of one Kaduna Nzeogwu that is from Niger Delta that carried out a coup. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by nku5: 6:13pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
gidgiddy: After Achuzia blew the bridge, Murtala after consulting his babalawo, walked to the edge of the water brought out some charms and muttered something before throwing it into the water. He thought juju would help him successfully enter Igbo land but he was sorely disappointed and with each failed attempt his frustration made him keep sending his men to die in Onitsha. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:16pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:Are you dumb? Prove that the man is from Abia state in modern geographical settings or you fool off cos you have no point. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by gidgiddy: 6:16pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
nku5: General Oladipo Diya who was then a young officer, nearly lost his life in one of those failed attempts to cross the River Niger 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:18pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:What of the killers of Ironsi and Fajuyi? How many months were they executed, biased fellow! 5 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 6:20pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: Where is Ngwaland? 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 6:21pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: They went to correct the wrongs of the first Ibo coup 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by olajizz01(m): 6:22pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:Thank you so much. They were the architect of Nigeria's problems,that was when hatred started in this country. |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by nku5: 6:25pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
gidgiddy: wow I never knew this. That means he might have served under Col Taiwo, Murtala's right hand man who physically supervised the massacre of asaba civilians. I will research this some more 6 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by olajizz01(m): 6:25pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:Thank you so much for stating that 2 last line. They were the architect of Nigeria problems ,that was when hatred started in this country. |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:27pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:In osun state, I said bring up a tangible prove like his home town, local government and present state of origin you can't and you're asking me jamb question. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by nku5: 6:28pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
olajizz01: Western Nigeria was in a state of civil war. Awo vs Akintola war (operation wetie) is the genesis of Nigeria's first coup 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by gidgiddy: 6:28pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
nku5: Murtala and Taiwo, the buthers of Asaba. Karma paid both men back almost 10 years later when Dimka promptly dispatched both men on the same day to Hell where they belong 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by raumdeuter: 6:28pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
FortuneDeGreat: You should ask me to bring his DNA 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:30pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
olajizz01:Did Ironsi kill wale ademoyega and pampered others? Oya selective judges answer 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Niger Bridge In 1967 And 2019 (Photos) by FortuneDeGreat(m): 6:31pm On Apr 14, 2019 |
raumdeuter:You have no point or prove, next! 2 Likes |
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