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LAGOS, Nigeria, Tuesday, Jan. 13—Biafra, with its last de fenses crumbling and its sup plies of food and ammunition exhausted, capitulated yester day to the Nigerian Govern ment.

Brig. Philip Effiong, the Bi afran Chief of Staff, who took over the leadership Saturday night when Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu fled the besieged rem nant of the secessionist region, announced on the Biafran radio this afternoon that the attempt at secession had failed.

[Unconfirmed reports from Lusaka, Zambia, said Monday night that General Ojukwu was expected to arrive with in the next day. It was un derstood that Zambia had of fered him asylum. Page 15.]

Brigadier Effiong ordered Bi afran forces to disengage from battle in an orderly fashion and said that he was sending repre sentatives to Nigerian field commanders to negotiate an armistice.

Gowon Accepts Offer

Immediately after the broad cast Gen. Yakubu Gowon, head of the Nigerian Government, issued directives to troops in the field to provide full pro tection of surrendering Biafran forces and to shoot only if they encountered resistance.

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He ordered that particular care be taken to insure the safety of civilians in the lib erated areas. To relieve some of the fears of soldiers and civil ians in the vanquished republic, he ordered civilian policemen to accompany troops.

At midnight, more than seven hours after the offer of sur render, General Gowan made broadcast to the nation stating that he accepted in “good faith” the surrender offer.

“We have arrived at one of the greatest moments in the history of our nation,” he said, “a great moment of victory for unity and national reconcilia tion.

“Our objective was to crush the rebellion, to maintain the territorial integrity of our na tion, to assert the ability of the black man to build a strong, progressive and prosperous modern nation.” he said.

News Spread Slowly

The news of the capitulation had taken a while to spread into the streets of Lagos. There was little obvious excitement. Not everyone has a radio good enough to receive the frail Biafran transmitter, but by last night the news was moving rapidly through Lagos.

A crowd gathered in Inde pendence Square, just passing the news to all who came by. The Daily Times published an extra edition with the huge headline “Rebels Surrender.”

The brutal, bewildering civil war in Nigeria had lasted just over 30 months. There may never be an accurate reckon ing, but it probably cost Nigeria more than a billion dollars and something like two million lives.

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It has been estimated that at most there are four million peo ple left in what remains of Biaf ra. It had a population of 14 million when General Ojukwu, then a lieutenant colonel, raised the flag of independence on May 30, 1967. On July 7 that year it was plunged into this wasting war. Most of the two million dead were lost to starvation. At the very least, 1.5 million will need quick relief now from some measure of starvation.

The text of Biafra statement is printed on Page 14.

“I thank the civil population for their steadfastness and courage in the face of over whelming odds and privation,” Brigadier Effiong said in his broadcast. He spoke solemnly, but without faltering, in Eng lish. His six‐minute message was then rebroadcast by the Biafran radio in four other languages of the country.

Disillusionment Cited

“I am convinced now that a stop must be put to the bloodshed which is going on as a result of the war,” he con tinued. “I am also convinced that the suffering of our people must be brought to an immedi ate end. Our people are now disillusioned.”

He continued: “Those elements of the old government regime who have made negotiation and reconciliation impossible have voluntarily removed themselves from our midst.”

The reference was to Gen eral Ojukwu and some of the other leaders of the secession movement. It was still not known in Lagos where Gen eral Ojukwu, his closest follow ers and his family had gone.



https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/13/archives/biafrans-capitulate-to-nigeria-ending-30monthlong-civil-war-us.html

May we never have a repeat of this again

It’s a crime against humanity

On both sides

And the essence of this post is?

pillarmaria:
And the essence of this post is?

To warn Nnamdi Kanu and the stupid followers not to repeat same thing

Sarrki this table you are shaking eeeh....don't say I didn't warn you cos they will surely come for you. It's just an advice.

Igbo's was stupid to invade Midwest which was neutral

sarrki:
To warn Nnamdi Kanu and the stupid followers not to repeat same thing

hmm Nigeria won't survive another civil war

Useless capitulation

Sarrki you're doing this to whip up emotions. But guess what? The war ended more than 45years ago. We're in a better place now. Younger Igbo generation care less about it.

How about you drop that land in Osun you have been defecating on for RugRuga one Nijiria?

sarrki drop it here. Ur master needs it! Na the current affair be this.

Because the Ruga has caused unity amongst Nigerians, and citizens have begun to see beyond party lines, the government is obviously not happy about it and has started it divide and rule news and topics..

Nigerians stay United, it's the governments greatest fear..

May The Evil Ways of The Fulanis and that of Buhari and The Cabal around him PERISH IJN AMEN !!!

Those that surrendered over 45 years ago made more noise, they had beta military training n were beta coordinated n prepared. Foolishness n bravado should not be the driving zeal to war but critical thinking n strategy.

BlacSmit:
Sarrki you're doing this to whip up emotions. But guess what? The war ended more than 45years ago. We're in a better place now. Younger Igbo generation care less about it.

How about you drop that land in Osun you have been defecating on for RugRuga one Nijiria?

sarrki drop it here. Ur master needs it! Na the current affair be this.

chriskosherbal:
Sarrki this table you are shaking eeeh....don't say I didn't warn you cos they will surely come for you. It's just an advice.

They are enemies of the state

Restoration of biafra is a task for every biafran,not for ipob or kanu alone.



Begging for unity by Telling about the nigeria/biafra war wont work,







we are not one and can never be.

The Midwest refused to engage Delta Igbo in the Civil Service jobs, and just like the West - they provided safety to the enemies and with joy allowed the enemies to make use of their territories. How was this neutral?

It's better we biafrans bottle up our emotions so that when the time comes, we will take zoogerian by surprise.

I will sacrifice everything within my reach, it's a promise.

sarrki:
LAGOS, Nigeria, Tuesday, Jan. 13—Biafra, with its last de fenses crumbling and its sup plies of food and ammunition exhausted, capitulated yester day to the Nigerian Govern ment.

Brig. Philip Effiong, the Bi afran Chief of Staff, who took over the leadership Saturday night when Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu fled the besieged rem nant of the secessionist region, announced on the Biafran radio this afternoon that the attempt at secession had failed.

[Unconfirmed reports from Lusaka, Zambia, said Monday night that General Ojukwu was expected to arrive with in the next day. It was un derstood that Zambia had of fered him asylum. Page 15.]

Brigadier Effiong ordered Bi afran forces to disengage from battle in an orderly fashion and said that he was sending repre sentatives to Nigerian field commanders to negotiate an armistice.

Gowon Accepts Offer

Immediately after the broad cast Gen. Yakubu Gowon, head of the Nigerian Government, issued directives to troops in the field to provide full pro tection of surrendering Biafran forces and to shoot only if they encountered resistance.

Continue reading the main story

He ordered that particular care be taken to insure the safety of civilians in the lib erated areas. To relieve some of the fears of soldiers and civil ians in the vanquished republic, he ordered civilian policemen to accompany troops.

At midnight, more than seven hours after the offer of sur render, General Gowan made broadcast to the nation stating that he accepted in “good faith” the surrender offer.

“We have arrived at one of the greatest moments in the history of our nation,” he said, “a great moment of victory for unity and national reconcilia tion.

“Our objective was to crush the rebellion, to maintain the territorial integrity of our na tion, to assert the ability of the black man to build a strong, progressive and prosperous modern nation.” he said.

News Spread Slowly

The news of the capitulation had taken a while to spread into the streets of Lagos. There was little obvious excitement. Not everyone has a radio good enough to receive the frail Biafran transmitter, but by last night the news was moving rapidly through Lagos.

A crowd gathered in Inde pendence Square, just passing the news to all who came by. The Daily Times published an extra edition with the huge headline “Rebels Surrender.”

The brutal, bewildering civil war in Nigeria had lasted just over 30 months. There may never be an accurate reckon ing, but it probably cost Nigeria more than a billion dollars and something like two million lives.

ADVERTISEMENT


It has been estimated that at most there are four million peo ple left in what remains of Biaf ra. It had a population of 14 million when General Ojukwu, then a lieutenant colonel, raised the flag of independence on May 30, 1967. On July 7 that year it was plunged into this wasting war. Most of the two million dead were lost to starvation. At the very least, 1.5 million will need quick relief now from some measure of starvation.

The text of Biafra statement is printed on Page 14.

“I thank the civil population for their steadfastness and courage in the face of over whelming odds and privation,” Brigadier Effiong said in his broadcast. He spoke solemnly, but without faltering, in Eng lish. His six‐minute message was then rebroadcast by the Biafran radio in four other languages of the country.

Disillusionment Cited

“I am convinced now that a stop must be put to the bloodshed which is going on as a result of the war,” he con tinued. “I am also convinced that the suffering of our people must be brought to an immedi ate end. Our people are now disillusioned.”

He continued: “Those elements of the old government regime who have made negotiation and reconciliation impossible have voluntarily removed themselves from our midst.”

The reference was to Gen eral Ojukwu and some of the other leaders of the secession movement. It was still not known in Lagos where Gen eral Ojukwu, his closest follow ers and his family had gone.



https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/13/archives/biafrans-capitulate-to-nigeria-ending-30monthlong-civil-war-us.html

I smell mischief behind this post.

markfemisgay:
I smell mischief behind this post.

Ok

QueenSekxy:
It's better we biafrans bottle up our emotions so that when the time comes, we will take zoogerian by surprise.

I will sacrifice everything within my reach, it's a promise.

You better work on your relationship wella

sarrki:


You better work on your relationship wella

Was I laughing with you when I said it?
No, this zoo and it's animals have bitten more they can chew, we are only waiting for the right time.


Keep supporting this terrorist govt.

Excaperx:
Igbo's was stupid to invade Midwest which was neutral

yolobas was more stupid for fight along side with north.


Midwest were never neutral,all this lies that you yoruba fought against biafrans because they invaded midwest is getting stale, you
yorubas were fully in involved from the beginning of the war even before the biafra army get to ore.

All you yoruba media do is to paint others black while marketing yourself are good people.


The same way you yorubas propagate lies that Adekunle
Fajuyi chose to die with Irosi,


The reason is because you people dont want to
confront hausafulanis for
killing one of your leader.

QueenSekxy:
Was I laughing with you when I said it?
No, this zoo and it's animals have bitten more they can chew, we are only waiting for the right time.


Keep supporting this terrorist govt.

N the Pdp you supported for over a decade and half

What impact did they have in the southeast?

perez100:
The Midwest refused to engage Delta Igbo in the Civil Service jobs, and just like the West - they provided safety to the enemies and with joy allowed the enemies to make use of their territories. How was this neutral?

What do you mean " allowed the enemies to make use of their territories"? You mean the former mid west should have resisted federal troops passing through their land, without having any military? What do you suggest they should have done? If the mid west had it own troops, you don't think they would have resisted invasion by biafran soldiers.

Very stupid excuses. Biafra had no business invading mid west, particularly non igbo speaking areas. It was greed and land grabbing.

wirinet:
What do you mean " allowed the enemies to make use of their territories"? You mean the former mid west should have resisted federal troops passing through their land, without having any military? What do you suggest they should have done? If the mid west had it own troops, you don't think they would have resisted invasion by biafran soldiers.

Very stupid excuses. Biafra had no business invading mid west, particularly non igbo speaking areas. It was greed and land grabbing.

How much more of heading to south west through ore

wirinet:
What do you mean " allowed the enemies to make use of their territories"? You mean the former mid west should have resisted federal troops passing through their land, without having any military? What do you suggest they should have done? If the mid west had it own troops, you don't think they would have resisted invasion by biafran soldiers.

Very stupid excuses. Biafra had no business invading mid west, particularly non igbo speaking areas. It was greed and land grabbing.

God bless you

sarrki:
N the Pdp you supported for over a decade and half

What impact did they have in the southeast?

We have grown pass political position. I'm not here to drag pdp and apc.
And stop mentioning me.

sarrki:
How much more of heading to south west through ore

It was obvious the igbos wanted to rule one Nigeria, by fire or by force.
What do you think would have happened if Ojukwu had captured Dodan Barracks. He would have been the de facto ruler of NIGERIA.

QueenSekxy:
We have grown pass political position. I'm not here to drag pdp and apc.
And stop mentioning me.

I beg your pardon mention you?

This is not Biafra land

It’s Nigeria forum

wirinet:
It was obvious the igbos wanted to rule one Nigeria, by fire or by force.
What do you think would have happened if Ojukwu had captured Dodan Barracks. He would have been the de facto ruler of NIGERIA.

You are blessed


You are a patriot

sarrki:
To warn Nnamdi Kanu and the stupid followers not to repeat same thing

warn buhari and his stupid followers.
What kanu is asking for is referendum,buhari and his followers are calling for war.

The war ended but Nigeria has never been one since then

goodnessme1:
yolobas was more stupid for fight along side with north.


Midwest were never neutral,all this lies that you yoruba fought against biafrans because they invaded midwest is getting stale, you
yorubas were fully in involved from the beginning of the war even before the biafra army get to ore.

All you yoruba media do is to paint others black while marketing yourself are good people.


The same way you yorubas propagate lies that Adekunle
Fajuyi chose to die with Irosi,


The reason is because you people dont want to
confront hausafulanis for
killing one of your leader.

I'm from Midwest and we are happy you Igbo's lost. Next Time don't invade other people territory