Guyman02:
History of Civil war that was abolished by Fulani drafted curriculum

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It is quite sad that threads such as these that ought to help us learn the truth about what happened usually descend into a tribalistic tirade.
The truth of the matter is and like it or not, Ojukwu, Banjo and Awolowo, were great men and I can bet you that 99% of the people typing away on this thread may never achieve an inch of what these men achieved in their lifetime.
It is very easy to point fingers and criticise, very easy to throw stones.

Ojukwu did what he felt was right for his people and the evidence available suggested perhaps he did not have much of a choice because the Federal Gov of Nigeria kept breaking every agreement reached to ease tensions then. Igbos were being slaughtered in the North in reprisals for the coup (which was purely a military affair). He was the highest ranking military officer from the SE, he had to do something and he did. I salute him for the fact that he took a stand (even though stories would emerge that he caught wind of the fact that oil was already discovered in the SS in commercial quantities, perhaps he wanted to secede because of oil whilst being backed by Russia and France).

Regardless, I salute the man. However, it is also common knowledge that Ojukwu was far from perfect. It is said that he became paranoid at some point during the war. Perhaps this paranoia led to him executing some of his own of which Banjo was among. Kaduna Nzeogwu too and others. It was said that Banjo, Nzeogwu and the rest of the coup plotters were not really loyal to Biafra, they were loyal to their original idea which led to the coup and maybe they were trying to see this idea through. We will never know the truth. Anyone who talks from either side (Banjos or Ojukwus) will only peddle narratives that suit their own purpose.

Personally, I feel Awolowo should not have sided with the Federal Gov of Nigeria. He had the clout and influence. If perhaps he stayed neutral, he could have forced the FGN to restructure the country away from the unitary system of government and we would have either gone our separate ways or made the centre as weak as possible. You may disagree with me but I believe it was at this moment, that we could have had what I think would have put us on the path of real freedom and a means of true self-governance. It was at this moment we could have broken free from british tyranny through their proxies in Northern Nigeria. But the low hanging fruit is always tempting, always (the temptation to become President over all of Nigeria).

Awolowo remains one of my personal heroes for his political philosophy and governance during the old western region but he was far from perfect and I think this moment in time highlights one of his mistakes.

In closing, Nigeria and the Presidency, reminds me of the famed iron thrones from the TV series "Game of Thrones". The ones who has desired it and truly deserved it very rarely get there. Some who get there by chance, are removed. The only ones who get there and remain there are those who are pragmatic enough to do what is needed. Overall, Nigeria is not working and will never work (my view, please respect, don't argue). Either we restructure this country to have a very weak centre or we split it and each go their own separate way. Agree a payout with the ND to help each region stabilise their economies, and let everyone go fend for themselves.

giftedben:


And He died as a “shady and unreliable” fellow.

He lived longer than Ojukwu..who led 6 million igbo dead

yom2:
u people and this Una division and subdivisions. Meanwhile whats the tribe of the minority tribe? What's the tribe of the okuns in kogi

Osagyefo98:


Niger Delta.

Lolz, lies, lies and more lies!

Was there any tribe as niger delta in 1966?
Is there any tribe as Niger delta in 2019?
Is Niger delta a tribe or a (geographical) location?
Chai, Lord Lugard, may God forgive u for all these, walahi

sarrki:


Pa ojiofor ,

With due respect sire

The are south easterners

Nzeogwu and orkar are ibo names sir

They would never accept to be called Igbos

slimfit1:


Awolowo won the war without shooting a bullet, do you think that is a man Igbo people won't envy , worst of it all he didn't go to sandhurst college.

Super talk,sir.
Meanwhile, Ojukwu did not kill Banjo only but some of his Igbo kinsmen. All on trumped up charges.
Read ...there was a country.
Ojukwu was afraid of his shadows. He was a full blown coward of the highest order..

Ojiofor:


Baba Sarrki I dey hail you o.
Their names sound Igbo but they are not from South East abeg take note.
Igbos are not murderers.

you are very funny, can you listen to yourself?? What is south east We are talking about tribe and you are mentioning south east that was created yesterday by the same gowon that killed our people. When the couple took place was there anything like south east Are you more igbo than our igbo brothers is south south Is it bcoz the government created rubbish to aid they loot and now you are using to segregate against your brothers? Oga stop creating division among igbos OK.

sarrki:

We need to set history straight and move on as a nation
We need to be patriotic and forgive one another
We need to stand for our nation and let the past be
We need national cohesion
We also need to know that we are one nation one country
But also need to set the record straight

True

Well the Igbo sufferered tremendous loss
And are struggling 3rd class citizens of Nigeria

Osagyefo98:


I can't use the account of 2 year old child of banjo now a professor who doesn't know what actually happened as a parameter to real facts.

She is just been emotional.


But the great General Ojukwu has to do the right thing to restore sanity about to be eroded by Victor Banjo.


Without Ojukwu banjo would have died in prison and his chapter closed.


Banjo was a bad influence to his lineage same way Naira marley is currently constituting nuisance to cyber space.

#Ojukwu learnt his lesson never to trust someone from that side of divide.

Two persons he saved from prison are those who aligned with the enemies to hit him.


Very unfortunate.

you mean ojukwu that was coward.

Igbos are full of bitterness and hate.
Ahmadu bello train nzeagu as his child but that same nzeagu killed him
Tafawa balewa built the first Niger bridge for igbos but the same Igbos killed him.
Adebanjo decided to follow ojukwu to the war but the same ojukwu killed him.
The south west accepted and accommodated them in Lagos but today they considered d Yorubas as their greatest enemy.

Osagyefo98:



Banjo is a dirty betrayal and a traitor.

The woman talking wasn't there and too young by them to know how dirty her father was.

I have told people that if you think you can poke your benefactors without consequences, then the person is a joke.

Awolowo tried it , he died regretting his deeds.

Today you can't call awolowo without adding rat poison...he set a bad precedence for the future generations.

Awolowo died at the ripe age of 78years old. Even Ojukwu did not live longer than that. Many of you think you can change history by telling lies about the death of Awolowo.
Awolowo never took rat poison, but certain imbeciles have spread that news for their own selfish purposes. All the tales by moonlight you tell yourselves in beer parlours has no truth in it
Because you tell a lie over and over again can never make it the truth even if you're delusional enough to believe it.

blaqoracle:
you mean ojukwu that was coward.

Ojuku that dressed like a woman & ran away

yeyeosoronga:


Awolowo died at the ripe age of 78years old. Even Ojukwu did not live longer than that. Many of you think you can change history by telling lies about the death of Awolowo.
Awolowo never took rat poison, but certain imbeciles have spread that news for their own selfish purposes. All the tales by moonlight you tell yourselves in beer parlours has no truth in it
Because you tell a lie over and over again can never make it the truth even if you're delusional enough to believe it.

Igbo likes to concoct evil story for everyone that dealt with them in the civil war
Black scorpion they said he died in penury

They are like wounded hyenas barking @ lions

Qadaffi2idiamin:
Its because of perverts like you we are moving slowly to eradicate brain mucous. Ojukwu was just a face of the war idiot. He declared a war other brutal elements would have declared anyway and he fought against cowards that hired the whole world to fight for them. You think you have right to call a man who was commander of a double faced war a traitor? I will execute that Banjo of a guy if I had the chance to it. Better steer clear.

BORN to HATE

Osagyefo98:



A sound mind needs to be suspicious of any institution set up by awolowo or named after him.

Nothing exist in such settings except lies, deceit and all sorts of evil vices dished out to unsuspecting students to gain relevance.


I might as well add that introduction of tribal politics was part of his early free education scheme.

Great ife students aint traitors oooo, i beg shift

sarrki:


You can’t change the hand of the clock

Ojukwu is a traitor

So are his descendants

Nigeria would have been better if there was no 1966 Coup or if the Coup was not bloody. Why did we kill ourselves? Power can change hands without blood. Buhari became Head of State without shedding blood. I'm not IBB fan but his Coup was bloodless and I commend him for not killing GMB and Idiagbon. I must confess, we were celebrating my sister's birthday in April 1990 when we heard of Orka's Coup, the jubilation became double, and people were trooping in with emergency gifts for her..... But shortly after we heard about the killing of IBB ADC and others and the guy started dividing the country on radio, people were sad. Why killing others to get power? 90% of bloody coups in Nigeria failed!!!

We can play politics of power without shedding blood, those who introduced blood to our politics will account for their wickedness on the day of judgment!

I hope after writing dis rubbish, biased, myopic tribalistic and bereaved of common sense,u can be able to sleep well tonight.

Qadaffi2idiamin:
Its because of perverts like you we are moving slowly to eradicate brain mucous. Ojukwu was just a face of the war idiot. He declared a war other brutal elements would have declared anyway and he fought against cowards that hired the whole world to fight for them. You think you have right to call a man who was commander of a double faced war a traitor? I will execute that Banjo of a guy if I had the chance to it. Better steer clear.

LMAO! IPOD COMEDIAN

sarrki:


Ojukwu from the history we know and as it stands today was arrogant,self centered and a bigot that was so obsessed with power

am sure you know nothing about ojukwu who after returning from studies UK wanted working in North but tribal sentiment of everyone working in dier regions meant he had to worked in the east...some of u are shamelessly ignorant read the book emeka by Forsyth... read why we struck by ademolegun too...to get view of how the ist coup by the five majors was planned

kayjay69:


Ojukwu did what he felt was right for his people ...........Personally, I feel Awolowo should not have sided with the Federal Gov of Nigeria.

"Ojukwu did d right thing for his ppl, but awolowo didn't put his ppl into consideration!" "Ojukwu did d right tin, but awolowo was wrong"
Typical! We've heard these line b4.
#my bloda can do no wrong; always seeing d speck in other ppl's eyes through d log in their eyes.

Igbos were being slaughtered in the North in reprisals for the coup (which was purely a military affair).

1. What led to d pogrom? Oh, d Hausa's just woke up and began 'slaughtering' Igbo's right?
2. "Military affair"? If d reverse had bn d case, whereby d Igbo's were at d receiving end will u have said its "a military affair"? Even ordinary herdsmen causing havoc in ur region, u guys are screaming " Fulani/Islamic expansion agenda upandan"

.....Nzeogwu and the rest of the coup plotters were not really loyal to Biafra, they were loyal to their original idea which led to the coup and maybe they were trying to see this idea through. we will never know the truth. Anyone who talks from either side (Banjos or Ojukwus) will only peddle narratives that suit their own purpose.

Which truth do u want? Even d simple and basic truth, u downplay.
Hear it again since u pretend u have amnesia:
A (supposed federal) coup which should have wiped out d political leaders (north, west and east) turned tribal when all d political leaders - azikwe, mbakwe et all) of d eastern region were fully protected/unharmed while their counterparts from the other reguon were wiped out
That is d the truth u shy away from; kiss it!

In closing, Nigeria and the Presidency, reminds me of the famed iron thrones from the TV series "Game of Thrones". The ones who has desired it and truly deserved it very rarely get there. Some who get there by chance, are removed. The only ones who get there and remain there are those who are pragmatic enough to do what is needed. Overall, Nigeria is not working and will never work (my view, please respect, don't argue). Either we restructure this country to have a very weak centre or we split it and each go their own separate way. Agree a payout with the ND to help each region stabilise their economies, and let everyone go fend for themselves.

You and ur ilks sound it loud and clear dt u are NOT Nigerians, so ur opinion doesn't count!
More like a Togolese 'deciding' d (outcome of the) presidency of morrocans
Let real and #patriotic Nigerians bother dr heads with that!

Hgnn-hghnn! *coughs*
.....and plz don't give me d 'I am Yoruba' line! Its stale.
Nor be today dem don dey born chinedu for mushin!
You may have stayed all ur life in sw- thats not a new thing- but d average Igbo will always think/reason like one irrespective how u try to camouflage ur write-ups.
#go_figure
#tribe_over_logic
#dna_tinz

yeyeosoronga:


Awolowo died at the ripe age of 78years old. Even Ojukwu did not live longer than that. Many of you think you can change history by telling lies about the death of Awolowo.
Awolowo never took rat poison, but certain imbeciles have spread that news for their own selfish purposes. All the tales by moonlight you tell yourselves in beer parlours has no truth in it
Because you tell a lie over and over again can never make it the truth even if you're delusional enough to believe it.

You have time for these cursed hateful ipods. Their coward fore fathers had to feed them with all sorts of lies to cover up for their shame and failures. I mean how do you explain to your children that you started a fight and got defeated blue black. These present day ipods were fed lies by their coward forefathers and that is what they have spreading from generation to generation.

How do you call people cowards yet blame them for your misery.

sarrki:


Nop just to show the real traitors

Aside your political inclination which I think might have been induced by hunger/money, I use to think you are a bit matured not until this thread.
See you exchanging words and going tribal with your fellow kids just to prove what exactly??

sarrki:



Ojukwu said he wants Biafra

What was he looking for in ore towards Lagos?

Ojukwu and the 1966 coupist are the real traitors

When ojukwu released banjo from prison banjo stayed with ojukwu to help Biafra fight Nigeria, the agreement between him and ojukwu was that if Biafra succeed and finally gets independent, Biafra will help the west get independence too, banjo betrayed ojukwu and was secretly negotiating with Nigeria, he was the one that led his troops to ore and was heading towards Lagos , banjo wasn't a straight forward man, if you know the reason why the Nigerian government locked banjo in the eastern prison, then you will understand why ojukwu executed him

Hmmm

Osagyefo98:
Ojukwu did the right thing by killing the traitor.


Someone he saved and released from prison and sent home arrived Ore and feels he is at home to backstab his benefactor.

Banjo is a dirty betrayal.

Ojukwu made his greatest mistake here, he would have allowed banjo rot in prison the way hausa fulani government then wanted it to be.


Banjo is a backstabber, betrayal and a traitor.

His daughter should just shut up..

One man loyalist is another man betrayal, you expected him to be killing his own people because he must be loyal to your war lord.

Surulereman:
Where in the published interview above did she talk about Ojukwu and her dad? And comments are running haywire on Nairaland.

Many of those who are commenting never read the story.

richie240:




Lolz, lies, lies and more lies!

Was there any tribe as niger delta in 1966?
Is there any tribe as Niger delta in 2019?
Is Niger delta a tribe or a (geographical) location?
Chai, Lord Lugard, may God forgive u for all these, walahi

Unity begger we don’t want you

Osagyefo98:
Ojukwu did the right thing by killing the traitor.


Someone he saved and released from prison and sent home arrived Ore and feels he is at home to backstab his benefactor.

Banjo is a dirty betrayal.

Ojukwu made his greatest mistake here, he would have allowed banjo rot in prison the way hausa fulani government then wanted it to be.


Banjo is a backstabber, betrayal and a traitor.

His daughter should just shut up..

Awolowo did the right thing by
Killing 5 million igbos
Showing you who’s boss
Black scorpion did the right thing by sacking igbos from Niger deltas and Midwest
Awoloeo did the right by bankrupting all igbos
The mistake he made was giving you £20
He should have given you £0

Osaze007:


Unity begger we don’t want you

Sorry bro, seems u misquoted me
I was chastising d guy who said the okuns (kwaras+kogis) are Niger deltans.
I nor be ipob o.
Lolz

funmijoyb:

[s]He lived longer than Ojukwu..who led 6 million igbo dead[/s]

But he died of rat poison with a dream of being Nigerian president which never happened while Ojukwu will always be known as the former president of Biafra

Hateful ipod goats everywhere. Cursed id.iots. they are everywhere on social media hating and beating empty chest.
Look at a god example of a daft iPod

Gentlesniper:

Aside your political inclination which I think might have been induced by hunger/money, I use to think you are a bit matured not until this thread.
See you exchanging words and going tribal with your fellow kids just to prove what exactly??

Idiot, don't come and claim relevance here. What you and all your potopoto brothers think of him doesn't matter.... Without you typing trash, we know "Sarkki" is mature.