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Gowon speaks on civil war, says he didn't commit any crime
BAYO WAHAB Last Saturday at 9:39 AM

Gowon says he did not commit a crime by going to war because he did it for the love of unity of Nigeria.

Fifty years after the end of the civil war, a former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd.), who led the Nigerian side during the war said he didn’t commit any crime.

Gowon said this while speaking in a special interview he granted to the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Service on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the civil war.

He said the war was started by those who wanted Nigeria to divide, adding that he did not commit a crime by going to war because he did it for the love of unity of Nigeria.

He said, “I want to thank God that we ended the civil war on a peaceful note; like I said back then, there was no victor, no vanquished. I thank God for the peace we’ve enjoyed over the last fifty years since the war ended.

“The war wasn’t what someone wanted. It was fought by those who wanted Nigeria to remain one unlike those on the other side who wanted it to divide, that was what led to the war.

“Because of that, I will not say I committed a crime by going to war, it was out of our love for the unity of Nigeria, especially after the killing of Nigerian leaders of northern extraction, of our prominent officers from Lieutenant Colonel to General. I was the only one left. Those who want to foment fresh trouble should not do so.”

On Igbo presidency, Gowon said he has no problem with the South-East producing the next president in 2023.

He said the Igbo might have produced a president if the PDP had continued its rotational presidency.

“There was a time the PDP started rotational presidency, if that was continued maybe the Igbo would have produced a President but that didn’t happen. If that can be done now, I don’t have a problem with it. Anybody can govern. There are many people in Nigeria, if God gives them and they will govern with the fear of God and love for Nigerians, we will make the desired progress.”

General Yakubu Gowon ruled Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.

Roycemadeit:
God punish am.

Nukilia:
The souls of those murdered will forever torment the doers of evil.

OLAADEGBU:
Gowon speaks on civil war, says he didn't commit any crime
BAYO WAHAB Last Saturday at 9:39 AM

Gowon says he did not commit a crime by going to war because he did it for the love of unity of Nigeria.

Fifty years after the end of the civil war, a former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd.), who led the Nigerian side during the war said he didn’t commit any crime.

Gowon said this while speaking in a special interview he granted to the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Service on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the civil war.

He said the war was started by those who wanted Nigeria to divide, adding that he did not commit a crime by going to war because he did it for the love of unity of Nigeria.

He said, “I want to thank God that we ended the civil war on a peaceful note; like I said back then, there was no victor, no vanquished. I thank God for the peace we’ve enjoyed over the last fifty years since the war ended.

“The war wasn’t what someone wanted. It was fought by those who wanted Nigeria to remain one unlike those on the other side who wanted it to divide, that was what led to the war.

“Because of that, I will not say I committed a crime by going to war, it was out of our love for the unity of Nigeria, especially after the killing of Nigerian leaders of northern extraction, of our prominent officers from Lieutenant Colonel to General. I was the only one left. Those who want to foment fresh trouble should not do so.”

On Igbo presidency, Gowon said he has no problem with the South-East producing the next president in 2023.

He said the Igbo might have produced a president if the PDP had continued its rotational presidency.

“There was a time the PDP started rotational presidency, if that was continued maybe the Igbo would have produced a President but that didn’t happen. If that can be done now, I don’t have a problem with it. Anybody can govern. There are many people in Nigeria, if God gives them and they will govern with the fear of God and love for Nigerians, we will make the desired progress.”

General Yakubu Gowon ruled Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.




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ZombieHUNT:
you belong in hell Gowon....

Your generation yet unborn

9jii:
Together with those 3million from the other side

OLAADEGBU:
Why do you think God will punish him?

9jii:
Together with those 3million from the other side

ZombieHUNT:
Terrorists everywhere

LabDNA:
Another rotten-toothed gworo-crunching abooki. No be your people dey die like flies today?

Are you better than the East in any socio-economic index? Bloody camel-fuckers.

LabDNA:
What do you think Amotekun?

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We did not allow the Igbos to go because the major oil was in the Eastern region.

~Gowon~ pic.twitter.com/zZGR3ESWFu

— Vivian Ifeoma (@VivianIfeomaOj) April 20, 2026

We did not allow the Igbos to go because the major oil was in the Eastern region.

~Gowon~ pic.twitter.com/zZGR3ESWFu

— Vivian Ifeoma (@VivianIfeomaOj) April 20, 2026

Roycemadeit:
God punish am.

maiunguwar:
Gowon should be tied to a stake and shot,his corpse fed to crocodiles at the Agulu lake and his soul sent to hell fire to burn till eternity

Dedetwo:
Please someone should convey to this old fool that to have love for something does not absolve a person from crime or criminal prosecution. You were not granted any absolute power to foisted war on Biafra. The people of Biafra simply wanted to stay away from Nigeria. It is silly and shameful to say you killed many people to have the type of Nigeria that exists today. I cannot even kill a house fly in order to have today's Nigeria. What a dumbass goon.

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orisa37:
GOD PUNISH WHO?

Roycemadeit:


God won't punish anyone.

orisa37:
God will bless Gowon and Obasanjo for eradicating BIAFRA from the NIGERIA CONSTITUTION IN A NO VICTOR NO VANQUISH 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES.