₦airaland Forum

Agricaddict:
Yoruba is the only reason there is Nigeria

They really have a strong shock absorber, even if the fulani finish all the people in two states, they might still be using diplomacy and still accommodating the killers.

Stay there and be reporting to the government as if you have ever seen herdsmen arrested for murder.

Don't start looking for South south Republic till them finish all of you .

Rivers state CP: Let's look for any random Igbo looking youths, arrest them and parade them as IPOB youths that killed this young man.

That's their method.

One truth I know is that Yoruba nation will be among the most successful countries in Africa.

How the YoIruba people themselves fail to see this bright future is a mystery.

Dialogue should go on only on one condition, just wake up all those youths you have killed since the days of peaceful protests.

Too late Bello, dialogue should have happened in 2016 or 2017.

Are you tired of killing the people of the south?

Seems you are now seeing clearer the futility of killing innocent southerners.

You cannot win this one.

Chigator:
The following write-up is in no way intended to incite violence, tribalism or
provoke any group(s). This is in-line with the UN charter (1945) Article 1 Chapter 1
in support of self-determination by any people and the UDHR Article 19 which
accords every human being with the freedom of speech and expression.

MISCONCEPTIONS ON BIAFRA

“A warrior is not defined by his strength or skill but conviction to die for his cause.”
The poorly represented populace of the South-East have as a consensus expressed,
through various means their deep desire to seek a nationality outside the status
quo. I hereby boldly reaffirm my commitment to the actualization of Biafra; God
willing in my lifetime.

In light of current events; on behalf of my fellow compatriots I want to use this
post to admonish and dismiss some misconceptions raised on the issue of Biafra
which I hope will bridge the understanding for all parties.

My views outlined below may not be popular with my fellow biafrans
nevertheless it holds the innate and progressive truth. Here listed:

1. Secession doesn’t translate to War in any Language

Secession is neither a declaration of war or threat. It is just another step in
the process of conflict resolution. Any group that tries to demonize with
imaginary blood is either a parasite or trouble maker which no one wishes to
admit.

Biafrans don’t possess destructive tendencies, any violent outburst is only a
natural response to the apparent chokehold by the government on opined
throats of freedom seekers.

If I were to be a westerner I would tag this a “black-man clause” because the
westerners and asians alike who we borrowed modern civilization from have
provided successful cases of secession experiments yet some of us choose to
be blind.

Fortunately, in our case we have a softer dispute. Unlike the Israel-Palestine,
Sudan or Arab conflicts, our dispute at this stage doesn’t stem from land
ownership conflict, resource tussle, etc.
All that is involved euphemistically speaking can be likened to a change of
governments, change of sovereignty, names, flags etc. Nothing
fundamentally sophisticated, so why has the Federal Government of Nigeria
chosen to shed the blood of numerous innocent Biafrans if it has not been
hijacked by private interest?


2. The South-South is completely Dispensable

I still want to believe BIAFRA is not an Igbo exclusive Project hence I earlier
avoided generalizing Biafrans as Igbos, now diversity and individuality has
knocked and we have to answer. I have an Igbo Father, an Urhobo Mother. I
was born and brought up in Anambra State. Aside paternal relation, I identify
strictly as Igbo due to affinity.

The South-South has been synonymous to Igbos for a long while until
recently when identity politics became a criteria for political representation
in Nigeria which is justifiable in the context of the prevalent nepotic culture.
Mutual grounds hasn’t mitigated the widening divide in any way.

We have witnessed biological twins break ties talk less of loose ethnic groups
with stints of bad blood in between. It won’t come as a shock if tomorrow a
section of Southeast seeks out of the Biafran Plan.

It has become a paradoxical joke that the Igbos who seek freedom from
Nigeria have themselves become unity beggars. I won’t agree, we are not
and will never be beggars. We were not the ones who claimed abandoned
properties in the aftermath of the war. Left with 20 pounds, did we succumb
to their impoverishing intent? No. Blessed with natural, human and capital resources we are not left bare, fortunately our “oil” has not become our only bragging right in Nigeria and beyond.

Why then should we begin belittling ourselves , even to the extent of exchanging slurs with these groups, how convincing can our insult be? Will we become what we fight against?

I charge every Igbo to take rejection
as a motivation to outperform objectives and expectations, let their denigration revert to praise as was with our bounce back from the war.

To our South-South brethren don’t let the Nigerian Model confine your
understanding of governance. Switzerland is a country of at least 7 major ethnic groups (Including groups of Italian, German and French extractions) each represented by a president (7 equal presidents called a Federal
Executive Council) unlike a single president whose loyalty might be ambiguous.
Just a peek of what a true federal state means for equal representation. Humans are intelligent enough to negotiate.
Ya Gazie.
“Better a familiar devil than a strange angel”.


3. Landlocked not Brain Locked.

“The worst defeat is of the Mind”

Once again, I point to the Swiss Model. Switzerland is a completely landlocked country in Europe. 22 times smaller than Nigeria and is not resource rich. Yet, Switzerland is the world’s largest commodities trading
hub. It controls 35%, 60%, 50% of global Oil, Metals and Sugar & Cereals
trade respectively.
How is this possible? Excluding gold, the commodities most of which not sourced from Europe never physically enter Switzerland
but are transported directly from producing country, processing and entrepot down to final consumer by Swiss companies and their foreign subsidiaries.

In 19th century, the Rothschild family established the first international
banking network in Europe, they executed international transactions for royals and merchants without moving physical coins. They achieved this when each brother established a branch of the bank in major economic hubs in Europe, when a transfer is made, the recipient branch records in his ledger that his brother’s branch owes him an amount, when convenient they settle
accounts. This practice pioneered an industry, established their influence in Europe and saved them from highway robberies and non-credible partners.

Bringing this back home, God willing, Biafra will not be limited by a coastline. That narrative should be squashed in the mind of every naysayer. Yes, some would say statically, it would take a miracle for a landlocked nation to become an economic hit nevertheless we still believe in the God of 20
pounds from1971 shortly before the indigenization policy where Biafrans were
tactically excluded while the rest of Nigeria exclusively scooped up the wealth which Biafrans played a significant role in building . Your expectations are yours and can't stop us.

We have looked inwards enough, I believe it is time to look outwards. If we can be threatened close to home by neighbors, then it’s time to forge
alliances and networks far from home. The market is now globalized and
broad and we are up to the task.
God willing it, lack of opportunities in Nigeria gave us the largest diaspora
community from Nigeria. We have a wide distribution of our compatriots
around the world right from the hinterlands of Africa to developed
economies. A good proportion of which are entrepreneurs rather than
domestic workers having enough capital base to make an impact.

Africa is the last frontier. Let’s grow with it. Let’s discard our notorious
characteristics, becoming better guests and build on our already established
foundational networks by consolidating our wealth for greater impact. A
single Axe Head is more effective than a thousand cutlery knives.

Slowly, we’ll liquidate, drain and divert our wealth held in Nigeria. Then and
only will our elite be independent of the government’s persecution pressure.
Subsequently, political interests will align with the masses then freedom is
definitely near.

4. BIAFRA is not a Mission of Hate, Rancor or Supremacy

We are humans too with flesh and blood. No true Biafran can claim
supremacy over any tribe, group or entity. We can’t claim Biafra will
eventually become a heaven on earth rather it will be easier to bend our own
government to our will, such attempt in Nigeria will be seen as an imperialist
move.

We also can’t claim to be infallible, perfect or saints. In the past, we made
mistakes and miscalculations, which we will be wrong not to admit. Critics
say we are the architects of our misfortune, yes we concede but note, the
last you should expect is to remain on the ground for people to mock and
scorn us. If you feel offended, on behalf of my compatriots I and other well-
meaning Biafrans apologize.

The bitter atmosphere is only reflective of the times, desperation and anxiety
gets the better of most.

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Fellow Biafrans, every step forward should be corrective and calculative in
every sense of the word. We are not separating because we hate Fulani,
Muslims or any other group, presidency denial or any secondary interest.

We shouldn’t misinterpret the struggle because tomorrow Buhari will leave
office, an Igbo can be foisted as Head of State. What next?
Rather we secede for the sole sake of Autonomy. We should be able forge
our own path and to decide our fate without consulting or patronizing
anyone. That is the only way to actualize our maximum potentials.

Let’s prioritize our freedom over miniscule benefits Nigeria might seem to
offer.

Look around you today, do you sense hope or despair?
Inflation in all sectors especially Food sector, Ardent Corruption,
Astronomical Foreign Debt, Negligence and Apathy, Insecurity, Victimization
of our People, Marginalization, and widespread Secessionist sentiments.
Does it sound like a budding nation bound to thrive or a Worn-Out
Contraption rigged to blow.
Our Commitment needs to be deeper and our Efforts greater. Salvation is
near. If we relent in times of persecution our faith is small. God Wills It and It
shall be.

UDO to the Biafran Family Worldwide.

I agree quompletely

Investigative:
Soldiers hiding in the mud

Pig soldiers

Borrowing is good. Let's borrow more.

By the time the Oduduwa nation, Niger Delta nation and Biafra agitators see their share of the huge debt bill, they will decide to leave the agitation and start selling their lands to pay up. You have to impoverish the people with debts before the can get sense.

Let's please borrow more, after all Ahmed Lawan used his own borrowed loot to marry an Arab girl, Pantami, Ahmed Garba, Shehu Garba and el ruffai will also need forth and fifth wives. It's good to borrow.

Good strategy by the federal government.

The dot is loaded

DubaiLandLord:
He was warned not to open the Eastern front, he didn't listen because he was carried away with how fast the German military swept aside france, Holland, England etc military in the western front.

Just like they are warning bubu to call his DSS barbarians back and stop them from killing innocent Igbo youths , tagging them unknown gunmen

Mid 2015, bharri picked unable fight to invade the south of Nigeria after they have destabilized their north.

He will lose so much of what they had gained drinking Niger Delta oil and end up worse than Hitler.

He doesn't even possess a tenth of Hitler's intelligence

Juliusmalema:
More like thief lecturing their fellow thieves

We know who the thieves are and the tribes they come from.

What an irony

After supporting and electing a bunch of illiterate leaders from a particular region, led by a president Who needs education like a primary school pupil, these people went to call an educated man to come teach them?

What hypocrisy!

How can we stop northerners from fleeing their regions and escaping to Lagos to ride okada and drive keke?

As an omoluabi , we should stop these people from infiltrating our region to cause some religious beliefs which promote poverty and crime.

Lol

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Monogamy:
An editorial with solution proffering.. This is the kind of an editorial Nigeria media should focus on not all this blame game.

Nice one

So says a green toothed individual

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Monogamy:
Too early for this.. How has Ugwunayi performed first?

How has buharri performed, or is it only Igbo people that you evaluate their performance?
The Topic says utazi and you are tagging Ugwunayi because of your bigotry.

Utazi is behaving like fulani people, very greedy set of people who cannot keep an agreement for simple things like the rotation of power

Tinubuadvocate:
Federal government not make any official statement about his death.

Because he isn't dead