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FreeGlobe:
Has any prominent Igbo leader been harassed or kidnapped by foreigners in Enugu and Aguleri?

Duru1:
Yari.ba people are indeed full of it. How low could anyone descend to make a cheap political point? These pictures came as a result of the Fulani rampage in Benue and Nasarawa States.

Aareonakakanfo:
I know those muffughs well but i'm not interested in replying every single one of them, that's stress but the major issue i have with this thread is not the romanis.Those ones are just naturally stvpid. The major issue i have is with the Yorubas. Why is it that everytime there's a bi-ass-fran thread, Yorubas are always the first to jump on it but when it comes to threads like this, we don't see them

PenSniper:
That is the true summation.
No worthy Ibo officer to saddle with such a task, not even Ojukwu himself because he was afraid of dieing.

exxell:
U welcome but I seriously want to invoke thunder from inside me and consume all thunderables. I feel like thundering Nigeria tonight. I feel the need to Thunderise the super Eagles with Hot, Blistering thunders. Everywhere they go to, they will experience thunder. Thunder in the Bathroom, Thunder in the kitchen, Thunder in their food, Thunder in their hotel room, thunder on all the Oloshos they will sleep with tonight amd thunder on their bed and thunder in their dreams. Infact, let thunder baptise them especially the bunkum called Oliseh!

And their will be no lightening to warn them of the Thunder... Just thunder...... Gbowaaaaa!

whirlwind7:
Whether he was biased in that report or not is arguable. However, I want you to compare the author of the books we are both arguing from.

1. Frederick Forsythe is an internationally renown writer. He has written several books on the New York Times' bestseller list.
Before he would publish a book based on an important event as the civil war, he would vet his sources thoroughly to ensure the authenticity. He is not in the small or armature leagues.

2. Victor Banjo, on the other hand, wrote a book about HIMSELF and his experiences during the war. His narrative is purely personal. He obviously won't malign, tarnish his reputation, or call himself a traitor, will he?

If you can take snapshots of the relevant pages from your book, do upload them.

whirlwind7:
Whether he was biased in that report or not is arguable. However, I want you to compare the author of the books we are both arguing from.

1. Frederick Forsythe is an internationally renown writer. He has written several books on the New York Times' bestseller list.
Before he would publish a book based on an important event as the civil war, he would vet his sources thoroughly to ensure the authenticity. He is not in the small or armature leagues.

2. Victor Banjo, on the other hand, wrote a book about HIMSELF and his experiences during the war. His narrative is purely personal. He obviously won't malign, tarnish his reputation, or call himself a traitor, will he?

If you can take snapshots of the relevant pages from your book, do upload them.

whirlwind7:
Whether he was biased in that report or not is arguable. However, I want you to compare the author of the books we are both arguing from.

1. Frederick Forsythe is an internationally renown writer. He has written several books on the New York Times' bestseller list.
Before he would publish a book based on an important event as the civil war, he would vet his sources thoroughly to ensure the authenticity. He is not in the small or armature leagues.

2. Victor Banjo, on the other hand, wrote a book about HIMSELF and his experiences during the war. His narrative is purely personal. He obviously won't malign, tarnish his reputation, or call himself a traitor, will he?

If you can take snapshots of the relevant pages from your book, do upload them.

basilo101:
wow, good documentary. i have copied it. yorubas and lies are like bread and butter. meanwhile see a book their brother wrote about the so called Igbo coup and called it "why WE struck". i give up on these ppl

basilo101:
wow, good documentary. i have copied it. yorubas and lies are like bread and butter. meanwhile see a book their brother wrote about the so called Igbo coup and called it "why WE struck". i give up on these ppl

debetmx:
Frederick Forsythe was Ojukwu's personal friend.

whirlwind7:
Well, you can paint whatever rosy pictures and sing the praises of Victor Banjo as much as you want. I haven't seen any documented evidence for your narrative.
Is it the same Victor Banjo, who turned traitor and was eventually executed for his treachery, is the person whose image you are trying to launder?

No doubt, he was a fine soldier. But set the records straight that he was executed for being a traitor. I quickly went through some of the ebooks I have in my mobile phone, and I'm going to be posting these screenshots taken from the book by Frederick Forsythe, titled "The Biafra Story"

I got much more, but these few pages will suffice for the time being.

whirlwind7:
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After Banjo's treachery was uncovered, there is no other penalty other than death. He had planned the assassination of Ojukwu, and he almost succeeded. For every logical reason, he had to pay the penalty for that.

As for your saying that the "murder" of Banjo led to the defeat of Biafra, well, just to put it mildly, that is a lot of hogwash. The incident of Banjo's betrayal of course, affected the morale of Biafra's army. But their eventual defeat was due to Britain covertly supplying the Federal forces with arms and ammunition, coupled with the act of genocide by the Nigerian government through the blockading of food and relief supplies meant for the civilian populace who eventually starved to death in their millions.

cheruv:
Yorubas and lies

This revisionism won't still change the fact that Viktor Pancho was a traitor and the worst mistake Ojukwu did was trusting him for command of operation Torch!

whirlwind7:
Well, you can paint whatever rosy pictures and sing the praises of Victor Banjo as much as you want. I haven't seen any documented evidence for your narrative.
Is it the same Victor Banjo, who turned traitor and was eventually executed for his treachery, is the person whose image you are trying to launder?

No doubt, he was a fine soldier. But set the records straight that he was executed for being a traitor. I quickly went through some of the ebooks I have in my mobile phone, and I'm going to be posting these screenshots taken from the book by Frederick Forsythe, titled "The Biafra Story"

I got much more, but these few pages will suffice for the time being.

whirlwind7:
Well, you can paint whatever rosy pictures and sing the praises of Victor Banjo as much as you want. I haven't seen any documented evidence for your narrative.
Is it the same Victor Banjo, who turned traitor and was eventually executed for his treachery, is the person whose image you are trying to launder?

No doubt, he was a fine soldier. But set the records straight that he was executed for being a traitor. I quickly went through some of the ebooks I have in my mobile phone, and I'm going to be posting these screenshots taken from the book by Frederick Forsythe, titled "The Biafra Story"

I got much more, but these few pages will suffice for the time being.

debetmx:
Frederick Forsythe was Ojukwu's personal friend.

whirlwind7:
Well, you can paint whatever rosy pictures and sing the praises of Victor Banjo as much as you want. I haven't seen any documented evidence for your narrative.
Is it the same Victor Banjo, who turned traitor and was eventually executed for his treachery, is the person whose image you are trying to launder?

No doubt, he was a fine soldier. But set the records straight that he was executed for being a traitor. I quickly went through some of the ebooks I have in my mobile phone, and I'm going to be posting these screenshots taken from the book by Frederick Forsythe, titled "The Biafra Story"

I got much more, but these few pages will suffice for the time being.

When I made a visit to Biafra and met Ojukwu, I also met Banjo who gave me a message for Obasanjo which said, "Let them understand in the west that am not leading a Biafran army, but an army of liberation made not only of Biafrans but other ethnic groups. Make the Governor of the West and other Western leaders understand this. Urge them not to be taken in by any propaganda by the Federal government about a Biafran plan to subjugate the nation, especially the west."

dialfa:
we all know that vanguard is an offemmanu propaganda media.

dialfa:
if olu falae was a woman, he would now be carrying a fulani child, a la saraki

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/menace-of-fulani-herdsmen-tales-of-woes-from-the-east/

Incidents of killing, robbery, rape, maiming and kidnapping by the cattle herdsmen have inflicted pains on most farmers, even as farm produce have been drastically affected. Farmers, leaving in fear, have scampered to safety in desperate bids to avoid being hacked down by the rampaging herdsmen.

Fulani-herdsman

CATTLE rearing and cattle rearers have over the years contributed their own quota to the economy of the South-East and the country at large. The place of Fulani herdsmen is inevitably important as they have sustained the production and sales of meat in markets across the country.

However, despite their diverse importance, the recent activities of Fulani cattle rearers in the South-East obviously threaten the life and existence of those living within their areas of grazing, especially in the rural areas.

It is not in doubt that there is hardly any community in the South-East geo-political zone where you will not find Fulani herdsmen. What is however most disturbing to farmers and land owners is the way they forcefully colonize, kill, maim and allow their cattle to destroy farm crops wherever they set their feet. They have sadly transformed themselves into law.

The stories trailing the rampage of Fulani herdsmen and their cattle in the South-East are therefore as ugly as they are most discomforting.

The activities of these herdsmen in some communities in Abia State, for example, have become a source of great worry to the people. This is because of the huge damage the cattle inflict on crops and farmlands in these rural communities which the breeders illegally and brazenly colonize as grazing grounds. That the herdsmen dare them for a showdown when challenged is most provocative to victims of this menace!

Saturday Vanguard investigations revealed that, besides the damage on crops and other farm produce, the aggressive nature of the Fulani cattle guards is more of concern to any community they invade. They are always armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons, including AK47, charms and deadly sharp daggers and machetes and are often ready to attack the farm owners at the least confrontation.

Tales of woes

There have been reports of clashes between the herdsmen and farmers across the region. For instance, in Abia communities of Uzuakoli in Bende Local Government Area, Ebem and Akanu in Ohafia and Umuchieze in Umunneochi, there have been cases of deadly clashes between rural farmers and these cattle breeders.

In Uzuakoli, a man popularly known in the area as Ajambele sometime in the past received a deadly attack when he met cattle destroying his farm in the Over Rail area of the community and confronted the Fulani cattle herdsmen who had invaded the farmland with the cattle. The herdsmen were said to have used sharp dagger to rip open Ajambele’s stomach, forcing the intestines to gush out. He was said to have been rushed to a hospital and was lucky to have survived.

Cases of invasion of farmlands in Ebem and Akanu communities nearly resulted in bloodbath but the wisdom of the leaders in the community who timely reported to the authorities saved bloody clashes. Some of the cases were so serious that Abia State Government had to intervene, preventing the youths of the communities from retaliating. It set up a peace committee that quelled the then imminent doom.

The story is not different in Enugu State. Saturday Vanguard investigation revealed that attacks unleashed by Fulani herdsmen are a recurring decimal in the state. Of the 482 communities in Enugu State, one cannot boost of one community that has not had its fair share of Fulani herdsmen’s barbaric activities which leave in their wake,perennial tears of sorrow. Indigenes of Ezeagu tell stories of not only destruction of their farms but also rape of their women in their farms.

Over 70 percent of the people in the state who are domiciled in rural areas, engage in subsistent or commercial agricultural activities as their mainstay. But the recent increasing threat posed by Fulani herdsmen is rocking the fabric of their fundamental existence.

Incidents of killing, robbery, rape, maiming and kidnapping by the cattle herdsmen have inflicted pains on most farmers, even as farm produce have been drastically affected. Farmers, leaving in fear, have scampered to safety in desperate bids to avoid being hacked down by the rampaging herdsmen.

Last March, suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly killed Tamgbo Ogueji, a member of the traditional rulers’ cabinet at Eke Community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased, aged 85, was shot in his house in the early hours over an undisclosed issue with the herdsmen.

President-General, Eke Town Union, Mr. Anthony Enu, told Saturday Vanguard that the community was irked and the youths restive. He said: “Last year, the same Fulani herdsmen killed two of our brothers, Matthew Aniugo and Chiagha Chigbo, in their farms. The town is boiling with anger now. We have reported the matter to the Police. We are calling on all relevant authorities to prevail on these Fulani herdsmen to ensure justice for our people.”

The sleepy town of Nkpologu Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was, last January, thrown into mourning following news of the death of a young woman on New Year eve, during a Fulani herdsmen’s robbery attack on a commuter bus.
*Umar...on the hospital bed after the attack by Fulani herdsmen

The deceased, Veronica Ezugwu, 20, from Agum Village, Nkpologu Community was pronounced dead at Annunciation Hospital, Emene, Enugu. She had sustained several gunshot injuries during the robbery attack on the commuter bus conveying the victim and three other passengers home for Christmas on December 24, 2014.

The incident occurred at Camp Bus Stop, Nkpologu Community at 12.54pm. According to an eyewitness, three Fulani herdsmen, armed with short pump action double-barrelled guns, sprang from the bush and started shooting at the bus. The bus driver escaped into the bush with gunshot wounds, while the two other passengers sustained minor injuries. According to the eyewitness, “Veronica was hit on the head and eyes and her brain tissues severed.”

Contacted, the cousin to the deceased, Chinedu Ezugwu, said: “She was rushed immediately to University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu. But we could not get medical attention following the industrial action embarked upon by health workers.

“We then took her to Annunciation Hospital on December 25. She was operated on and the bullets removed. Eventually she died on New Year eve. We are yet to come to terms with the sad development. She was coming home for Christmas and had got to the bus stop to her village. I do not think we will ever recover from this”, Mr. Ezugwu lamented.

In Ebonyi State, people are usually uncomfortable with the activities of Fulani herdsmen simply because of their tendency to become violent at the slightest provocation. And due to their level of education, exposure and background, many people in the state tend to avoid them but only react to their misdemeanors whenever situations get out of control.

However, the complaints of those in Ebonyi border mainly on the ease with which the cattle rearers go into both private and public farms without permission to allow their cattle to graze in the area.

Farmers and villagers in Imo State also have gory tales to tell. Emotions ran high and tension was electric recently as scores of angry youths of Irete Community in the state, blocked the ever busy Owerri-Onitsha dual carriageway to protest the damnable activities of Fulani herdsmen in their community.

Obviously, the Hausa-Fulani herdsmen were at it again in the community, harassing the people who tried to resist efforts to turn their cassava, yam and vegetables farms into grazing fields for cattle. Some affected villagers told Saturday Vanguard that they now feel helpless and defenceless in their own communities, especially as the Federal and State Governments appear not ready to come to their assistance.

Presently, most farmers are now scared to go to their farms, while it is also true that they are afraid to move about in the night!

Many South-East socio-political leaders perceive the menace of these Fulani herdsmen as a threat to every Nigerian as their activities are nationwide. Following the recent abduction of Chief Olu Falae, a group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Stakeholders called on President Muhammadu Buhari to “cage the Fulani herdsmen now.”

The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Chukwudi Ibegbo said: “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Stakeholders’ Forum was alarmed by the recent abduction of a Nigerian statesman and Yoruba leader, Chief Olu Falae, by Fulani herdsmen. This abduction, one too many, could have led to a national chaos if he was not released later by the marauders.

“Nigeria and her government should no longer keep quiet in the face of this Fulani terror in the Middle Belt and South of the country. The open grazing acts of Fulani herdsmen are now outdated and should be phased out in Nigeria. We warn of future consequences of unchecked Fulani herdsmen attacks on innocent Nigerians.”

Panacea

Perturbed by the herdsmen’s activities, the immediate past Enugu State House of Assembly led by Eugene Odoh, began public hearing on a bill to make provisions for the control of nomadic cattle rearing in the state, and which passed second reading.

Represented by the Leader of the House, Mr. Udo-Okoye of Awgu-North Constituency, the Speaker said: “Yes, it’s true that our women, both young and old, have been raped, maimed in their farmlands by cattle rearers in the state. These cattle rearers send their cows into the farmlands of our people where they destroy all their farm produce. They block the highways with their cattle, rob and kidnap our people.

They abduct them and keep them captives in the bush and demand for ransom. That is why as a House elected to serve, represent and make laws for the good governance of our people, we can no longer fold our arms and watch our people being killed and maimed.”

The bill provides for the establishment of grazing areas in each of the three senatorial zones of Enugu State and the nomadic cattle rearers shall ensure that the cattle are confined within the grazing areas as provided.” It further stipulated: “Any person who permits cattle to graze in an area not designated as grazing area in the state, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a six-month imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 or both.

“Cattle found grazing in an area not designated a grazing area in the state shall be impounded by the pound master or any other person duly authorized by the commissioner. Any cattle impounded under this law, which is not claimed within one week of the impounding shall be sold in accordance with auction law; the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the government revenue.”

And in Ebonyi State, reacting to the menace of the Fulani herdsmen, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barr. Uchenna Orji condemned the illegal activities of cattle rearers in the state and called on them to be law abiding and avoid all forms of vices while carrying out their activities.

dialfa:
Just 3 weeks ago, olu falae was fulani bittch. Used in all holes by uncircumcised gworro-filled diks. Brave man.

My good people of kogi state and our igala
brothers.
I am aware of the strong cultural affinity
between the aguleri and igala people of
anambra and kogi state respectively
this write up is to enlighten you on the dangers
of the numerous killings you have been
carrying out on the people of aguleri.
These incessant killings is of no use and will
achieve pratically nothing other than the
endangering of all igala people and their
neighbours.
if you as a people think that the controversial
oil wells belongs to you, please deem it wise to
complain to the appropriate authorities rather
than embarking on violence.
Come to think of it, there is a wave of
secessionist movement blowing accross the
south east and south south zones of the country
through radio biafra. The implications of this is
that there is a strong tendency for the radio
station to take advantage of the current
situation.
This could lead to reprisal attacks just not from
the aguleri people but from the entire igbo
race.
To tell you the truth from what i am seeing, the
IPOB movement(indigenous people of biafra) is
well funded and is arming herself to the tooth.
Stop presenting yourselves as potential
enemies at this critical time that the
maintenance of the country's peace and
intergrity Is delicate and fragile.
The current joy that the igala people of ibaji
LGA is deriving from the massacre of igbo
people has blinded them from reality. This
reality is that when the current situation is
taken advantage of by radio biafra, the entire
igbo race will descend on the igala people. This
will lead to the blood bath and outcry of the
igala people but lo and behold, no body will
come to their rescue not even the nigerian
government that has been unable to curtail the
fulani herdsmen crisis. The government of
benue and some other north central states has
been crying blood over the fulani herdsmen
crisis but to no avail.
The earlier you see yourselves as minority the
better for you. Every attack on any part of the
igbo nation is considered as an attack on the
generality of the igbo people. The igbo nation
will not keep quite for long seeing a minority
massacre her people.
The igala people should enjoy their cake when
they still have it. This article is an advice to the
entire igala people not only to people of ibaji
LGA because all will feel the brute. But a wise
man will never take this as an advice but as a
"warning"

kingzizzy:
It's only in the brain of the Yoruba man that someone like Ojukwu who stood and fought the Northern Oligarchy is a coward while Awolowo who ran to become 'boy-boy' for Gowon who was young enough to be his son is a brave man.

It is only in the mind of a Yoruba man that those who seek self determination are fools while those who answer "Nigerian", the slave name Lord Lugard brought from Britain, are wise

dialfa:
we all know that vanguard is an offemmanu propaganda media.

winniz:
You mischievous Yorubas out of hate have been propagating false stories about Nnamdi Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu never make such statement and will never do. You Yoruba haters should release more doctored audio's and attribute it to him.