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This is TAQIYYA... The Arabic name for deception. One of the best military advisor in history taught me clearly that 'war is based on deception'. Ask yourself what's the aim of this message? It is to give you a false sense of peace whereas they're planning and perfecting their logistics. I tell you all; no reasonable man likes violence and war but when some situations present themselves, even with all assurances, he's able to know that he needs to prepare for war.
Hear me today! War is at your doorstep and the fulanis are risking it all because if they succeed, the bounty will be plentiful. This is an insane gamble from them that can make or mar their people. It is like staking all your life savings on a bet... If you win, you rake in billions but if you don't, poverty becomes your companion.
Mark my words today for most of what I've always written have come to pass. All the people of the south and the middlebelt must come together and insist on the division of Nigeria. While doing so, they must stock arms and ammunition and must be ruthless in executing the division. They won't show you mercy even if you don't fight them. Are they not currently entering people's farms and eating up their sweat and blood? Are they not killing travellers recklessly at present? In this world, it is only the strong that survive. If you're weak physically, be strong mentally because it can assist you to survive in the midst of those with strength. DON'T BE WEAK BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
A stitch in time saves nine.

Well OP, I've studied for long to identify this Igbo/Ijaw palavar specifically than the entire Eastern minority vs Igbo issue. I started right from the slave trade era down to the post war time to really understand the problem and my discovery was these.
The Igbo/Ijaw interaction was more pronounced in the Bonny area and the impression the Ijaws had about the Igbos as at the time wasn't wholistic. With a good number of Ijaws being the middlemen in the trade of slaves(where Igbos were more than 70%), they were satisfied with the relationship and wanted it to stay that way. Trouble started when slave trade ended and palm oil became the new business. The Ijaws still remained the middle men but now the Igbos working with them we're the ones handling the running of the business and some how distinguished themselves in the business perhaps because they know more about the source of the product. Remember Jaja and how he later left Bonny to Opobo. After he went to Opobo, palm oil scarcity hit Bonny and drastically affected here economy coupled with that, the Europeans had by this time developed the steam engine and could navigate upstream to buy the palm oil and other products directly from those that produce it in the hinterland. It was a blow to the economy of most Ijaw communities at the coast and they disliked it greatly eg Brass people use to buy palm oil from Igbos of Aboh make a lot of money from it but with this, they lost all as the British went directly to Aboh to buy at a cheaper rate. This was one of the first times the anger for the Igbos started.
Another episode was during the opening up of PH and the early politics that happened then. A lot of Igbos from the hinterland (Onitsha and Owerri) came down to PH to participate and the numbers was just too overwhelming that a lot of Ijaws became scared. Unfortunately, some of these Igbos didn't manage the situation well such that the Ijaws felt left out. You know, as at the time(1916-1950), crude oil was not in the picture as the whole Eastern region survived mostly on palm oil(Igbo and Akwa/Cross area) and coal (Enugu). This discontent of the Ijaws who had dealt earlier with fewer Igbos and at a more dignified position became so high now that they are dealing with a bigger population than they thought saw the call for a commission of inquiry into their perceived unfair treatment. The commission was called the Willinks Commission and you can read up it's findings online. Oil was discovered in different parts of the hinterland in the late 30s but the British only opened up when they discovered the one at Oloibiri(Bayelsa) in 1956. With this announcement came a lot of pressure for the creation of states for the minorities. Like I said earlier, the Igbos from the hinterland who controlled the politics of the Eastern region although tried to balance things, they made some mistakes perhaps of oversight that didn't go down well with the Ijaws and co and especially in the Port Harcourt area that the ill-feelings lingered. The Willink's Commission confirmed the fairness of the Igbos in the various areas of complain yet the minorities weren't satisfied and still wanted their own state possibly because of Oloibiri. It was after this time that Adaka Boro came up.
One of the major complains of Boro was that the PH refinery was to have been built in Oloibiri and not PH (remember I mentioned PH as one of the major source of concern) and he formed his NDVF for the Ijaw people which PH wasn't part of it. As the situation will be, the federal government under Ironsi stopped it and he was arrested. Note the condition of Nigeria under Ironsi was tensed and unstable. When the war started, Boro was released and commissioned into the Nigerian Army to organize other Ijaw youths to fight Biafra starting from the Bonny area to PH. Meanwhile, other Ijaws were fighting for Biafra too. To cut long story short, after the capture of PH, Boro was killed by those that released him and Biafra lost with many Igbos of the hinterland leaving their properties in the same PH which was seized by the newly created Rivers State under an Ijawman with the blessing of the Gowon led FG. This became the notorious ' abandoned property' we hear today.
To worsen the problem, many Rivers State Igbos were forced to deny their identity to fit into the expectation of Old Rivers State with Ijaws inside hence the renaming of communities and creation of ethnic nationalities in almost every local government. That Rivers State was the type of relationship the Ijaws wanted to have with the Igbos(this is my personal understanding of the matter). Soon afterwards came the cry for marginalisation once again but this time against the Ijaws by both the Igbos of Rivers State and the Ogonis which led to the creation of Bayelsa state in 1996.
In conclusion, I believe the problem between both groups is that of who controls the territory and possibly is in charge of the wealth of the land. The Ijaws prefer to deal with a manageble population of Igbos so they can be in charge as it was in pre 1900 whereas the Igbos failed to grant the Ijaws the level of autonomy and control that would shake off the fear of Igbo domination. I believe that if we discuss these things properly, we can work together and salvage the leftovers of what the current thieves are stealing from our lands. Opobo was a success and we can create an even better success today.
Note: I skipped the 'sabo era' because I'm yet to read of any disproportionate treatment of communities who were accused of sabotaging the Biafran struggle because the Biafran army was made up of all tribes of the old Eastern region.

tsdarkside:
dont mess up again oohh....

north has practicaly the ol north africa to draw warriors from and weapons....

what do you have....??
atlantic ocean with fishes....??

better use your head....

Lol. Go and ask your senior brothers in Sudan about the help from North Africa.

helinues:
Didn't your governors, senators, house of reps members make campaign promises to your people?

Same thing repeating itself over and over again.. Can't you people change your tactics?

Ndigbo should speak with one voice this time and say enough is enough to unnecessary killings not the one SE governor will say one thing, Ipob saying another thing, Massob saying something totally different

As you can see, those who really care have said enough is enough. You can carry a microphone to those governors and ask them their opinion on the matter.

valentineuwakwe:
many will perish when it finally plays out but the truth is; For everlasting peace to reign, let there be WAR!

Simple.

helinues:
There are so many diplomatic ways of solving issues/misunderstanding... We are not in 15 BC where most disputes were settled with war.

We are in the 21st century FCS... And for those who have been inciting the ESN to continue, those that would be caught unaware are not animals, they might be friends, family or colleagues.. Just because you are save where you are doesn't warrant you to put others in danger.

ESN is unrecognized security outfit... That remains the fact

I am an advocate of peace ...

Btw, avoiding unnecessary war is not a sign of cowardness.

Bikonu, allow peace to reign

Peace will reign as long as the lives of our people are valued. A peace where we are killed without any fear of consequence is not peace. A peace where we are treated with disdain is not peace. A peace where we suffer loses from fulani invaders while the army cheers them is not peace. Peace is where there's respect for my right to freedom of expression. Peace is where the terrorist attacking our women are arrested and prosecuted. This is PEACE.
Since death is certain to all men, it's better to meet it while standing up rather than kneeling down.
Enough is enough.

kettykin:
This is my biggest fears, they will push these boys to a situation where they will become invisible and deal ruthlessly with soldiers and police and nothing will stop them because they will use guerilla tactics to their advantage.
The military has to deescalate so that peace will reign

It is in that stage already. We have been burying young men murdered in cold blood without them having a single opportunity to defend themselves. Enough is enough. See the level of joblessness in Nigeria... Hundreds of thousands of young men have been reduced to nothing yet they're still killed like chickens for simple protest. The python will learn how to mind his business this time around.

tsdarkside:
are you threathning me....??

who the fvck do you think you are writin....??

i dont mess around....

I repeat you death is near. You will laugh until you choke on it and go to hell.

ImperialYoruba:
How many times have you heard the following statements lately?




Criminal attack is targeted to individuals.
Terrorism targets a people.

Fulani herdsmen are not criminals, they are terrorists. It is therefore wrong to say every tribe has criminals against the background of fulani atrocities.

Not every tribe has terrorists! The deficiency in fulani needs to be treated, it is unique to their gene. Let us not bring federal character to use in distributing blame to everybody. It is wrong to say every tribe has criminality. How many other tribes has gone north to kidnap fulani, destroy his flock, rape his women, kill off his village? So what exactly do we mean by every tribe has its criminality?

I don't expect fulani to see his acts as terrorism, but I am disappointed that Southerners are giving them a 'get out of jail free' card.

I'm the first person that liked your post because it was apt and concise.
When I saw the topic, I wanted to ask you to define both terms and which ever captures the fulani better describes them more appropriately. Then, I saw that you did the exact thing hence there's no more question.
The 'get out of jail free card' is due to the somewhat slowness of Africans specifically black people and perhaps worst in Nigeria. They don't recognize the pain of a neighbour until it touches them. Remember when fulanis were slaughtering whole villages numbering in hundreds? Many down south didn't care and the fulanis got emboldened. Today they're right in villages and forests in the south doing the same yet those who have not lost a family member or had their properties destroyed still don't get the point. Will eminent people like Olu Falae who has been their victim lay false accusations? Have we not seen videos of the damage done by them and have Miyetti Allah not openly claimed responsibility for such terrorism? You see soon, those who bring out such cards would be treated as collaborators because their actions are given those terrorist the nudge to carry on with the plunder. There's arguably no state in the south that hasn't witnessed such brazen killings and rapings of our people yet fellow southerners still make excuses for them. The time is ticking fast.
Evil only triumps when good men keep silent and the not so good ones make excuses for terrorism. It is on that prediction that I pledge my life destroy any terrorist in any guise whether in turban or in Khaki. If you invade the land of my ancestors, you risk losing your life. You'll have to bleed and bury many of yours if you may have the chance to succeed.
Freedom is near.

tsdarkside:
na nigerian army una wan dare....??

many army operations will hunt una down in south east....

Your death is near. You'll continue to laugh until you get exhausted and fade away.
SE was without any violence until they came. This time around, any invader risk losing his own life and it will never end until everyone recognizes the value of our lives. They'll never have peace day after day, month after month and if it persist, year after year. Enough of the killings of our people.

BigSarah:
That's true, ESN should stop coming out publicly and they shouldn't care about media publicity... Use wisdom everything shouldn't be about confrontation, I blame MNK

What is true? There's nothing to blame in a man defending his ancestral land. Just to remind you; the US left Vietnam after suffering terrible loses because it dawned on them that the invasion was unnecessary. The Buratai's boys coming to our ancestral land was unnecessary. We will no longer die without sending his minions to hell. Let him too start burying his own boys.
It has begun. No backing out until our freedom is respected.

Coronabirus:
Nonsense forum creating to propagate their bigotic manifestations. A forum made up of one state claiming to be representing a whole zone. No reasonable, notable people from Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger state members in the forum but they're calling it middlebelt forum. Just give it the name u hide in ur chest, morons!

Lol.

Where is Buratai and his minions? They're busy looking for the son of the soil defending his ancestral land.
Meanwhile, this happened in a location about 40km to Abuja. It's near the Kafin Koro Nature reserve. People of Southern Kaduna should brace up for them. They're near to the Abuja-Kaduna Express road.

OyigboUpdate:
https://www.facebook.com/103157684680128/posts/233124778350084/

Lol. Ignored

Jakumo:
Nigeria has now been reduced to a land where burglars confront homeowners over the right to reside in the house into which they have broken and entered.

It is interesting to watch the confidence and bravado of the bloodthirsty terrorist savages who drive cattle into peoples cultivated farmland, with the purely criminal intent of destroying all the crops that represent the farmer's investment of money, time, and back-breaking labor. That arrogance and hubris arises because the cattle herding marauders have been brainwashed by the powers that be, into believing that it is indeed their divine RIGHT to destroy crops wherever they go in the country, and furthermore, to diversity into the lucrative racket of kidnapping for ransom, wherever they go, and with absolute impunity.

The confrontation filmed in this video clip, could very easily have degenerated into hand-to-hand combat, in which machetes would be deployed to deadly effect by all present. The blame for this spreading anarchy, perpetrated by terrorists herding cattle into farmland located far from the legitimate indigenous homeland of the invaders, must be assigned to those in power at the federal level, who remain silent when farmers are slaughtered by terrorist swarms, yet are very quick to decry the legitimate self-defense response from the farmers whose livelihoods are being decimated by those invading hordes and their mangy cattle herds.

When I was calling them fulani terrorists, some people (especially a particular moderator)thought I was full of hate but today I've been vindicated. I knew their plan right from the early 2000s when I delved into studying Nigerian politics. All that's happening today have been discussed by I and a special friend almost 20yrs ago. Those who know me will today confirm all I've told them. It's not possible sharing one country with those savages. Division remains the only solution if the indigenous people which to live in peace and develop their land.
We are watching.

While fulani terrorists were attacking SE, the useless army didn't do anything. It is now that Igbo youths came out to defend their ancestral land that the useless army are coming to make noise. We will defend our land against any attack from anywhere and by anyone.

StaffofOrayan:
A whole defender of yoruba on NL missing when he is mostly needed
Hehehe

He says he's around and have been posting. He replied me too.

LegendHero:
It’s simple.

We have instructed the terroristic Fulani herdsmen to leave our domain and we’ve shown them shege in Oyo too and you can see the cryptic message Alaafin sent too.

You can see that the Northerners low key fear the Yorubas and even some of the counter threats they tried making is too watery.

I don’t hate all Fulanis in the city, but any Fulani residing in our forest reserve should vacate and that’s exactly what we are saying.

Sunday Igboho is someone I respect and he’s being around for a while. What I also like about what he’s doing is that he is drawing the necessary attention to these things so that the docile governors can take a bold step to address this situation once and for all.

It's good the way you spoke. I want to believe a lot of Yorubas especially your type that antagonize Igbos in everything can clearly see that we mean no harm to your people despite all the political differences we may have. Our anger has always been your(most Yorubas) aloofness and most times support for any attacks on my people until recently when Afenifere started to show us their support. We all have our differences and sometimes may out of anger vent out frustration against each other but in reality we don't wish your people bad. It is our desire that your people reciprocate the same feeling towards our quest for staying on our own. The vampires from the sahel will never change as they live to thirst for blood and domination. It never started today and won't end in 2023 especially as scarce resources continue to increase the competition. They are clearly less productive but still want to live like kings hence their drive for conquest. Prolonging this Nigeria is just a waste of time wherein we (both Igbos and Yorubas) will have to be expending huge sums of money fighting off their encroachment. Think about the more lives that will be lost continuously.
I wrote this long to make you see things from another perspective and know who is your real enemy. There's no more time for tantrums and games. Reality is facing us all and the best of decisions ought to be taken at the right time. A lot of Yorubas currently have learnt who to beware of and I believe this knowledge will guide them in their future dealings.
Both Igbos and Yorubas are among the biggest and brightest of all the black race and shouldn't be tied down with all our potentials in this dungeon with terrorists. The choice is ours to make today for the same of posterity.

nedu666:
He is shocked that yorubas have the temerity to threaten tinubu 2023 ticket

If that's the case, it means he values Tinubu's ticket more than the lives of his people. I'll like to hear from him though.

LegendHero:


I’m kuku safe and I’ve been posting.

Staffoforanyan can’t even defend me that I always post.

Oga o, shey bayen loye kaye se ri?

It is good that you're safe. What's your take on the current siege of your region?

StaffofOrayan:
Hehehe
Baba is MIA

I wonder how such a person will fail to comment despite all that's happening.

StaffofOrayan:
Nothing like Northerners, the grouse is against FULANI everybody is very specific about that, Hausa's and Kanuris seem to be tired of shedding blood for you fulanis, it's fulani vs west africa and this time the Hausa's would be on the sideline,

Where is Legendhero when you need to hear from him? He hasn't post anything throughout this present situation. I hope he's safe.

SilverNorGold:
Lol... Dawan CONCERN una... My own be sey I am waiting for the SLIGHTEST opportunity to PROVE to Nigeria that I LOVE her and can DIE for her...

The love I have for Nigeria is stronger than the love Romeo and Juliet had for each other... The Federal Republic of Nigeria is the ONLY WOMAN I can SIMP for... Nigeria is the ONLY woman that drives me CRAZY... I can KILL for Nigeria... I can DIE for Nigeria... ANYTHING for MY NIGERIA, MY BABY NIGERIA; MY DARLING NIGERIA; MY MOST BELOVED NIGERIA...

I LOVE YOU, MOTHER NIGERIA...
LONG LIVE MOTHER!

Lol. Don't chicken out when the time comes. You can name your Arewanistan to Nigeria. Always have it at the back of your mind that very soon you'll not have southerners in the same country with you.

Good message from the Bishop but the reality on ground is that terrorist don't understand peace that requires mutual respect. To them peace is when others allow themselves to be plundered and subdued. How can a group whose history is clearly that of Intruders who were accommodated suddenly claim that all the territories that were forced into Nigeria belong to them? What gives them the audacity if not because they think your peaceful stance is actually cowardice? There's no better time to stand up and show them their place than now. They don't have the resources to finance any elongated warfare and they know it. It's 100% certain that after the show down, detachment from those vampires will happen which thereafter will give the indigenous people opportunity to control and develop their lands. Enough of playing it cool with them. With enough access to weaponry, they stand no chance.

Middle belt will soon come up with a group of young leaders that will complete the round of leaders for quashing the sahelian terrorists.
The time has come.

fitzmayowa:
In as much as this post is annoying, you are right, the president can order Sunday to be shot at sight but can't order security forces to find a lasting solution to the Fulani herdsmen mayhem....

That in itself is an indication that the president values the lives of marauding Fulani's and their cows over the safety and security of lives and property in the region where the Fulani's are wrecking havoc.....

Why should any southerner follow the order of a grossly terroristic FG? This is the time to show them we're not foolish. Don't follow their orders let's see what they can do by themselves.

Na dem Dem fulani. Yorubas must learn with this episode never to support any attack against fellow southerners.
There's nothing that will happen to Sunday Igboho. Let the IGP come and make the arrest himself. Hundreds of southerners have been killed without a single word from him yet he has the audacity to seek for the arrest of a man defending his ancestral land.
No single southerner should follow the order of his fulani superior in the military and police then we can see what they'll do. Bastards!