₦airaland Forum

orunto27:
The reporter didn't say unarmed protesters. The reporter reported Biafra, the unconstitutional word which is alien to Nigerian Constitution.

And what is your point?

The Army spokesman said that 5 security personnel were killed and some people were burnt. How come IPOB/MASSOB committed these acts and yet nobody has ever heard of it?

The said that IPOB threw two Policemen into the River Niger, who are these two Policemen? What are their names? Who are their widows or bereaved family? Where are pictures of their dead bodies or funeral?

IPOB is backing up their claims of extrer-judicial killings with pictures, videos, oral and written statements of witnesses.

But the Nigerian Army is backing up their claims with mere words.

Im happy that this report by Amnesty International will seriously damage the standing of the Buhari regime and Nigeria in the eyes of the international community.

padi94:
Biafra is just an imaginary thing, wont work

Nigeria is not an imaginary thing and has never worked, which is even worse.

Kamanuozuzu:
Not to worry, it has already made Frontpages in major newspapers and channels all over the world: Washington Post, CNN, BBC, CCTV, YAHOO, Newsweek, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/amnesty-nigeria-military-kills-150-pro-biafra-separatists/2016/11/23/b0e32a0c-b1eb-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7_story.html?postshare=4771479977286679&tid=ss_tw

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/24/africa/nigeria-security-forces-biafra-protesters/index.html

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33317745/amnesty-accuses-nigeria-of-killing-150-biafra-activists/#page1

http://europe.newsweek.com/nigerian-forces-killed-150-pro-biafra-protesters-amnesty-524737

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38087836

http://cctv-africa.com/2016/11/24/scores-of-pro-biafra-separatists-protesters-killed-in-nigeria/

Chukwu Okike nuru Onu anyi!

ChimaAdeoye:
Buhari is a bloody despot!

And a disgrace of a leader.

Buhari was on Al Jazeera and was confronted with the video of the Army shooting unarmed people, he didnt want to see the video footage.

Had Buhari been a civilised leader, leading a civilised country, he would have been jumping out of his chair to see the video. He would have demanded an immidiate investigation to know why the Army had to enter a secondary School and open fire on people praying. Buhari didnt even bother to ask if any student was killed or injured. All Buhari could say was that Biafra would not be tolerated. It is shocking that a democratically elected leader could be this callous. I salute Amnesty International for standing by the truth abd exposing the murderous regime of Buhari for the fraud it is

bantudra:
white people are your enemies,period..

history shows you can not trust them in absolutly nothing...

But if it was not for the same white people, you would not be a Nigerian today. You trusted them enough to accept the 'Nigeria' they created as your country

MyGeneration:
Secession is not the way but The Nigerian govt commited a lot of bad things dat i beleive they shud answer for.
Who so ever dat is involved must not go unpurnished.

The way is left to the indigenous people of the land, the original owners of the land before Lord Lugard came to create Nigeria. It should be the people who decide their own fate. The Government is never greater than the people.

PDJT:
This must stop!

How can it stop in a country like Nigeria where majority think unity is by force?

The video if the Aba high School shooting says it all. The Police and Army just came to the School where people were praying and singing and started shooting at unarmed people. When Buhari was confronted with the video on Al Jazeera, he refused ti watch it. What the Nigerian Army did in Aba High School and in Onitsha on the 30th of May was just plain and simple murder. The video is there for all to see

blackpanda:
IPOB are nothing but touts and criminals. When scotland wanted to leave UK, did u see even a single individual with arms? Or making unnecessary noise?? The fact is that those claiming that they want biafra are just about 1% of the population. If it is true that they (south east) really want to leave nigeria, then why are their representatives in national assembly not pushing for a referendum? Igbos have had their fair share in govt, but they are always more interested in making as much money from govt than actually promoting the so called "biafra".

When Scotland wanted to leave Britain, the British Government did not shout "one Britain" and send the security forces after the Scots. Have you seen IPOB with arms? If you say that those that support Biafra are just 1%, then why is the issue of Biafra giving you guys headache? Why would Eastern representatives be pushing for a referendum when they are all in Abuja for their pockets? Even if the pushed for a referendum, Yorubas and the Northerners will vote it out in other to keep the British contraption called Nigeria together for their selfish interests. It is really funny that in this 21st century, people are fighting to be with other people who don't want them. Nigeria should ask the Igbos and the minorities that support Igbos if the still want to be part of the disasterous house of Lugard called Nigeria, and they don't want, they should be allowed to leave.

NePro:
Oga take chill pill. Bihari is at work just that we have not seen anything he is working on yet

We have already seen what he is working on. We have had a year to see it:

Nothernisation of Government

Economic destruction of Nigeria

Forstering militancy and calls for secession by being a divisive president (which I thank him for)

Galloping inflation

Naira downfall

I have to say, the man in really here to bring "change"

mekuzi09:
Most you see everything from tribal perspective? Can't you be realistic for ones?

We all see things from a tribal perspective. The only people or person who sees things from "Nigerian" point of view is someone who Boko Haram or Herdsmen haven't yet killed their loved ones.Trust me bro, anyone who told you there is something called 'one Nigeria' didn't tell you the truth

Look at Arewa commenting on Igbo political affairs. If it was Ohaneze that commented on a similar political situation in Sokoto, they would have come out to warn Ohaneze to stay clear of the North. The hypocrite is urging everyone to follow rulings of the court of law but is urging Buhari to be a dictator and arrest prople. The Courts judged Ogah to be the lawfully elected Governor, so what is the problem? Ikpeazu can explore all legal avenues open to him. How can Arewa be interested in the internal political dynamics of an Igbo territory? What is their business there? Charlatants.

Nice one! Ever representing the right of our people to be free of the British fabrication called Nigeria!

jesussaves22:
How can we unite this two super tribe(Igbos and Yorubas)? The unification of this great tribe in Nigeria will bring about the Nigeria of our dream. This two tribe have this great things in common Education and natural intelligence. The igbos are as well industrious and highly connected to the world. How can this two super tribe be united as one without betraying each other? Let us educate our children, brothers, sisters, parents and friends on how to live in unity to actualize the Nigeria of our dream. Lets forget about tribe and ethnicity and embrace peace and unity to make Nigeria great. Remember the first nationalist in Nigeria are Igbos and yorubas. Let peace reign in Nigeria. Happy sunday nairalanders

There can be no unity. The Yourbas are better off uniting with their Nothern masters

A long read but well worth it. A lot of people like me have been wondering on what the position of the law is on this situation in Abia which is begining to look like a circus

What about those of us in the SE/SS that did not vote for this demonic change? We just "grin and bare it" along with the APC zombies? Not gonna work!

Is it because Nigeria isn't a civilised country? In a civilised Country like Britain, can David Cameron embarrass Britain with the issue of his WASC? He would have resigned long time ago. Can Angela Merkel of Germany be playing hide and seek with the German people with the issue of her WASC (or whatever the German equivalent is) with the German people? The German parliament, the Budestag, would have thrown her out of office long time ago.

But in Nigeria, our standards are still very low...........

mrvitalis:
I am a Nigerian.. . I will remain one.. . We should be fighting for a united Africa and not breaking it down

You are a Nigerian because Lord Lugard gave you this name. If Lugard had decided to call the area now known as Nigeria "bastardia", you probably would have been proud to call your self a 'bastard' by now. It is a white that can come to your land to name you, you have no right to name your self. Slave.

bloodyBLOGGER:
I hereby call on authorities in Lagos to begin a full raid of markets dominated by southeasterners so as to fish out IPOB affiliates in order to avert any attack by them.

Instead of calling on the authorities for that, call on the authorities to call a referendum so that IPOB and its affiliates can leave your land and go back home

mrvitalis:
I have been called so many names for being against Biafra and if there is a referendum I will vote no and will campaign for people to vote no and these are my reasons... Tho am open to debate

Biafra leadership.
I am of the opinion that's the reason why the igbo nation have failed so far is bad leadership... Won't this same politicians we have hijack the new country and still rule us? ? Someone will say that's won't happen we will get new faces... And I ask... Why don't we get these new faces and get them into power and test run their leadership?

The reason why Nigeria, not just the Igbo nation, has failed is bad leadership. Nigeria breeds bad leadership because leaders are accountable to no one hence can do anything. The reason why there won't be bad leadership in Biafra is because there won't be any Abuja, Nigerian police or the obnoxious Nigerian constitution to protect anyone. Also, the so called leaders will be much closer to home and under better scrutiny.

Igbo investment outside Biafra .
It's on record that we igbos have the highest investment outside our region in Nigeria... Since we hate our neighbours so much.. . Do we forsake all our trillions In investment outside our region and come back home??
Even if we decide to remain out side Biafra.. The Nigerian government can chase us away. . We did it to Ghanaians.. . Zimbabwe just did Same. . So it can be done... what would we fall back to??

Yes we Igbos have a lot of investments in Nigeria, however, there are many international laws of which Nigeria is a signatory to that protects those investments. Nowhere in the world does a democratic country sieze the investment of another person based on non citizenship. In the event of Biafra coming and the Nigerian Government decides that all Biafrans should go home then so be it. One of the reasons I support Biafra is to encourage our people to repartrate their investments back home and develop their land. So this is a good thing. I also want to add that any Igbo man who values his investments in Nigeria more than he cares about the freedom of his people is a fool. A person without sovereigty is a nobody.

Less market for igbos .
We igbos love to trade and moving out of Nigeria means.. Less free market.. imagine of Kano start denying us visa to trade in their market. ..Imagine igbos not having access to alaba.. Who will be our market??

Myopic thinking. The world is 7 Billion people spread over 200 countries. The Nigerian market is a drop in the ocean compared to what is out there. As long as Igbos are innovative and hard working, we can survive well without Nigeria. There are many countries that an independent Biafran nation can sign trade deals without the incumbrance of Nigeria.

importation and exportation .
Onless we bring along the akwa ibom and cross River we are doomed (as for the ijaws... They rather live with North than igbos).. . We would have no access to the sea. .. imagine if Israel was land locked.. . The would have been history now...

Akwa Ibom Cross River (Akwa-Cross) or should I say the Efik/Ibibio nation are the closest people to the Igbos. I have no doubt that they would leave with us. But if they don't and the Igbos/Igboids of Rivers such as Ikwerre decide the same, we still have access to the sea via Obuaku where a Seaport can be built. I have even heard that Obuaku is closer to the Athlantic Ocean that Porthacourt.

Electricity .
If Biafra get independent today.. what is our installed capacity?? . ... Yes we have the potential but we're will the money come from to build the power plants...
Are we ready to live in darkness for years till the plants are built? ?

PHCN is a business organisation not a political one. They will be happy to keep supplying power to Biafra as long as we keep paying until we have our own national grid. Anyway, it's not like the power situation in Nigeria is anything to write home about. My parents lived through the civil war for 3 years with no light. The heavens did not fall. If that is the time for us to build a stable power supply system then so be it. It is a small price to pay for freedom.

Revenue.
This is a very important question, what is the estimated revenue for this Biafra, what is the revenue estimate for this country will 40% pay the salary?? Or will we have to borrow to pay salaries?? I need answers to this

Although I'm not exactly sure what Biafra will look like because I don't know how many of the Southern minorities will vote in a referendum to join. However, if Biafra is just the 5 Igbo States, I can say that all 5 states have Oil in commercial quantity and Ananmbra, Abia and Imo are already Oil producing. One of the largest deposits of Coal in the world is Enugu, huge deposits of solid minerals such as lime stone in Ebonyi and the huge agricultural potential of Abakiliki (Abakilki was the largest food producer in the old eastern Region). Even Anambra is sitting on one of the largest Gas deposit in the country. The human and natural potential of Biafra is very promising.

Any body who is rational and lebral will understand that Biafra as it is today is not an option.. . We need to remain in Nigeria as we have more to gain from this country
While we hold our leaders responsible for our lack of development
T. A orji we all know is a theif yet we celebrated him and gave him cheiftency tiles and sent him to the Senate to loot again, the list is endless
If nnamdi Kanu is popular.. Let him run for Abia governorship let's see his leadership style... .
Roaches was good then because we never tested him. .. Now we have seen his true colour... Let's not fall victim to some few people's selfish interest


Please am open to rational debate and any abuse will be ignored.. Thanks and God bless .

A thief like T Orji will get away with it in Nigeria, he can't in Biafra because it is his people he will be stealing from, it is an Igbo police he will be dealing with and an Igbo EFCC. Nigeria is a disaster of a country. It has never and will never work. Everybody is only interested in their own sectional interests as far as Nigeria is concerned, no one cares about national interests. Only a fool will keep trying something that has failing for many decades with thinking of trying something else. It is time for us to believe in our selves and take back our sovereignty that was stolen by the British criminal called Lugard when he created the illegal entity called Nigeria. We have all it takes to be great, we don't need the Yoruba or Hausa man. It will be hard and tough in the beginning but Igbos are a resourceful people and I know in my heart that Biafra will be a super power within 30 years of its creation.

AntiIPOOP:
After seeing how IPOB Plots To Bomb Computer Village, Worship Centres & Parks, I hereby declare IPOB as a Terrorist organization.
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Funny that the people you are calling terrorists are actually fighting to get away from you but you said no. It must mean you love terrorists.

DSS is a state sponsored terrorist outfit

The Nigerian Army, all they are good at is shooting unarmed people.

Olabestonic001:
let's see it this way: in a divorce, there's always a bad-blood. Go and ask Croatia and Serbia. If Ndigbo succeed in causing a divorce of Nigeria, they'll be worst off in the region. They'll have gotten a country out of hate and hate would never depart their land. After Brexit, UK will never be the same again. Immediately the queen pass away, UK will loose its influence permanently and would become like the once great country Portugal.
In the advent of a breakage of Nigeria, Igbo will loose her free movement in Nigeria. For now, you won't understand that. But, Imagine loosing a market of over 110million people out of bigotry. Don't think Nigeria will have a good relationship with a rebellious broken state. It will be very bitter. Everything will always be done to undermine their state of utopia (by sheer number of the existing structure). I hate the structure we're practicing but hate will ensure it becomes messier than you can ever imagine.
And FYI, China will be glad to take the place of the bitter Biafrans in commerce.

The difference with what you wrote above is that Europe was working for Britain. Britain is the 4th richest nation in the world and was doing good business with the EU single market before they voted to leave. But in the Nigerian context, Nigeria does not work as a nation. We are getting poorer, we don't love each other and there is too much suffering. Igbos have lost so much by being in Nigeria, we lost millions in the civil war because we found our selves in Nigeria. As an Igbo man, why should the Yoruba or Hausa man hate me for leaving Nigeria? We don't like each other and have no historical connection to one another. So what's the point? Nigerias 110 million single market means nothing in a global market of 7 Billion. The Igbos have no place in Nigeria and they deserve a referendum so that they can exit Nigeria and go and govern themselves

HopeAtHand:
When that referendum is carried out, your disappointment will know no bounds. You'll be surprised that Oyigbo and Etche may ditch Igbos like a leprous patient.

The best way to go is an all SE Igbo movement, when it materialises, u can subtly solicit the inclusion of Anioma, and then Egbema in Rivers.

Ikwerre is fit to be a country, just like Singapore, Qatar, Montenegro etc. I suggest the name of my country to be Iwhnrohna. Biafra and Iwhnrohna will be like Germany and Austria.

Somebody say Amen to that. !!! Hallelujah

As you said, Oyigbo and Etche may ditch their Igbo brothers. It is their right to ditch anyone. But what will they ditching their Igbo brothers for? Is it for 'one Nigeria' and continued exploitation by the Yorubas and Northerners? Is it for a Niger-Delta Republic that no one is agitating for? If Ikwere wants to be an independent nation, why are they not agitating for a referendum? All these elements should start agitating for their rights rather than looking for the Igbos to fight

Emancipation:
Everything that you said is true and I already know it. I opened this thread because I have given up on them.

If your father and mother have raised you to hate igbos, how can you overcome that? Very few strong minded people do. Like I said earlier, there are so many non Igbo nigerdeltans that cling to Nigeria because they rather have igbos in check. That's why I prefer a more homogenous movement that is devoid of confusion and backstabbing.

I completely understand what you mean. What you have to understand is that the Nigerian propaganda machine had many years since the end of the war to brainwash many of the minorities in Southern Nigeria that their Igbos neigbours were the real enemies. They were told that Igbos want to dominate them and steal their lands. But things are changing. It was an opener for the Niger Delta when Igbos gave their own son almost 100% support in the last presidential elections. They have started to realise that the Igbos are their only real friends in Nigeria. Most of the negative comments online towards Igbos are just Yorubas masquerading as indigenes of the Niger Delta. Like I said, a referendum will clear everything up.

In politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies. She may have been friends with Ikpeazu, but she is entitled to switch her allegiance.

Emancipation:
Ndi Igbo umu nnem, especially Igbo youths,

Please listen to me. I am proud of us as a people. We have done so much with litte. We have overcome so many adversities as a people. And trust me when I say that the future is very bright for us regardless of the problems we endure today.

But please can we focus this bia fran movement thing to only Igboland both in SE and SS. Meaning we should forget about including non-Igbo Niger deltans.

Please only intelligent response will be engaged.

All of this you wrote wasn't necessary. Biafra has never been about just the Igbos only. If we remember, the two most senior men in Government after Ojukwu in the first Biafran Republic were not Igbos. Biafra is about Igbos and those who are comfortable with Igbos. The minorities that are currently destroying Oil installations in the Niger Delta are not doing it because they love Nigeria. At the end of the day, what is required is a referendum in the SS/SE and the Igbos of the lower Benue. Everyone one will then have the opportunity to opt in or out.

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