Hello Hisple family, this video generated alot of reactions. Because of that I went into more research about the Banjo travails. Hence, we have begun the process of a second video about the issue with Banjo and 3 others. The video is comepleted have been uploaded. See link here 👉👉 th-cam.com/video/-wQ2sx-SO80/w-d-xo.html Don't forget to leave a comment, subscribe and like this video. Thanks
And so what? The US planned the Vietnam War to last a few months but was there for 19 years! They planned the Iraq war for a few months but were there for 7 years. They planned the Afghan war for a few months but were there for 19 years. And in all these wars, the US never fully defeated their adversaries who promptly took over the country the moment the US departed.
@@victorolayinka1690 I’m not here to argue with you. Every Igbos know what Banjo did during the war. He might be a hero in Yoruba land for betraying Ojukwu but not in Igbo land. I’m an igbo & Biafran❤️
banjo was a traitor this is not tarnish the name of the Yoruba nation because other yorubas fought for biafra besides banjo and distinguished themselves
This is full of inaccuracies and fantasies. The Biafran army was not withdrawn from the west and Midwest, they retreated against a superior fire power. The battle of Ore was one of the toughest of the war. By the way, Ore is not 35 miles from Lagos according to the narrative.
I’ve read many books about this Civil war from both sides..but there are many inaccuracies in this his narrations and i pity those that just watch this kind of videos only without actually reading the real accounts of history which are only available in written books😢
Many have said so. However, the same sources that we used for other Biafran war videos were used here too. Notwithstanding, I promised to take another look at the story from other sources. I'm gonna do that in the near future. Thank you very much for your continued support. I appreciate your feedbacks. Peace ✌️✅💙❤️💙
This documentary is Biased and faulted especially the aspect concerning Col. Banjo. There are many other Yorubas who fought for Baifra. Even nonmilitary people like Prof. Wole Soyinka stood for Biafra and was Jailed by the Gowon Military Government. This video casts aspartions on Yorubas . The producer/commentator is surely an Igbo singing "victory" of Biafra forces.
Your conclusion is not correct! The Banjo issue has never had any consensus. However, we do not cast aspersions on the entire Yoruba...and lastly no member of our team is Igbo. Thank you for watching.
@@afolabitoye4393 have you seen our revised version of the story?? Even though the tone of the source is different and indicates that Biafra may not hv been fair to Banjo and 3 others, it still point out that Banjo appeared to hv become sympathetic to the west...he tried to avoid another occupation of the west by Biafran forces. And you and I knows that it's punishable in war situation if you are caught. So, just like the Diya coup situation, Banjo is not entirely blameless if we leave sentiments out of it. I'm not Igbo, neither am I Yoruba, I hv have no sentiment for any side. But all the few books I have read about the case point to the same direction. The only difference is in the tone of the writers. Check the description of this video for a link to our latest edition on Banjo story. Thank you for watching... ❤️💙
@@HispleMedia I watched it and kindly listened to all facts presented. For Banjo, if he had any motive, it would have been more beneficial for him to march his soldiers to Lagos. A victory meant he controlled Nigeria's capital seat while Ojukwu was in the East. He could easily declare himself the new military head in Lagos and could have quickly suppressed any mutiny among Biafran soldiers in Lagos by rallying support from the Western region. And for Banjo to have stepped into the Western Region territory was like declaring war on Yoruba because he had to conquer many villages, towns, and cities before he got to Lagos. There is no way Biafran soldiers would have won the guerrilla warfare within Yoruba territory if they had decided to march on. Banjo gave everything to Ojukwu to keep and sustain the Biafra republic but was not ready to be part of the team to destroy Yorubaland to satisfy Ojukwu's revisionist ambition.
@@afolabitoye4393 yeah, but that is the source of the problem... In military, you obay the last command. The command was to match to Lagos... I think he found himself at crossroad where he had sympathy for his people. While it's normal but he knows it would be disasteous for him if he was exposed. Thank you very much for feedback.
Thanks for this story. My Father told me that if Banjo had not crossed the Niger to Asaba but remained in Onitsha Biafra would have won the war. At that time everything Nigeria had been flushed out of Biafra land. Then the argument was also whether it was right to assign such a critical task to Banjo. My thinking was that if it was Joe Achuzia that handled the task he would not have gone beyond Asaba.
@@ekponvictor5075 Why would a commander even meet with European diplomats anyway? Don't they know about British and whites interference in African affairs, should be thought in military college Only select a trained government officials is allowed to speak to the press or foreigners And foreigners are forbidden to talk to soldiers and politicians
Yes just like how Ifeajuna,Nzeogwu…betrayed the nation by killing it leaders and top ranking army officers..and excluding Ben Gbulie,all those that participated in the first coup died a non honorable death (Ojukwu killed near Nsukka while on reconnaissance,Ifeajuna hanged..etc)..Nzeogwu wasn’t patriotic because he later changed side(the Biafrans)instead of Nigeria that people claimed he was loyal to..all of dem are cowards
It's geographically difficult for Igbo state...in my opinion. Except at the time when there is agreement with the Niger Delta region. That is if it the fmr eastern region.
The Yoruba’s are the one bitter now because much has been done with the £20 given to each account holder. You yourself know the Yoruba’s won’t achieve it with such amount. Stop the hate man It will do you no good
@@henryobi8414 The Igbos have made it big after 20pounds .Maybe they would have done better with zero. Ungrateful bunch. Gowon made a big mistake with his Unification project. I'm sure the Ijaws wouldn't have surrendered the oil. Then what nothing.
Ungrateful you say? What do we say about your people that are highly not trusted and always speaks from both sides of their mouth? Bunch of ethnic bigots and wicked souls.
@@victorolayinka1690 You lack brains. Awo and his Fulani masters stole millions from the Igbo account holders and give them only 20 pounds, their houses were taken over as an abandoned properties
The worst mistake Ojukwu made was to put Banjo in command otherwise, the war would have ended with Gowon fleeing from Lagos and Adekunle surrendering with his troops in Bonny.
Bro, i thoroughly enjoyer this impartial and well put-together documentary. I'm not Nigerian, so I look at it from a neutral perspective. Great documentary.
Hello Samuel, thank you. Our source was an active reporter of the war from the Biafran side, he witnessed the war first hand. Notwithstanding, we at Hisple Media are always open to history knowledge from different sources. If you can, pls highlight some of the facts you think are not correct so that we can look more further. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for watching
After the incursion into benin major okonkwo was installed as governor, that singular action created the fear of occupation by the indegenes who saw biafra as an occupying force.making the official governor to exit to Lagos .
It was not a war against northerners but Nigeria. If it was against northerners, why then did Biafra match to the west instead of north? Thank you for watching
One sided commentary you'd think that the Biafrans really put up a formidable fight. The casualties of the biafrans was overwhelming eventually leading to the enormous defeat.
The Banjo story has generated so much controversy... I shall look at it further soon I thank God you have seen other videos on Biafra war on my channel. The stories are broken down into manageable pieces...we covered almost every part or sector of the war.
Not true, Nigeria lost more troops, because they were doing most of the attack in one ambush along they lost over 5.000 soldiers. But Biafrans did lose more civilians due to starvation Biafra lost more infrastructure damage
Ojukwu policies had no strings of Confederate substance. He was stalling for time and would have unleash his personal ideas of he had succeeded. The evacuations of Ijaws, renaming towns with Ibo names in the South South and killings of Bini people in the Mid West made many minority tribes to change sides. So, stop crafting nonsense as if Biafra was El Dorado
The propaganda aspect of this video goes into overdrive after 5 minutes. The truth behind Banjo and Ojukwu agreement and the stalling around Ore is very important historically and now. The answers offered, by this video are insane, incorrect and childlike. Awolowo and Victor Banjo were raising a Yoruba army? From what ? Really! Ojukwu had dignitaries come for a week?Gift of Ogogoro swayed the assasin squad from their task of striking at Ojukwu, really.? No mention of the two trials. How is Ore 35 miles from Lagos? An objective look at the issues gives us plenty to learn and make use of. Your account does not tally with Bernard Odogwu or Ademoyega. Your objective seems to distort yoruba officials and army but do remember they only represented a tiny minority of the yoruba population. In exactly the same way that the coup of jan 66 is incorrectly termed an ibo coup, when the perpetrators represent the political and army elite - and hence a tiny minority of ibo population. You too are joining the same madness. How can you paint all ibo or all yoruba with same brush. ? You denigrate your own film with your own ridiculous dialogue.
I don't know how I missed this comment for this long... Notwithstanding, I have no intentions to paint any tribe bad or good... The video presented information available to us at the time. However, another video on Victor is in advance stage of completion and will be live here within the week or next week. Again it's not clear why most people have a problem with this video actually...the only problem with the video is the tune of the script... Else, many sources confirmed the existence of a plot by Banjo. But was that enough for hm to be executed despite his effort? There is also proof that Ojukwu was paranoid... I emplore you to watch out for our next episode on Banjo. Thank you for watching.
@@HispleMedia Thanks for your reply 5 months late. Its not clear why you have replied as you have not addressed any of my criticisms. Instead you tell me that you used all of the information that was available at the time. Unless I am mistaken these events took place well over 50 years. You have no credible research and no credible answers but you invite me to watch a next instalment. My orientation is different from yours. I am interested in the Social, political, economic uplift of the whole of Afrika. I also study the systemic relationship that allows the global North to steal Afrikan mineral and human resources without payment to form the basis of their so called 1st world existence. Being a Yoruba or Ibo Nationalist or even a Nigerian Nationalist misses the point, and we are still suffering today the legacy of our disunity and betrayal of those that had a plan for all of us back in the early 60's, againt Pan European exploitation. I can only hope that you use the resources you have wisely and stop swimming with the tide to spread that which you can not substantiate." If you dont stand for something, you will fall for anything" .
I wish we could get Banjo's side of this conspiracy theory. It was a great act of military folly to leave Biafra and conquer Mid West and Cross to Ore? I will ask , respectfully, if these innocent bystanders places were part of Biafra Ojukwu had declared? Did Biafra have the arms and ammunition to matain war at a place as large as Mid West and Western Region? No. Some account stands by the fact of this lack of armunition as a valid reason Banjo and Ifejuna retrived back to Enugu. If Banjo wanted to secede from Biafra, he would not have returned back to Enegu. This makes the allegations against him weak.
The war between Biafra and the Nigerian Army is very much similar to the current on going war between Russia and Ukraine. Just as the Ukrainian Army is fighting to the end a much more powerful Russian Army with determination and less weapons, so also the Biafra Army fought a more powerful Nigerian Army with determination, right to the end of the war in 1970.
Very correct!! The determination of the biafrans was enormous. If only determination can win a war, biafrans would have celebrated victory. Thank you very much for watching.
@@HispleMedia not correct, if Biafrans had 20% support of Ukrainian getting from west. Biafran would had crushed Nigeria army beyond recognition. Ukraine is well feeded. While Nigeria used hunger as a weapon. Over one million Biafrans children dia of hunger. The hunger weapon also affected Biafran Army.
Biafrans alone fought Nigeria Britain and with support from 10 other countries and yet they stood their ground for 3 years and more deaths and casualties on the side of the Nigerian army and the Biafrans lost more on civilians due to starvation plot by the British. And if not for the starvation plot, Biafrans had the chance to win. It was more of a gorilla war. My father was a Biafran army captain, my uncles were also in the Biafran army. This from horses mouth. May their souls rest in peace Amen.
Both sides were supported by different countries. The facts are that these countries supported and supplied weapons to Biafra. Diplomatic & Military aid. 1. France 2. Spain 3. Portugal 4. Norway 5. Israel 6. Rhodesia 7. South Africa 8. Vatican city Recognition 1. Gabon 2. Haiti 3. Ivory coast 4. Tanzania 5. Zambia Other countries didn't recognize Biafra but granted de facto recognition in form of diplomatic & military support and I've listened those countries above. As per banjo, it was reported that he claimed innocence even to death!
Is it not generally accepted that Banjo meant well but attacked the Western region against the orders of his superior officers who asked him to hold the line and wait for reinforcement. The betrayal story has never been proven and he was executed without a fair trial
The trial was not fair, that is still a national problem to this day. The govt and her agencies are not following the rule of law, courts giving conflicting judgements etc. Let's not forget also that Banjo was not the only officer killed. No one talks about Ifeajuna and the rest, maybe because they were Igbos. Thanks for watching
Most of these stories are mere figments of the imagination of the narrator! The story of the Midwest invasion is a complete fabrication. Col Banjo led the troops quite alright but the move was aborted because himself and Ojukwu were bickering over the leadership of the puppet state Ojukwu had just created -Benin republic. For 3 days they couldn't agree on who to lead the new republic. Banjo suggested the names of Ejoor, Ogbemudia and Trimnell. The first 2 declined and Ojukwu rejected the latter as he was a half-caste. Ojukwu settled for a Midwest Igbo in the person of Major Okonkwo. Ejoor who had escaped radioed Lagos and the federal troops advanced towards Ore. The first major battle took place there and the Biafrans beat a retreat. Banjo was recalled back to Biafra where he was tried and executed. Banjo was meant to meet with Yoruba leaders, invade dodan barracks, arrest and or kill Gowon, but the time wasted took away the element of surprise.
Could you please tell me your sources...this sounds interesting enough to look further... However, it's wrong to say this mere fabrication. Thank you for watching.
Is there any objective documented opinion on the circumstances surrounding Victor Banjo's arrest, trial and execution? The details and evidence surrounding his trial and conviction would be very important and relevant. As things stand now, much of the information available is "dem say, dem say".
Here in this video we glean some, through some history books of course, evidence on how he tried to form an alliance with Awolowo and concluded plans to assassinate Ojukwu and put an end to the war.
@@HispleMedia You presented no evidence. You made assertions about it. What books did you cite and what information do you have about his trial, the evidence presented, his defense, his conviction and sentencing. All that you have provided is "dem say, dem say".
@@HispleMedia yeah! Everybody "tried to make an alliance with Awolowo". When Nzeogwu's coup failed, they also claimed that their plan was to form an alliance with Awolowo. A plan which, like this purported one by Victor Banjo, Awolowo never heard about or spoke of.
Banjo and Ifeajuna is a real soldier. They were tried and killed by jungle justice coupled with Ojukwu's propaganda levels against them because he fears those two soldiers so much including the late Nzeogwu who died mysteriously as well. Ojukwu was very desperate and have selfish interest for power thereby sheepishly, visionless and blindly drag his Ibo people to a war that they lost even before it started. When Ojukwu saw that British is doing the whole dirty job he kept fighting until when it is his turn to die he ran away for his life only to return to Nigeria 12years later and started contesting for election to rule the same Nigeria that he wanted to secede from. Who is fooling who?
Ojukwu was not really against the Yoruba. He was looking for acceptance/support from the west so using their own son was a strategy, but it failed. That all. Thanks for watching 👍
Your response shows u knew nothing from the Civil war story......dd u even consider d assistance rendered to d Biafra by Victor Banjo before Ojukwu dt later abandoned his fellow Biafrans and ran away. Was it not Ojukwu dt killed Ifeajuna? So who is a traitor or who is wicked between Ojukwu and Banjo. Pls go and read d Civil war story deeply before commenting.
The Banjo part of the story is not actually true. The producer should read 'Why Struck' by Ademoyega and 'Victor Banjo' by Deji Yesufu. The Yorubas would never have allowed Banjo to even pass through to Lagos. This documentary is not consistent.
@@ikemefulewisdom4791 but no concrete evidence was found around this. The story still has lots of ambiguity in it. History says they were tried twice; during the first trial they were not found guilty and nothing really was found, after which they were tried the second time and found guilty. Lots of things around this. But I do feel that Banjo and Ojukwu had different missions at the time. They were both progressives, but they didn't want the same goals. As much as Ojukwu wanted freedom for Biafra, Banjo still looked forward to having a single entity "Nigeria". Pulling back at Ore was almost imperative for Banjo, the Yoruba's were not even ready for any secession at the time. I rather feel that, the losses of the Biafran forces on those fronts was big blow, and Banjo and his team were the victims. There was never really any concrete evidence of his betrayal. If you read "Why We Struck" by Ademoyega (one of the guys in the first coup) you would capture a lot from it.
If war start in Nigeria today we the South South Region we will support our South Eastern brothers and sisters because we all are Biafran's, we are waiting for 2023 general election if they ring the election against Mr Peter Obi, this time around we are well ready
Good, remember you can never win a war with Nigeria. South-South region will be a pushover and South East can never depend on your support, you will chicken out again, as usual, you all traitors.
1 day ago @Hisple Media Thanks for your reply 5 months late. Its not clear why you have replied as you have not addressed any of my criticisms. Instead you tell me that you used all of the information that was available at the time. Unless I am mistaken these events took place well over 50 years. You have no credible research and no credible answers but you invite me to watch a next instalment. My orientation is different from yours. I am interested in the Social, political, economic uplift of the whole of Afrika. I also study the systemic relationship that allows the global North to steal Afrikan mineral and human resources without payment to form the basis of their so called 1st world existence. Being a Yoruba or Ibo Nationalist or even a Nigerian Nationalist misses the point, and we are still suffering today the legacy of our disunity and betrayal of those that had a plan for all of us back in the early 60's, againt Pan European exploitation. I can only hope that you use the resources you have wisely and stop swimming with the tide to spread that which you can not substantiate." If you dont stand for something, you will fall for anything" . Show less
You are very wrong in your conclusion... I have done reasonable research on this topic... In my second video (already uploaded today), it is clear that: .there was a plot by Banjo (corroborated by many sources) .ojukwu was paranoid and looking for imaginary enemies within .the charges against Banjo appeared fabricated to meet predetermined outcome. From outset Banjo was not in support of the war (according his letter to the wife). But why he accepted Ojukwu's offer is still a point of debate to this day... None of his writings was able to explain that. My conclusion: While Ojukwu was looking for enemies within to set as an example, Banjo played into his trap. If you can, watch our latest video on that topic and let us know your thoughts. Thank you.
Continue to dish out lies and propaganda about Victor Banjo. Banjo never attempted to assassinate Ironsi. Banjo was killed by inordinate ambition of ojukwu.
Ojukwu was very naive & unwise to rely on Banjo - a Yorubaman to betray his people on the altar of friendship. It's like asking an Ibo man to lead Nigeria. I don't buy the story. It doesn't make sense...
Hello Hisple family, this video generated alot of reactions. Because of that I went into more research about the Banjo travails. Hence, we have begun the process of a second video about the issue with Banjo and 3 others. The video is comepleted have been uploaded. See link here 👉👉 th-cam.com/video/-wQ2sx-SO80/w-d-xo.html
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May the gentle souls of all the Biafran soldiers rest in perfect peace, 😢😭😭
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Very Objective account and analysis of the war! Good job !
I'm glad you like it.... Thank you for watching... ❤️💙
Banjo, Chukwuka and Ifeajuna are the sellers of the war. Gowon planned a war of 3months but ended up fighting for 3years.
Nevertheless he won.
There was never a deadline.
And so what? The US planned the Vietnam War to last a few months but was there for 19 years! They planned the Iraq war for a few months but were there for 7 years. They planned the Afghan war for a few months but were there for 19 years.
And in all these wars, the US never fully defeated their adversaries who promptly took over the country the moment the US departed.
A win is a win.
Banjo was never a traitor he is a hero.
You lied. He is a real traitor
Banjo was beloved by his people, he was loyal to them.
He didn't betray his people.
Biafra was set up to fail from the get go.
@@victorolayinka1690 I’m not here to argue with you. Every Igbos know what Banjo did during the war. He might be a hero in Yoruba land for betraying Ojukwu but not in Igbo land. I’m an igbo & Biafran❤️
@@Uloaku-Banks Please let's be civil and academic.
Where is Biafra on the map?
banjo was a traitor this is not tarnish the name of the Yoruba nation because other yorubas fought for biafra besides banjo and distinguished themselves
I still remain a biafran
This is very impressive...
I'm glad you like it....
This is full of inaccuracies and fantasies. The Biafran army was not withdrawn from the west and Midwest, they retreated against a superior fire power. The battle of Ore was one of the toughest of the war. By the way, Ore is not 35 miles from Lagos according to the narrative.
Ohh, thank you...
I’ve read many books about this Civil war from both sides..but there are many inaccuracies in this his narrations and i pity those that just watch this kind of videos only without actually reading the real accounts of history which are only available in written books😢
Withdraw or retreat, same difference.
wow, if you know you dont know, this is highly educational, well done. i am more knowledgable after watching this.
I'm glad you learnt something new from here. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks for watching 💙❤️💙
the fact that you accused banjo of being a traitor showed the delusion ofthe story...
Good in-depth
This war crime committed against the old Midwest Region will never and never happen again .
Great job! From the look of things, if Banjo did not betray Ojukwu, the Nigeria Civil War could have been very difficult for the federal government
Biafrans would hv given Nigeria a run for their money.
@@HispleMedia but they did
Here we go with the ifs again. Biafra has no chance.
Pride goes before the fall. The harder they came the harder they fell.
@@HispleMedia They would have starved to death.
@@Drizzle.drizzle Only in your nightmare.
The story on Banjo was nothing but fabrications.
Many have said so. However, the same sources that we used for other Biafran war videos were used here too. Notwithstanding, I promised to take another look at the story from other sources. I'm gonna do that in the near future. Thank you very much for your continued support. I appreciate your feedbacks. Peace ✌️✅💙❤️💙
This documentary is Biased and faulted especially the aspect concerning Col. Banjo. There are many other Yorubas who fought for Baifra. Even nonmilitary people like Prof. Wole Soyinka stood for Biafra and was Jailed by the Gowon Military Government. This video casts aspartions on Yorubas . The producer/commentator is surely an Igbo singing "victory" of Biafra forces.
Your conclusion is not correct! The Banjo issue has never had any consensus. However, we do not cast aspersions on the entire Yoruba...and lastly no member of our team is Igbo. Thank you for watching.
@@HispleMedia According to you, "the Banjo issue has never had any consensus," but you're presenting his story with statements of facts.
@@afolabitoye4393 have you seen our revised version of the story?? Even though the tone of the source is different and indicates that Biafra may not hv been fair to Banjo and 3 others, it still point out that Banjo appeared to hv become sympathetic to the west...he tried to avoid another occupation of the west by Biafran forces. And you and I knows that it's punishable in war situation if you are caught.
So, just like the Diya coup situation, Banjo is not entirely blameless if we leave sentiments out of it.
I'm not Igbo, neither am I Yoruba, I hv have no sentiment for any side. But all the few books I have read about the case point to the same direction. The only difference is in the tone of the writers. Check the description of this video for a link to our latest edition on Banjo story.
Thank you for watching... ❤️💙
@@HispleMedia I watched it and kindly listened to all facts presented. For Banjo, if he had any motive, it would have been more beneficial for him to march his soldiers to Lagos. A victory meant he controlled Nigeria's capital seat while Ojukwu was in the East. He could easily declare himself the new military head in Lagos and could have quickly suppressed any mutiny among Biafran soldiers in Lagos by rallying support from the Western region. And for Banjo to have stepped into the Western Region territory was like declaring war on Yoruba because he had to conquer many villages, towns, and cities before he got to Lagos. There is no way Biafran soldiers would have won the guerrilla warfare within Yoruba territory if they had decided to march on. Banjo gave everything to Ojukwu to keep and sustain the Biafra republic but was not ready to be part of the team to destroy Yorubaland to satisfy Ojukwu's revisionist ambition.
@@afolabitoye4393 yeah, but that is the source of the problem... In military, you obay the last command. The command was to match to Lagos... I think he found himself at crossroad where he had sympathy for his people. While it's normal but he knows it would be disasteous for him if he was exposed.
Thank you very much for feedback.
Thanks for this story. My Father told me that if Banjo had not crossed the Niger to Asaba but remained in Onitsha Biafra would have won the war. At that time everything Nigeria had been flushed out of Biafra land. Then the argument was also whether it was right to assign such a critical task to Banjo. My thinking was that if it was Joe Achuzia that handled the task he would not have gone beyond Asaba.
The challenge was not the competency of the CO of that operation but in his tactful change of strategy on meeting with the BHC & AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
the mistake of biafra was allowing banjo to lead the expedition despite nzeogwu insisting that he should have gone instead of banjo
@@malikmogekwu9781but nzeogwu died before August
Maybe there's another nzeogwu
@@ekponvictor5075
Why would a commander even meet with European diplomats anyway?
Don't they know about British and whites interference in African affairs, should be thought in military college
Only select a trained government officials is allowed to speak to the press or foreigners
And foreigners are forbidden to talk to soldiers and politicians
Banjo and Ifeajuna story was quite heart breaking and interesting...Betrayal of trust is extremely demoralizing
All fabrications.
@@victorolayinka1690 Which fabricated? Keep lying to yourself
@@emmyonyidoskki9114 Keep believing the garbage it'll get you nowhere guaranteed.
Yes just like how Ifeajuna,Nzeogwu…betrayed the nation by killing it leaders and top ranking army officers..and excluding Ben Gbulie,all those that participated in the first coup died a non honorable death (Ojukwu killed near Nsukka while on reconnaissance,Ifeajuna hanged..etc)..Nzeogwu wasn’t patriotic because he later changed side(the Biafrans)instead of Nigeria that people claimed he was loyal to..all of dem are cowards
*Nzeogwu killed near Nsukka
There must be reasons why Britain is very much against an Igbo in the leadership of Nigeria or an independent Igbo state.
It's geographically difficult for Igbo state...in my opinion. Except at the time when there is agreement with the Niger Delta region. That is if it the fmr eastern region.
Just to control the Crude oil in the East. Period !
Following an I'll prepared Ojukwu cost the Ibos tremendously, hence the bitterness.
The Yoruba’s are the one bitter now because much has been done with the £20 given to each account holder. You yourself know the Yoruba’s won’t achieve it with such amount.
Stop the hate man
It will do you no good
@@henryobi8414 The Igbos have made it big after 20pounds .Maybe they would have done better with zero.
Ungrateful bunch.
Gowon made a big mistake with his Unification project. I'm sure the Ijaws wouldn't have surrendered the oil. Then what nothing.
Ungrateful you say?
What do we say about your people that are highly not trusted and always speaks from both sides of their mouth?
Bunch of ethnic bigots and wicked souls.
@@victorolayinka1690 You lack brains. Awo and his Fulani masters stole millions from the Igbo account holders and give them only 20 pounds, their houses were taken over as an abandoned properties
@@victorolayinka1690 Which unification. The Fulanis are killing Gowon’s people what nonsense unification are you talking about?
But the first shooting war started from garkem.
Yes, that is in my constituency... Thanks for watching 😍😍
Where is Ojukwu now?
The worst mistake Ojukwu made was to put Banjo in command otherwise, the war would have ended with Gowon fleeing from Lagos and Adekunle surrendering with his troops in Bonny.
I believe Ojukwu made a big mistake in that. But whether the war would hv as claimed depends on much more factors. Thank you for watching. ❤️❤️
Banjo's episode is really unfortunate
If not for banjo, Northern would hv finsh ,Biafra, my brother and Banjo are in same rank fought for this Biafra war,
Their push to the west actually released pressure from the north. Thanks
Bro, i thoroughly enjoyer this impartial and well put-together documentary. I'm not Nigerian, so I look at it from a neutral perspective. Great documentary.
Thank you so much for watching... I'm glad you like it... 💙❤️✅
IPOB history not real history.
It was partial. Mentioning the Arab- Israeli wars was enough to discredit this stupid documentary.
It is partial.
This documentary is biased. It seems this video was made by an easterner, some of the facts about Victor Banjo was not correct.
Hello Samuel, thank you. Our source was an active reporter of the war from the Biafran side, he witnessed the war first hand. Notwithstanding, we at Hisple Media are always open to history knowledge from different sources. If you can, pls highlight some of the facts you think are not correct so that we can look more further. Your feedback is appreciated.
Thank you for watching
....this is why you should tell your own stories
go and correct it
The story about banjo is 100% correct
This is the true fact about all events that took place in the war. Nothing but 100% truth
After the incursion into benin major okonkwo was installed as governor, that singular action created the fear of occupation by the indegenes who saw biafra as an occupying force.making the official governor to exit to Lagos .
As far God almighty and invisible God is from Biafra
Do you think northerners can win Biafra
It was not a war against northerners but Nigeria. If it was against northerners, why then did Biafra match to the west instead of north?
Thank you for watching
One sided commentary you'd think that the Biafrans really put up a formidable fight. The casualties of the biafrans was overwhelming eventually leading to the enormous defeat.
The Banjo story has generated so much controversy... I shall look at it further soon
I thank God you have seen other videos on Biafra war on my channel. The stories are broken down into manageable pieces...we covered almost every part or sector of the war.
What overwhelming casualties?? The Nigerian army was simply better equipped and fed that's all there was to it.
@@bennettval6538 War is hell.
@@bennettval6538 Ask yourself why the losers are furious.
Not true, Nigeria lost more troops, because they were doing most of the attack
in one ambush along they lost over 5.000 soldiers.
But Biafrans did lose more civilians due to starvation
Biafra lost more infrastructure damage
Nigerian always a head of them insha Allah
Animal are they not Nigerians
Ojukwu policies had no strings of Confederate substance. He was stalling for time and would have unleash his personal ideas of he had succeeded. The evacuations of Ijaws, renaming towns with Ibo names in the South South and killings of Bini people in the Mid West made many minority tribes to change sides. So, stop crafting nonsense as if Biafra was El Dorado
The propaganda aspect of this video goes into overdrive after 5 minutes. The truth behind Banjo and Ojukwu agreement and the stalling around Ore is very important historically and now. The answers offered, by this video are insane, incorrect and childlike. Awolowo and Victor Banjo were raising a Yoruba army? From what ? Really! Ojukwu had dignitaries come for a week?Gift of Ogogoro swayed the assasin squad from their task of striking at Ojukwu, really.? No mention of the two trials. How is Ore 35 miles from Lagos? An objective look at the issues gives us plenty to learn and make use of. Your account does not tally with Bernard Odogwu or Ademoyega. Your objective seems to distort yoruba officials and army but do remember they only represented a tiny minority of the yoruba population. In exactly the same way that the coup of jan 66 is incorrectly termed an ibo coup, when the perpetrators represent the political and army elite - and hence a tiny minority of ibo population. You too are joining the same madness. How can you paint all ibo or all yoruba with same brush. ? You denigrate your own film with your own ridiculous dialogue.
I don't know how I missed this comment for this long... Notwithstanding, I have no intentions to paint any tribe bad or good... The video presented information available to us at the time. However, another video on Victor is in advance stage of completion and will be live here within the week or next week.
Again it's not clear why most people have a problem with this video actually...the only problem with the video is the tune of the script... Else, many sources confirmed the existence of a plot by Banjo. But was that enough for hm to be executed despite his effort? There is also proof that Ojukwu was paranoid... I emplore you to watch out for our next episode on Banjo.
Thank you for watching.
@@HispleMedia Thanks for your reply 5 months late. Its not clear why you have replied as you have not addressed any of my criticisms. Instead you tell me that you used all of the information that was available at the time. Unless I am mistaken these events took place well over 50 years. You have no credible research and no credible answers but you invite me to watch a next instalment. My orientation is different from yours. I am interested in the Social, political, economic uplift of the whole of Afrika. I also study the systemic relationship that allows the global North to steal Afrikan mineral and human resources without payment to form the basis of their so called 1st world existence. Being a Yoruba or Ibo Nationalist or even a Nigerian Nationalist misses the point, and we are still suffering today the legacy of our disunity and betrayal of those that had a plan for all of us back in the early 60's, againt Pan European exploitation. I can only hope that you use the resources you have wisely and stop swimming with the tide to spread that which you can not substantiate." If you dont stand for something, you will fall for anything" .
I wish we could get Banjo's side of this conspiracy theory. It was a great act of military folly to leave Biafra and conquer Mid West and Cross to Ore? I will ask , respectfully, if these innocent bystanders places were part of Biafra Ojukwu had declared? Did Biafra have the arms and ammunition to matain war at a place as large as Mid West and Western Region? No. Some account stands by the fact of this lack of armunition as a valid reason Banjo and Ifejuna retrived back to Enugu. If Banjo wanted to secede from Biafra, he would not have returned back to Enegu. This makes the allegations against him weak.
The war between Biafra and the Nigerian Army is very much similar to the current on going war between Russia and Ukraine. Just as the Ukrainian Army is fighting to the end a much more powerful Russian Army with determination and less weapons, so also the Biafra Army fought a more powerful Nigerian Army with determination, right to the end of the war in 1970.
Very correct!! The determination of the biafrans was enormous. If only determination can win a war, biafrans would have celebrated victory. Thank you very much for watching.
NONSENSE, THE BIAFRANS WERE THE AGGRESSORS AND WERE DEALT WITH PROPERLY
Ukraine has the support of the western nation's that the biafrans did not have so it's not the same
Is not much similar because Ukraine where heavily equip by west while Biafrans where Abandoned no support from super powers
@@HispleMedia not correct, if Biafrans had 20% support of Ukrainian getting from west. Biafran would had crushed Nigeria army beyond recognition.
Ukraine is well feeded. While Nigeria used hunger as a weapon. Over one million Biafrans children dia of hunger. The hunger weapon also affected Biafran Army.
Biafrans alone fought Nigeria Britain and with support from 10 other countries and yet they stood their ground for 3 years and more deaths and casualties on the side of the Nigerian army and the Biafrans lost more on civilians due to starvation plot by the British. And if not for the starvation plot, Biafrans had the chance to win. It was more of a gorilla war. My father was a Biafran army captain, my uncles were also in the Biafran army. This from horses mouth. May their souls rest in peace Amen.
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Both sides were supported by different countries. The facts are that these countries supported and supplied weapons to Biafra.
Diplomatic & Military aid.
1. France
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. Norway
5. Israel
6. Rhodesia
7. South Africa
8. Vatican city
Recognition
1. Gabon
2. Haiti
3. Ivory coast
4. Tanzania
5. Zambia
Other countries didn't recognize Biafra but granted de facto recognition in form of diplomatic & military support and I've listened those countries above.
As per banjo, it was reported that he claimed innocence even to death!
We know a lot lies in this story because some of us were already educated.
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Ifs don't win wars the Biafrans lost period.
Is it not generally accepted that Banjo meant well but attacked the Western region against the orders of his superior officers who asked him to hold the line and wait for reinforcement. The betrayal story has never been proven and he was executed without a fair trial
The trial was not fair, that is still a national problem to this day. The govt and her agencies are not following the rule of law, courts giving conflicting judgements etc. Let's not forget also that Banjo was not the only officer killed. No one talks about Ifeajuna and the rest, maybe because they were Igbos. Thanks for watching
Most of these stories are mere figments of the imagination of the narrator! The story of the Midwest invasion is a complete fabrication. Col Banjo led the troops quite alright but the move was aborted because himself and Ojukwu were bickering over the leadership of the puppet state Ojukwu had just created -Benin republic. For 3 days they couldn't agree on who to lead the new republic. Banjo suggested the names of Ejoor, Ogbemudia and Trimnell. The first 2 declined and Ojukwu rejected the latter as he was a half-caste. Ojukwu settled for a Midwest Igbo in the person of Major Okonkwo. Ejoor who had escaped radioed Lagos and the federal troops advanced towards Ore. The first major battle took place there and the Biafrans beat a retreat. Banjo was recalled back to Biafra where he was tried and executed. Banjo was meant to meet with Yoruba leaders, invade dodan barracks, arrest and or kill Gowon, but the time wasted took away the element of surprise.
Could you please tell me your sources...this sounds interesting enough to look further... However, it's wrong to say this mere fabrication.
Thank you for watching.
Is there any objective documented opinion on the circumstances surrounding Victor Banjo's arrest, trial and execution? The details and evidence surrounding his trial and conviction would be very important and relevant. As things stand now, much of the information available is "dem say, dem say".
Here in this video we glean some, through some history books of course, evidence on how he tried to form an alliance with Awolowo and concluded plans to assassinate Ojukwu and put an end to the war.
@@HispleMedia You presented no evidence. You made assertions about it. What books did you cite and what information do you have about his trial, the evidence presented, his defense, his conviction and sentencing.
All that you have provided is "dem say, dem say".
@@HispleMedia yeah! Everybody "tried to make an alliance with Awolowo".
When Nzeogwu's coup failed, they also claimed that their plan was to form an alliance with Awolowo. A plan which, like this purported one by Victor Banjo, Awolowo never heard about or spoke of.
@@Titoscudd he won’t reply you 😂😂
@@Titoscudd what other evidence would a thoughtful person need again in regard to banjo
Banjo and Ifeajuna is a real soldier. They were tried and killed by jungle justice coupled with Ojukwu's propaganda levels against them because he fears those two soldiers so much including the late Nzeogwu who died mysteriously as well. Ojukwu was very desperate and have selfish interest for power thereby sheepishly, visionless and blindly drag his Ibo people to a war that they lost even before it started. When Ojukwu saw that British is doing the whole dirty job he kept fighting until when it is his turn to die he ran away for his life only to return to Nigeria 12years later and started contesting for election to rule the same Nigeria that he wanted to secede from. Who is fooling who?
Ojukwu did a terrible mistake by apoiting banjo,a Yoruba man to lead a troops to Lagos .not knowing fully well that Yoruba are betrayers
Ojukwu was not really against the Yoruba. He was looking for acceptance/support from the west so using their own son was a strategy, but it failed. That all. Thanks for watching 👍
Your response shows u knew nothing from the Civil war story......dd u even consider d assistance rendered to d Biafra by Victor Banjo before Ojukwu dt later abandoned his fellow Biafrans and ran away. Was it not Ojukwu dt killed Ifeajuna?
So who is a traitor or who is wicked between Ojukwu and Banjo. Pls go and read d Civil war story deeply before commenting.
The Banjo part of the story is not actually true. The producer should read 'Why Struck' by Ademoyega and 'Victor Banjo' by Deji Yesufu. The Yorubas would never have allowed Banjo to even pass through to Lagos. This documentary is not consistent.
banjo paid for his betrayal.. same goes to sariwiwa and boro
@@ikemefulewisdom4791 but no concrete evidence was found around this. The story still has lots of ambiguity in it. History says they were tried twice; during the first trial they were not found guilty and nothing really was found, after which they were tried the second time and found guilty. Lots of things around this. But I do feel that Banjo and Ojukwu had different missions at the time. They were both progressives, but they didn't want the same goals. As much as Ojukwu wanted freedom for Biafra, Banjo still looked forward to having a single entity "Nigeria". Pulling back at Ore was almost imperative for Banjo, the Yoruba's were not even ready for any secession at the time. I rather feel that, the losses of the Biafran forces on those fronts was big blow, and Banjo and his team were the victims. There was never really any concrete evidence of his betrayal. If you read "Why We Struck" by Ademoyega (one of the guys in the first coup) you would capture a lot from it.
My friend they don’t read books they are only told stories by their uncles and grandparents
I still remain a BIAFRAN.
If war start in Nigeria today we the South South Region we will support our South Eastern brothers and sisters because we all are Biafran's, we are waiting for 2023 general election if they ring the election against Mr Peter Obi, this time around we are well ready
No need for war.. The only beneficiary of war is the man who sales arms and ammunition. Nigeria needs to move forward. Thank you for your feedback.
Good, remember you can never win a war with Nigeria. South-South region will be a pushover and South East can never depend on your support, you will chicken out again, as usual, you all traitors.
those who clamour for war are usually the first to run when it starts
You are so ignorant, you should go read about how the Igbos killed the south south people during the war .
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@Hisple Media Thanks for your reply 5 months late. Its not clear why you have replied as you have not addressed any of my criticisms. Instead you tell me that you used all of the information that was available at the time. Unless I am mistaken these events took place well over 50 years. You have no credible research and no credible answers but you invite me to watch a next instalment. My orientation is different from yours. I am interested in the Social, political, economic uplift of the whole of Afrika. I also study the systemic relationship that allows the global North to steal Afrikan mineral and human resources without payment to form the basis of their so called 1st world existence. Being a Yoruba or Ibo Nationalist or even a Nigerian Nationalist misses the point, and we are still suffering today the legacy of our disunity and betrayal of those that had a plan for all of us back in the early 60's, againt Pan European exploitation. I can only hope that you use the resources you have wisely and stop swimming with the tide to spread that which you can not substantiate." If you dont stand for something, you will fall for anything" .
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You are very wrong in your conclusion... I have done reasonable research on this topic... In my second video (already uploaded today), it is clear that:
.there was a plot by Banjo (corroborated by many sources)
.ojukwu was paranoid and looking for imaginary enemies within
.the charges against Banjo appeared fabricated to meet predetermined outcome.
From outset Banjo was not in support of the war (according his letter to the wife). But why he accepted Ojukwu's offer is still a point of debate to this day... None of his writings was able to explain that.
My conclusion:
While Ojukwu was looking for enemies within to set as an example, Banjo played into his trap.
If you can, watch our latest video on that topic and let us know your thoughts.
Thank you.
Continue to dish out lies and propaganda about Victor Banjo. Banjo never attempted to assassinate Ironsi. Banjo was killed by inordinate ambition of ojukwu.
Thanks
Primitive fighters were slaughtered mercilessly.
Nigeria lost more troops in battle, but Biafra lost more civilians due to starvation
Yet the war lasted three years instead of three months as mapped out by the British government en Gowon. Asshole
This story no clear at all
My apologies pls! Is it the audio issues or the story is not coherent? Kindly let us know as your feedback will help us improve. Thank you.
Ojukwu was very naive & unwise to rely on Banjo - a Yorubaman to betray his people on the altar of friendship. It's like asking an Ibo man to lead Nigeria. I don't buy the story. It doesn't make sense...
@@oluwoleolukole6448 then why not you allow the Igbos to go there own way, are you people a witchcraft.
@@oluwoleolukole6448 can you see the evil nigeria in you