Ojukwu was a great man. He loved his people, Biafra and Nigeria I am sure. He was eloquent and very intelligent. Nigerian politicians and leaders of today must bow and respect his genius but the war was very unfortunate. The war was caused by Nigerians in general (Hausas, Igbos, Yorubas and others.)
If only our people understood the pure intentions of this great Oxford scholar, if only we listened to the voice of reason, if only he was given an opportunity to express himself, if only there was another way to defend his people from the genocide of 1967-1970 without a war, If only European interest allowed us to resolve our differences ......... whether they understood you or not, you have made an endelible mark on the sands of time. Dim, you are the leader we'll not forget in a hurry. Adeiu
Ojukwu,love him or hate him,he fought to protect his people. No other Igbo man since Ojukwu has ever fought for Igbos. Ojukwu was the son of the richest man in west Africa,he didn't need to enter the Army or fight in other to be wealthy or influential. But after the massacre of over 30,000 easters,he did the only thing any sane human being could and should have done. He declared Biafra and defended his people. All other Igbo leaders who came after him were just people interested in the trappings of power. A great man he was
+talk2me9ja My friend I have your going around the TH-cam and harassing my tribe. If don't like the Igbo, why not just ignore them. What is wrong with? You're very stupid.
if u check back in history,even the Edo people moved from a certain group,languages and cultures are formed from one another due to migrations and other things,so even the Edo people which i respect GOT SOME OF THEIRS FROM OTHERS
talk2me9ja . Economic Blockade caused by British and People in the north. May his soul rest in perfect peace, Amen. We shall meet again. I was nine years ago when we had the Biafara and nigeria war.
i am from Ashanti tribe and i love him. The gentleman tried and had good intention but was out man and out gunned all back by the biggest mafia of them all - THE BRITISH. That $20 reparation from awolowo still pisses me off till today. Igbos need an apology. #TeamIgbo
Though I dont always agree with him you cant help but admire his diction, the way his eyes light up when he talks. "There is a sort of siege mentality which our people have acquired due to the end of the war ". Very deep
What was the main objectives of Odumegwu Ojukwo? If he wanted eastern region he got it under his belt Why did he move his Biafran army towards other regions,ready to move to Lagos, did he want to capture the whole Nigeria,i guess. He lost the war because after he had Biafra,and he still wanted the rest of Nigeria as well and eventually he lost everything including Biafra Morale of all this "never let your ambitions override your thoughts "
Ojukwu's move towards the west was a strategic one. He never declared the captured places as part of Biafra. He aimed at instigating the west against the north and end the war. A very big gamble but it didn't pay off.
From 3:49 to 4:40, what a courageous man....every reasonable Ibo mam must be grateful to him. And @tlig, how far are sure of that?thats only your assumption,what we all know is...He fought for his people!
I feel I'm one of the few that truly understand the RESPONSIBILITY Ojukwu took by accepting to take on the mantle then. Now you see that Igbos have no top Man in the army, nor in federal government of Nigeria Everything is dead since then Ojukwu defended his people
Listen to what he said:"...there should be no inhibitions, no complexes" for the Igbos to have fully benefited from the Federation post-war, which I think was one of the reasons for his re-engaging in partisan politics after his exile. He must have understood the sense of complacency that develops in the minds of citizens while governments misuse power. This goes for all other ethnicities too.
What a funny accusation. This dude calling Ojukwu a traitor is an insult to patriotic Ibos. Ojukwu sacrifice luxury to defend his people from genocide ,then some funny man calling him traitor for that, is silly . Which of these two men jostling for political position would sacrifice their ill gotten wealth for their fellow Ibos? non. Madness.
If Ojukwu had known that he was not going to win that war wasn't it good that he backed off than to put the people in pains and penury? He somewhat did the right thing but he wasn't able to stand his feet when the war broke out. He should've swallowed his pride and negotiated with Gowon for a peaceful separate ways. I love that question the journalist asked him "if his present won't end up dividing Igbo people " This war ended up dividing Igbos to the point that we began to hate ourselves. Ojukwu remains a Hero and also a fugitive offender as described.
Biafrans, opted for self-determination after a long period of heart-searching and after making desperate efforts to save the Federation of Nigeria from disintegration. More than any other people in the former Federation, Biafrans contributed their human and material resources to the cause of national unity. From 1914, when the British amalgamated Northern and Southern Nigeria, Biafrans began to leave their homeland in large numbers to settle in several places among the Fulani-Hausa in the North and the Yoruba in the West. In those areas they opened up new avenues of commerce and industry and at the same time built new homes and erected places of worship and institutions of learning. By so doing they came to acquire a real stake in the progress and well-being of ALL parts of the country. They regarded themselves as citizens of Nigeria to an extent that no other group in the country ever did. Wherever Biafrans sojourned their industry, resourcefulness and drive marked them out from their neighbours. In the North, particularly, the distinction was enhanced by religion; for while the majority of the Fulani-Hausa population were Muslims the Biafrans were and still remain mostly Christians. In addition, the progress and dynamism of Biafrans contrasted with the tardiness and conservatism of their neighbours who were generally unable to achieve the same standards of efficiency and prosperity. The envy and animosity the Biafrans excited were manifested periodically, such as in the massacre of Biafrans by Northern Nigerians at Jos in 1945 and at Kano in 1953. While Biafrans abroad were thrusting ahead and setting the pace for the economic development of Nigeria, those in Biafra itself were diligently exploiting the human and material resources of their homeland. Their ready acceptance of modern ideas and techniques brought them to the forefront of economic and political activities. Democratic by tradition, they championed democratic ideals and at the same time advocated the concept of a united country. They resolutely opposed the reactionary ideas of the Fulani-Hausa ruling elite which controlled the North and dominated the Federal Government. They also resisted the vicious and unscrupulous methods by which the Northerners sought to perpetuate their hold on the political strings of Nigeria. It was largely this confrontation between the forces of progress, represented by Biafrans, and those of reaction, represented by the Fulani-Hausa which culminated in the Nigerian census crisis of 1963-64, the Federal election crisis of 1964 and the Western Nigeria election crisis of 1965 which brought the military to power in January 1966. During the massacre of 29 May 1966, which was the reaction of the Fulani-Hausa to Unification Decree No. 34 of the Supreme Military Council, Biafrans were the sole victims and there was no discrimination with regard to their individual ethnic origin. The massacre of Biafran army officers and men by their Northern "comrades-in-arms" on 29 July 1966, and of Biafran civilians later, followed the same pattern: they were killed only because they were Biafrans. Those who survived the pogrom fled back to their homeland disillusioned and embittered. Their investments in other parts of the Federation had been destroyed and those whom they held dear had been killed or maimed. The families in Biafra who received them back shared their grief, and hardly any family in Biafra escaped the loss of a member or the return of a destitute relative needing relief. The Northern Assailants showed no sign of remorse. On the contrary they were jubilant over the expulsion of the Biafrans in their midst. The Biafrans themselves would never think of going back to expose themselves to the risk of a repeat of their previous harrowing experience. Thus the pogrom of 1966 resulted in an irreversible movement of population. In spite of all they had suffered during earlier massacres and during the more recent pogrom, the people of Biafra sought no revenge but strove strenuously to find a peaceful solution which would keep Nigeria together. The Northerners, on the contrary, rejected every overture, ignored the implementation of agreements which had been mutually arrived at, and relied on their military occupation of Lagos and Western Nigeria to humiliate Biafrans even further. Two of these agreements stand out clearly. As far back as 9 August 1966 representatives of the Military Governors and Lt.-Col. Gowon agreed in Lagos that, inter alia "Immediate steps should be taken to post military personnel to barracks within their respective regions of origin". It was generally recognised that tension would be reduced and Biafrans would have less fear of attending meetings elsewhere in Southern Nigeria if this measure was taken. The implementation of this agreement was pressed on numerous occasions from August 1966 until the collapse of the Federation, but was totally ignored by the Northern "conquerors". Again, after long persuasion, the military rulers of Northern Nigeria agreed to attend a conference at Aburi, Ghana, in January 1967. Far-reaching decisions aimed at restoring the Federation to normalcy were taken at this meeting. As is now well-known, the Northern military rulers at first repudiated the decisions as soon as they returned to Lagos but, following further persuasion both from within and outside Nigeria, proceeded to implement only a portion of the Aburi decisions. At the same time the Federal Government contrary to an Aburi decision stopped paying its staff serving in Biafra, and withheld the Biafran share of Federal revenues. The protests of Biafrans against the attitude of the North were met with threats of military subjugation. The proposal that Nigerian military lenders should meet in the presence of named African heads of States was spurned. The stoppage of salaries of Biafrans in the Federal public Service and Corporation compelled the Government of Biafra to pay these salaries in addition to bearing the financial burden of rehabilitating other refugees and displaced persons. Then the Lagos Government continued to withhold the periodic payments and remittances from Federal funds due to the Government of Biafra, the Biafran Government was forced to take steps to stop the continued accumulation of debt by the Lagos Government by promulgating the Revenue Collection Edict. Thereafter, the Lagos Government mounted a blockade aimed at the economic strangulation of Biafra. It is this calculated and systematic persecution of Biafrans in the former Federation of Nigeria that has driven us to seek justice and salvation in independence. Molested, taunted, hounded, murdered and finally driven away from other parts of Nigeria, Biafrans have been compelled to acknowledge that close association with Fulani-Hausa is fraught with disaster. We have therefore taken up the challenge to our liberty and dedicated ourselves to the struggle for our survival. Some well-meaning observers have expressed doubts as to whether the Republic of Biafra can survive both economically and politically as an independent, sovereign state. Firstly, they hint that Biafra had been so tied to the economy of the rest of Nigeria that if the federal links were severed Biafrans would suffer a fall in their present standard of living. In the second place they have tried to emphasize that Biafra consists of a composite group of people who lack the attributes of a nation. Such views have obviously arisen from an imperfect understanding of Biafra, past and present. It is, among other things, in order to enlighten the enquirer and reassure the waverer that this publication is being issued. In the following pages the reader will discover the real Biafra, a country which has through the ages undergone a political as well as an economic transformation resulting in the emergence of a virile and united nation that is capable of sustaining itself in the committee of nations.
+talk2me9ja Ignorance is always bliss. That you don't know about the history of the Igbos doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to know instead of celebrating your ignorance.
Profffesor Achebe who was a close friend of Ikemba said he advised him against going to war which he refused after acepting not to do so the previous night.
Liar... Quote where Achebe said it? Maybe you were referring to Prof Aluko. Get your facts right and educate yourself. Achebe himself was a biafran ambassador during the war and fled Nigeria after the war because of Gowon and his wartime army generals
@jnhmaxxwell since ojukwu fail to split nigeria is the nigeria problem solve? the north have made clear we cant live with the south the only want the oil from south, if that the oil is in the north long time nigeria would have been split there is no love with one another especialy hausa muslim and cristian,okah try and he failed,north and south nigeria is a force marriage by british colony
tell that to Israel against their Arab neighbours, a point of correction, Biafrans was winning the war until soviet union, Britain and Egyptian airforce step in chanding the tide of the war. can Nigeria army fight ?
Please don't speak for us!!! They tried their best, what would it profit us if they died!! The war ended anyway when they left and no one else was killed so it didn't matter the less deaths the better. They led us through the war, the stood up for us when Nigeria abandoned us to die in the hands of soldiers and you or anyone has no right whatsoever to criticize them in anyway shape or form!!!!
What is wrong in wanting to be on your own to determine your own destiny yourself ? OJUKWU REMAINS THE ONLY FOCUSSED NIGERIA / IGBO LEADER - PAST AND PRESENT !
@emalians071 Had this guy succeeded he would have been as bad-if not worse- than Robert Gabriel Mugabe, who, let's not forget started out as a liberating hero.
mehn, this guy and philip effiong really betrayed their people. when they lost the war, Ojukwu ran away and Effiong went back to lagos to beg, the least they could have done was to go down with their people, I'm not surprised that that guy called him a traitor.
It is apparent that you have a disparanging opinion about this "God given gift" to the continent of Africa. When you present argument please try to substantiate it with verifiable facts and not mere suspicions. If you research thoroughly, you will discover that his father then was the wealthiest Nigerian but he reject life of oppulence and chose a life of dedication and service. So, tell me why would he want to steal when all he needed was already there from birth.
@emalians071 The bid by Nigerian liars to exonerate their genocidist leaders from justice is a vain one. Nigeria, the death trap that it is, must face the judgment of God.
You've treated the Great IGBOS wrongly by leading them in to a dangerous war, which caused number of difficulties, sufferings and Economic Melt down. But a watch to the wise is enough
You failed to mention the events that lead to the civil war. You don't diagonize a situation correctly by ignoring a major symptom. The waves of remorseless genocide against the Igbos caused Ojukwu to declare Biafra. The declaration of Biafra forced Nigerian government to declare war. For the records Ojukwu didn't declare war on Nigeria. Nigeria declared war on Biafra. Know the difference so that the truth will not be distorted by false historical representation.
We dont need an hausa man whose people were bent on exterminating the igbos to postulate this. He remains the hero of Igbos forever whether you love him or hate him
It's always interesting to hear Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu speak. I'm sad that death has rubbed us his voice. May his soul rest in peace.
I'm telling you bro 😥 so sad
these guys were so much educated. Ojukwu schooled in the U.K. Now we dont even have a good education system that build heroes.
I admire Ojukwu. He was courageous & intelligent.
Ojukwu was a great man. He loved his people, Biafra and Nigeria I am sure. He was eloquent and very intelligent. Nigerian politicians and leaders of today must bow and respect his genius but the war was very unfortunate. The war was caused by Nigerians in general (Hausas, Igbos, Yorubas and others.)
+Bimbo Roberts Folayan God bless you my brother
If only our people understood the pure intentions of this great Oxford scholar, if only we listened to the voice of reason, if only he was given an opportunity to express himself, if only there was another way to defend his people from the genocide of 1967-1970 without a war, If only European interest allowed us to resolve our differences ......... whether they understood you or not, you have made an endelible mark on the sands of time. Dim, you are the leader we'll not forget in a hurry. Adeiu
He even speaks better english than the British reporter !
man of the people, you will ever remain indelible in our hearts and that of the generations to come. rest in perfect peace.
Ojukwu,love him or hate him,he fought to protect his people. No other Igbo man since Ojukwu has ever fought for Igbos. Ojukwu was the son of the richest man in west Africa,he didn't need to enter the Army or fight in other to be wealthy or influential. But after the massacre of over 30,000 easters,he did the only thing any sane human being could and should have done. He declared Biafra and defended his people. All other Igbo leaders who came after him were just people interested in the trappings of power. A great man he was
+talk2me9ja My friend I have your going around the TH-cam and harassing my tribe. If don't like the Igbo, why not just ignore them. What is wrong with? You're very stupid.
if u check back in history,even the Edo people moved from a certain group,languages and cultures are formed from one another due to migrations and other things,so even the Edo people which i respect GOT SOME OF THEIRS FROM OTHERS
That being said,it is sad u compared that with a pogrom of about seven hundred thousand lives of on e ethnic group.
talk2me9ja . Economic Blockade caused by British and People in the north. May his soul rest in perfect peace, Amen.
We shall meet again. I was nine years ago when we had the Biafara and nigeria war.
I agree
i am from Ashanti tribe and i love him. The gentleman tried and had good intention but was out man and out gunned all back by the biggest mafia of them all - THE BRITISH. That $20 reparation from awolowo still pisses me off till today. Igbos need an apology. #TeamIgbo
Why not move to nigeria
simply said.
I can see u are clearly insane because u say somethings u knew nothing about.
You are so right God bless you
Though I dont always agree with him you cant help but admire his diction, the way his eyes light up when he talks. "There is a sort of siege mentality which our people have acquired due to the end of the war ". Very deep
Onye Ije No!!!
Welcome back home ❤
The Igbo people's love and respect for you is unwavering
Biafra will never die❤❤
His command of English is topnotch
keep 'em coming. another nice 1.
What was the main objectives of Odumegwu Ojukwo? If he wanted eastern region he got it under his belt
Why did he move his Biafran army towards other regions,ready to move to Lagos, did he want to capture the whole Nigeria,i guess. He lost the war because after he had Biafra,and he still wanted the rest of Nigeria as well and eventually he lost everything including Biafra
Morale of all this "never let your ambitions override your thoughts "
Capturing the capital is the only way to end a war. Not because he need them.
Aaron i think u should do some more thorough research on the background of this war pls.
@@ajagunwamaka7724
Well said my brother
Ojukwu's move towards the west was a strategic one. He never declared the captured places as part of Biafra. He aimed at instigating the west against the north and end the war. A very big gamble but it didn't pay off.
He did that so as to divert the attention of federal troops from enugu and owerri
There will never be another like you my Brother, but people like me will sure try.
Eze gburugburu Odumegwu Ojukwu. Biafrans say a big Thank you. May The Lord bless your posterity for ever.
Bekee Agbara This man abandoned his people in their crucial hour of need, a complete and utter traitor.....Disgraceful
From 3:49 to 4:40, what a courageous man....every reasonable Ibo mam must be grateful to him.
And @tlig, how far are sure of that?thats only your assumption,what we all know is...He fought for his people!
The greatest leader in Africa
If I hear
I feel I'm one of the few that truly understand the RESPONSIBILITY Ojukwu took by accepting to take on the mantle then.
Now you see that Igbos have no top Man in the army, nor in federal government of Nigeria
Everything is dead since then
Ojukwu defended his people
Odimegwu nwa chineke nwoke furu umu nne ya na anya.. rip your name will never lost forever
The great one from Biafra land
had been our president died during the war thats the end of our struggle he who fight and run away lives to fight again
jorge figueroa
nice words
True talk brother
Listen to what he said:"...there should be no inhibitions, no complexes" for the Igbos to have fully benefited from the Federation post-war, which I think was one of the reasons for his re-engaging in partisan politics after his exile. He must have understood the sense of complacency that develops in the minds of citizens while governments misuse power. This goes for all other ethnicities too.
What a funny accusation. This dude calling Ojukwu a traitor is an insult to patriotic Ibos. Ojukwu sacrifice luxury to defend his people from genocide ,then some funny man calling him traitor for that, is silly . Which of these two men jostling for political position would sacrifice their ill gotten wealth for their fellow Ibos? non. Madness.
If Ojukwu had known that he was not going to win that war wasn't it good that he backed off than to put the people in pains and penury? He somewhat did the right thing but he wasn't able to stand his feet when the war broke out. He should've swallowed his pride and negotiated with Gowon for a peaceful separate ways. I love that question the journalist asked him "if his present won't end up dividing Igbo people " This war ended up dividing Igbos to the point that we began to hate ourselves. Ojukwu remains a Hero and also a fugitive offender as described.
The Oxford giant
One love from edo state.
Biafrans, opted for self-determination after a long period of heart-searching and after making desperate efforts to save the Federation of Nigeria from disintegration. More than any other people in the former Federation, Biafrans contributed their human and material resources to the cause of national unity. From 1914, when the British amalgamated Northern and Southern Nigeria, Biafrans began to leave their homeland in large numbers to settle in several places among the Fulani-Hausa in the North and the Yoruba in the West. In those areas they opened up new avenues of commerce and industry and at the same time built new homes and erected places of worship and institutions of learning. By so doing they came to acquire a real stake in the progress and well-being of ALL parts of the country. They regarded themselves as citizens of Nigeria to an extent that no other group in the country ever did.
Wherever Biafrans sojourned their industry, resourcefulness and drive marked them out from their neighbours. In the North, particularly, the distinction was enhanced by religion; for while the majority of the Fulani-Hausa population were Muslims the Biafrans were and still remain mostly Christians. In addition, the progress and dynamism of Biafrans contrasted with the tardiness and conservatism of their neighbours who were generally unable to achieve the same standards of efficiency and prosperity. The envy and animosity the Biafrans excited were manifested periodically, such as in the massacre of Biafrans by Northern Nigerians at Jos in 1945 and at Kano in 1953.
While Biafrans abroad were thrusting ahead and setting the pace for the economic development of Nigeria, those in Biafra itself were diligently exploiting the human and material resources of their homeland. Their ready acceptance of modern ideas and techniques brought them to the forefront of economic and political activities. Democratic by tradition, they championed democratic ideals and at the same time advocated the concept of a united country. They resolutely opposed the reactionary ideas of the Fulani-Hausa ruling elite which controlled the North and dominated the Federal Government. They also resisted the vicious and unscrupulous methods by which the Northerners sought to perpetuate their hold on the political strings of Nigeria. It was largely this confrontation between the forces of progress, represented by Biafrans, and those of reaction, represented by the Fulani-Hausa which culminated in the Nigerian census crisis of 1963-64, the Federal election crisis of 1964 and the Western Nigeria election crisis of 1965 which brought the military to power in January 1966.
During the massacre of 29 May 1966, which was the reaction of the Fulani-Hausa to Unification Decree No. 34 of the Supreme Military Council, Biafrans were the sole victims and there was no discrimination with regard to their individual ethnic origin. The massacre of Biafran army officers and men by their Northern "comrades-in-arms" on 29 July 1966, and of Biafran civilians later, followed the same pattern: they were killed only because they were Biafrans.
Those who survived the pogrom fled back to their homeland disillusioned and embittered. Their investments in other parts of the Federation had been destroyed and those whom they held dear had been killed or maimed. The families in Biafra who received them back shared their grief, and hardly any family in Biafra escaped the loss of a member or the return of a destitute relative needing relief. The Northern Assailants showed no sign of remorse. On the contrary they were jubilant over the expulsion of the Biafrans in their midst. The Biafrans themselves would never think of going back to expose themselves to the risk of a repeat of their previous harrowing experience. Thus the pogrom of 1966 resulted in an irreversible movement of population.
In spite of all they had suffered during earlier massacres and during the more recent pogrom, the people of Biafra sought no revenge but strove strenuously to find a peaceful solution which would keep Nigeria together. The Northerners, on the contrary, rejected every overture, ignored the implementation of agreements which had been mutually arrived at, and relied on their military occupation of Lagos and Western Nigeria to humiliate Biafrans even further.
Two of these agreements stand out clearly. As far back as 9 August 1966 representatives of the Military Governors and Lt.-Col. Gowon agreed in Lagos that, inter alia "Immediate steps should be taken to post military personnel to barracks within their respective regions of origin". It was generally recognised that tension would be reduced and Biafrans would have less fear of attending meetings elsewhere in Southern Nigeria if this measure was taken. The implementation of this agreement was pressed on numerous occasions from August 1966 until the collapse of the Federation, but was totally ignored by the Northern "conquerors". Again, after long persuasion, the military rulers of Northern Nigeria agreed to attend a conference at Aburi, Ghana, in January 1967. Far-reaching decisions aimed at restoring the Federation to normalcy were taken at this meeting. As is now well-known, the Northern military rulers at first repudiated the decisions as soon as they returned to Lagos but, following further persuasion both from within and outside Nigeria, proceeded to implement only a portion of the Aburi decisions. At the same time the Federal Government contrary to an Aburi decision stopped paying its staff serving in Biafra, and withheld the Biafran share of Federal revenues.
The protests of Biafrans against the attitude of the North were met with threats of military subjugation. The proposal that Nigerian military lenders should meet in the presence of named African heads of States was spurned. The stoppage of salaries of Biafrans in the Federal public Service and Corporation compelled the Government of Biafra to pay these salaries in addition to bearing the financial burden of rehabilitating other refugees and displaced persons. Then the Lagos Government continued to withhold the periodic payments and remittances from Federal funds due to the Government of Biafra, the Biafran Government was forced to take steps to stop the continued accumulation of debt by the Lagos Government by promulgating the Revenue Collection Edict. Thereafter, the Lagos Government mounted a blockade aimed at the economic strangulation of Biafra.
It is this calculated and systematic persecution of Biafrans in the former Federation of Nigeria that has driven us to seek justice and salvation in independence. Molested, taunted, hounded, murdered and finally driven away from other parts of Nigeria, Biafrans have been compelled to acknowledge that close association with Fulani-Hausa is fraught with disaster. We have therefore taken up the challenge to our liberty and dedicated ourselves to the struggle for our survival.
Some well-meaning observers have expressed doubts as to whether the Republic of Biafra can survive both economically and politically as an independent, sovereign state. Firstly, they hint that Biafra had been so tied to the economy of the rest of Nigeria that if the federal links were severed Biafrans would suffer a fall in their present standard of living. In the second place they have tried to emphasize that Biafra consists of a composite group of people who lack the attributes of a nation. Such views have obviously arisen from an imperfect understanding of Biafra, past and present.
It is, among other things, in order to enlighten the enquirer and reassure the waverer that this publication is being issued. In the following pages the reader will discover the real Biafra, a country which has through the ages undergone a political as well as an economic transformation resulting in the emergence of a virile and united nation that is capable of sustaining itself in the committee of nations.
You believe in witchcraft that is why you hate the Igbos. .. Igbos are the light and you are darkness. .
As you made the confession with your mouth, so be it....Amen.
RAN TKKK GDM
+talk2me9ja Ignorance is always bliss.
That you don't know about the history of the Igbos doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to know instead of celebrating your ignorance.
Thank you for the crash course , God bless you sir
Profffesor Achebe who was a close friend of Ikemba said he advised him against going to war which he refused after acepting not to do so the previous night.
Liar... Quote where Achebe said it? Maybe you were referring to Prof Aluko. Get your facts right and educate yourself. Achebe himself was a biafran ambassador during the war and fled Nigeria after the war because of Gowon and his wartime army generals
Eze Ndigbo nile, anyi ekene gi.
@jnhmaxxwell since ojukwu fail to split nigeria is the nigeria problem solve? the north have made clear we cant live with the south the only want the oil from south, if that the oil is in the north long time nigeria would have been split
there is no love with one another especialy hausa muslim and cristian,okah try and he failed,north and south nigeria is a force marriage by british colony
Turning your homeland into a battlefield is not self-defense. It's suicide.
tell that to Israel against their Arab neighbours, a point of correction, Biafrans was winning the war until soviet union, Britain and Egyptian airforce step in chanding the tide of the war. can Nigeria army fight ?
Long life Biafra
Please don't speak for us!!! They tried their best, what would it profit us if they died!! The war ended anyway when they left and no one else was killed so it didn't matter the less deaths the better. They led us through the war, the stood up for us when Nigeria abandoned us to die in the hands of soldiers and you or anyone has no right whatsoever to criticize them in anyway shape or form!!!!
What is wrong in wanting to be on your own to determine your own destiny yourself ? OJUKWU REMAINS THE ONLY FOCUSSED NIGERIA / IGBO LEADER - PAST AND PRESENT !
3:58 Buhari can never ever know what that means
Are you referring to me, Christopher?
I briefly saw someone that looked like Muhammed Ali
That's Jim nwaobodo
@emalians071 Had this guy succeeded he would have been as bad-if not worse- than Robert Gabriel Mugabe, who, let's not forget started out as a liberating hero.
Ikemba nnewi odogwu mana ndi iro ndi saboutuers ekwero ka imeyalia Aru. Mana odogwu ka ibu biafra or nothing
@jnhmaxxwell By God's grace, Nigeria will be split. Hail Biafra!
Interesti
He was hot
mehn, this guy and philip effiong really betrayed their people. when they lost the war, Ojukwu ran away and Effiong went back to lagos to beg, the least they could have done was to go down with their people, I'm not surprised that that guy called him a traitor.
Mhm
@miss kay; apology for what; and from whom?
It is apparent that you have a disparanging opinion about this "God given gift" to the continent of Africa. When you present argument please try to substantiate it with verifiable facts and not mere suspicions. If you research thoroughly, you will discover that his father then was the wealthiest Nigerian but he reject life of oppulence and chose a life of dedication and service. So, tell me why would he want to steal when all he needed was already there from birth.
He was a rebel
This is madness what he done cos now he has realizes
@emalians071 The bid by Nigerian liars to exonerate their genocidist leaders from justice is a vain one. Nigeria, the death trap that it is, must face the judgment of God.
you mean trying to free it?
Jim nwaodo is total animal efulefu to talk nonsense against ojukwu .who is jim nwodo to talk to ojukwu aturu ndi saboteur
You've treated the Great IGBOS wrongly by leading them in to a dangerous war, which caused number of difficulties, sufferings and Economic Melt down.
But a watch to the wise is enough
Shut up please. Before the British created Nigeria. The ibos governed themselves!
You failed to mention the events that lead to the civil war. You don't diagonize a situation correctly by ignoring a major symptom. The waves of remorseless genocide against the Igbos caused Ojukwu to declare Biafra. The declaration of Biafra forced Nigerian government to declare war. For the records Ojukwu didn't declare war on Nigeria. Nigeria declared war on Biafra. Know the difference so that the truth will not be distorted by false historical representation.
We dont need an hausa man whose people were bent on exterminating the igbos to postulate this. He remains the hero of Igbos forever whether you love him or hate him
Why Didn't abide by Aburi accord
This guy told them become one Nigerian