The History Of Biafra

CHUKWUEMEKA ODIMEGWU OJUKWU

 DID NOT CAUSE THE NIGERIA/BIAFRA WAR

BIAFRAN HISTORY

 

CHUKWUEMEKA ODIMEGWU OJUKWU

 DID NOT CAUSE THE NIGERIA/BIAFRA WAR

BIAFRAN HISTORY

General Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu

General Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, of blessed memory, selflessly championed the defense of the Biafran nation against the Nigerian military and her foreign allies between 1967 and 1970. Biafrans it should be clearly stated, were marked for annihilation by the Hausa-Fulanis and their Yoruba counterparts on a revenge mission schemed against Major Kaduna Nzeogwu led military coup d’etat. That coup was mischievously tagged an Igbo coup.

Igbo Biafrans were terribly massacred in thousands within the Northern region of Nigeria, although the killing of Igbos started in the year 1945 in Jos, the present day Plateau State capital city. (Goggle Northern/Southern tension which manifested first in 1945 during Jos Riot. Three hundred (300) Igbo Biafrans were killed in that upheaval and again on 1st May 1953, when another disturbance broke out in the city of Kano).

Historical facts prove that all the problems and sufferings associated with the Igbo Biafrans was realistically caused by late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. He was then warned by prominent Igbo men including Mbonu Ojike who clearly told him that Igbos and the Hausa-Fulanis cannot co-habit. Zik totally declined to pay heed to their counsels by consistently projecting the One-Nigeria mantra. Even Fredrick Lugard who amalgamated the divergent indigenous ethnic nationalities and tagged them Nigeria, stated that the people are like oil and water that cannot mix.

Odimegwu Ojukwu emerged in the scene like a savior to Biafrans then just like what Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is presently doing. If really Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe fully supported the Biafra movement with his influence and clout, the Biafra nation would have for long become another Japan replicated here in Africa.

Odimegwu Ojukwu never conceived going to war with Nigeria but rather, what he wanted was firm and unbroken assurance that Biafrans would be safe and protected in Nigeria but the killings persisted. Aburi accord was put together for the same purpose of securing Biafrans but Yakubu Gowon blatantly reneged on what was agreed on in Ghana. Odimegwu Ojukwu did not kill anyone nor did he orchestrate the killing of Biafrans. He really tried his utmost best, investing all he had, to save his people from total destruction from the Northern oligarchy and the Yorubas.

Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe did virtually nothing for the interest of his own people but instead, was busying himself around with personal protection amongst other interests. He was so engrossed in callousness to the point that he lost the wisdom of seeing what Obafemi Awolowo was envisioning through tribal politics. Tafawa Balewa played the same tribal politics and Zik totally lost out. He traded the overriding interest of his own people for the politics of One-Nigeria which till date, has remained the mainstream politics in the country. Disappointedly, those who were involved in playing tribal politics are today ruling over Zik’s people. Ndigbo kwuru Okwu Sina: “Ana esina ulo amara mma puo na ama…”

Mana Zik zitere ama biawa na ulo”. One common Igbo adage says that “one’s beauty starts from inside to the outside, but Zik’s beauty started from outside to inside”. That was how he created the problem between the Igbos and their Eyo Ita brethren. When Azikiwe was sacked by Awolowo in Lagos, it was then he remembered he had a home and got back to Enugu where meritocracy was being practiced. The love that then existed between the Igbos and their neighboring Biafran brethren was tampered with. He removed Eyo Ita as the duly elected Premier of the old Eastern region. This was how Zik precipitated the animosity which is yet being felt today by some of our brethren in both Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States.

Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu though late, remains a man that should be honored amongst Igbos in particular and Biafrans in general. His father, Louis Ojukwu was the richest man in his own time in Nigeria. Chukwuemeka employed his father’s wealth in the defense of Ndigbo and Biafrans at large from being obliterated. What a sacrifice one can make for his people! Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu happened to be the first graduate to be enrolled into the Nigerian army and that record would remain outstanding until the eventual dissolution of Nigeria. Nnewi became what it is today because Ojukwu heeded to the call of investing in Biafraland instead of Lagos. Nnewi has the highest number of billionaires in the Nigerian contraption at least and these men have their companies firmly located in the town, exceptionally thriving as Ojukwu’s brainchild.

It should be emphatically stated here and wisely too, that the people’s General, late Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu never killed anyone nor did he orchestrate the killing of Igbos and other Biafrans anywhere in Nigeria. He rather saved his own people from the total annihilation plot of the Fulani oligarchy and their Yoruba counterparts.

Published by:

Chibuike John Nebeokike

For: Radio Biafra Media  

BIAFRA: THINK HOME,

INVEST HOME AND

SETTLE HOME. VOL.1 ~ EMILOGUE

 

"Home sweet home, there is no place like home." This popular saying has existed for ages now and still on, remains the best description to ones homeland. Albeit, some contemporary homes may appear more advanced and well equipped with modern facilities than the others. In the same vein, towns and cities vary in growth and development levels. Human resource developments as well as value systems of different human entities have no doubts contributed immensely to these varying degrees of the modern human homes. The key variances in the contemporary human homes which are extantly deriving by the two major economic factors of 'needs' and 'scarcity' with the accompanying human resource developments and values systems among others have the physical proofs or imprints in science and technology.

Science and technology have indisputably Contributed to the modern society that even the blind need not been told of the latest anymore to believe as they can now see things for and by themselves. And neither do the deaf need to remain in the dark anymore for hearing deficiencies as they can now hear for and by themselves courtesy of science and technological advancements. Hospitals, Education, Social life, Transportation, Aviation, Economics, Politics, Medicine and almost every other facets of life have all been affected or influenced in one way or the other by the golden hands of sciences and technologies. All thanks to both science and technology for their immeasurable Contributions to the modern world.

Be that as it may, the purpose of this writing is not to dwell the discussion on why some modern homes fare or are faring far more better and well equipped with modern facilities than the others nor the factors that sustain the major variances in the contemporary world.

Instead, the purpose is first and foremost to understand the real meaning of the statement "Home sweet home, there is no place like home" and to highlight the needs for every Igbo-Biafrans plus all other Biafrans with high level of investments in diaspora [i.e. outside their regions or homelands] to start having a rethink for investments back home.

The importance cum the needs for Biafrans in diaspora to adhere to this simple but age long instructional cry of those at home to start thinking home, investing home and perhaps, bring down home their investments which I strongly believed it's even long overbeaten or overtreated cannot be overemphasized, hence, the need for the persistent reminder.

Haven said all that, the statement "Home sweet Home, there is no place like home" simply entails, ones undiluted love for the homeland inspite and despite every lapses or challenges associated with such a home. It means loving and fighting in favour of one's home in good or bad times. For instance, my first and foremost homeland ever in the world is Ndieze-Okpoto, Ishielu LGA, Ebonyi State, Biafraland. Within Ebonyi and Ishielu LGA jurisdiction where Ndieze-Okpoto is located, we are grossly marginalised/stigmatized by the government probably, due to language, Political and other barriers. But, despite all that barriers, me and my people still represent her[Ndieze-Okpoto] first and foreceably, always and everywhere we go to.

Again, all over Igbo land, Ebonyi state is stigmatized/marginalised grossly by the rest of our Igbo brothers. But, all that notwithstanding, we still hold Ebonyi cum Igbo legacies high and all her privileges as the utmost. In other words, I and my fellow patriots of Ndieze-Okpoto origin don't only prioritise her affairs above every others but also think and act in offensive or defends of Ndieze-Okpoto first and foremost most before Ishielu LGA, Ebonyi and Biafraland at large. And, we do all these things despite and Inspite of the hate or love, stigmatisations or marginalisations, etc, from any quarters.

In essence, the "home sweet home" as rightly explained here should serve as a pointer and necessity to Biafrans allover the world, the utmost need to think home, invest home and if possible, settle home. This is because, no other people on the surface of the earth can guarantee the safety of our lives and belongings more than our own selves. No other people in the world can best assure the safety and security of our lives and properties than our own selves and people on our own home soil.

To think home is to think life. To think home is to think progress. To think home is to think aright. There's truly no place like home. Good or bad, no place can be compared to/with home. Think home today. Invest home today and settle home finally. I know there are some challenges attached to such decisions but we can discuss that on the comment box below. [Vol.2 Loading...]

The Drive For Biafra

Not Based On Niger Delta Oil

– Maiyegun, Yoruba Born Activist

The Drive For Biafra

Not Based On Niger Delta Oil

– Maiyegun, Yoruba Born Activist

By Maiyegun General Biafrans voted in a Referendum to leave Nigeria on 26th May, 1967. Four days later, the administrator of East...

 

By Maiyegun General

 

Biafrans voted in a Referendum to leave Nigeria on 26th May, 1967. Four days later, the administrator of Eastern Region at the time, Ojukwu declared Biafra independence;  Gowon the honcho head of the northern military government moved the tanks into the Eastern Nigeria after all resolutions to get Biafrans back to Nigeria failed – 5million killed.

How many of you knew there was actually a Referendum for Biafra in 1967 and nearly 100% of the people voted to leave? They didn't want them to leave because of the Niger Delta crude oil.

 

Well, it was due to the killings of Igbos in Kano and North after the 1966 Gowon coup that things finally broke down. The Igbos returned to the east for safety and then a year later, voted en mass to leave Nigeria, like reasonable people should, the animal Gowon moved the tanks and killed 5million in 3 years, including women and children.

 

Awolowo was Nigeria's finance minister, Obasanjo was there and that coward Murtala that killed unarmed men in Asaba and children when Nigerian army he led called people to come out of their hiding, that the war was over and when the civilians came out, men were separated and executed right there – their women raped and killed too.

 

These guys didn't remove history from Nigerians schools for no reason, they are criminals and history will never be kind to them

 

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