Re: [Naijaintellects] #2: Qualities Of Ojukwu As God Ordained Leader Of Igbos And Biafra Nation C

[Chukwuemeka Okala]

"Moreover, I want you and other readers to know that the two officers Mr. Ted Allana accused of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers and were not in any position to have sold out as alleged by him." More, part of the reason they were reabsorbed into the Nigerian military after the War was because they were not of any significant position and strategic command importance in the War against Nigeria; unlike the likes of Biafra’s Army Commander Gen. Madiebo; the 2/IC to Biafra’s head of State, Gen. Efiong, and the others."  -  KC Prince Asagwara

Comment:

Chei, KC Prince Asagwara?

Your ludicrous defence of anything Igbo, even when the situation is indefensible is typical of you. So, if you had said anything different on this occasion, that would have meant wishing the leopard to go without its birthmark spots. In other words, your response is vintage KC Prince Asagwara! No one is surprised!

Let me ask you: How old was Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu when he changed the entire Nigerian history? He was a mere 28 year old soldier. So also were most of his peers - including Gen. Alexander Madiebo that you quoted and relied extensively on, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Hasan Usman Katsina, Adewale Ademoyega, etc. How old was Yakubu Gowon when he became the Head of State in 1966? He was just 31 years old. What about Ojukwu? He was a little over 32 years old. What about Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff, how old was he in 1966? He was just 26 years old and became 27 when he was appointed the pioneer (Military) Governor of Rivers State. So what are you talking about? What do you mean the "officers Mr. Ted Allana 'accused' of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers..." when the entire cream of the officers of the Nigerian Army was virtually young and junior officers at the time?

I'm persuaded to believe that Ted Allana wasn't mad when he mentioned the names of those three Igbo officers. He knows far more than whatever titbits that you can boast as your knowlegde about the war and his account is punchy and down to earth. I have no reason not to believe him.

Even, most of the accounts of Madiebo - a record that you heavily relied on were dismissed by the more accurate and concrete account of Adewale Ademoyega ("Why We struck"). To Ademoyega, Madiebo was a liar. So, why would I swallow such a record hook, line and sinker when Madiebo did not for once deny the putdowns of Ademoyega against his account until the man (Ademoyega) finally expired?

My friend, even if Ted Allana had mentioned the late Ukpabi Asika - the Administrator of the defunct East Central State as an informant to the Federal Government, you would still ask him to substantiate his account - even when he points to you that Asika finally became the Administrator of the then East Central State. But you would swallow it hook, line and sinker when a certified LUNATIC holed in his warren, crawls out of his hole to shout that a particular ethnic group sabotaged the Biafran campaign - even when no single evidence of reward for such (an imaginary) sabotage is reflected anywhere in the chequered history of Nigeria! We live in an unfair world, isn't it?

In the words of Abraham A. Madu, "Ya gazie"!

Emeka Reuben Okala

London, UK

"Faith [Religion] and reason are not necessarily opposed. But when reason won't take you another step, faith keeps on going because it connects you to God."  

On Thursday, 27 October 2016, 3:44, 'Nebukadineze Adiele' via naijaintellects <naijain...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Mazi Asagwara,

I thank you tremendously for offering reasonable answers to the questions I posed. Granted that Ted Allana is a sick conspiracy theorist with a low self esteem, I was nevertheless rattled by his accusations against kanu, Ukiwe, and Madueke -- all Navy officers.

I accept your explanation, except your unqualified endorsement of Madiaebo's account of the war and Biafra. When his book came out, there was almost an overwhelming rejection of his account by almost everyone who held any leadership position in Biafra. As a matter of fact, most thought that he wrote the book in order to walk his way back into the favors of Nigeria, since he was a potential candidate for war crimes had Nigeria chosen to go that route (even today). Why did I say that? Here is Bernard Odogwo, Biafra's Intelligence Chief, explain it all:

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• By the 24^th December, 1969 the federal forces were converging on Umuahia from different directions, leaving only one escape route through the Udo bridge at Mbaise open for the fleeing Biafran forces and civilians from that area. In the heat of the mounting pressures from the advancing Nigerians, the fleeing Biafran forces blew up the Udo bridge in order to check the Nigerians on the eastern side of the bridge from crossing over. Unfortunately, at the time the bridge was blown, there were hundreds of Biafran civilians (men, women and children) on it, struggling to cross over to the western side of town in order to avoid being “massacred” by the Nigerians. They were all blown to smithereens as they went down with the Udo bridge, and thousands still waiting to cross, watched in horror as some some of their relations were destroyed by their own forces......
• So, who authorized the destruction of the Udo bridge and with it hundreds of Biafran lives? On the day in question, 24^th December, 1969, I was with General Ojukwu at his residence at Etiti and we were just about leaving for a trip to the centre of town.....when the GOC, General Madiebo arrived. I was alone with Ojukwu when he was ushered into the living room. The General saluted the Commander-in-Chief, sat down and without much ado, began to narrate his experience and the situation at Mbaise. According to the General, the situation at Mbaise was getting out of hand due to enemy pressures and the disintegration of our forces. He narrated how but for the efforts of his escort party, he would have been caught by the enemy whom he was sure had mingled with Biafran refugees on the Udo bridge. He then told the Head of State that the only solution to the desperate situation was to blow the bridge before the enemy got over the bridge which was then defended by only a small machine gun crew he left on the western side of the bridge.
• Asked by General Ojukuw, why he did not blow the bridge if the situation was as hopeless as he had just narrated, Madiebo said that was why he had made the trip in the first instance, to obtain his permission before destroying the bridge. General Ojukwu, then asked him to get down to the spot and destroy the bridge immediately, and Madiebo left.....
• If Madiebo's report was true that some enemy troops had completely mingled with the crowd around the bridge head and that he would have been led away by them if he had not discarded everything on him that might have given away his rank and position, then more than a battalion would have crossed over, and that was enough force to have taken the bridge from Madiebo's machine gun crew guarding the bridge. So why didn't Madiebo order the blowing up of the bride? After all, Madiebo had authorised the blowing up of bridges all over Biafra without reference back to General Ojukwu, so what was so special about Udo bridge that he had to rush down to Etiti for the special attention of the Head of State? We therefore decide to investigate.
• Our findings based on concrete facts was [sic] that as soon as General Madiebo succeeded in crossing over he ordered the retreating Biafran forces to prepare the bridge and blow it up, but someone had done it at an awful moment. Madiebo was once at it again when in his book he alleged that the Udo bridge was blown “under arrangement made by Ojukwu”. If it was true that Madiebo reported the situation at the bridge was according to his later accounts of the episode, at 2100 hours, and the bridge was blown at 0630 hours on the 25^th December, then the refugees would have gone past the bridge by then, as it was not possible that they slept on the Udo bridge. But Biafrans know that the bridge was blown with streaming refugees on it. So it must have been blown earlier in the day or on the previous day.
• (Bernard Odogwu, No Place To Hide – Crises and Conflicts Inside Biafra, pp 164-166)

   
The point to the above, my dear Dr Asagwara, is that General Madiebo's book was, at a minimum, self-serving. Blowing up the Udo Bridge with hundreds of refugees atop it was war crime, still punishable till today. Not only did Madiebo commit it, he practically later pinned it on General Ojukwu through his cunning visit to him in Etiti and in his book. Haba! Is there anymore wondering as to why Bolaji Aluko loves that book and considers it the best book's account of the war?

Cool Breeze: Na wetin now? Am I supposed to not pose questions on any matter that puzzles me? Did I not make it clear enough that I did not believe Ted Allanah but was willing to investigate his claim? Why will it surprise you that Ndubuisi Kanu, if he assisted Nigeria to defeat Biafra, might be working to restructure Nigeria today? 

Did Papa Awo not regret helping Nigeria defeat Biafra, after Nigeria became what it is today? Did Ken Saro-Wiwa, Melford Okilo, Generals Akinrinade, Adebayo, Ishola Williams, Adekunle, Diya (all backers of Nigeria in defeating Biafra) directly or indirectly not regret joining to defeat Biafra? Are Generals Akinrinade and Williams not champions of a restructured Nigeria today? So, why would it shock you that an Igbo who allegedly sabotaged Biafra would regret having done so, and to make up for his role, advocates a restructuring of Nigeria to relieve the injustices placed on his people? 

Nwanna, nakwa echeki o before you apportion blames to Nebu -- I may not be perfect but I rarely speak carelessly or thoughtlessly. 

Ndewonu. 

Nebukadineze Adiele
Organized religion sired irrationality.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vin Otuonye <vincent...@msn.com>
Sent: Wed, Oct 26, 2016 7:11 pm
Subject: RE: Qualities Of Ojukwu As God Ordained Leader Of Igbos And Biafra Nation C

Prince Asagwara:

I am glad you chipped in. Honestly I have some issue with Nebu's email below. Nebu inquired about Ndubuisi Kanu and wondered why he KANU is the poster child of Yoruba restructuring mantra. Honestly, I find that query strange. It's strange in the effect that if Ndubuisi KANU is a saboteur as Ted Allana and Emeka Okala alleged, he won't be supporting Yoruba restructuring move. He will be pro establishment. He will be pro North.

Vin Cool Breeze Otuonye

On Oct 26, 2016 6:55 PM, "Asagwara, Ken (MET)" <Ken.As...@gov.mb.ca> wrote:

Nwannam Nebu:

 

Please see the below, my earlier response to Nwanna Emeka Okala on this rubbish before I read you.

 

 

Nwanna Emeka Okala/Folks:

 

Pastor Emeka, I read yours and that of one Ted Allana whose poppycock you latched onto to shout Eureka as if you both discovered another new world. I challenge Mr. Ted Allana to substantiate or cite just one reference in support of his sabotage accusations against Rear-Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu and Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe.

 

The only book on Nigeria-Biafra War that I do not have in my library is the ones I am unable to lay my hands on. For instance, you cannot have a better book of reference on the War than The Nigerian Revolution & the Biafran War by Gen. Alex Madiebeo. Had any of the sabotage allegations made by Ted Allana happened in Biafra, Gen. Madiebo will have documented them because he was very unsparing in pointing out and discussing where some Biafran Commanders went wrong; including Gen. Ojukwu.

 

That said, why would anyone believe tales by the moon light from one who was not a participant in our War of survival. It goes with the Igbo saying that men fight wars and women indulged in the its titillating and fantasy tales. Moreover, I want you and other readers to know that the two officers Mr. Ted Allana accused of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers and were not in any position to have sold out as alleged by him. More, part of the reason they were reabsorbed into the Nigerian military after the War was because they were not of any significant position and strategic command importance in the War against Nigeria; unlike the likes of Biafra’s Army Commander Gen. Madiebo; the 2/IC to Biafra’s head of State, Gen. Efiong, and the others. The junior army officers in Biafra of the old Nigerian army reabsorbed was to make the so-called reconciliation (one of the three Rs after the War) look good on the paper it was written.

 

The pressure of time permits me not now to comment more on Mr. Ted Allana’s egregious maligning  and rubbishing of the good names and images of those patriotic Igbo gentlemen. Do you really believe that Ndi-Igbo will not have called them out by now, if they had indulged in the kind of sabotage against Biafra alleged by Mr. Ted Allana? I was there and we know those that sabotaged our military efforts. Just like we know those from the so-called ethnic minority areas of Biafra (Efik & Ibibio army officers) that fought out their hearts to ensure the survival of Biafra.

 

Enuf said!

 

Cheers.

 

Mazi KC Prince Asagwara

 

 

 

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Subject: Qualities Of Ojukwu As God Ordained Leader Of Igbos And Biafra Nation C

 

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• The betrayals and sabotage [of Biafra] started when Naval Officer, Ndubuisi Kanu who was the Commander of CPC101 Gun Boat, decided to sabotaged his people by demobilizing the gun boat he was commanding for the defense of Azumili, Oron, Bonny, Calabar Axis. He, Naval Officer Ndubuisi Kanu, informed the Nigerian forces of his intentions, which he (Naval Officer Ndubuisi Kanu) accomplished, resulting in the death of about ten thousand Igbo/Biafra forces. He (Ndubuisi Kanu from Isikwuato/Abia state), crossed over to the Nigeria side, fought against his own Igbo brothers and sisters, and was latter rewarded as Administrator or Governor of Lagos and Imo states respectively.....he was made King of the Igbos from Lagos.....
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• Naval Officer, Ebitu Ukiwe, who was under the Command of Colonel Onwuatuegwu, uses his influence as an Igbo Man to deceive Ojukwu, that Arms meant for the defense of Port-Harcourt, should be taken to defend an already fallen Enugu? His intentions? Making sure, that Port Harcourt was taken by the Nigeria forces with little or no casualties on the Nigerian side. He, Ebitu Ukiwe from Ohaofia in present day Abia state and Ndubuisi Kanu from Isikwuato, were equally instrumental in the killing of the Swedish Fighter/Bomber Jet for Biafra. He, Ebitu Ukiwe, succeeded and was equally compensated by the victorious Nigerian side. Making him second in command to General Ibrahim Babangida, and one time Administrator of a Northern State. His younger Sister, a Neurosurgeon who was a class mate of my Elder sister, is married as a fourth wife to Rear Admiral Murtalla Nyako. (Ted Allan, with mild editing by Nebukadineze)

 

 

First of all, folks, pardon me for mildly editing the above excerpt I took from Ted Allanah. I had to do the editing in order that his message is not lost or obscured by the petty and silly errors it harbored.

 

Second, granted that Ted Allanah is a notorious fabricator of stories detrimental to Igbo (because he is another accursed idiotic Igbo who denies being Igbo -- like Okala), he nevertheless unleashed an earth-shattering story that must be verified because of its weightiness. So, I ask these two questions:

 

(i) Ted Allanah, can you back up your claims with an authority -- books, statements of participants of that war, etc?

 

(ii) Ndi Igbo ibem (especially Biafran war vetrans), is there a possibility that what Allanah said about Kanu and Ukiwe actually happened? I ask that question because I have always marvelled as to how they both found favor with the Nigerian military leadership that political ran Nigeria right after the war. Both Kanu and Ukiwe were military governors/administrators; Ukiwe later became deputy to self-appointed military president Ibrahim Babangida in 1985. 

 

There must be something that this duo did to merit this favoritism and elevation by the Nigerian vandals and if there is truth to Allanah's claims, then we, Igbos, must either be unquestionably forgiving  or we suffer selective amnesia. I said that because Kanu is a poster boy for the Yoroba engineered restructuring of Nigeria of the last 25 years and some Igbos go along with him. How could our folks pay attention to an Igbo who helped Awusa and Yoroba to create this present Nigeria? Ebitu Ukiwe even attempted a run for president of Nigeria on the back of being Igbo -- and some of our folks hailed and joined him. 

 

Anyone who has an answer to the questions I posed above should please oblige me with it.

 

Ndewo nu!

 

 

Nebukadineze Adiele
Organized religion sired irrationality.

 

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Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 8:10 pm
Subject: [TalkNigeria] FAO: MADMAN, CHUKWUMA AGWUNOBI: Qualities Of Ojukwu As God Ordained Leader Of Igbos And Biafra Nation C

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

For no just cause, one savage beast and LUNATIC by the name of CHUKWUMA AGWUNOBI has concocted a story against my innocent people. He accused them of sabotaging the Biafram campaign in Port Harcourt that led to the fall of the city and its environ. He disseminates this falsehood with reckless abandon each time he crawls out of whichever warren that he has holed himself.

 

The reason for his diatribe against my people is just because I pointed out the simple truth that Ikwerre ethnic nationality is not Igbo.

 

As God would have it, a man who knows better about sabotage in Biafra has just written. Please see the highlighted area of the articulate piece below.

 

Madman Chukwuma Agwunobi, you deserve a lot! May God have mercy on your wretched soul!

 

Emeka Reuben Okala

London, UK

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By Ted Allana

The True Story of Biafra,the Bitter Facts of The Enemies Within,who are still been Adored and Worshiped The People They Killed and Suffered,and Traits of A Good Leader

 

 

The Charisma,the position God Made Ojukwu before and after the Nigeria civil War:Nigeria/Biafra war ;show,he was diametrically opposite to most

 

Nnamdi Kalu's education,His Council home aboard in the UK,and what caused his decision based on Uwazuruike's refusal to share the four billion bribe money from Jonathan says volumes

 

That Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a TRUE Leader,is indisputable

 

Ojukwu's Leadership roles,attracts Igbos and non Igbos to the side of Biafra,which after he departed,have gone million miles apart.

 

 

That he left Zik's Party to join Shehu Shagari's Party,is not an intelligent pointer

 

Ojukwu as a well grounded Leader,knew that the Situation Nigerians' are today,was caused by Zik and his followers during the year 1958 Independent Constitutional Conference in London that could have earned Southern Protectorate Independent before the Northern Protectorate,but was derailed by Mr.Nnamdi Azikiwe and his accomplice,who prefers their personal interests than the general interest of the Southern Protectorate

 

This Fine Soldier and ordained State Man,was betrayed by his own people,but for Charismatic Leadership;he attracts wider Fighters mostly from the Niger Delta,where ninety nine percent of Front Line Commanders are from the Niger Delta,Sweden and Germany

 

Namely:Colonel Hannibal Achuzia from Asaba,who was the Commanding Officer from Old Market Road Onitsha to Otuocha Aguleri,while at Aguleri end,Colonel Ivenso took over

 

While Major Asoya,Cousin to Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu,was in-charge of New Market road to Atani .

 

For these Patriotic Stance of Niger Delta Officers,the Niger river was  Waterloo for the invading Nigeria forces,where thousand of Nigeria Soldiers and Military Hardware ;made their grave yards the bottom of the river Niger.

 

Abagana Sector,was equally lead by Colonel Achuzia from Asaba with sixteen Codo division from the then republic of Benin.

 

Others who lead the Abagana sector,includes Major Sokkei from Onitsha,Oli Ewu Najii from Idumuje Ugboko in present day Delta State

 

Colonel Trimmnel from Aboh,Colonel Nzefili,who was called back from Port Harcourt Sector that was earlier sabotaged and sold out by Naval Officer Ebitu Ukiwe from Ohafia,Abia State.

 

The betrayals and sabotaged started when Naval Officer,Ndubuisi Kanu,who was the Commander of CPC101 Gun Boat ,decided to sabotaged his people by demobilizing the gun boat he was the commander for defending Azumili,Oron,Bonny,Calabar Axis.

 

He Naval Officer Ndubuisi Kanu informed the Nigeria forces of his intentions,which he Naval Officer Ndubuisi Kanu accomplished,resulting in the death of about ten thousand Igbo/Biafra forces.

 

He Ndubuisi Kanu from Isikwuato/Abia state,crossed over to the Nigeria side,fought against his own Igbo brothers and sisters,and was latter rewarded as Administrator or Governor of Lagos and Imo states respectively

 

However,he was made King of the Igbos from in Lagos(Peoples' Mindsets?)

 

Naval Officer,Ebitu Ukiwe,who was under the Command of Colonel Onwu-Atuegwu,uses his influence as an Igbo Man?to deceive Ojukwu,that Arms meant for the defense of Port-Harcourt,should be taken to defend an already fallen Enugu? 

 

His intentions?

 

Making sure,that Port-Harcourt was taken by the Nigeria forces with little or no Casualties on the Nigeria side.

 

He Ebitu Ukiwe from Ohaofia in present day Abia state,and Ndubuisi Kanu,from Isikwuato? were equally instrumental in the killing of the Swedish Fighter/Bomber Jet for Biafra.

 

He Ebitu Ukiwe succeeded,as was equally compensated by the Victorious Nigeria side.

 

Making him second in command to General Ibrahim Babangida,and one time Administrator of a Northern State.

 

His younger Sister,a Neuro/Surgeon,who was class mate of my Elder sister,is married as a fourth wife to Rear Admiral Murtalla Nyako.

 

 

The Horrible and terrifying sabotaging efforts played by Naval officer Alison Madueke,Major Orji from Udi,in making capture of Enugu,speedy capturing of many towns including Ud,Orji's home town,could have ended the Nigeria /Biafra war within three Months,but for the Niger Delta fighting machines,lead by Colonel Hannibal Achuzia,Captain Ibikari Brown,an Ijaw Man from Delta state who flew several missions in defending Biafra,but was eventually killed by Biafrans, Colonel Gussen from Germany,and host of German Biafra-Sympartisers,who flew in Volkswagen  Cars,relieve materials for Biafra;will ever remain an Evergreen Memory

 

The agitation for an independent Biafra state has soared since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power and the region has not kept secret its displeasure of the current administration. President Buhari has been accused by the Igbos of marginalization and trying to Islamism the country with the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra fueling the agitation. Although President Buhari has said that he will not conduct a referendum to determine whether to grant the request for secession, this has not stopped the campaign for Biafra. Pro-Biafra groups have staged several protests to call attention to their desire and there was significant compliance with the stay-at-home protest on Friday, September 24 in some parts of the south organized by IPOB and this has also caught the attention of international communities. Let us assume that President Buhari releases Kanu and grants a referendum and the Igbos vote overwhelmingly for an independent Biafra state, here are 6 things that may likely happen in the new country. Nnamdi Kanu will not be president.

 

Kanu’s imprisonment because of his agitation for Biafra has made him one of the most popular and liked Igbos. However, this has not raised him to the same position that the late Odumegwu Ojukwu reached. While some have compared him to Mandela, it is very likely that he will not get the same chance at presidency as Mandela did.  Ojukwu was both a highly educated man from a prominent family and a foremost military officer so he was already poised for leadership which made it possible for him to call for and lead the Biafra war. His charisma placed him in a leadership position militarily and politically and he would have slotted perfectly into the leadership position either as a military head of state or a democratically elected president. While Kanu might have been sent to prison due to his agitation for Biafra, it is unlikely he will be granted the opportunity to lead the new Biafra state as he does not possess the same charisma Ojukwu had. It is even likely that the same elites that have dominated the Igbo political sphere will still be at the fore front of the new Biafra state. Internal strife Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Protest for Nnamdi Kanu: Police issues stern warning to IPOB Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) While the agitation for Biafra might seem like a popular desire among Igbo people, it is not a reflection of the relationship that exists among-st them with the different Biafra groups testifying to this. There is the Movement for the Actualization for a Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB), IPOB (which Kanu belongs to) and Biafra Liberation Movement (BLM) all fighting for the cause of Biafra but the differences among-st them is not hidden as there seem to be a battle for supremacy. There is an attempt by the different pro-Biafra groups to push for recognition as the true Biafra group while at the same time trying to discredit the other. This same differences and fight for recognition is likely to continue when the Biafra state is achieved as each group feels it did more than the other in the fight for Biafra and therefore deserves a larger share of political recognition. READ ALSO: IPOB accused President Buhari of treason Another indication of this internal difference that is likely to manifest is how the people of Ebonyi are perceived and treated. While not very pronounced, the state and its people have been considered less active in the cause of Biafra while their non-compliance with the stay-at-home protest is a testimony of this assumption. They are likely not to receive the same leadership position accorded to Anambra which is likely going to fuel discord.

 

 

Corruption has been one of the greatest problems in Nigeria but sadly, an independent Biafra state will not suddenly cure this disease. Many Igbos are of the opinion that the underdevelopment of some places in the region will be automatically corrected once an independent Biafra state is achieved. While this is optimistic thinking, it is not going to happen that way. The systematic corruption that has bedeviled the country has been perpetuated by the same people that are already poised for leadership position in the newly achieved Biafra state. That the new country will be made up of primarily Igbo people will not automatically immune it against corruption as seen in the way state governors in some of the states have performed. Plea for south south merger If the new Biafra state is only made up of the 5 south east states – Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi – then the new land-locked country will try to merge or align with the south south in order to benefit from the sea port. The major ports in Nigeria are in Lagos, Delta, Port Harcourt and Calabar although some have argued that Obuaku Ndoki port in Abia can serve the need of the Biafra state. The truth is that due to the high demand for importation as seen in the number of Igbos who do business in Lagos ports; there will be need to align with the closest effective ports close to them. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Port Harcourt Port Harcourt Some Igbos have argued that the south south region is technically part of Biafra but the region itself has also agitated for resource control rather than secession and it is unlikely that it would allow itself to be absorbed by the new Biafra state. Dilemma for those in Lagos There is no doubt that Igbos have contributed their own share to the development of Lagos and for many, Lagos has become their primary home and it would not be an easy decision to make. There has always been accusation that the Igbos who live and do business in Lagos abandon and ignore their own region. The theory is that the south east region would be as developed as Lagos if the Igbo traders doing business there return home. This is false. READ ALSO: Igbo leaders no longer respect Ojukwu – MASSOB The Igbos have been known to do business and take the market to the people instead of the other way round. They understand that sometimes, you need to take your goods to the customer instead of waiting for the customer to come around to your place. An independent Biafra state will see the return of some people back to their homes but for those who stable businesses in Lagos, it might be a serious issue on whether they should take their business to the new country or continue with it. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter igbos doing business in Lagos igbos doing business in Lagos The Igbos in Oshodi have a decision to make likewise those selling spare parts in Ladipo, electronics and electrical items in Alaba, phones and computers at Computer Village and second hand clothes at Katanguwa market. For those who have hotels or schools, it is very likely they will chose to stay. Failure to return home however might portray them as disloyal, unpatriotic or sabotaging the dream plan of the new state. Relationship with Yoruba people The agitation for Biafra has created tension between the Yorubas and Igbos who have otherwise had great historical relationship. There is no doubt that the ousting of Goodluck Jonathan perceived to represent the Igbo people by the Yoruba and Hausa alliance of Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo widened the gap between the Igbos and Yorubas. The actualisation of Biafra is expected to douse the tension between the two tribes and a better relationship will be fostered. The appointment of an Igbo man as a commissioner in Ogun state and the number of Igbos in the Lagos State Assembly is a testament to the relationship that exists between them. Also a lot of intermarriages exists among the two groups and the different countries will not severe them. The Yoruba people have also been applauded for their accommodating nature which has allowed other people to settle among-st them with ease. The new Biafra state will easily establish diplomatic relationship with the Yoruba people than their northern counterpart.

 

Read more: 6 important things that will happen if Biafra finally comes to pass ▷ NAIJ.COM

 

 

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"I accept your [KC Prince Asagwara] explanation, except your unqualified endorsement of Madiaebo's account of the war and Biafra. When his book came out, there was almost an overwhelming rejection of his account by almost everyone who held any leadership position in Biafra. As a matter of fact, most thought that he wrote the book in order to walk his way back into the favors of Nigeria, since he was a potential candidate for war crimes had Nigeria chosen to go that route (even today). Why did I say that? Here is Bernard Odogwo, Biafra's Intelligence Chief, explain it all:"  -  Nebukadineze Adiele

Comment:

KC Prince Asagwara,

Did you read that? Nebukadineze Adiele came short of rightly impeaching everything that you stated on this occasion - including your laughable defence for Kanu, Ukiwe and Maduekwe. But for his being typical of your gang, he would have openly dismissed your entire rejoinder with a wave of the hand, as it's clearly not worth the time you invested on it. 

Did you read my commentary on Madiebo? Is it far from what Nebukadineze Adiele said about him? Honestly I had thought that you knew more than this level about the war. I'm flabbergasted. What a disappointment!

Emeka Reuben Okala

London, UK

"Faith [Religion] and reason are not necessarily opposed. But when reason won't take you another step, faith keeps on going because it connects you to God."  

 

 

On Thursday, 27 October 2016, 6:41, "Chukwuemeka Okala reu...@yahoo.co.uk [arcuk]" <ar...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

"Moreover, I want you and other readers to know that the two officers Mr. Ted Allana accused of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers and were not in any position to have sold out as alleged by him." More, part of the reason they were reabsorbed into the Nigerian military after the War was because they were not of any significant position and strategic command importance in the War against Nigeria; unlike the likes of Biafra’s Army Commander Gen. Madiebo; the 2/IC to Biafra’s head of State, Gen. Efiong, and the others."  -  KC Prince Asagwara

Comment:

Chei, KC Prince Asagwara?

Your ludicrous defence of anything Igbo, even when the situation is indefensible is typical of you. So, if you had said anything different on this occasion, that would have meant wishing the leopard to go without its birthmark spots. In other words, your response is vintage KC Prince Asagwara! No one is surprised!

Let me ask you: How old was Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu when he changed the entire Nigerian history? He was a mere 28 year old soldier. So also were most of his peers - including Gen. Alexander Madiebo that you quoted and relied extensively on, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Hasan Usman Katsina, Adewale Ademoyega, etc. How old was Yakubu Gowon when he became the Head of State in 1966? He was just 31 years old. What about Ojukwu? He was a little over 32 years old. What about Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff, how old was he in 1966? He was just 26 years old and became 27 when he was appointed the pioneer (Military) Governor of Rivers State. So what are you talking about? What do you mean the "officers Mr. Ted Allana 'accused' of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers..." when the entire cream of the officers of the Nigerian Army was virtually young and junior officers at the time?

I'm persuaded to believe that Ted Allana wasn't mad when he mentioned the names of those three Igbo officers. He knows far more than whatever titbits that you can boast as your knowlegde about the war and his account is punchy and down to earth. I have no reason not to believe him.

Even, most of the accounts of Madiebo - a record that you heavily relied on were dismissed by the more accurate and concrete account of Adewale Ademoyega ("Why We struck"). To Ademoyega, Madiebo was a liar. So, why would I swallow such a record hook, line and sinker when Madiebo did not for once deny the putdowns of Ademoyega against his account until the man (Ademoyega) finally expired?

My friend, even if Ted Allana had mentioned the late Ukpabi Asika - the Administrator of the defunct East Central State as an informant to the Federal Government, you would still ask him to substantiate his account - even when he points to you that Asika finally became the Administrator of the then East Central State. But you would swallow it hook, line and sinker when a certified LUNATIC holed in his warren, crawls out of his hole to shout that a particular ethnic group sabotaged the Biafran campaign - even when no single evidence of reward for such (an imaginary) sabotage is reflected anywhere in the chequered history of Nigeria! We live in an unfair world, isn't it?

In the words of Abraham A. Madu, "Ya gazie"!

Emeka Reuben Okala

London, UK

"Faith [Religion] and reason are not necessarily opposed. But when reason won't take you another step, faith keeps on going because it connects you to God."  

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Nwanna Emeka Reuben Okala:

 

I am responding to your piece below in the order of the five paragraphs you stated your rejoinder. I mean, I will excerpt each paragraph following which will, be my response. So, come with me.

 

You wrote - “Chei, KC Prince Asagwara?

Your ludicrous defence of anything Igbo, even when the situation is indefensible is typical of you. So, if you had said anything different on this occasion, that would have meant wishing the leopard to go without its birthmark spots. In other words, your response is vintage KC Prince Asagwara! No one is surprised!”

 

My Response – Emeka, in like manner that you stated of me, you are as guilty, if not much more guilty than me in taking ludicrous stand against anything in defence of Igbo, even when your doing so is obviously a hatchet job to please the members of your goon-squad that relish seeing you your make self an enemy of Ndi-Igbo. It is by your actions and writings that those you accuse of branding you Igbo enemy came about. A good example is the present trash of a fictitious narrations of the War that can never be found in any written history or documented account of our War of Survival. Egregious and mischievous narration and unfounded accusations of sabotage against two decent and patriotic Igbo sons which you have ran with into the market shouting, “As God would have it, a man who knows better about sabotage in Biafra has just written. Please see the highlighted area of the articulate piece below.”

 

How you came to the conclusion that Mr. Ted Allanah “knows better about sabotage in Biafra” of which, neither you nor him are able to bring forth supportive facts or referrals to that effect is cacophonous. Odikwa Egwu!

 

You wrote - “Let me ask you: How old was Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu when he changed the entire Nigerian history? He was a mere 28 year old soldier. So also were most of his peers - including Gen. Alexander Madiebo that you quoted and relied extensively on, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Hasan Usman Katsina, Adewale Ademoyega, etc. How old was Yakubu Gowon when he became the Head of State in 1966? He was just 31 years old. What about Ojukwu? He was a little over 32 years old. What about Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff, how old was he in 1966? He was just 26 years old and became 27 when he was appointed the pioneer (Military) Governor of Rivers State. So what are you talking about? What do you mean the "officers Mr. Ted Allana 'accused' of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers..." when the entire cream of the officers of the Nigerian Army was virtually young and junior officers at the time?”

 

My Response – The issue in your above poses is not about age of the army officers. Had you read me without prejudice, you will have understood the trajectory of my argument which had to do with roles of the two Igbo junior officers Ted Allannah alleged sabotage against. It is a case of command and control positions in the military, especially, in strategic combat outposts and not their ages. They were not among the senior Biafran army officers in those positions. And if you and Mr. Allannah really know the climate of the time, you will know that those two gentlemen could not have engaged in acts of military sabotage and got away with it. About the age of the officers you stated, hope you accept these minor corrections. Late Major Nzeogwu had a few months left to clock 30 years; then Lt. Col. Madiebeo was 32 years; Emmanuel Ifeajuna  was 30 years; Major Hassan Katsina was 32 years; Major Adewale Ademoyega was 30 years; Lt. Col. Gowon was 33 years old when he assumed the role of Head of State; Lt. Col. Ojukwu was 34 years (a year older than Gowon); Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff was 27 years; and Captain Ben Gbulie (the youngest of the January 15^th, 1966 coup team) was 26 years. The then Head of State and Supreme Commander, Gen. Ironsi was 45 year.

 

You wrote – “I'm persuaded to believe that Ted Allana wasn't mad when he mentioned the names of those three Igbo officers. He knows far more than whatever titbits that you can boast as your knowlegde about the war and his account is punchy and down to earth. I have no reason not to believe him.”

 

My Response – I too, like you want to believe that Ted Allana wasn’t mad when he mentioned those names of those three Igbo officers. What is obvious is that there is no credibility whatsoever in his tales by the month-light under the village tree. That you believe he knows far more about the War events and you found his unfounded and undocumented account “punchy and down to earth” is typical of you and your angst in the “Ikwerre is Igbo and Ikwerre is not Igbo” that drive you bonkers. Yes, you “have no reason not to believe him”; typical of your my enemies’ enemy is my friend. What else? You believe him in the absence of any type of documentary evidence in all of the books, pamphlets, seminars, etc., on the Nigeria/Biafra War. Pray, what does that say about your education and analytical intellect?

 

You stated - “Even, most of the accounts of Madiebo - a record that you heavily relied on were dismissed by the more accurate and concrete account of Adewale Ademoyega ("Why We struck"). To Ademoyega, Madiebo was a liar. So, why would I swallow such a record hook, line and sinker when Madiebo did not for once deny the putdowns of Ademoyega against his account until the man (Ademoyega) finally expired?”

 

My Response – Remember I have said I have in my library most of the books written so far on the War. So, each time I comment, I do so on position of informed knowledge in addition to the things I witnessed as a participant. Contrary to what you stated above regarding Major Ademoyega seeing Madiebeo as “a liar”; I refer you and readers to page 62 of Ademoyega’s book, “Why We Struck”. On that page which is the only place in his book he had harsh words for Gen. Alex Madiebo, his angst is that Madiebo did not support their revolution and had imputed to them (the coup planners) ulterior motives in the execution of the coup. For instance, this is an excerpt from the page (62) in reference. “Who stayed where and who did what was entirely decided according to our Army postings, over which none of had had any control. All we did was to find officers on the spot who could act according to our principles. Who took part was entirely determined by the response of individual officers to our revolutionary call. It is, therefore, extremely impudent of “major-general” Alexander Madiebo to say as he did in his book1that Major Nzeogwu “selected for his lagos operations, Majors Ifeajuna, Anuforo, Okafor and Ademoyega who had personal grievances against various senior military commanders” Personally, I had no grievances against any senior military commander; and if I may ask, are coups staged merely because of grievances against certain officers? Were the postings in the Nigerian Army done to enable “aggrieved officers” to be in Lagos for the coup?”

 

Readers as you can see, what late Major Ademoyega disputed in his book against Gen. Alex Madiebo was not the latter’s account of the War events but his indictment of their motives, roles and actions in the January 15^th, 1966 coup. Again as I already said, Gen. Madiebo’s book is a very profound narration of the War history. He was unsparing of those he felt contributed by decisions made to Biafra losing the War. If he indicted Gen. Ojukwu, the Head of State on accounts of poor decisions and judgments he allegedly made, why would he spare mentioning the names of Ted Allanah’s alleged saboteurs? That is, Ndubuisi Kanu and Ebitu Ukiwe who were junior military officers in Biafra? In fact, he Alex Madiebo was against accusing any military officers or civilians in Biafra of sabotage. In his book, he defended late Col. Njoku then Commander of Biafra Armed Forces who was accused of sabotage in the fall of Nsukka down to Enugu. The reason for which Col. Njoku was so accused was that made a tactical mistake in withdrawing soldiers in the Nsukka and Enugu sectors of the War. Did you not read Ted Allanah’s cacophony that the fall of Nsukka and Enugu was because of Capt. Orji’s sabotage?

 

Listen; I read and dismissed the entire trash from Ted Allana, totally baseless. In his inebriated mind, he gave this account:

“...the Niger Delta fighting machine, lead (sic) by Colonel Hannibal Achuzia, Captain Ibikari Brown, an Ijaw Man from Delta state who flew several missions in defending Biafra, but was eventually killed by Biafrans, Colonel Gussen from Germany, and host of German Biafra-Sympartisers (sic), who flew in Volkawagen Car, relieve (sic) materials for Biafra; will ever remain an Evergreen Memory”.

 

Can your, Emeka Okala or any other readers direct Nigerians to any book or documented evidence in support of the above excerpted fairy tale? Those are interesting tidbits if they contain any form of veracity that should not escape documentation in the Nigeria/Biafra War history books.

 

You stated - “My friend, even if Ted Allana had mentioned the late Ukpabi Asika - the Administrator of the defunct East Central State as an informant to the Federal Government, you would still ask him to substantiate his account - even when he points to you that Asika finally became the Administrator of the then East Central State. But you would swallow it hook, line and sinker when a certified LUNATIC holed in his warren, crawls out of his hole to shout that a particular ethnic group sabotaged the Biafran campaign - even when no single evidence of reward for such (an imaginary) sabotage is reflected anywhere in the chequered history of Nigeria! We live in an unfair world, isn't it?”

 

My Response – Frankly, I don’t understand what your point(s) in the above are. Whomever you have chosen to call your “certified LUNATIC” has never influenced anything written by me concerning the Nigeria/Biafra War. Like I have continued to say, I was there. I witnessed things that one rather not, talk about for peace of mind sake.

 

As it is said in my Igbo world, Emeka my friend, Ya Gazie as you said.

[Abraham Madu]

Nwanna Emeka Reuben Ọkala:

 

I am responding to your piece below in the order of the five paragraphs you stated your rejoinder. I mean, I will excerpt each paragraph following which will, be my response. So, come with me.

 

You wrote - “Chei, KC Prince Asagwara?

Your ludicrous defence of anything Igbo, even when the situation is indefensible is typical of you. So, if you had said anything different on this occasion, that would have meant wishing the leopard to go without its birthmark spots. In other words, your response is vintage KC Prince Asagwara! No one is surprised!”

 

My Response – Emeka, in like manner that you stated of me, you are as guilty, if not much more guilty than me in taking ludicrous stand against anything in defence of Igbo, even when your doing so is obviously a hatchet job to please the members of your goon-squad that relish seeing you your make self an enemy of Ndị-Igbo. It is by your actions and writings that those you accuse of branding you Igbo enemy came about. A good example is the present trash of a fictitious narrations of the War that can never be found in any written history or documented account of our War of Survival. Egregious and mischievous narration and unfounded accusations of sabotage against two decent and patriotic Igbo sons which you have ran with into the market shouting, “As God would have it, a man who knows better about sabotage in Biafra has just written. Please see the highlighted area of the articulate piece below.”

 

How you came to the conclusion that Mr. Ted Allanah “knows better about sabotage in Biafra” of which, neither you nor him are able to bring forth supportive facts or referrals to that effect is cacophonous. Ọdịkwa Egwu!

 

You wrote - “Let me ask you: How old was Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu when he changed the entire Nigerian history? He was a mere 28 year old soldier. So also were most of his peers - including Gen. Alexander Madiebo that you quoted and relied extensively on, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Hasan Usman Katsina, Adewale Ademoyega, etc. How old was Yakubu Gowon when he became the Head of State in 1966? He was just 31 years old. What about Ojukwu? He was a little over 32 years old. What about Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff, how old was he in 1966? He was just 26 years old and became 27 when he was appointed the pioneer (Military) Governor of Rivers State. So what are you talking about? What do you mean the "officers Mr. Ted Allana 'accused' of war sabotage against Biafra were then junior officers..." when the entire cream of the officers of the Nigerian Army was virtually young and junior officers at the time?”

 

My Response – The issue in your above poses is not about age of the army officers. Had you read me without prejudice, you will have understood the trajectory of my argument which had to do with roles of the two Igbo junior officers Ted Allannah alleged sabotage against. It is a case of command and control positions in the military, especially, in strategic combat outposts and not their ages. They were not among the senior Biafran army officers in those positions. And if you and Mr. Allannah really know the climate of the time, you will know that those two gentlemen could not have engaged in acts of military sabotage and got away with it. About the age of the officers you stated, hope you accept these minor corrections. Late Major Nzeọgwụ had a few months left to clock 30 years; then Lt. Col. Madịebeo was 32 years; Emmanuel Ifeajụna  was 30 years; Major Hassan Katsina was 32 years; Major Adewale Ademoyega was 30 years; Lt. Col. Gowon was 33 years old when he assumed the role of Head of State; Lt. Col. Ojukwu was 34 years (a year older than Gowon); Cmdr Alfred Pappaprieye Diete-Spiff was 27 years; and Captain Ben Gbulie (the youngest of the January 15^th, 1966 coup team) was 26 years. The then Head of State and Supreme Commander, Gen. Ironsi was 45 year.

 

You wrote – “I'm persuaded to believe that Ted Allana wasn't mad when he mentioned the names of those three Igbo officers. He knows far more than whatever titbits that you can boast as your knowlegde about the war and his account is punchy and down to earth. I have no reason not to believe him.”

 

My Response – I too, like you want to believe that Ted Allana wasn’t mad when he mentioned those names of those three Igbo officers. What is obvious is that there is no credibility whatsoever in his tales by the month-light under the village tree. That you believe he knows far more about the War events and you found his unfounded and undocumented account “punchy and down to earth” is typical of you and your angst in the “Ikwerre is Igbo and Ikwerre is not Igbo” that drive you bonkers. Yes, you “have no reason not to believe him”; typical of your my enemies’ enemy is my friend. What else? You believe him in the absence of any type of documentary evidence in all of the books, pamphlets, seminars, etc., on the Nigeria/Biafra War. Pray, what does that say about your education and analytical intellect?

 

You stated - “Even, most of the accounts of Madịebo - a record that you heavily relied on were dismissed by the more accurate and concrete account of Adewale Ademoyega ("Why We struck"). To Ademoyega, Madịebo was a liar. So, why would I swallow such a record hook, line and sinker when Madịebo did not for once deny the putdowns of Ademoyega against his account until the man (Ademoyega) finally expired?”

 

My Response – Remember I have said I have in my library most of the books written so far on the War. So, each time I comment, I do so on position of informed knowledge in addition to the things I witnessed as a participant. Contrary to what you stated above regarding Major Ademoyega seeing Madịebeo as “a liar”; I refer you and readers to page 62 of Ademoyega’s book, “Why We Struck”. On that page which is the only place in his book he had harsh words for Gen. Alex Madịebo, his angst is that Madịebo did not support their revolution and had imputed to them (the coup planners) ulterior motives in the execution of the coup. For instance, this is an excerpt from the page (62) in reference. “Who stayed where and who did what was entirely decided according to our Army postings, over which none of had had any control. All we did was to find officers on the spot who could act according to our principles. Who took part was entirely determined by the response of individual officers to our revolutionary call. It is, therefore, extremely impudent of “major-general” Alexander Madiịebo to say as he did in his book1that Major Nzeọgwụ “selected for his lagos operations, Majors Ifeajụna, Anuforo, Okafor and Ademoyega who had personal grievances against various senior military commanders” Personally, I had no grievances against any senior military commander; and if I may ask, are coups staged merely because of grievances against certain officers? Were the postings in the Nigerian Army done to enable “aggrieved officers” to be in Lagos for the coup?”

 

Readers as you can see, what late Major Ademoyega disputed in his book against Gen. Alex Madịebo was not the latter’s account of the War events but his indictment of their motives, roles and actions in the January 15^th, 1966 coup. Again as I already said, Gen. Madịebo’s book is a very profound narration of the War history. He was unsparing of those he felt contributed by decisions made to Biafra losing the War. If he indicted Gen. Ojukwu, the Head of State on accounts of poor decisions and judgments he allegedly made, why would he spare mentioning the names of Ted Allanah’s alleged saboteurs? That is, Ndụbụisi Kanụ and Ebitu Ụkịwe who were junior military officers in Biafra? In fact, he Alex Madịebo was against accusing any military officers or civilians in Biafra of sabotage. In his book, he defended late Col. Njọkụ then Commander of Biafra Armed Forces who was accused of sabotage in the fall of Nsụkka down to Enugu. The reason for which Col. Njọkụ was so accused was that made a tactical mistake in withdrawing soldiers in the Nsụkka and Enugu sectors of the War. Did you not read Ted Allanah’s cacophony that the fall of Nsụkka and Enugu was because of Capt. Orji’s sabotage?

 

Listen; I read and dismissed the entire trash from Ted Allana, totally baseless. In his inebriated mind, he gave this account:

“...the Niger Delta fighting machine, lead (sic) by Colonel Hannibal Achụzia, Captain Ibikari Brown, an Ijaw Man from Delta state who flew several missions in defending Biafra, but was eventually killed by Biafrans, Colonel Gussen from Germany, and host of German Biafra-Sympartisers (sic), who flew in Volkawagen Car, relieve (sic) materials for Biafra; will ever remain an Evergreen Memory”.

 

Can your, Emeka Ọkala or any other readers direct Nigerians to any book or documented evidence in support of the above excerpted fairy tale? Those are interesting tidbits if they contain any form of veracity that should not escape documentation in the Nigeria/Biafra War history books.

 

You stated - “My friend, even if Ted Allana had mentioned the late Ụkpabi Asịka - the Administrator of the defunct East Central State as an informant to the Federal Government, you would still ask him to substantiate his account - even when he points to you that Asika finally became the Administrator of the then East Central State. But you would swallow it hook, line and sinker when a certified LUNATIC holed in his warren, crawls out of his hole to shout that a particular ethnic group sabotaged the Biafran campaign - even when no single evidence of reward for such (an imaginary) sabotage is reflected anywhere in the chequered history of Nigeria! We live in an unfair world, isn't it?”

 

My Response – Frankly, I don’t understand what your point(s) in the above are. Whomever you have chosen to call your “certified LUNATIC” has never influenced anything written by me concerning the Nigeria/Biafra War. Like I have continued to say, I was there. I witnessed things that one rather not, talk about for peace of mind sake.

 

As it is said in my Igbo world, Emeka my friend, Ya Gazie as you said.

 

Cheers.

 

Mazị KC Prince Asagwara

 

 

Ya kpọtụba!

Ya gazie.

Ụmụ nne Abrahamụọgụ Aṅụsịobi Madụ.

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