From PETRUS OBI, Enugu
Abia State-born Ben Onwuka and his pro Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), became popular after they were arrested in Enugu on November 5, 2012 for re-declaring the Republic of Biafra at an open space in the coal camp area of Enugu.
Close to 100 of them alongside Mr. Onwuka were picked up by the police, as they were marching round the streets of Enugu with Biafra, United States and Israeli flags. For the next 38 days, the group languished at the Enugu Maximum Prison.
Onwuka grew up in the United Kingdom and has lived in London for 28 years. He studied Law and International Politics. He practiced law for about 10 years in London.
“It was from there I decided to return home because the means that Biafra issues have been fought have not been internationalised. The international community does not understand or does not know the aspirations for independence by the Biafra people. And to do that Biafra must align itself with the United States of America; though it’s difficult because of Great Britain; and at the moment I am categorically assured that the United States, Israel and France are on our side. And with the US on our side we will defeat Britain diplomatically, in order that Biafra can be independent,” Onwuka said.
Fresh from prison custody, Onwuka, who says there is no going back in the struggle for Biafra, recently addressed a press conference announcing February 20, as the date fixed for the inauguration of the Biafra government in Enugu.
In this chat with our reporter in Enugu the BZM leader shares his prison experience and also threw more light on the February 20, inauguration of Biafra government.
Sir, what was it like, spending 38 days in prison?
It was quite horrendous; we were mixed up with hardened criminals; we were mixed up with murderers, armed robbers, kidnappers, just name them. All night, nobody slept; the place was like an oven; they smoke 24 hours of the day and any slightest mistake you will be beaten to hell by the inmates. So it wasn’t a very good experience, but it’s part of the struggle; you cannot emancipate your people, as a leader without tasting that. It’s also good we went there because we saw a lot of injustices being done to the inmates; even though a lot of them have committed a lot of crimes they are suffering unjustly. For instance, a lot of them have been condemned because they have nobody to speak for them; lawyers will go in there, take money from inmates and they will disappear and their case is completely forgotten. I saw hundreds of young men who have been there for eight to nine years and forgotten because their lawyers have disappeared. It’s good we went there because we are going to make sure that this issue of lawyer or the judiciary is going to be completely overhauled and reformed; when you are paid you must do your job. So it wasn’t physically a good experience, but it was good we saw the other side of the world; it’s really an inside world; when you are there you don’t know what happens outside. It wasn’t quite pleasant, but it was good we went there and I am prepared to take it again for the sake of this struggle.
Were you put in a common cell?
I was in a common cell, with about 53 other inmates; and in that cell you are not allowed to misbehave; any slightest thing you are beaten thoroughly. They have their laws and if you do not dance to the tune of the inmates you find yourself in a very hot soup.
Can you give an instance of what you mean here?
They have their routine; for instance, you are not allowed to speak to somebody when there is quietness; they have time when nobody must speak a word. If you just make any turn to talk to somebody you are sent to the toilet to spend the night. If it is time to bathe, you mustn’t spend more than five minutes in the bathroom; if you stay more than that you’ll go and stay in the corridor the whole night. If you don’t flush the toilet properly, because there they ration water, you are going to stand at that toilet the whole night and nobody will rescue you. If a mobile phone is brought in for you and you are recharging without informing the boss in the cell there, they will seize the phone from you and sell it.
Our cell is an open hall without window; there is little or no ventilation and people sweat all through the day. We were 53 inmates in all and there were five BZM members with me in the cell. They kept increasing and reducing the number of inmates, but at the last count before we left we were 53.
Who informs a new inmate of the rules in a cell?
It’s the inmates; inside each cell we have a governor; you have a 2i/c, that is like the deputy; you have all the positions, just like you have in government. So each cell has a governor and this governor is like a president and is very powerful. When he is coming in from work, because they are chosen as a task force men and they become administrators within, everybody shows respect. These are people that have spent seven to eight years in prison. The taskforce works with warders to check the cells. The governor has everything; he has his own bed, we sleep on the floor, but the governor has a bed; he has mosquito net covered for him; he is paid. The government pays him; you know inmates are entitled to about N20 daily. They don’t give it to prisoners; it rather ends up with the governors and you dare not complain. In another way, it’s good because they maintain law and order in the prison because some inmates there committed terrible crimes and if you give them another chance they will do same even in the cell there. The governors are on their toes to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the prison because if you give them a chance they will kill you there; they can kill you, Most of them committed murder.
Is there no separate cell for hardened criminals?
No. But they asked me if I wanted a private cell; you have to pay N35, 000 to stay on your own, where you can have access to people and all that.
So what are the things you would change in the prison system if you have the opportunity?
First is the legal system; the legal system is failing them; they are human beings, like us. The situation where lawyers go extorting money from prisoners must be stopped; a lot of prisoners are there waiting endlessly for their lawyers. They will go there to visit them and say ‘oh look I ’m going to handle your case, but you’ll pay N400, 000.’ The family will run around and pay the money and then the lawyer will disappear. So it’s very bad; a lot of boys are suffering there because their lawyers have disappointed and nobody cares about them. Also, there is a lot of abuse by the inmates themselves; they smuggle telephones to the prison and use it to extort money from outside. So we will reform the prison to be a place that would correct people; we will also entrench the basic individual rights. In Biafra we are going to restore the death penalty to serve as a deterrent…there are very young people there who committed very serious crimes and they confessed they did it; some raped a 70-year-old woman and all sorts of thing. So we will make sure that anybody that takes human life will pay for it.
Could you tell us more about the inauguration of the Biafra government on February 20?
There is no compromise to the Republic of Biafra issue. The president of Nigeria will be the president of Nigeria and the President of Biafra will be a president of Biafra. Our message to him and to the world is that Biafra has been re-declared on November 5, 2012 and it’s our right to opt out of Nigeria when we feel that the security of the lives of our people is no longer guaranteed. Our people are being killed on a daily basis across Nigeria; there is no security for us. Go to our churches in the North they have become ceaseless targets and most of the worshippers are easterners and mainly Igbo. So you cannot have a state where, within that state, a group or a tribe is targeted on a daily basis. Biafra was declared in 1967 to purely provide security for our people; this is fundamental international law; it’s not against anyone. So the president of Nigeria will be there; we informed him we were going to redeclare Biafra in November and we did it. Again, we have come out; we are pursuing the same agenda; now is the inauguration of the government and to tell the world that there is Nigeria and also there is a Republic of Biafra. So our message to the Nigeria president is: we wish him well, as he runs the affairs of Nigeria. Nigeria and Biafra are brothers, so we can cooperate; we will cooperate with them; where we will disagree, we disagree with them. The security of our people is very important to us and we will go the length to protect our people and give the right to freedom of worship.
Why do you say that the there is no compromise on the issue of Biafra?
Remember, Nigeria is an artificial creation; it was an amalgamation of the three components, mainly the easterners, the westerners and the northerners. Our view was never sought when it was amalgamated and we have seen that the Biafra, particularly, the Igbo side of Nigeria, has been the target of killing; we have lost over 3.8 million Igbo, who make up more than 80 percent of Biafra since 1914. Again, people say Ijaw, Efik, Urhobo, Igala; no; if you go to the North they don’t differentiate; they say we are all one. If you go to the West they say you are all one. So if we are going to be targeted all the time; killing, shedding blood, no; we have the right to seek our own independence. It is done elsewhere why not here. That’s why we are saying no compromise on Biafra. We have informed the international community; Nigeria has been informed, we have also informed the US; it’s no longer a hidden thing.
What’s next; what do we expect on February 20?
The next thing is the formation of government on February 20; because you cannot just declare a country without forming a government. So next is the inauguration of the Biafra government on February 20 here in Enugu; it won’t be in secret; the world will see it.
What have you put in place to make it a success?
We are not going to reveal our strategy.
Are we expecting a Biafra president to emerge that day?
Yes. BZM will elect who will be the president of Biafra. Let me clarify this situation; whichever group that will make sure that Biafra is actualised or re-declared, as a sovereign independent state and recognised internationally, has the power and the right to form the government. Let me give you an example. In South Africa, the ANC formed the government because it was the ANC that pioneered the independence of the country. If you go to Zimbabwe, it is still the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front led by Robert Mugabe that has been in power since 1980. BZM did it on November 5; BZM wants to establish a government of Biafra; however, we want to also incorporate all groups to come together because Biafra is not one-man bandwagon. So we want other groups to send in candidates for ministerial appointments. It’s an inclusive government for all, but the group that champions it, that is at the forefront that is easily recognized by the international community will form the crux of the government.
What will be the picture of the government?
It will be a presidential system of government not parliamentary.
Joblessness no good, anyone wey dey still think say Biafra still dey na mumu
An uneducated and miseducated man, is a citadel of ignorance. How can such a well-educated mind reduced himself to such a level of idiocy? Na waaa for N9ja oooooo!
BEN ONWUKA SHOULD CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CHAMPIONING BIAFRA INDEPENDENCE LIKE RADIO BIAFRA LONDON, BILIE HUMAN RIGHT INITIATIVE, MASSOB AND ETC RATHER THAN MAKING BIAFRA STRUGGLE TO LOOK LIKE CHILD”S PLAY WHICH IT IS NOT.
YOU IGBOS ARE NOTHING BUT FOOLS, LOOK AT EASTERN NIGERIA TODAY IT IS THE WORST IN INSECURITY AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT AFTER THE NORTH, YOU NEVER HAD ANY SENSIBLE LEADERS RIGHT FROM ZIK##
WHO SOLD YOU TO THE NORTH FOR A USELESS POST
THEN OJUKWU LED U TO UR DESTRUCTION THEN CAME BACK TO JOIN THE SAME NORTHENERS IN NPN
IN HIS LIFE TIME OJUKWU NEVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING FOR THE IGBOS, HE NEVER ORGANISED TO A FORMIDABLE PARTY WITH A STRONG VOICE, HE ONLY PUSHED U TO UR DEATH RAN AWAY AND CAME BACK TO ENJOY WITH THE SAME PEOPLE THAT DESTRYED HIS PEOPLE
WHEREASE ONLY D YORUBAS HAVE STOOD AGAINST NORTHERN DOMINATION BYALWAYS BEEN IN OPPOSITION AND PRODEMOCRATIC STRUGGLES
IGBOS ARE LOOSERS
I wish u well.
And any person wey still belive say Nigeria (wey don dey collapse) na one country, the person na the most stupid one on earth. The person no dey shame.
I believe that the sun must rise one day. But Ben should coprate wit other groups because Biafra struggle is not a one man show.
Only change can bring change,persons like me are answering nigerian without any benefit from nigeria and iam never happy about it.We need to pull out of nigeria and have our indepence for us and for our children.Nothing to fear.
I wasn’t impressed the way he was mentioning US,FRANCE,ISRAEL AND BRITAIN. In struggle like this, diplomatic finesse is very essential. Crudity, brashness and rashness must be avoided like plague. Direct statement is not always purposeful in every situation. He should be aware that Nmadi Azikiwe and Dim Emeka Ojukwu were too direct, open and straightforward in their approach to a fault; we are still paying for these mistakes.
i addvice ben to go and team up with the left group and other interest group because issues of biafra is not issues of childish,we all know that republic of nigeria is now collapcing,and nigeria leader quitely known that they are really fooling nigerians citizens because of they selfish interest,the rising sun must stand with a very good plan,biafran pls we need to join hands and put heads together and come with one interest, biafra would achieve their goal and their goals,keep on the BZM.
From the language of this man even if he gets his Biafra it will still be like Nigeria full of corrupt leaders, kidnapping, eastern bokok haram, lawlessness. It will a second Nigeria , could even be worst than Nigeria. Finally after 20/02/13 what happen on the 21/02/13 . Be warned and join BILIE
y shud sum1 say dat Ben shud liase wit oda groups like Massob,since Uwazuruike became d leader of Massob,wot has he achieved,ride on Ben,we r strongly behind u.No shakin
i am fade up about this whole thing, when uwazurike declared the independent state of biafra at Aba many years ago, he escaped on okada, today we have not had from him again.
matthias you are 100% correct i was there the day he escaped on okada through power line, they put the fools to die while they die the money
power is not given but taken, no body is holding igbos but igbos themselves. if you unite,you are already one and no body can make you five. first economy unity, IF ECONOMY UNITY STANDS,IGBO STAND
POWER IS 96% MONEY AND 4% OTHERS AND FOR THAT LETS UNITE IN CASH,JEWS ARE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE ECONOMY UNITY.MINUS THAT YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A JEW
Yes we seriousely need Biafra becuz Nigeria is corrupt,no freedom to live,no freedom of worship,no freedom of movement.
Emeka i support your comment.Why should Mr Ben Onwuka align with Chief Ralph Uwazuruike wen it was thesame Uwazuruike who masterminded the abduction of Ben Onwuka wen he wanted to re-declared the Biafra and now some people want Ben Onwuka to aligned with MASSOB group
some imbeciles and morons 4m weak and hopeless tribes are beginin 2 say negative tings abt dis man and biafra.instead of standin up and decide their own future in dis unholy marriage called nigeria they are critizin d igbos for daring 2 take their distinies wit their hands.we dont want to stay wit you morons and imbeciles,is it by force 2 stay 2geda!foolish and hopeles tribes,biafra has come 2 stay whether u like it or nt.go and hug high tension wire and die all you haters of biafra
Is like Ben has a mental disorder when he was in prison.,if not a learned person like this would think this crasy thouht of his will work?.Igbos stand against this man if not he will throw ur states into another civil disturbance.
wisdom ndubuisi i love ur comment man avery happy that we have hot people who think far biafra must stand
all we need is changes……it might be from nigeria, or biafra………….onwuka i wish u welllllllllll
How we’ll form Biafran govt on February 20’ -Ben Onwuka and his pro Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM),
I am surprised that this Ben Onwuka, of the pro Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) is still being allowed to roam the streets of Nigeria freely. Did I hear he is a lawyer, lived in UK and practised law in UK for ten years? Shame! He is just like many of them who cannot copy the good things around them but go about with ear rings even as men wearing trousers pushed and pulled down exposing their dirty, unwashed under wears, the under wears they wear seven days a week and with neck chains adoring their necks and rings on every fingers. Some people went to school but school didn’t go through them. Therefore they remain ignorant forever. This is the case with Ben Onwuka.
Where is this Biafra they all talk about, the four or so Igbo states in the East of Nigeria where some of them even as Igbos were sent packing because they belong to a sister state? So can one therefore say it’s only in other parts of Nigeria that some Igbos think they are not wanted or being killed? What is the size of the Igbo states put together? The Igbos can be found in every village, hamlet and town in Nigeria and by the time they move to the East which will be an enclave, they will end up living on top of each other and perhaps end up eating themselves. I just hope Ben and his people are not thinking of making Delta State where I come part of their Biafra Empire, Republic and Nation as soon as he becomes president on his appointed and fixed day of February 20 or even beyond. That is where he will run into problem from the people even if the federal government allows him to go on with this madness. I am not sure states like Rivers and others in the Niger Delta will want to go along with them.
According to Chinua Achebe, Igbos are special tribes and species like Hitler’s Germans and perhaps like the so called God chosen people, the Jews who for many years have terrorised the Palestinians and yet being unable to win. That the Igbos see themselves as superior tribes in Nigeria is their undoing because they have now joined the ranks of the Hausa/Fulanis who have always felt that they were born to rule Nigeria as an extension of an Emir’s emirates. Appoint an Igbo head of any organisation and at the end of three months, he/she would have filled the places up with his/her nya i just like the Yoruba woman/man will fill it up with his/her ngbatis. Niger get problem o.
That is not to say that the fact that the Igbos were not badly treated by the northerners just before the old Biafran war whereby they were slaughtered like goats. The grudge of the north was that the plotters of the first Nigeria’s coup killed Tafawa Balewa, Bello etc, but they forgot that Okotie-Eboh, Akintola’s and others were also killed during that coup. Therefore the Hausa/Fulanis over reacted when they did not only kill Aguyi Ironsi but killed Adekunle Fajuyi, Ibrahim Taiwo and others too before embarking on killing every Igbo they could find in the north. As we all know that led to Ojukwu’s declaration of Biafra. However, that war ended many years ago with Ojukwu himself and many others integrated into Nigeria nation. And when people like Chinua Achebe starts another propaganda and refuses any national honour until an Igbo becomes president, we must not forget that they produced Zik and Ironsi and if you look at the political map today, they are second in the two houses of the national assembly apart from heading the army in a country of so many tribes whereby others are not represented so each time the Igbos feel marginalised, some of us who do not belong to the Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa/Falani tribes get so angry.
Let’s wait to see the makeup of Ben’s Biafra and all those supporting them must move from other parts of Nigeria to that Biafra because they will have no moral ground to remain in other parts of Nigeria. We also know that the Igbos have the agenda of forming a Biafra Republic if they do not become president in 2015 because they feel it’s their turn, The only thing keeping them in Nigeria presently is the hope that one of them will be president in 2015 so this is not just about Ben alone. Very often it convenient for many of them to forget that Zik who was Igbo would have been Nigeria’s first prime minister as offered him by Awo of the then AG but he chose to pitch his tent as NCNC leader with NPC to become a ceremonial president so why exactly are they blaming everybody?
Plz utobo os watever u call ur self we dnt even need delta igbos in anything the real igbos are doing go and try to rule delta state where u find urself which u have been trying to do for many years which i knw will not happen becos the ijaws will not give u chance apart frm okonjo iwela tell me another prominent nigerian frm delta igbo okonjo is even maried to abia so he is frm abia state
I don’t know if Biafra will become a reality, but if it does, I don’t It’s people should be compelled to leave Nigeria because you would have other Nigerians leaving in Biafra.
Right now you have Nigerian leaving in all parts of the world they are not being maliciously driven out of their host counties except in cases where they are in violation of the immigration laws of their host.
YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR FAST FOR YOUR OWN GOOD;
M1,what did you meant by saying biafra no dey,where it dey?we ibos believed in ourselves only we need a geninue leader not abuja leader who is selfless okay.
if u look around what is happening u realize that ibos does not belong in nija becos after civil war,other tribes still fears and does not believe on ibos,why?
Ben pls keep the Biafran flag flying, nigeria has reached the end of the road!
Mena Otobo martins, thank u for ur comment but watch n see. The middle-belts have always played the role of saboteur , but it’s alright . Biafrans don’t really need Niger deltans to exist as an independent entity. Countries like Niger , cape verde, Togo , gana , ivory coast, Canada , Ukraine , Georgia , Belarus , Moldova , Ethiopia , Japan, Malta, etc. are not bigger both in size and number than Biafra . The only problem with the agitation is that it has not been properly channelled , trust me. Nobody is interested in this boko haram bulshit anymore , not even the west cos their investments here in Nigeria are being threatened by these islamist extremists. How hv u Niger deltans benefited from this unholy marriage called Nigeria? Never u think that the norths give a fuck about u– they don’t have any oil but hv benefitted from it more than the landlords, it’s not fair, they ruled this country for thirty eight yrs out of fifty two yrs of its existence, still nothin to show for it, now that the south has held power for only twelve yrs, they’ve started cryin wolf. By the way, don’t forget in a hurry how power entered unto Jonathan’s hands>> tnx to OBJ. Question for u gentleman , if Nigeria disintegrate today into three which is more likely, which tribe r u goin to fall into? Secondly, if war brakes out today between Nigeria and Biafra , which side do u think the western world wld stand for having monitored the activities of this Islamist sect in this country since Jonathan came into power? Better think wisely and being myopic
It is as if some of us didn’t read the civil war history. “No victor No vanquish” means, to us as Nigerians then led by Gowon who decided that Nigeria must not brake whether Biafra likes it or not. Then, at our own side of it as Biafrans led by Dike eji ejemba, ike mba, Eze igbo gburu-gburu, late Dim chukwuemeka odumegwu ojukwu; who made it known to Nigerians that hence there was no security of life and property of the igbos in the north, that they Nigerians, should let us Biafrans go’ later at the end, Gowon had agreed that “igbos will not be used as point and kill again in any part of this country then my hero and people’s General Dim Emeka Ojukwu have to agree with hope that the killing of Igbos have stoped and promised to bring the igbos back to Nigeria, that was why it was said No winning and No lossing. Therefore if the killing of igbos have started again, let the Biafrans stand up and protest.
@otobo..jst lyk ua name suggests..ua an OTONDO..BIAFRA WIL EXIST..WATCH IT DOG!
@otobo..jst lyk ua name suggests..ua an OTONDO..BIAFRA WIL EXIST..WATCH IT DOG!!
In as much as I wish Barr.Onwuka,the Abia State born crusader for the liberation of our maginalized People,I wish to advic e he team up with the Massob and all other well-intended propon ents of the peaceful and non violent crusa de for the actualizatio n of the soverign State of Biafra, based on the United Nations Charter on rights for Self determination by any group of People wt common interest and aspiration.Especia lly,a group of people who have paid the supreme sacrifice wt their Blood.As lawyer of long standing,who Ve prctised his Law in an advanced, Democratic Countries. I have no doubt in my mind that Barr.Onwuk a is well equiped not to breach the internat ional Laws.On his days and experience he had in the Nigeria Prison, Modibo Mandella had it for his black people of South Africa. So I belief it has enabled him to practically experience the bitter part in his quest to liberate the forgotten in our Society.He has also paid the price of liberty as Chief Barr. Ralph Uwazirike,the Massob leader and other compatriots ve been paying for the emacipation of Ndi- Biafra and all other maginalized and Opressed in the Society.
This man is more rerious than Uwazurike. He will succeed.
I very much respect this young man, though I do not believe that he or his group is capable of pulling Biafra out of Nigeria, only God can, through someone of His choice, then you ask yourself, why did Biafra want to go from N igeria? yes they have killed so many Biafrans but God has multiplied our population, they raped our woman and took our money but God has been on our side always. I think that Biafrans should stop complaining and remain focused for even if we have to separate from Nigeria, It will be a follow-up after a big event must have happen, then all this groups can catch in and seize the oportunity. but before then, we have to answer the question of why we need Biafra, because if it is just because of the killings then I will assure you that there will be killings in Biafra too.
Mena Otobo I picked interest in your comment only to get exasperated by the discovery of your invectives. Whichever way, Deltans remain the cause of the war itself. Nzeogwu, who was the anchor man in the coup hailed from Delta. Have you asked yourself why Delta recorded the highest genocide in the history of that war? The answer is not far fetched, Murtala did it because of Nzeogwu.
People like you have failed to know where you are coming from. At a stage, I asked myself if you understand who constitute the most population in Delta. Delta has 25 LGA, with 9 as Igbo speaking Delta i.e 36% of the state. Your minority whatever has no say when the time comes. Like it or not, you have just criticised where you belong.
This mana otobo guy is just another “my mama say i be delta, as my brother has pointed out chukwu emeka Nzogwu is from delta state and he is one of the key actor in the 1966 coup that brought the pogrom against Ndigbo by the hausa/fulani. The truth is that biafrans knows themselves and igbos knows themselves wether they are in River, delta, balyelsa, cross river or Awka ibom. Igbos knows where they belong and non igbos knows those who are not their own.
The point I want to make is that nobody is enjoying this country, nija is a land that eats up its inhabitant, killing everywhere we cant continue like this.
@otondo or rather otobo, the size of present Israel nation is 7 milion population yet still they survive against all odds. I think that by now the niger deltans will be drinking oil as water and cook their food with oil. the north enjoys otherwise, sorry.
those who think that there cannot be BIAFRA are the biggest fools on this earth. they will die and yet BIAFRA will be.
@Mena Otobo-Martins, You are missing the point. It is possible that you already have the Nigeria of your dreams. The Igbo to a last person want out of the country. We may be landlocked and poor, but our energy and drive to pursue our individual aspirations far outweigh any benefit of being in Nigeria.
Igbo people are not interested in seeking a union with any group. We know that a free and hard working people is a far more greater resource than belonging in a rich, bloody and visionless country.
We wish the same freedom we seek from persecution and domination for every group. We believe that all men are created equal by God and can be whatever they want to be, if they used their God given potentials..
Otobo is just an uninformed young lad who took the advantage of the Information and Technology era far off! He dissipated energy for a lost battle. He can never represent the mouth piece of the good people of Delta Igbos. Please excuse his youthful exuberances. By the way, his uncoordinated and inane historical analysis has only corroborated the fact that he hasn’t been true in his history class yet. That was why he posted what could have been a gross and deliberate distortion of facts and events, if he had truly been mentored. As for me, I am a BIAFRAN
Otobo is just an uninformed young lad who took the advantage of the Information and Technology era far off! He dissipated energy for a lost battle. He can never represent the mouth piece of the good people of Delta Igbos. Please excuse his youthful exuberances. By the way, his uncoordinated and inane historical analysis has only corroborated the fact that he hasn’t been through in his history class yet. That was why he posted what could have been a gross and deliberate distortion of facts and events, if he had truly been mentored. As for me, I am a BIAFRAN
M O Martain,suely, you are a very sick man
YOU beleive you are something in that hamulet called nigeeia.sorry boy How many days you got this your freedom of speach,that you are now comparing yourself with man who
who was banched in England as a lawyer Do you think that Ben attended OAU,or UNN; SORRY JACK:
SOME PEOPLE MAY PRETEND TO COME FROM NIGER DELTA WHILE THEY ARE NOT. PLS, BE INFORMED NIGER DELTA IS PART OF BIAFRA. IN NEW BIAFRA, THERE WILL NO MAJORITY OR MINORITY. EVERYBODY WILL BE EQUAL B/F THE LAW. THERE WILL BE NO INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY AS IS OBTAINED IN NIGERIA. BIAFRA IS A HOLY NATION. ALL WE NEED IS CO-OPERATION WITH ONE ANOTHER IN THIS STRUGGLE. IGBOS WHETHER IN IGBO HEART LAND OR NIGER DELTA IS ONE. IF YOU ARE IGBO, YOU ARE IGBO. IF YOU ARE NOT, YOU ARE NOT. BUT PLS BE INFORMED, BIAFRA IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH IGBO B/C WE HAVE OTHER ETHNIC NATIONALITIES IN BIAFRA LIKE EFFIK, IBBIO, IJAW, AND ETC.
MENA OTOBO-MARTINS IS NOT FROM DELTA STATE. HE IS A YORUBA PERSON PRETENDING TO COME FROM DELTA STATE. ALL HE SAID HERE ARE PURE YORUBA PROPAGANDA. WE KNOW THEIR CHARACTERS.
the ibo man will succeed if he is united..
Biafra is an already sabotaged project.how many eastern state governors believe in Biafra?how many eastern national assembly members supports d Biafran project?how many Igbo traditional rulers & stake holders will go for Biafra?the truth is that Biafra can never be without d support of d above mentioned whether u believe it or not.d governors are under immunity of arrest,any other person that goes out of his way to declare Biafra knows his second home will b d prisons.that’s treason.however we must note that this struggle have trivialised by people seeking recognition & there making d noble idea of Dim Ojukwu look childish.Biafra can only b actualised through dilligent & responsive dialogue by well respected Igbo leaders with d Nigeria govt & ofcouse with some other world powers like d US & UK.
M1&ayowa pls stop abusing s1,U need 2 adivice him if hz not doing d right thing correct him.Mr Ben my Adivice 2u is dt let d past mistake neva repeat again,We hv fight war b4,we dnt want 2fight again.Biafra is not going 2work with violence,It can only work with peace.pls go back 2freedom/ Independence Expertiest nd ask dem as its now in ur coutry wht will u do 2got independence.
this man called him self otobo na one of those yoruba or edo people wey dey fond of saying that their mama tell them say them be Igbo. but u see by their foots we go still detect them easily. eventhough the Biafran state is never yet actualised, but we can see some amalgiri and yoruba refugees on the corner ready to seek an asylum. naija cant afford to lose the Igbos because we are its pride.
To be honest with u jews ,de rest of real Nigerians ca not wait for this this criminals turn jews to vacate our country (Nigeria) for there crime invested land. Let me start with ur so call leader, Ben, he said he practised law in UK before coming home. Perhaps he will let us know de name of his registered law firm, n two how many cases did he win n lose n who were his clients. Am telling u guys, this Ben of urs never being inside a court room to defend a client. Perhaps he got bail for some crooks what do they call that kind of lawers ( charge n bail lawers). I as Nigerian, I can’t wait for u to leave this nation for us. U jews are really embarassing us both inside Nigeria n outside de country. There is one problem with jews, u willget ur biafra when u learn how to speak with one voice n with credible leader n one direction. U will agree with me owerri bastard n hugo swine that ur people or ur organisation lack all these qualities. Moreover, u better think seriuosly about this ur useless biafra, cos once u get it, what is going to happen to all ur propeties all over our country. They will become worthless. De reson is that nobody will even think of buying them off u n if that’s de case, ur biafra wioll be ruined cos u will not be able to function eceonomically. When u get ur biafra, we Nigerians will make sure that not a single jew remain in Nigeria, cos we don’t want criminals in our midst. At least after de civil war, ur allocation were kept n given to u by sage Awolowo even though u jews are blind to that fact, but this time arround nothing will be given to u. Where would u do ur business? How would u survive? Those are de questions u jews should be asking urself. Plan properly before u declare ur doom biafra cos this time arround Nigerians will not give u one spoon of food. It is better u listen n plan well before u embark on another sucide mission of urs, cos this time arround u might not make it.
All this concern about the comments of Otobo are not warranted. He spoke based on his level of intelligence and wish. He has the right of opinion. All I want to say to the Biafran freedom fighters is that no one achieves freedom on a gold platter. Mere pronouncing of a date to form a govt in an existing state is treasonable. You need to have a clearly defined and secured territory before you make such bold attempt so that should your pronouncement elicit security challejges (as was the case of Ojukwu’s Biafra) you have a strong hold to defend yourself. Why not learn from the experience of Southern Sudan, Erithrea and Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. You don’t achieve self actualisation with bare hands, otherwise you risk lives and property wastage. So you need different strategy from what you are currently doing. Dialogue and peaceful approaches do not work in Nigeria
May God deliver Nigeria from confusion and deliver our leaders also from the hands of godfatherism.So that there will be transparency in govt,peace,harmony and unity.It is in the absence of these things that brought about the issue at hand.Let that which is the perfect will of God be done in Nigeria.
We have tried the unity of Nigeria and the results are daily killings, no good education, no good hospitals, no good roads, corruption in the high places, insecurity, hoplesnesess, ethnic cleansing and total failure in all aspect. In short the unity of Nigeria is a disaster, calamity, catastrophe and fatality.
to amala boy kola nut amodu. dont u know that Biafrans can turn a barren desert to a big time metropolis. like we did in kano, kaduna and lagos. u all motherfuckers know that to well. money is in the brain and not the place you live in. had it been we have a functioning air and seaport in Biafraland, no jewish man be residing in your place talkless of making business there. we are building a refugee camp for your people becos soon there will a second yoruba civil war. Igbos never fought themselves but u punks did and you are on here telling us the chosen one to speak up with one voice. remember na only two years remain. arschloch
Why is it that any time Biafra issue arise, a lot of Nigerians will oppose it? This means Nigeria can not do without the igbos. Ndigbo and Biafra are too much. Bet me Nigeria will definitely collapse if Biafra come to stay.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord….
If MASSOB leader Uwazuruike has failed in his obliation as former Biaran fighter as it is now, why not another take his place, like Barr Unwuka is marching on please let’s give him maximum surpport now, b/cos the biafran spirit needs actions like he is doing not compromise like MASSOB leader did with Nigeria Gorv’t that’s my useful opinion to every body today.