See 4:50 to 6:02 of this video:
http://www.viewnaija.com/video/2496/No-Victor-No-Vanquished--Biafra-War-Pt-18

A bit surprising that Effiong felt this way.

Thoughts?

Effiong basically highlighted Ojukwu as a clueless, shallow and mediocre leader. Something some of us sabi anyways,

Interesting

Wel thought out

Eko Ile:

Effiong basically highlighted Ojukwu as a clueless, shallow and mediocre leader. Something some of us sabi anyways,

Why kill yourself. . .This definitely is a war you cannot win. Ojukwu is a hero to Igbos and your sentiment what ever it is will ever be immaterial.

Just try to live with it

I guess limited interest in this video.

bookmarked

EzeUche_:

He was definitely right about Ikot Ekpene. That is my mother's hometown and it was gateway to Igboland. It should have been defended. After the fall of Ikot Ekpene, the Igbo heartland was vulnerable. Attacks on Umuahia and Aba meant the end of Biafra.

Effiong is a person hero of mine. He always spoke the truth. God bless his soul.

ezeuche brother kedu

you are right effiong is the hero in the war and i think we igbos should not forget his effort in the war

calyx:

Why kill yourself. . .This definitely is a war you cannot win. Ojukwu is a hero to Igbos and your sentiment what ever it is will ever be immaterial.

Just try to live with it

And what's this got to do what what Effiong said?

calyx:

Why kill yourself. . .This definitely is a war you cannot win. Ojukwu is a hero to Igbos and your sentiment what ever it is will ever be immaterial.

Just try to live with it

It is only in Igboland that somebody who ran off to have Lunch in Ivory coast on sighting OBJ can be considered an Hero, In Yorubaland, We call such Man " OKUNRIN TILE BA DA"
Get one of your Agbero Ibo brothers to translate that for You!!!
Hope am clear?

EzeUche_:

He was definitely right about Ikot Ekpene. That is my mother's hometown and it was gateway to Igboland. It should have been defended. After the fall of Ikot Ekpene, the Igbo heartland was vulnerable. Attacks on Umuahia and Aba meant the end of Biafra.

Effiong is a person hero of mine. He always spoke the truth. God bless his soul.

Do you then agree that Ojukwu was a self centered egomaniac, who would broach no dissent?

EzeUche_:

He was definitely right about Ikot Ekpene. That is my mother's hometown and it was gateway to Igboland. It should have been defended. After the fall of Ikot Ekpene, the Igbo heartland was vulnerable. Attacks on Umuahia and Aba meant the end of Biafra.

Effiong is a person hero of mine. He always spoke the truth. God bless his soul.

This is beyond the pale of my imagination and a statement borne of out sentiments. Granted that Effiong was one of the Biafrans officers that had my reserved unflinching loyalty, the defense of Ikot Ekpene with his reference to defense of Nnewi has no military strategic values. He spoke like unseasoned veteran on that subject. Ikot Ekpene was not more strategically important to Biafra than Calaber, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Onitsha, Ogoja, Owerri, Uyo, Oron or Ibano.

Eko Ile:

Effiong basically highlighted Ojukwu as a clueless, shallow and mediocre leader. Something some of us sabi anyways,

eku_bear:

I guess limited interest in this video.

seanet02:

It is only in Igboland that somebody who ran off to have Lunch in Ivory coast on sighting OBJ can be considered an Hero, In Yorubaland, We call such Man " OKUNRIN TILE BA DA"
Get one of your Agbero Ibo brothers to translate that for You!!!
Hope am clear?

Aigbofa:


Do you then agree that Ojukwu was a self centered egomaniac, who would broach no dissent?

http://www.monster.co.uk/geo/siteselection/

Find one that pays.

^^^^^^^

Comedian.

Dede1:

This is beyond the pale of my imagination and a statement borne of out sentiments. Granted that Effiong was one of the Biafrans officers that had my reserved unflinching loyalty, the defense of Ikot Ekpene with his reference to defense of Nnewi has no military strategic values. He spoke like unseasoned veteran on that subject. Ikot Ekpene was not more strategically important to Biafra than Calaber, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Onitsha, Ogoja, Owerri, Uyo, Oron or Ibano.

lol @ internet keyboard general talking war strategy,

This is crazy hilarious,

The unwarranted killings that drove Ojukwu to declare the state of Biafra is still going on in the jos / benue region, however they are yet to seccede and the FG is still standing aloof not able to save the situation,

Ojukwu rather than seccede had 4 possible options
1.  either fought off the hausa fulani mutinous soldiers or
2. have with drawn all the igbos in the north to the east or
3. have simply kept quiet and allowed igbos in the north to face what jos/benue people are facing to day or
4. even have abandoned his duty post and fled like Ogundipe.

Any of the options taken would have resulted to him being replaced by another officer probably a Nigerdeltan or middle belter and either being sacked or retired.

Probably that was what led him to seccede . For those blaming him, I know ojukwu wasn't perfect but what more could he have done to save that dicey situation.

If not for mere symbolism, why would Nigerian vandals ever want to capture Nnewi? Nnewi is just a hometown of Ojukwu and had no military strategic importance to Biafra. Granted the town provided home to the headquarter of 11th Division of Biafra army that defended Onitsha ferociously, Nigeria's 2nd Division would have rushed  to Uli airport without setting eyes on Nnewi.

The same scenario goes to Ikot Ekpene. Both 1st Division and 3MCDO did not have to capture Ikot Ekpeme to threaten Aba or Umuahia if not again that Ikot Ekpene is a hometown of Gen Effiong.

Eko Ile:


lol @ internet keyboard general talking war strategy,

This is crazy hilarious,

What do you know about war except the unfound stories your parents fed you about the bombing Lagos by Biafran air-force?

Dede1:

What do you know about war except the unfound stories your parents fed you about the bombing Lagos by Biafran air-force?

Why bother typing all that rubbish? You know I see everything you type on NL as nothing but comedic and senseless rubbish,


lol @ internet keyboard general. Abeg don't quit your day job,

ezeagu:

http://www.monster.co.uk/geo/siteselection/

Find one that pays.

Heh. No comment on the original post? For a scholar of history such as yourself?

Anyway, thanks for your suggestion. . . but I'm fortunate enough to be paid to attend school. No additional side gigs necessary 

Dede1:

This is beyond the pale of my imagination and a statement borne of out sentiments. Granted that Effiong was one of the Biafrans officers that had my reserved unflinching loyalty, the defense of Ikot Ekpene with his reference to defense of Nnewi has no military strategic values. He spoke like unseasoned veteran on that subject. Ikot Ekpene was not more strategically important to Biafra than Calaber, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Onitsha, Ogoja, Owerri, Uyo, Oron or Ibano.

. . . . . . . Gen. Dede MacArthur, expatiate on how those places wasnt "strategically important". ROFLMAO!!!

Buffoooon!