I read an article from the link below and wondered that Nzeogu, Aguyi Ironsi and the then elite Igbos caused the Civil war due to their crave for power and the partiality/injustice that characterised the 1966 coup. I do not blame anyone (north, south or west) for the consequence of their action (Igbo massacre and civil war).


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War


With or Without Ojukwu, the war was inevitable.

I don't blame Ojukwu
It was necessary
Nzeogwu did not directly cause the civil war
Massacre(read:genocide) of the easterners led directly to the war
So,the cw was caused by those who in murderous rage killed innocent easterners in revenge for an act done by a misguided group of

The murder of Ahmadu Bello and his innocent wife, Tafawa Balewa and top Northern Officers (then the best of the bests in the north), was the declaration of war by the East. Note that the north unlike the east was then more of a monarchy than a democracy, and Ahmadu Bello a 2nd generation descendant of Usman Dan Fodio and a sarduana was seen as royalty and a king. Only one Igbo Lt. Col was killed during this coup and Aguiyi Ironsi delayed executing the majority Igbo plotters against the code of military conduct. The east brought it upon themselves. It couldnt have gone otherwise.
The useless coup cannot be rationalised and was termed revolutionary for no better reason to justify stupidity and the consequence was immense.

Actually, I blame zik for selling us out right out of the gates. Biafra wount have happened without zik plotting to join us together inside the first place.

The east.nzeogwu and ironsi are not the east. To justify genocide because a group  who happens to be mostly Igbo killed your elders is wrong.
Those 'best of the best',in my opinion, is not worth the over thirty thousand corpses that littered the northern region in the aftermath.
Now,I agree there were element of tribalism in that coup.leaving the east free of ANY bloodshed was a dick move of disastrous proportions.
But,why didn't the counter coup plotters just wipe out the eastern political class and call it a day. Ha , that is not possible because you destroy your 'enemies' totally. The countercoup plotters wanted a war and they sure got one.
So,no,the east did not ask for it neither did they ask a northern born and raised idiot to do it on their behalf.
A little restraint on both sides could have prevented that war.

I blame aguyi. Ojukwu only responded to an already bad situation caused by Ironsi's poor handling of the 1966 coup.

a soldier's soldier

^^ Guys, I think everyone's opinion is justifiable. However, if you believe a BIG problem always start small, then the blames should go squarely to the leaders who refused to let the the country break at the beginning.

As per the killings of the Easterners (which I totally detest) from the accounts I have read, the blame falls squarely on a lot of people: Aguiyi (he had many chances to correct the wrongs of January 1966) and he did NOT do anything. In fact, the coupists were reportedly being paid their salaries while in prison! That is really silly when you condone evil of that magnitude. Next, blame the treachery which was introduced into Nigerian leadership and politics when subordinate military officers rise up and kill their superiors, even after just having a party together not long before! The circumstances that Ifeajunna killed Maimalari is totally unforgivable! Maimalari saw Ifeajunna first, he was his junior, he knew trouble was in the offing, yet he called to Ifeajuna and what did he do with his southern Ibo compatriot? He killed him. . .for goodness sake! If you come to equity, you must come with clean hands but these guys did not, otherwise they should have ensured the same treatment of every leader from every part of the country, Ironsi should have dealt fairly with all the coupists even though they were his tribesmen! This is the issue! Ifeajunna is just as guilty as all his co-mutineers that started the bloodshed of January 1966.

Ironsi had immense opportunities to do set the right tone on March 31 1966 when he gave his speech but it is recorded that he did not reassure the conservatives and doubters. In April 1966, did he not read the opinion of the people he governed in the north, at least they were part of the country? In the end of May, when Hassan Katsina returned from Lagos and said the ". . .egg would be broken on Tuesday", did Ironsi not give his plan to announce decree 34 a second thought, third and fourth thought? NO! He announced the decree further strengthening the fears of the northerners of southern domination and only tried to soften the impact only by talking while all his actions suggested none of such. This all while reportedly doing the same things the coupists has accused the killed corrupt leaders were doing : driving around in presidential Rolls convoy and his wife parading herself all around as "Lady Ironsi". On May 29 (a full month before he was killed), a demonstration by civil servants and educated northern students broke out which degenerated into a riot killing several southerners of Ibo origin. Reportedly, the northerners carried placards reading "A raba" - let us secede, "No unitary government without referendum" and after about 600 people had been killed, what did he do to avert the events of July 28-29, 1966? Nothing really for Francis Nwokedi, his key man, in all his almost lone studies kept advising him of implementing the silly type of governance we have now!

In all, there's a lot of blames to go round but until Nigerians use their brains, southerners bargain themselves out of the Nigerian state, there remains no other viable way!

Ojukwu even tried making peace, when he called for peace-talk in a neutral ground hence the Aburi Accord, but Gowon violated the agreement reached. He never wanted war, but it was inevitable

The war started the moment some Ibo soldiers decided to kill other leaders and spare theirs

Some would say does the act represent all Ibos? but sorry thats the way the world is

if you have a bad child he would one day put the whole family in trouble

A group of men killed Archduke Ferdinand and that led to the First world war which killed Millions of people. Do those few groups represent everyone NO

A few Al Qaeda men bombed America and that led to the death of thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan. Do those few Al qaeda represent the wish of all Iraqis and Afghans? NO But everyone suffered for it

Ironsi another Ibo had the time and opprtunity to correct it but he ignored and the consequence is war

Nzeogwu killed Bello, Ifeajuna killed Balewa, Nwobosi killed Akintola, Anuforo killed Okotie-Eboh, Tim Onwuategwu killed Ademulegun and his wife in bed

It is very annoying to me when people term the coup "Eastern". It is better referred to as "Majority Igbo" or more precisely "Majority Delta Igbo" coup because most of those involved were Igbos from Delta State while the East comprises of several ethnic groups who are not Igbo. It is quite disheartening to me today that some of the Delta Igbos have decided to lie to their children about their ethnicity even when the actions of a few Deltans caused the massacre of millions of Igbos including the ones in Delta themselves.

As for the war, it is a "what will be will be" situation. Aguiyi Ironsi was too much of a peacemaker that he died making useless peace. When your brother creates enmity, the best thing remains fighting the enemies than trying to show you are a peacemaker. I blame him for being lenient on both his brothers and enemies. If he wanted to appease the Northerners, he should rather have killed the "coupists" than paying lip service and wasting time.

The guilty ones are actually the Northerners who rather than targeting political elites went for the poor masses who had little or no knowledge of the situation. Because someone from Ekiti State stole your money does not make every Ekiti man a thief.

Revenge is never equal in life.

because You killed someones leader doesnt mean they should kill your own leader too, they can choose anyone in your tribe.

If John raped james sister, Would the law say James should rape Johns sister back?

if you kick me in the groin, I can either punch you in the face, bite you, break bottle on your head or do whatever pleases me

Dont start the first act cos you cant control or dictate the return action

When Al qaeda bombed WTC, Why didnt US too tell them to present some choice buildings in Afghanistan to be bombed in retaliation?

When they killed about 2,000 Americans why didnt America too kill the exact same numbers of Afghans back?

This is not Mathematics where there must be an equality sign

Dimka and co coupists came from Benue Plateau region. They even murdered that boy-what's his name again?-Murtala Mohammed, yet there was no genocide carried out in the middle belt.
It so shameful that people now lack ideas in nairaland.

Real politiks doesnt follow t.it for tat rules.

If a thief comes into my house, the law of the land says I can kill him in self-defence. Is that fair?

No it is not. It is sad that Nzeogwu and co did not think their actions through especially as the North had killed Southerners before. The Jan 1966 coup was as poorly planned as the 1990 Okar coup.

If you're going to kill a cobra, wear boots and cut off its head completely. Don't p.iss the snake off and then complain when it bites you.

Ironsi failed to show clear, decisive and responsible leadership and left the fate of his fellow people in the hands of a more junior officer. The rest as they say is history.

Andre Uweh:

Dimka and co coupists came from Benue Plateau region. They even murdered that boy-what's his name again?-Murtala Mohammed, yet there was no genocide carried out in the middle belt.
It so shameful that people now lack ideas in nairaland.

Anyone can choose to do whatever they like.

I slapped Uche and he smiled dosnt mean if I slap Audu he should smile too

If they didnt revenge Murtala death by Dimka doesnt mean someone wouldnt avenge another leaders death

Sardauna Bello is the Premier of the North the Political and Spiritual leader

I guess some people are not really that smart to start with

dayokanu:



Anyone can choose to do whatever they like.

I slapped Uche and he smiled dosnt mean if I slap Audu he should smile too

If they didnt revenge Murtala death by Dimka doesnt mean someone wouldnt avenge another leaders death

Sardauna Bello is the Premier of the North the Political and Spiritual leader

I guess some people are not really that smart to start with

Ironsi did nothing deserving death yet they killed him. They could have killed any other person that took over from Balewa. They were not interested in governance but just to kill. Are you surprised that two days after they killed Ironsi, Nigeria had no head of state.
Have they stopped killing since then?. Today it is Plateau state, Yobe, Bauchi, Borno. Even last April, they killed innocent corp members mostly from Osun state serving in the north.
The only thing they understand is fight and kill. They even fight in far away land such as Lagos against the Yorubas. What a wasted race.

Maybe we should judge your people based on the actions of

Nzeogwu killed Bello, Ifeajuna killed Balewa, Nwobosi killed Akintola, Anuforo killed Okotie-Eboh, Tim Onwuategwu killed Ademulegun and his wife in bed

Andre Uweh:

Dimka and co coupists came from Benue Plateau region. They even murdered that boy-what's his name again?-Murtala Mohammed, yet there was no genocide carried out in the middle belt.
It so shameful that people now lack ideas in nairaland.

Thank you. before murtala muhammed died,he had achieved a godlike status among northerners almost equal to that of sardauna.as someone pointed out,revenge is never equal but if you fought another ethnic group with such extreme prejudice in a ethnic-sensitive country like ours,such treatment should also be applied to any other tribe that commits same offence.anything less is hypocrisy
The comments have been enlightening.thank you

How is Murtala comparable to the Sardauna of Sokoto

Direct lineage of Dan Fodio a traditional, Spiritual and Political leader of the North?

dayokanu:

How is Murtala comparable to the Sardauna of Sokoto

Direct lineage of Dan Fodio a traditional, Spiritual and Political leader of the North?

your still running around looking for followers, as you can see nobody is paying attention to you maybe you should worry more about the number of yorubas that have died in the nortyh right from 1945 and those that were killed in illorin, ekiti, osun states, ndo oo am sure you have realised not everybody in nairaland have a low iq like you cause according to your logic anytime there is a revolution or a coup the ethnicity of the coup ploters should be noted and wiped out, well its actually happening judging by how many yoruba elders that have been killed my military governments since after the civil war.

bashr8:

your still running around looking for followers, as you can see nobody is paying attention to you maybe you should worry more about the number of yorubas that have died in the nortyh right from 1945 and . . . . . . . . . .

You are a damn liar just like your village headmaster a.k.a "Prof." Dede. It truly must be genetic!!

Yorubas were not killed in the north in 1945 rather it was you igbos that got massacred in that year.

They (northerners) repeated the same feat in 1953 yet it was you igbos who insisted on waiting for the same north to form One nigeria.

When the sardunna warned about understanding our differences, it was you igbos that were falling over yourself to form a united country with the north.

When the north declared their unreadiness for self-govt, it was you ibos that were willing to wait for them even as the northerners exhibited their unbridled hatred for

the igbos.

Awo suggested that the south should just go ahead and form a nation to which Zik retorted that it will be akin to the west and east ganging up on the north. However,

the slimy 5star mofo didn't see anything wrong in the north and the east ganging up on the west the moment we attained self-rule- the one which we yorubas were in

the forefront of fighting for.   



@ Op,

I blame Ojukwu entirely for that senseless war that led to the loss of millions of innocent nigerians. I hope the motha.ph.ocker rot in hell.

bashr8:

your still running around looking for followers, as you can see nobody is paying attention to you maybe you should worry more about the number of yorubas that have died in the nortyh right from 1945 and those that were killed in illorin, ekiti, osun states, ndo oo am sure you have realised not everybody in nairaland have a low iq like you cause according to your logic anytime there is a revolution or a coup the ethnicity of the coup ploters should be noted and wiped out, well its actually happening judging by how many yoruba elders that have been killed my military governments since after the civil war.

Bashr, please no need to insult or use harsh language. We can all have opinions and an objective look will tell who was wrong, even though they had good intentions. Before I say much, this is not about bashing the tribe but if your kids were fighting, you would try to understand their problems and settle it equitably so next time you are not home, they wouldn't damage each other. Look at things fairly. As per MKO who I guess you were alluding to in your post, it has been shown that IBB killed him for reasons related to his alleged drug dealing and business deals gone awry. It was not like all the northerners wanted to kill him because as you remember, he swept the June 12 polls even in the north of the country.

I have spoken about Nzeogwu and Ironsi briefly previously but let us leave Ojukwu for now - not the best time. However, note that war is not a trivial issue. With the experience of WW II, it became clear that when an Army strikes, it must strike very hard, in shock and awe without giving a chance. This is what gave the Germans an overwhelming advantage at the beginning because they were extremely well organized and were well instructed in the Nazi philosophy. Hitler declared to them: ". . .this will be a war of annihilation. . .", even if any German commander was to be captured, he was never to be captured alive. They were instructed no one must take even one step back from battle and if they did, they were to be killed by their comrades. After Rommel has won several victories with his Africa Korps in North Africa, Montgomery did not consider that he was a General just to go on the offensive. If and when he did, he must mass overwhelmingly to turn the tide of the war. If he had so much as tried to attack earlier, the (second) battle of El-Alamein would have been a different story.

@POST

Gowon, Awolowo, Ejoor, Adebayo, Mobolaji Johnson, Katsina, Wey and all the groups which supported and advised federal government of Nigeria to reneged on all the  accords agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana.

Can you provide a reference so we can check it out?

References actually.

Dede1:

@POST

Gowon, Awolowo, Ejoor, Adebayo, Mobolaji Johnson, Katsina, Wey and all the groups which supported and advised federal government of Nigeria to reneged on all the  accords agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana.

Dede1,

If an aggrieved party receives 90% of its demands from an agressor, would you expect the aggrieved party to hold out for the remaining 10%? Ojukwu got 90% of what he requested at Aburi but went to war over the remaining 10%. Anyway, I know you will discount the write-up below but as usual, I will post for the benefit of those who aren't aware.

"In the atmosphere of recrimination an effort was made to hold political talks in August via an ad-hoc advisory assembly comprised of representatives from all the regions. Recommendations were made at the September 1966 Constitutional conference for the political future of the country. At this conference the Midwest region emerged as the only region in Nigeria to support the preservation of a federal structure. All other regions favored an arrangement closer to a confederacy or perhaps even a complete divorce. Subsequently, in January 1967, military leaders met at Aburi in Ghana and reached a number of agreements designed to guide Nigeria's future and come to terms with the immediate past.

However, the home stretch of the final dash to the tape of eastern secession began on March 17, when Decree No. 8 - also known as the Constitution Suspension and Modification Decree 1967 - was promulgated, ostensibly to implement the Aburi agreements. The decree, for all practical intents and purposes, restored much of the autonomy of Military Governors in their respective regions which had been taken away on January 17, 1966 by Decree No. 1 of 1966.

Consistent with agreements reached between military leaders at Aburi, in Ghana on January 4th and 5th, the title of the 'Supreme Commander' of the Nigerian Armed Forces was changed to "Commander-in-Chief"; the executive authority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which had been vested in the Head of the Federal Military Government, was now vested in the Supreme Military Council. Indeed the SMC could not make laws on some issues without the approval of not only the C-in-C but also ALL regional governors.

However, section 86 of the Constitution was upheld, to ensure that no region could exercise authority in a manner that placed the corporate integrity of the federal government in jeopardy. Furthermore, sections 70 and 71 of the Constitution were invoked to specify that a state of emergency could be declared all over Nigeria by the SMC; and such laws as would be considered "necessary" or "expedient" for maintenance of law and order could be passed with concurrence of three (3) out of the four (4) governors. During such an emergency the federal government reserved to itself the right to overrule any laws that had hitherto been passed by the military government of the region to which the state of emergency applied.

Citing what he considered a serious violation of the Aburi accord, and the need to have absolute control over the question of safety and security for his people, the Military Governor of the Eastern region (Lt. Col. CO Ojukwu) rejected it. In taking this stance, he overruled the reservations of the Secretary to the Eastern Regional Government (NU Akpan) and a few senior eastern army officers (like Col Hilary Njoku). Ojukwu felt that the decree had the potential to deprive him of having a say in what steps might or might not be acceptable within his own region in the event of a state of emergency being declared.

Conceivably such steps might even include replacing him with another Eastern officer. However, those who lobbied that the Eastern region accept Decree No. 8 based their arguments on the fact that the decree gave Ojukwu "over 90%" of what he wanted at Aburi as well as providing a way to avoid the horrors of war. (Col Hilary Njoku's disagreement with Ojukwu on this point cost him the command of the Biafran Army and bagged him a sentence to jail without trial for almost the entire duration of the war."

@bashr8
U shldn't be trying to make the Yorubas here look like losers by painting them as a tribe being opressed by the north. I will rather suggest u face the topic and give explanation to simple questions, question like:
Why did Ojukwu and Ironsi protected those ibo killers
Why did the Ibos chose to kill the Yorubas also knowing fully well that the Yorubas and ibos have always been part of one big southern Nigeria politically (Especially the Yorubas) even as far back as 1953 Kano riots.
Why did Ojukwu and Ironsi not come out to condemn the so called coup plotter by action and speech
What was the stance of the Ibo pple on the average( "on the average" because we have few like Azikiwe who opposed openly)
Is war/coup suppose to be a child play where "i touch u once" and "u touch me once"? if not why r the Ibos still complaining to this day

bashr8:

your still running around looking for followers, as you can see nobody is paying attention to you maybe you should worry more about the number of yorubas that have died in the nortyh right from 1945 and those that were killed in illorin, ekiti, osun states, ndo oo am sure you have realised not everybody in nairaland have a low iq like you cause according to your logic anytime there is a revolution or a coup the ethnicity of the coup ploters should be noted and wiped out, well its actually happening judging by how many yoruba elders that have been killed my military governments since after the civil war.

since 1945 ? ? ? . . . . .
look Mr. ibo protagonist or whatever, yorubas are dying in the north becos of grand betrayal from the ibos, during the 1953 chaos in kano ibog and yorubas fougth the northerners successfully only for the ibos to wake up one day (in 1966) and start killing yoruba leaders, they even kept the remaining in jail incontiuation of their hatred for the Yorubas. . . .ABBA.

Katsumoto:

Dede1,

If an aggrieved party receives 90% of its demands from an agressor, would you expect the aggrieved party to hold out for the remaining 10%? Ojukwu got 90% of what he requested at Aburi but went to war over the remaining 10%. Anyway, I know you will discount the write-up below but as usual, I will post for the benefit of those who aren't aware.

"In the atmosphere of recrimination an effort was made to hold political talks in August via an ad-hoc advisory assembly comprised of representatives from all the regions. Recommendations were made at the September 1966 Constitutional conference for the political future of the country. At this conference the Midwest region emerged as the only region in Nigeria to support the preservation of a federal structure. All other regions favored an arrangement closer to a confederacy or perhaps even a complete divorce. Subsequently, in January 1967, military leaders met at Aburi in Ghana and reached a number of agreements designed to guide Nigeria's future and come to terms with the immediate past.

However, the home stretch of the final dash to the tape of eastern secession began on March 17, when Decree No. 8 - also known as the Constitution Suspension and Modification Decree 1967 - was promulgated, ostensibly to implement the Aburi agreements. The decree, for all practical intents and purposes, restored much of the autonomy of Military Governors in their respective regions which had been taken away on January 17, 1966 by Decree No. 1 of 1966.

Consistent with agreements reached between military leaders at Aburi, in Ghana on January 4th and 5th, the title of the 'Supreme Commander' of the Nigerian Armed Forces was changed to "Commander-in-Chief"; the executive authority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which had been vested in the Head of the Federal Military Government, was now vested in the Supreme Military Council. Indeed the SMC could not make laws on some issues without the approval of not only the C-in-C but also ALL regional governors.

However, section 86 of the Constitution was upheld, to ensure that no region could exercise authority in a manner that placed the corporate integrity of the federal government in jeopardy. Furthermore, sections 70 and 71 of the Constitution were invoked to specify that a state of emergency could be declared all over Nigeria by the SMC; and such laws as would be considered "necessary" or "expedient" for maintenance of law and order could be passed with concurrence of three (3) out of the four (4) governors. During such an emergency the federal government reserved to itself the right to overrule any laws that had hitherto been passed by the military government of the region to which the state of emergency applied.

Citing what he considered a serious violation of the Aburi accord, and the need to have absolute control over the question of safety and security for his people, the Military Governor of the Eastern region (Lt. Col. CO Ojukwu) rejected it. In taking this stance, he overruled the reservations of the Secretary to the Eastern Regional Government (NU Akpan) and a few senior eastern army officers (like Col Hilary Njoku). Ojukwu felt that the decree had the potential to deprive him of having a say in what steps might or might not be acceptable within his own region in the event of a state of emergency being declared.

Conceivably such steps might even include replacing him with another Eastern officer. However, those who lobbied that the Eastern region accept Decree No. 8 based their arguments on the fact that the decree gave Ojukwu "over 90%" of what he wanted at Aburi as well as providing a way to avoid the horrors of war. (Col Hilary Njoku's disagreement with Ojukwu on this point cost him the command of the Biafran Army and bagged him a sentence to jail without trial for almost the entire duration of the war."

You are a very funny chap. Hilary Njoku did not attend the Aburi, Ghana peace conference between Nigeria and Eastern Region. Ojukwu was more than a qualified principal player during negotiation in Aburi and understood the implication of Decree No. 8 which was a precursor to the evil machination that saw to the creation of states. Ojukwu predicted the aims of the Decree No. 8 as first step to render him irrelevant as against the guidelines agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana.

By the way, Gowon has publicly admitted he committed unpardonable political blunder in the act of turning Nigeria into 12 (twelve) states instead of 4 (four) regions.

It is beyond the pale of any human comprehension you deduced Hilary Njoku lost the command of Biafran armed forces due to disagreement he, Hilary, had with Ojukwu over Aburi, Ghana’s peace accord. What a load of rubbish.

Again, I had wished you stopped regurgitating craps Nowa Omoigui set for undiscerning audience to consume.

dayokanu:

Maybe we should judge your people based on the actions of

Nzeogwu killed Bello, Ifeajuna killed Balewa, Nwobosi killed Akintola, Anuforo killed Okotie-Eboh, Tim Onwuategwu killed Ademulegun and his wife in bed

When Diya and other Yoruba soldiers planned the coup against Abacha regime, why didnt Abacha wipe out the entire Yorubas? It is even against the military rule to harm the civilians(who are not directly involved) during coup and mind you, there was no war before the pogrom started in the North, so why killing innocent civilians. Has the killings stopped till date? NO. What even baffles me is that Yorubas always pretend like their own people are not being slaughtered by these almajiris or is it that you dont care for each other.

The pattern remains the same, the North is monarchy, you kill our sarduana we kill you all, you kill our boko haram leader we destroy the whole nigeria. One way traffic. The east should have understood the people of the North and considered the stakes before embarking on a useless anticorruption revolution.

Dede1:

You are a very funny chap. Hilary Njoku did not attend the Aburi, Ghana peace conference between Nigeria and Eastern Region. Ojukwu was more than a qualified principal player during negotiation in Aburi and understood the implication of Decree No. 8 which was a precursor to the evil machination that saw to the creation of states. Ojukwu predicted the aims of the Decree No. 8 as first step to render him irrelevant as against the guidelines agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana.

By the way, Gowon has publicly admitted he committed unpardonable political blunder in the act of turning Nigeria into 12 (twelve) states instead of 4 (four) regions.

It is beyond the pale of any human comprehension you deduced Hilary Njoku lost the command of Biafran armed forces due to disagreement he, Hilary, had with Ojukwu over Aburi, Ghana’s peace accord. What a load of rubbish.

Again, I had wished you stopped regurgitating craps Nowa Omoigui set for undiscerning audience to consume.

You cleverly ignored the import of the message in that write-up and reduced it to the relationship between Ojukwu and Njoku. The write-up was aimed at highlighting the fact Gowon implemented 90% of what Ojukwu requested at Aburi but Ojukwu held out for the remaining 10% because there were provisions that could have been used to remove Ojukwu from his position as Governor. At the end of day, would it not have been an acceptable position to accept 90% of what you requested as it would have protected your constituents but may have resulted in your removal from office?

So Njoku needed to be at Aburi to understand what was offered by Gowon. Using your logic, only those at Aburi know what was agreed at Aburi? So the entire Eastern region went to war because they didn't understand Decree 8 and by how much it fell short of the agreements at Aburi.

So Njoku did not lose command of Biafran forces and gained imprisonment because of disagreement over Decree 8? You disagree rather strongly with that notion; someone disagreeing in such a manner should have offered the real reason why Njoku was imprisoned. Or perhaps, according to you, Njoku didn't lose the Biafran command and wasn't imprisoned.

You love to highlight the mistakes made by non-Biafrans, how about you focus on the mistakes made by Biafrans as well; or were there no Blunders committed by Biafrans and Ojukwu in particular? Would Gowon have balkanized Nigeria into 12 states if Ojukwu had accepted Decree 8. It is a known fact that Gowon did that to reduce Ojukwu's area of influence.

Dede1:

You are a very funny chap. Hilary Njoku did not attend the Aburi, Ghana peace conference between Nigeria and Eastern Region. Ojukwu was more than a qualified principal player during negotiation in Aburi and understood the implication of Decree No. 8 which was a precursor to the evil machination that saw to the creation of states. Ojukwu predicted the aims of the Decree No. 8 as first step to render him irrelevant as against the guidelines agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana.

By the way, Gowon has publicly admitted he committed unpardonable political blunder in the act of turning Nigeria into 12 (twelve) states instead of 4 (four) regions.

It is beyond the pale of any human comprehension you deduced Hilary Njoku lost the command of Biafran armed forces due to disagreement he, Hilary, had with Ojukwu over Aburi, Ghana’s peace accord. What a load of rubbish.

Again, I had wished you stopped regurgitating craps Nowa Omoigui set for undiscerning audience to consume.

Well said.