Democracy in the contraption called Nigeria is a mere tool for propaganda. The freedom of speech is like an imaginary shadow seen on the pages of newspapers and heard from the speeches of politicians but in practice, it is being manipulated with intimidation in the highest level even when the person is speaking with…
Chapter 9 Causes of the Pogrom Various reasons have been assigned for the 1966 Pogrom. Some suggest it was a retaliation for the January 1966 coup in which Sir Ahmadu Bello and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, among others losts their lives. Others say it was a reaction against Decree No. 34 which…
Chapter 7 Revolting Aspects of the Pogrom Under this head we deal with what we consider the sinister aspects of the pogrom. Firstly, the planning and organisation of the pogrom. We have dwelt with this at length in the previous pages. Secondly the false sense of security to which the Authorities lured…
Chapter 6 The Spread of the Pogrom to all Parts of Northern Nigeria and to some Towns of Southern Nigeria in September and October, 1966 The May riots affected mainly the Hausa/Fulani areas of Northern Nigeria. It did not affect the Bornu Emirate to the North-East, the area commonly called the Middle…
Chapter 5 Influence From Kaduna We have dealt with the evidence which showed that Kaduna inspite of its being the capital territory had its share of killings and looting. Under this head we propose to discuss certain forces at Kaduna whose influence was felt throughout Northern Nigeria. Military Governor of Northern…
A gathering of pro-democracy and civil rights groups in the five states of the South-East geopolitical zone under the auspices of Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights & Good Governance Organizations, SBCHROs, has published the result of its fieldwork which returned Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state as the Worst Serving Governor in the…
The prelude of this heavy analogy /critique is inconsonant with the mess an average Igbo-Biafran had conditioned themselves to live with; the findings revealed here are made possible after a great deal of search, study and intensive research on the Igbo cosmology as a unified people, race or colour. The Igbo man is one…
The leadership and family members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide wish to clarify that events that took place at Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA) gathering in Enugu on Tuesday, February, 27 is regrettable and unfortunate under the circumstance because it happened in the presence of the two most distinguished and respected elder…
At last, media silencing, which is the prime and principal target any infamous dictator around the globe strives earnestly and persistently to realise, has been successfully and proficiently completed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari who is globally reputed to be the leading dictator in the African continent today, prior to the series of reports…
ENUGU – The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of some family members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, along the Independence layout axis of the State metropolis. The Biafra activists were nabbed by the Police shortly after the disruption of a summit convened by the Eastern Consultative Assembly held…