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American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykin: 11:14am On Aug 14, 2014 |
This is a thread to show how foreign powers and not the Nigerian military defeated Biafra an attempt has been made recently by some people in the person of Olusegun Obasanjo, Theophilus Danjuma , Jeremiah Useni and of recent Alabi Isama to trun the truth on its head and revise History. The thread is a product of declassified high intelligence mail from the American Director of Intellignence and Research during the Cold war between Soviet Union and United states. Enjoy the Reading ........
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Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by phantom(m): 11:34am On Aug 14, 2014 |
if only ojukwu hadn't trusted banjo to head the west ward advance,that war would have ended before the end of '68. a Yoruba man would never have made that costly mistake. a pity he didn't learn from the folly/naivety of ironsi for foiling a perfectly 'good-intentioned' coup. that naivety still remains the bane of the Igbo man till this day. 4 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by Nobody: 11:38am On Aug 14, 2014 |
And it was Arab League that asked Ojucrook to run and only came back after he was "pardoned". It was Hamas that asked him to run for Senate after he was "pardoned". It was the Ijaws that rejected him in his Senate bid. Oh...it was America that told Ohanaeze to denounce him. His manhood indeed lives on! Long Live Ojucrook The ezeWuruwuru of hell 7 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by Rich4god(m): 1:15pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
barcanista: And it was Arab League that asked Ojucrook to run and only came back after he was "pardoned". It was Hamas that asked him to run for Senate after he was "pardoned". It was the Ijaws that rejected him in his Senate bid. Oh...it was America that told Ohanaeze to denounce him.SMH.... |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by tobtap: 1:20pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
biafra was defeated and it leaders humiliated...that is the true history 4 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by T9ksy(m): 1:24pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
phantom: if only ojukwu hadn't trusted banjo to head the west ward advance,that war would have ended before the end of '68. Ojukwu could have won many battles but eventually he would have lost the war. |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by EMANY01(m): 1:32pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
You guys miss one key fact:That Gowon and a few of the top Nigerian high command recognized at the time.They were desperate to avoid the war being exploited and turned into an East Block West block battle which would have changed Nigeria as we know it. The soviet's were seeking much more than the toe hold that they had in the country at the time and the Nigerians were fortunate and smart enough (the only time the Nigerians demonstrated wisdom to be honest) to recognize the perils of that path. If the soviets were allowed more opportunities to penetrate the country they would have aided Nigeria in more efficiently prosecuting the war for a time at least but the Americans wold have stepped in on the side of Biafra as they would not bear to see the "most influential black African country succumb to the communists the (Americans) would have almost overnight have reinforced Biafra's army and the war would have been out of the hands of Gowon or Ojukwu for that matter.It would have been a proxy war which definitely would have spread beyond the Biafra enclave.Lagos would have felt the pangs of that war. The British in this equation would not have mattered as history tells us that the British and the soviets have and could accommodate or more accurately tolerate each other but not so for the US and the Soviets. A diligent study of the history of the cold war era shows that the Nigerian civil war was the Only military conflict in which the Soviets' were involved outside soviet territory and did not draw the Americans in support or aid of the other side of the conflict.One only needs to read of the Eisenhower Doctrine to know how much differently the civil war would have gone especially if our oil boon had come before the civil war. Those factors combined together would give any deep thinker who was around at the time of the civil war the shakes imagining what might have been. The other conflicts are well known:the Korean war,south Yemen Angola,Nicaragua and other Latin American countries to state a few examples. History also bears witness to the fact that those conflicts went largely out of the control of both local parties with long term suffering for all involved. Looking at things retrospectively the actions of Gowon at the time saved Nigeria a much more bitter longer and encompassing civil war that and the fact that the British were there to "keep the Soviets honest". The problem with Nigeria or more accurately those that have run Nigeria since the civil war is that they know theses facts and many others that are at the heart of the issues we face as a Nation but have chosen to deny or hide them thinking that that will be enough. The joke on them is that while we may be a Nation that destroys our records because it suits the current National structure that there be no records of wrongs done earlier, we were keenly observed by others and while those observations were for intelligence purposes at that time and held in their secret archives' for a time,they(records) are beginning to trickle out. Soon it will be a flood of truth that we have always known but could not prove. The British,the US and even the Russians (to a lesser extent) are slowly declassifying their files and archives of intelligence comprising the sixties,seventies and early eighties.Many of those files when it comes to Africa are centered on Egypt,Nigeria and South Africa. It is the study of such files concerning Nigeria that led some Strategic Researchers in the west to posit the possible disintegration of Nigeria within a couple of years if things continued the way they were going. 8 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by goldentee(m): 1:51pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
Exceptionally brilliant words borne out of historical research work! A good one, i must confess. EMANY01: You guys miss one key fact:That Gowon and a few of the top Nigerian high command recognized at the time.They were desperate to avoid the war being exploited and turned into an East Block West block battle which would have changed Nigeria as we know it. 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by Balkan(m): 1:54pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
phantom: if only ojukwu hadn't trusted banjo to head the west ward advance,that war would have ended before the end of '68.Ojukwu never knew he was dealing with women. yorubas are women |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by Nobody: 2:02pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
If it is a new business or how to make money, I will read it.. 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by gbadexy(m): 2:09pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
To be candid, it was a one sided war. Nigeria had 3 divisions and around 100,000 troops in each division. The overall total troops that fought on the nigerian side wasn't more than 500,000. One the biafran side, all adult males were drafted into the force. You can imagine the sheer number of troops they had. Besides, the biafrans were fighting for survival as they were made to believe the northerners were on the way to complete the massacre. They needed no further motivation to fight hard to prevent imagined possible annihilation while the nigerian troops were motivated by money. But the biafran fought a good fight and they proved they can survive on their own with various innovations. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by SamIkenna: 2:35pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
Hmm ok. But I do not think there's any new info in the intel leak. Umunna, War is war. We lost, they won, so let the victors enjoy. This is their time, ours will come someday and maybe in my lifetime. Who knows, perhaps our time is unfolding as we speak. Umunne m, were eze guo ire onu. 6 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by EMANY01(m): 2:38pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
gbadexy: To be candid, it was a one sided war. And they were.. |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by EMANY01(m): 2:42pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
Funny thing is ,right now Russia is playing the reverse role in the Ukarine and they don't seem happy about it. |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by OrlandoOwoh(m): 2:52pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
gbadexy: To be candid, it was a one sided war.Oga, war is not a football match where you have 11 players on each side. 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by gbadexy(m): 3:13pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
OrlandoOwoh:Actually the point I was trying to make was that the biafrans likely had excess of 2 million fighting force as against the 300,000 of the nigerian side. old men too fought and young teen of arms bearing age too were conscripted into the army. 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by gbadexy(m): 3:16pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
EMANY01:The ogbunigwe mortar for one. You know its during the war that they perfected local gun popularly called awka gun too amongst others. To be candid, they were resourceful. 2 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by SamIkenna: 4:07pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
gbadexy: Lol! Brother it would've been great if we had 2 million fighting men. I don't think so. Biafra's population was 13 to 15 million people (subtract the Ijaws and few other Rivers' men the number dwindles even further). Where in the world would they find 2 million able young men fighting in the front-line without jeopardizing the war effort itself? Remember they had to build too many things in a very short time with little or no help from outside - also consider these were black men in the 60s with minimal technological know-how (Yet they marveled the world with ingenuity). So if they deployed two million men in the front who would build communication systems, tanks, IEDs, bridges, Airports, guns, etc. Remember that their airports were under constant bombardment (by Arab Egyptians who considered Christian East infidels) and they kept bringing it back to life. What about food distribution, hospitals for the wounded, plus making of new babies, lol! Who would be replenishing new babies? Old men? I don't think so. We didn't have 2 million men ok. Biafra at the beginning had about 15 thousand men ready for battle but as the war dragged on, between 120,000 to 180,000 engaged in physical battle against Nigeria and 30,000 lost their lives while about 2 million civilians, with children making about 95% of the casualties, gave up the ghost. East in 1968 was a beehive of activities that kept changing fast as Nigeria gained and lost territories during the war stalemate. So, life needed to continue in some way for Biafrans irrespective of the constant barage, hence able-body men were needed to farm, dig trenches, build bunkers, refine fuel for the citizens, and other things that a fledgling nation in the 60s needed. I respect my folks a lot after finding out how and what they did to survive the onslaught. Nigeria is one hell of ungrateful country. I think they should be eternally grateful to the Soviets and British. I guess if Nigeria forgot the men who sacrificed their lives to keep this unholy union wobbling why would they do otherwise to 'bloody' Soviets and 'colonialist' Britain. Arewa had to be fed full first and her numerous emirs and sheiks propped up and oiled, multiple LGAs and States spoon fed, their generals 'mystified' and 'godified,' Quota system and educationally disadvantaged drain-pipe perpetually retained, internalized, and eternalized while keeping the almajiri death-bound soldiers ever ready for terrorizing the whole south (unbeknownst to the entire south they're now considered a fully conquered territory), and Danjumas, Bugajes, and alhajis given juicy oil blocks. All the above needed to be done first before they listen to your 'stupid' whining about how equal and democratic your 'one Nigeria' ought to be. 11 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by conyema12(m): 4:36pm On Aug 14, 2014 |
From the onset the whites never wanted the black race to sprout. The outcome of that war could have ushered in a positive developmental trends in Africa as a whole. The British and the likes supported the then inept Nigerian government because they were just too submissive to the white and there policies. Most of my African colleagues will always tell me that Africa is what we see today because their elder brother Nigeria can not find it's foot. 2 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykin: 9:01pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
And some people are urging the biafrans to hit the nigerian army with the hope that soviet union and Britain will come to fight for them again, how foolish can Nigerians be ,hoping to disturt the truth and rewrite the history already documented by the world powers 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykin: 9:09pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
Moreover, intelligence reports have indicated that the Soviets are disappointed with the Federal Government's failure to win the war quickly Any body after reading this peace of declassified intelligence will not hope for a repeat of the war |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by chiefmidwife: 9:39pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
This is now that was then
Looking forward. For 2nd war
Zoo must fall |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by carnegiefan: 12:49am On Sep 15, 2015 |
Life is funny; very funny. My personal religious motto is that "The Unbeliever is the world's most endangered specie!" The Soviets did not believe in God so they thought that only they had the power to dictate history. Imagine the extent they went just to keep "influence" in Africa. They supported open injustice. I sometimes understand the British interest -they were the colonialists and wanted to keep their paw over what is left of their former colony- human interest, selfish as always. Understood. But the Soviets They were only peddling "influence" and millions of innocent people died from it. When GOD, (yes the same being that the Soviets never believed in) came asking after the Biafran blood from the Soviets, their country disintegrated into tiny unviable useless parts! Even the two most viable Soviet "republics", Russia and Ukraine, are today bitter enemies! And oh it gets better: The Russians (Soviet incarnates) are still trying (and failing) to influence France! Forty-five years after! They paid (actually overpaid) for two warships that they could build at home to the French, yet the French still kicked them on the groin and tossed the deal, choosing instead to refund the Russians. Of course the Russians weren't paying for the warship, they were paying for "influence" since France is a NATO country, they needed someone on the inside to play it soft on Russia on the day of evil. They failed. If any lesson is clear from this, it is that men should know that they are in fact mortal and temporal, and that the only link men have with the divine and immortality is through the gates of GOD, i.e. of LOVE AND JUSTICE. This history should serve as a warning to other countries in the future who may want to supply arms that would kill Biafrans again. There is a POWERFUL being who fights for the Biafrans. His name is I AM THAT I AM. That you don't believe in him is immaterial. Just know that he will come after you and your people. Go and check history. The British are very sophisticated people, both politically and spiritually. That is why they granted referendum to Scotland, and they are doing everything they can to correct their Biafran mistake. I'm only speculating on this latter point though. The only thing I'm sure of is that the God of the Biafra does not forgive those who don't repent, or those who think he does not exist. The wise should read between the lines. 4 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykin: 8:03pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
For their part, the Soviets have not increased their level of military support for Federal Nigeria, although they have continued to furnish additional quantities of the types of equipment already provided. (Moscow has supplied an estimated $13 million worth of arms to Nigeria since mid-1967.) In February Moscow rejected a Nigerian request for Soviet pilots to fly night missions over Biafran territory (Egyptian pilots now used have proved inefficient on such missions and are reluctant to continue them) Moscow has failed to supply Lagos with weapons (e.g., radar-controlled anti-aircraft guns or surface-to-air missiles) which could interdict arms flights to Biafra. Moreover, intelligence reports have indicated that the Soviets are disappointed with the Federal Government's failure to win the war quickly |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by letusbepieces: 9:51pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
That is true. |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by ofai: 10:04pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
Sarrki and his co-travellers should read this thread and stop boasting about the civil war. 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykings: 1:16am On Oct 25, 2023 |
At the time of writing this write up, there was no ipob , ugm and the distortion of truth by Reno omokiri and his cohorts, however if Russia was outraged over Nigeria's inability to end the war quickly despite their overwhelming advantages and support then Biafra would have won the war without Russia and british support 2 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by Raskimonojendor: 1:32am On Oct 25, 2023 |
Lol. 🤡 France, Israel, Rhodesia, China e.t.c. also supported Biafria. Without France and co, the war would have ended in a few months.
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Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by HitlerWasRight: 7:07am On Oct 25, 2023 |
phantom: So what was the point in invading Midwest and then moving towards Lagos if not Ibo greed ? 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykings: 7:10am On Oct 25, 2023 |
HitlerWasRight: Greed over what, over a dead , dying city that is living off the grace of niger delta oil companies hq, niger delta banks. Igbo trading empire, hausa mega business. What would Lagos be without niger delta 3 Likes |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by kettykings: 7:13am On Oct 25, 2023 |
Raskimonojendor: Soviet union was a super power as at then China did not supply any weapons to Biafra Rhodesia support was only non military. France was not really a strong power like Britain and Russia 1 Like |
Re: American Intelligence: Soviet Union / Britain Won Nigeria's Civil War by HitlerWasRight: 7:15am On Oct 25, 2023 |
kettykings: Ohu, remain in your yeast. Nigeria has expired and you will get your dot Biafra nation. 1 Like |
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