WITH HISTORY WHO IS THE COWARD? IGBOS OR YORUBAS? (copied) The word “COWARD” is used derisively by the Igbos to denigrate and disparage the Yorubas. Many of us simply ignored their boastive and garrulous attack because of the accommodative nature of the Yorubas and in order not to offend the tribal or ethnic sensibilities of our Igbo friends. But, what option do we have when our friends and their tribal kinsmen continuously and contemptuously describe our race in the most humiliating manner. The continuous silence by the Yorubas have given the Igbos the erroneous impression that their descriptions of the Yorubas as “Cowards” is true. This post therefore is intended to respond to the annoying description of the Yorubas as “Cowards” by the Igbos. Let me take it for granted that we all have a good appreciation of the meaning of the word “Coward” as opposed to bravery or courageous conduct or behaviours. In a recent post, Pastor Reno Omokri, former aide to former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, argued extensively with cogent examples to buttress the facts that the Yorubas are not cowards. He concluded by admonishing the Igbos to stop referring to the Yorubas as cowards. The inevitable question that may be asked is: “who is the coward between the Igbos and the Yorubas”?. To answer the question, it is imperative to make excursion into history by examining bravery and cowardly behaviours between the Igbos and Yorubas based on historical facts rather than conjecture. Perhaps, we should also extend the discussion beyond the Igbos and the Yorubas to examine the courageous behaviours of some other tribes in Southern Nigeria. The great Nana Olomu of Itsekiri (1852-1916) courageously fought the British imperialists from his fortified town of Ebrohimi on the Benin River with great vigour. His forces held the British at bay for many months. Nana Olomu of Itsekiri was an Itsekiri man and not Igbo. The courageous King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891) defied the marauding invading forces of the imperialists. He bravely fought the British for many months. King Jaja was an Ijo man and not Igbo. King Kosoko (1797-1872) of Lagos stood up against the British and courageously fought them. He was a Yoruba man and not Igbo. The wars between the British invaders and Madam Tinubu (1805-1887) of Lagos are still remembered. Madam Tinubu was the first Nigerian female heroine of the anti-colonial revolution. Madam Tinubu was a Yoruba woman and not Igbo. The British Colonial plunderers had prolonged conflicts with the Egbas to the north-west of Lagos. The Egbas successfully fought the British. The Egbas are Yorubas and not Igbos The great Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (1857-1914) of Benin courageously fought the British invading army with uncommon gut. Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi was partly Bini and partly Yoruba. The British occupied Lagos in 1861, but they could not penetrate the Ijebu heartland because the Ijebus fought gallantly to stop them. In a recent lecture delivered by Professor Godini G. Darah of Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State on the 11th day of February, 2017 at the 2016 Independent Newspaper Man of the Year Award Ceremony, held at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, the Professor of Oral Literature gave illuminating account of how the Ijebus singularly fought the British imperialist for three (3) years. The Ijebus are Yorubas and not Igbos. The Agbekoya revolt (1968-1969) in Western Nigeria demonstrated beyond doubt the courageous ability of the Yorubas. Agbekoya revolt led by their leaders Adegoke Akekuejo, Tafa Adeoye, Folarin Idowu, Mudasiru Adeniran and Tafa Popoola successfully fought the security forces. The farmers marched to Mapo Hall demanding for reduced taxes, which led to violent crises, many government officials were killed. They attacked courthouses and government buildings, setting free prisoners until the release of Chief Obafemi Awolowo from prison that helped to quell the riots and negotiated directly with their leaders. Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi (1926-1966) hosted Major General Aguyi Ironsi in Ibadan in July, 1966. The Northern Soldiers invaded Government House in Ibadan. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi took a position that Aguyi Ironsi an Igbo man and his guest cannot be killed in his house. He stood his ground and chose to die with his Commander in Chief. I am yet to see any Igbo man with such gut yet the Igbos did not appreciate Col. Adekunle Fajuyi. On the 13th of February 1976, Col. Dimka attempted to over throw the Federal Military Government of Gen. Murtala Mohammed. His aide de camp, Lt. Col. Akintunde Akinsehinwa, a Yoruba man did not run away. He fought and courageously died with Gen. Murtala Mohammed, and Chief Obafemi Awolowo had the opportunity to escape arrest by the Federal Government during one of the darkest days of Nigerian history. He exhibited uncommon courage and did not evade arrest like Chief Anthony Enahoro. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was a Yoruba leader and not Igbo.

Unfortunately, I have to mention the Nigerian Civil
War. Unarguably, the Yorubas were the heroes of
the civil war. Major Banjo, a Yoruba man was the
Commanding Officer of the Biafran army. Major
Banjo led the Biafran army and fought vigorously
conquering Towns, Cities, States and territories with
extra ordinary skills. Major Banjo was a jewel. A
brilliant and audacious commander of the highest
repute. He led the Biafra army up to Ore in the
present Ondo State before he was recalled back to
the East by Col. Ojukwu. Unknown to Major Banjo,
Col. Ojukwu has already plotted to kill him based
on unfounded lies cooked up against Major Banjo
by ethnic and tribal Igbos actuated by envy and
ethnic bias. Col Ojukwu behaved, as it is common
with most Igbos in a rash manner and put Major
Banjo to death without proper investigation.
The death of Major Banjo ended the success of the
Biafran army. It is a matter of historical fact that the
Biafran army did not progress beyond where Major
Banjo stopped. Perhaps the story of the civil war
would have been different if Col. Ojukwu had not
killed Major Banjo.
Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle (1936-2014), the
Black Scorpion, Commander of the 3rd Marine
Commando, a Yoruba man was unarguably one of
the most courageous men the world has ever
known. Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle was an
incredibly courageous, greatly feared at home and
abroad. Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle, was well
respected for his courage and exploits. He was a
Yoruba man and not Igbo.
Whether we like it or not, abuse him if you chose,
abuse will not change or alter history, General
Olusegun Obasanjo, a Yoruba man, took over the
Command of the 3rd Marine Commando from
Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle. A man of uncommon
courage. General Olusegun Obasanjo fought
gallantly and made the Biafrans to surrender. Gen.
Olusegun Obasanjo is a Yoruba man and Nigerian
war hero. It is difficult to find a man with Gen.
Olusegun Obasanjo's courage.
The Federal Government of Nigeria offered to
release Chief Moshood Abiola under various bail
conditions. Chief Moshood Abiola refused to accept
any conditional bail. Rather, Chief Moshood Abiola
chose to die in detention. What a courageous man!
He was a Yoruba man and not Igbo.
Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe was aware of the first military
coup in January, 1966. He left Nigeria before the
coup under the pretence that he was going abroad
on vacation and or medical trip and he abandoned
his people during the war. Lack of courage. Chief
Obafemi Awolowo would not have done such a
thing.
Recently, the leader of the indigenous people of
Biafra (IPOB) was admitted to bail with all manners
of conditions while his two other compatriots were
denied bail. Surprisingly, Kanu accepted conditional
bail while his compatriots are still languishing in
detention. What a coward! Nelson Mandela of South
Africa refused conditional bail. Except a coward, a
courageous freedom fighter or a secessionist will
not accept conditional bail. Nnamdi Kanu is not a
Yoruba man.
The German Emperor and dictator, Adolf Hitler who
provoked World War II (1939-1945) was told that
the Red Army was marching on his Praetorian. He
did not escape. He bravely committed suicide. His
wife Eva Braun committed suicide with him by
taking cyanic acid. But Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu ran
away in the face of defeat and refused to die. What
a cowardly behaviour!
Biblical King Saul not Saul who later became
Apostle Paul was hit by archers in the face of battle
and he said to his armour bearer “...draw your
sword and thrust me through with it lest these
uncircumcised men come and thrust me through
and abuse me but his armour bearer would not for
he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword
and fell on it.” (1 Samuel Chapter 31 verses 3-4).
In the face of battle, King Saul committed suicide,
which was a better choice for him than arrest and
humiliation by the philistines. Interestingly, King
Saul armour bearer equally took his own life. What
a courage! But what did Col. Ojukwu did when he
was faced with similar circumstance? He ran away.
What a coward!
It may not be appropriate to cite audacious criminal
courage because the yorubas treat criminal
conducts with disdain. But permit me to mention
just one instance. The most courageous armed
robber in the history of Nigeria was Dr. Ishola
Oyenusi, a Yorubaman. The celebrated robber, did
not plead for any forgiveness and he courageously
faced his trial and firing squad unlike the present
day none Yoruba robbers and kidnappers who upon
arrest begin to shed crocodile tears and begging for
forgiveness like the prominent kidnapper; Chukwudi
Onuamadike alias Evans, an Igbo man. What a
coward!
I have searched through the web of Nigerian History
to identify any heroic mark by the Igbos.
Unfortunately, I cannot find any except the fictional
Obi Okonkwo of Prof. Chinua Achebe’s "Things Fall
Apart" who killed a Whiteman and later hanged
himself.
Do you mention Aba women riot? The magnitude of
the riot was insignificant for mention on a
courageous map.
The only historical record was the tribal coup of
January 1966 led by middle rank Igbo military
Officers who killed political leaders, Government
Officials and Soldiers from all over Nigeria except
their own fellow Igbo men and in Igbo land. My
own Ondo brother Brigadier Samuel Ademuwagun,
the Commanding Officer of the 1st Brigade Nigerian
Army, Kaduna and his wife Latifah were gruesomely
murdered in the presence of their children by Major
Timothy Onwuatugwu and five others.
Similarly, Nzeogwu and his criminal gangsters
assassinated Col. Ralph Shodeinde, Deputy
Commandant of Nigerian Defence Academy. His
wife was shot in her hand and leg. They killed
several Hausa and Yoruba officers.
Certainly, a coup that was staged to kill fellow
human being and political leaders, Government
Officials and Soldiers other than their own
tribesmen was an act of cowardice. In any case,
killing of human being is not a courageous act.
infact it is an act of cowardice. I imagine, if it were
the Yorubas that stage a coup to kill all other
people except the Yorubas, the Igbos would apply
all manners of derogatory and foul languages to
describe the Yorubas far beyond tribal, ethnic and
cowards which they presently express to describe
the Yorubas inspite of the exploits of the Yorubas
coupled with accommodation that the Yorubas gave
the Igbos.
The Igbos should know that the coup of January
1966 staged by Igbo Military Officers who killed
Political Leaders, Government Officials and Soldiers
throughout Nigeria except in Igbo Land provoked
the retaliatory coup staged by Northern Military
Officer that brought General Yakubu Gowon to power
in July 1966. We must not play down on the issue.
The tribal and ethnic characters of the Igbo Military
Officers expose the Igbos as tribal and ethnic
chauvinists who wantonly kill other people except
their own fellow Igbos. Instructively, Brigadier
Samuel Ademuwagun was the most senior military
officer next to Gen. Aguyi Ironsi. The Igbo coupists
killed him and left their own brother Gen. Aguyi
Ironsi.
Interestingly, I was told that one of the grievances
of the Igbos against the Yorubas was the Carpet
crossing in the Western Region House of Assembly
that brought Chief Obafemi Awolowo to power as
the Premier of the Western Region which prevented
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe from becoming the Premier of
the Western Region.
Let me say unequivocally that the action of Chief
Obafemi Awolowo and Yoruba leaders was perfectly
right and equitable which conform to the tenet of
democracy and self-aspiration. Nigeria at the
material time was divided into three regions and the
three regions have three apples to share among
themselves. Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello an Hausa
Fulani and a Northerner took one of the apples for
himself and the people of the north and thus
became the Premier of the Northern Region. The
Second apple was taken by an Easterner.
Regrettably, another Easterner in the person of Dr.
Nnamdi Azikiwe wanted to take the third apple that
was meant for the Western Region regardless of the
fact that his brother and compatriot had taken the
second apple. The question that confronted Chief
Obafemi Awolowo and the Yoruba Leaders was
“Why must one person take two out of three apples
that was meant for three people?” Certainly, it is
unjust, immoral, inequitable, oppressive, insensitive
and ungodly.
In effect, an Easterner cannot be a Premier in the
Eastern Region and another Easterner as Premier in
the Western Region. Such arrangement would have
stripped the Yorubas naked with nothing. Certainly,
if Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was allowed to rule as
Premier of the Western Region, the Yorubas would
have become slaves to the Igbos.
Some Igbos have argued that Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
should have been allowed to become the Premier
of Western Region on the principle of democracy
since his party won majority seat in the Western
Region House of Assembly. My response to such
argument is that the attempt by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
to present himself as the Premier of the Western
Region was ill advised and secondly, what
prevented Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe from sponsoring a
Yorubaman for the position?.
Let me also say that the definition of democracy
varies from country to country and from place to
place depending on several factors and
peculiarities. Let me be specific, no one will deny
the fact that the ever cerebral and articulate
students of Obafemi Awolowo University have a very
strong democratic Students’ Union. Election was
organised but the winner was prevented from taking
oven by some Students led by Mr. Seni Ajayi.
I became furious and I went to the Students’ Union
Building to meet Mr. Seni Ajayi, a very
distinguished students’ Union leader. My argument
was similar to the same argument the Igbos are
making about Chief Obafemi Awolowo. I told Seni
Ajayi that Mr. Agoi who had won the Students’
Union Election should be allowed to assume office
on the principle of Democracy. Seni Ajayi calmly
disarmed me with a new definition of democracy.
He made it clear to me that “Democracy is the
Votes of the People that Matters.” Far beyond the
fact that the people voted for Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
and his party NCNC, the votes of the people that
matters were the votes of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
and Yoruba leaders who infact were the Guardians
of the conscience of the Yorubas and who knew
what was the best for the Yorubas.
It was a matter of fact that Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
went back to the Eastern Region and took over as
the Premier of the Eastern Region.
Let me say with abundant pride and profound relish
that the carpet crossing in the Western Region that
brought Chief Obafemi Awolowo to power was the
greatest thing to have happened to the Yorubas.
Western Region under Chief Obafemi Awolowo was
a pacesetter. The Civil Service which was the
engine room of the government was second to none
in the Commonwealth. The Western Region
Government under Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the
first in everything that we can be proud of; free
education, first high rising building in Nigeria, first
Olympic size stadium, first television station, road
infrastructural development that lead to the rural
areas in Yoruba towns and villages to facilitate
evacuation of farm produce which ultimately lead to
wealth and growth, just to mention a few.
The benefits derived from the carpet crossing which
brought Chief Obafemi Awolowo to power
successfully laid the foundation for the development
of Western Region which have become the envy of
other Nigerians and the Yoruba race has been able
to sustain the growth even though the progress was
almost stunted by the military.
The question therefore is “what did Dr. Nnamdi
Azikiwe do in the Eastern Region?”. I know of the
University of Nigeria Nsukka. But the Yorubas also
have their own University of Ife (now Obafemi
Awolowo University). Each of the three Premiers,
Alhaji Sir. Ahmadu Bello, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and
Chief Obafemi Awolowo had the opportunity to
develop their regions but Chief Obafemi Awolowo
was a phenomena. Instructively, if Dr. Azikiwe had
been the Premier of the Western Region, he would
not have performed better than what he did in the
Eastern Region. Indeed, generation of Yorubas are
very proud of their Chief Obafemi Awolowo and
other Yoruba political leaders that developed their
region.
It is important to know that some of the things that
the Igbos are saying about the carpet crossing in
the Western Region House of Assembly are not
true. It is not true that Yoruba NCNC Parliamentarian
s abandoned Dr. Azikiwe on the floor of Western
Region House of Assembly and crossed over to
Chief Obafemi Awolowo side as often painted. The
correct position was that five (5) members out of
the six (6) elected Parliamentarians from the Ibadan
People Party (IPP) led by Chief Adisa Akinloye
teamed up with Chief Obafemi Awolowo Action
Group while the sixth Parliamentarian Adegoke
Adelabu crossed carpet to Dr. Azikiwe NCNC. All
the Yoruba Parliamentarians in NCNC stood with
their leader Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and not a single
one of them crossed to Chief Obafemi Awolowo
side. In a plain language, those who crossed carpet
were not parliamentarians from NCNC. In any case
what happened in the Western Region House of
Assemble is allowed under Parliamentary System of
Government.
It is completely wrong for any Nigerian to accuse
the Yorubas of tribalism. In 2011, the Yorubas in
the House of Representatives refused to vote for
their fellow Yoruba candidate Mrs Adeola Mulikat.
The Yorubas teamed up with Northerners and
Easterners to vote for Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal who
thus became the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. That is the Yorubas for you.
In the recent time, a Yoruba woman, Dr. Ameyo
Stella Adadevoh exhibited unequal courage. She
prevented Ebola from entering or spreading in
Nigeria by paying with her own life. I am yet to see
any Igbo woman with such gut and courage.
Unfortunately, the incredible and tremendous
courage of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh which
limited the spread of Ebola in Nigeria was not
rewarded by the Government of Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan. I can reasonably infer that the Igbos who
were majority in that government deliberately
refused to honour the outstanding Yoruba woman
because she was a Yoruba woman.
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan ruled Nigeria for six years.
The Yorubas voted for him massively in 2011 but
what did the Yorubas get. He abandoned the
Yorubas. About 85% of all-important headships of
government agencies and parastatals were occupied
by the Igbos. There was no single Yoruba man from
number 1 to 14 in the hierarchy of power. Yet, the
Yorubas did not quarrel with any person. They
waited patiently until the 2015 General election
where they peacefully use their votes to their
advantage.
Ironically, as soon as Dr. Goodluck Jonathan left,
the shout of fake marginalisation started again. Let
me say without any fear of being contradicted that
contrary to the shout of marginalisation, which the
Igbos often used, the most powerful and
economically viable position under the General
Buhari Government are occupied by the Igbos. The
Governor of Central Bank, the most powerful Bank
in Nigeria is in the hand of an Igbo man.
The Minister of State for petroleum Dr, Ibe
Kachukwu though from Delta State is an Igboman.
The Director of Budget of the Federation Mr. Ben
Akabueze. Apart from the Minister of Finance, the
economic control of Nigeria is in the hands of the
Igbos. The deputy Senate President is an Igboman
yet they cry of marginalisation. “There is God o o”
The Igbos should know that the Yorubas are only
slow to anger, which is dictated by the Yorubas
sense of justice to examine or evaluate issues
critically before taking decision rather than rash
behaviours. The accommodative nature of the
Yorubas is mistaken for cowardice. When it comes
to matter of courage and heroic behaviours, the
Igbos should come and learn from the Yorubas who
have demonstrated beyond doubt that they are the
most courageous people in Nigeria.
The Yorubas are very loving and respectful people,
all they want from the Igbos is mutual respect and
not abuse.
As an addendum, let me say that the Igbos have
started again. Let them have their Biafra Republic.
But, why would they arrogantly drew the map of
Biafra to include other ethnic nationalities who do
not believe in their Biafra project. Forceful
incorporation of other ethnic nationalities into the
Biafra agenda is the beginning of failure. It also
amount to the repeat of the past mistake.
In the final analysis, I still love and cherish all my
Igbo friends without any animosity against any of
my friends. It is only necessary to put things into
proper perspectives. God bless you.
Published by: . Hon Adekoya Dare Alaba

What happened to spacing and paragraphing?

Coward are those who are too afraid to excercise their right. Example - referendum.

No be only coward nd election ward. We don see yr text book.

apart from these reasons they are stil cowards ko.

pls remind dem of the oyo empire. i just cant understand where their idea of 'yorubas are cowards' come from. judging from historic facts, the real cowards are the igbos. moreover, the ethnic problem we have nw started with d igbos-when they led d first coup killing d hausa and yoruba soldiers and leaving the igbo soldiers alone. this particular action prompted the hausas in a reprisal attack which laid the foundation of the ethnic rivalry btwn them.

The truth is, we dont need to explain any shyt fo any focker!

Let them bring it on, then we'll discover, who d f coward is!

MeanCliFF:
What happened to spacing and paragraphing?

you can ask google.....as far as the point has been driven inside ur ipob infested brain...

Desyner:
Coward are those who are too afraid to excercise their right. Example - referendum.

the one from nk....where is nk sef....he cant come out while his pple are dying...now redefine cowards.....nk and ipods..

Did i hear op refer to jaja of opopo as an ijaw. Anyway the man whose picture is below has something to say about the art of cowardice.

Lol, igbo and cowardice are like 5 and 6. They can beat chest for you on keyboard, but let the battle comes, you will see them calling on other bodies to help them. The have no hero. Up till today, I still wonder why ojukwu would cowardly run away after wasting millions of his people's lives. Adolf Hitler never ran away, rather, he took courage and killed himself. He would have been more honoured had he killed himself instead of running away at night, dressed like a woman. This one too called kanu that accepted bail conditions is a chronic coward and a big shame. Mandela wouldn't have won had he accepted bail, but as a coward kanu be, he accepted and left his comrades in prison. In conclusion. Generation of igbo are chronic coward that can only beat chest.

The Biafra war has affected the Igbos gene,psychology,mentally, emotionally due to the severe famine the experienced. Only about 10% of Igbos are stable till this present day.

If you really wrote all these just to prove your not a coward im afraid your the biggest coward ever known. Imagine what one spent his time writing just to prove he is not coward afonja

ayzTIGER:
If you really wrote all these just to prove your not a coward im afraid your the biggest coward ever known. Imagine what one spent his time writing just to prove he is not coward afonja

stop saying nonsense

ayzTIGER:
If you really wrote all these just to prove your not a coward im afraid your the biggest coward ever known. Imagine what one spent his time writing just to prove he is not coward afonja

what he wrote are facts and not petty hearsay as associated with u guys. even d victories recorded during ur biafra war were mainly by general banjo-a yoruba for dat matter. beleive me, in all the positive aspects of life from education to culture to wealth to infrastructure etc yorubas ar 'greater' than you.

WE ARE COWARDS.End of......

You don't need to prove to anybody that you are not cowards. Let the brave continue to show the world how brave they are.

aybabz101:


what he wrote are facts and not petty hearsay as associated with u guys. even d victories recorded during ur biafra war was mainly by general banjo-a yoruba for dat matter. beleive me, i all the positive aspects of life from education to culture to wealth to infrastructure etc yorubas ar 'greater' than you.

pls do me a favour. I know your hurt by my post but please stop quoting me. I dont really like talking to diabolic yoruba muslim cowards.

Some People fought for 16 years in SW. You cant tag them cowards. In fact, they fought the military to bring democracy to nigeria.

The OP is suffering from acute insecurity

ayzTIGER:
pls do me a favour. I know your hurt by my post but please stop quoting me. I dont really like talking to diabolic yoruba muslim cowards.

'diabolic yoruba muslim cowards' as expected always running away from facts and resulting to petty abuse-your SI unit (fundamental signature)

It is in their DNA....

That is why suicide is part of their culture and tradition...


Awolowo, sango, alafin awole etc.. . They all committed suicide because they were scared of taking responsibility for their actions

If any individual/group,be it from any part, should answer these questions with fact;who was the fore runner in the quest for self government and to form a strong union against the british as early as 1920 and above.Second,who was the last gallant soldier with aguiyi ironsi66 even at the face of barrel of gun.Till then,any unconceivable element that disthort history or call yorubas cowards should have his/her brain checked in any psychiatric institute around him.

Hahahahaha!Nna men see SERMON Ooo.ewedu coward trying so hard to justify hiz coward nature

Well-done my astute op, their soo called blind leader was once calling for Nigeria's Union some years back in the Uk... When. The military stormed his house , he mysteriously disappeared at d sight of amoured tank... Yet his gullible disciple died for him... His family and kids are in UK enjoying , yet they dia youths are dieingv for d clueless man.. What is he fighting for, you ain't giving Nigeria oil, and if you claim Niger delta, your oil is almost emptied, economy will bounce back on agric , you will b at the loosing end... That's the important of education which obviously most of the. There lack... You have done well op.... Proudly omo oduduwa

nice piece

plessis:
It is in their DNA....

That is why suicide is part of their culture and tradition...


Awolowo, sango, alafin awole etc.. . They all committed suicide because they were scared of taking responsibility for their actions

all the excerpts from the book looks intriguing to you because of your ignorance of the Oyo/Yoruba government structure. Once a King loses the confidence of the people/Oyo Mesi/Afobajes, he had two options: Si gba wo (Commit suicide) or go on exile. It was a form of impeachment. You lots don't understand that the Yorubas have a long history of democracy, strong court and justice systems. The Kings don't just commit suicide, they are made to, it was part of the package hence all Kings know what they sign up for before mounting the throne. All this is meant to keep Kings in check so as not to exceed their authorities. I hope this helps you better on your outright ignorance or deliberate ignorance.

dealslip:


all the excerpts from the book looks intriguing to you because of your ignorance of the Oyo/Yoruba government structure. Once a King loses the confidence of the people/Oyo Mesi/Afobajes, he had two options: Si gba wo (Commit suicide) or go on exile. It was a form of impeachment. You lots don't understand that the Yorubas have a long history of democracy, strong court and justice systems.The Kings don't just commit suicide, they are made to, it was part of the package hence all Kings know what they sign up for before mounting the throne. All this is meant to keep Kings in check so as not to exceed their authorities. I hope this helps you better on your outright ignorance or deliberate ignorance.

was awolowo a king when he committed suicide?
Do you want me to give you more facts that cowardice is in your DNA?

A lion that claims to be king of the jungle will surely run when the jungle is on fire

You don't say anything against igbos. They are just making unnecessary noise. They are only good in envy, cheating, fake drugs, crime (home n abroad), chest beating, greed and selfishness.

People without history. A toun rin wa. Fake Jews of lower Sahara. Oduduwa took 90 days from middke eastern side to Ife. They just appeared in their location not by sea or land.
Dindinrin radarada.
Efulefu.

maxwell767:


A lion that claims to be king of the jungle will surely run when the jungle is on fire

In the zoo called Nigeria, igbos are not lions but goats lion know themselves. Lions don't beg. They don't complaint. They reach for their goals with confidence. Book haram agitators are proudly dying daily for their course. The brave igbos refuse to die yet want freedom.
Their political people double deal. No one whether they are with IPOB or MASSOB. No ideology or philosophy other than money at all cost.