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Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Sharpsharp00123: 4:24pm On Jul 07 |
DIVINEEVIDENCE:so your Biafra doesn’t have allies right? Go n read history n get d fact that both parties got foreign aids 1 Like
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Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Brenbentondiaz: 4:37pm On Jul 07 |
rinzaugustine: Ah yeah! Brave ojukwu. That brave igbo man that ran to Ivory Coast dressed like hajia. Very brave indeed. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by tete7000(m): 4:45pm On Jul 07 |
Interesting |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by franchasofficia: 4:45pm On Jul 07 |
Shikena:First coup happened in Lagos/Kaduna/Ibadan/Enugu/Benin in January 1966, Northerners claimed it was Igbo coup and revenged with a counter coup that killed the Igbo born head of state Ironsi. Instead of them to stop the madness within the military cycle, Northerners took it beyond military to start killing Igbo civilians living peacefully in the North. Ojukwu was the Eastern Region's Military Governor at that time. He appealed to Gowon the then new head of state to do something and stop the massacre of Igbos by Northern soldiers and civilians, Gowon did nothing. Ojukwu warned that if such continues that he would have no other option but to defend his people by declaring Eastern Nigeria an independent country to protect Old Eastern Nigeria people. Gowon did nothing, Ojukwu consulted with traditional rulers, students, market women leaders, traders, artisans, etc and they told him to declare Old Eastern Nigeria a separate country from Nigeria known as Biafra. Ojukwu did so in Nsukka Enugu state the capital of Old Eastern Nigeria then. Gowon wanted to let Biafra go, but British government refused because British Petroleum was the one drilling the crude oil that was recently discovered in Old Eastern Nigeria (Bayelsa and Rivers then), so Britain told Gowon to use force to return Biafra back to Nigeria, so Gowon declared a Police action to bring back Biafra to Nigeria. He did this announcement in Lagos the then capital of Nigeria. That was how Nigerian government backed by British government, Egypt, etc mobilized Nigerian soldiers to forcefully return Biafra to Nigeria and the war broke out. During war, the easiest way to win the war and get your enemy to surrender is to capture their capital. So Ojukwu knowing Biafra wasn't so prepared for a long war wanted the war to end fast, so he mobilized most of the elite Biafra soldiers to head to Lagos. Col. Banjo and other Igbo officers led that mission. They matched on to Lagos and Gowon was already preparing to flee Lagos to Kaduna before Banjo halted their advancement around Ore for days. There have been several accusations and reasons why Banjo and other Igbo officers decided to halt the Biafra soldiers advancement to Lagos. First, they said Banjo and other Igbo officers like Ifeajuna believed the war was going to be over soon, so they wanted to topple Ojukwu and take over, so they stopped advancing to Lagos while plotting how to take out Ojukwu. Another version said Banjo got some offer from Nigerian side who had been worried he joined Biafra side, and they made them offer which he and Ifeajuna were considering and halted Biafra soldiers advancement before Ojukwu mobilized and got them arrested and executed for attempting to topple his government. This internal crises gave Nigerian side time to regroup and overwhelmed the Biafra soldiers at Ore and pushed them back to Benin then to Agbor then to Asaba from where they withdrew to Onitsha blowing up Niger bridge which made Muritala to carry out the mass massacre of Igbos in Asaba even when they surrendered and welcomed Nigerian soldiers with different cultural dance. I hope you now understand why they were matching to Lagos? In war you don't stay in your territory hoping your enemy respects it, you attack and even take over your enemy territories you can take over to force them to surrender and sue for peace. That's why they said the best form of defense is attack 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by ceejay80s(m): 5:03pm On Jul 07 |
CrushObituaries:U are a vagabond Were u born then? Everybody wan claim say e dey wen civil war began in Nigeria |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by TUTU147: 5:21pm On Jul 07 |
CrushObituaries:That is one of the mistakes of ojukkwu 1 Like |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Akhee: 5:23pm On Jul 07 |
How did he became his Boss na naptu2: |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by hamzeiy: 5:25pm On Jul 07 |
OkukoIgbo:.. It is you and your generation that are pigs.. You would live a pig and die uselessly like a pig and burn in hell with your face and stomach lookig like that of a pig ...this will come to pass unless you repent.... But I hope you don't.....useless pig , father of piglets ,son of a shit eating pig born of a pig.... |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Shikena(m): 5:38pm On Jul 07 |
franchasofficia: You mentioned valid strengths of not staying within your territory (which Ojukwu was eventually forced to do by the ensuing circumstances) but you failed to address the weaknesses and disadvantages which eventually played out. Moving into enemy territory can stretch your forces thin, making them vulnerable to counterattacks and logistical challenges. This was evident in the Biafran advance towards Lagos, which left other flanks exposed. Enugu was attacked and access via Calabar was carved and exposed basic underlying but highly efficient war tactics. Fighting in territory outside your stronghold can pose significant challenges, including difficulties in navigation, supply chain management, command chain conflicts, and local resistance. Also, an offensive strategy can sometimes lead to a prolonged conflict if the enemy is resilient and capable of regrouping and launching counteroffensives. Historical examples include the German Blitzkrieg strategy during World War 2 which was initially successful due to its rapid and aggressive nature, but eventually led to overextension and logistical failures, particularly on the Eastern Front. Also, during the Vietnam war, the U.S. adopted an aggressive strategy, but faced significant challenges due to unfamiliar terrain and resilient local forces, leading to a prolonged and costly conflict. Yes, an offensive strategy of attacking the capital city can offer significant advantages by disrupting the opponents and potentially forcing a quicker resolution, it also carries substantial risks such as overextension, logistical challenges, and the potential for prolonged conflict. These are critical factors that must be carefully analyzed and managed as part of a broad strategy. A balanced approach that combines offensive actions with strong defensive measures and strategic planning is often more effective. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Nicenixon: 5:45pm On Jul 07 |
CrushObituaries:This is exactly my question |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Fujiyama: 5:45pm On Jul 07 |
![]() Very amusing excerpts. I must get this book. I haven't read a good book in a long time and this may just change that. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by franchasofficia: 5:48pm On Jul 07 |
Shikena:You are very correct, but this logic only applies to an existing country with a formal military before the outbreak of war. Remember everything about Biafra was adhoc. Biafra was never a country until 1967 after Ojukwu declared Old Eastern Nigeria an independent country and hurriedly started putting together an emergency military to defend the newly formed nation from aggression from Nigeria and her foreign allies. So he was just looking for a short cut to end the war fast and get Nigeria to let Biafra go or come to negotiation table. By the way my late uncle was among Ojukwu's cabinet and confidant. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by CrushObituaries: 6:01pm On Jul 07 |
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Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Dalohad: 6:34pm On Jul 07 |
franchasofficia: Another question you should have ask those blaming Ojukwu for ordering advancement to Lagos- Who fired the first shot of the war at Garkem? |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Theoarhics: 6:42pm On Jul 07 |
This man should a hundred years old now |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by naptu2: 6:44pm On Jul 07 |
Theoarhics: His 88th birthday was last month. 1 Like |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by rinzaugustine: 6:45pm On Jul 07 |
Sharpsharp00123:what did kanu do? Maybe agitation is name a crime under the law of your tribe or if not take that your evidence to court since they have been looking for one and also do same for Sunday Igboho …tribal culturally anti progress hypocrites …same way your people will will forever pay as you are paying today for awolowo foolishness |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by PHIPEX(m): 7:12pm On Jul 07 |
Shikena:Because Lagos was the capital and Gowon was living in Lagos. Every civil war in every country revolves around the capital city. If you conquer the capital, you win the war. 1 Like |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Tochi360: 7:56pm On Jul 07 |
Richtaiwo: You for one follow for the shameless tribalist wey dey suppose cancel for this forum. You guys will never know how daft y'all sound when you do all dis una dry boring mumu tribal jabs. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by LtChisom: 8:56pm On Jul 07 |
hamzeiy: But it never stopped the paedophilia nymphomaniac rapist fake prophet of medina that was poisoned with ordinary rat poison by a common woman, his shallow grave was exhumed By hungry medina pigs that ate the petrifying carcass of your mohammed, they shit him out as manure for date palms in medina, your allah is a rabid dog. Now, cry like never before, clueless retards like their worthless prophet. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Realtruth2023: 9:08pm On Jul 07 |
CrushObituaries: Oga shut up abeg this is about Okogie and not about Biafra war, and you forgot that it was a Yoruba man that was the leader of the Biafran forces at Ore |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Realtruth2023: 9:09pm On Jul 07 |
Richtaiwo: How was this a tribal comment? And how did you link igbos into this? This mischief you guys play will one day backfire and you will see the trouble you have been looking for. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by ceejay80s(m): 9:17pm On Jul 07 |
[quote author=CrushObituaries post=130842367][/quote] Fool I know u don't have a mother |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Theoarhics: 9:17pm On Jul 07 |
naptu2: That man has been old since I have known him for over 30 years now |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Dwightventures(m): 9:55pm On Jul 07 |
naptu2: Brilliant. Pls what is your identity outside nairaland? I don't know if you share stuff in other platforms too. This is a dishonourable platform, not where I go to meet serious people to learn from. The ranks you ascribed to those officers were inappropriate. You could have just given their names. Adekunle was the GOC -- their overall superior. Even he was a Colonel then. Obviously his subordinates could not outrank him. They were all Lt. Cols at the time. Alabi-Isama made it to Brig which was not called a general during his career |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by CrushObituaries: 10:21pm On Jul 07 |
ceejay80s: |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by highoctane: 4:44am On Jul 08 |
On which side of the war was Arch Okogie at? And others like him on both divide of the war. Catholics killing Catholics, Anglicans killing Anglicans and so on and so forth With one side of their mouth they praised the prince of peace,and on other side of their mouth they brandishes the sword of demons. That maimed Children, Old men and women, killed young men and women in their prime. What a melancholic shame. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by AnyanwuSK: 7:59am On Jul 09 |
CrushObituaries: We are at the quarter of the 21st century. Nobody relies on news manufacturered by Lagos-Ibadan media again except miscreants. It was Gowon that rejected the peace agreement made on neutral ground(Aburi Accord) Yours Ore made up story is not part of history. |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by Sharpsharp00123: 7:51pm On Jul 14 |
rinzaugustine:so ordering his boys to kill security operatives is not a crime? |
Re: Anthony Cardinal Okogie As A Nigerian Army Chaplain During The Civil War by rinzaugustine: 8:31pm On Jul 14 |
Sharpsharp00123:so if I order you online to go and kill for me now you will? Why not send your evidence of membership that made killers “ kanu boys” to DSS and courts? Why hide it? |
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