Please can somebody tell me were my igbo brother's houses in Borno that their left behind and run for there life is by now

You need to be arrested! So you peepee are planning another biafiran again. Anyway e pele ti yin

slimmy05:
we don't retire in Lagos, we retire to the village and visit Lagos. It's called wisdom. We learnt hard after the civil war. My grandpa lost all his houses in lagos and port harcourt. He wouldn't have if it was in Owerri.

We are not stupid anymore. So just incase we decide to bring up Biafra again, we won't have much to lose.

why won't I build in d village wen I keep hearing. go back to your village. .

do u know the properties lost by y he igbos because of the civil war . abeg. if u get money build wherever you want..

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Adegbodolu1:
Next time there is a war or upheaval, there would be no £20 and all abandoned properties in SW will be auctioned off to the local Obas and chiefs of the local area. Shebi some people are fond of poking their dirty Akpu fingers in the eyes of their benefactors, customers and host. Well the tide has changed slowly maybe but surely.

We in the SW have seen the law of diminishing returns (in fact collapsing returns) in terms of Easterner immigration to our land. They are no longer adding value through nuisance, overpopulation, ghetto-fication of previously prosperous abode, criminality, political antagonism, bad belle etc etc.

Build in your own villages and towns. Born your pickin in your own villages and towns. build your businesses in your own villages and towns.

The tide has changed.!!!!!

This is exactly why I should build better houses in east due to haters like this ..bunch of lazy people ....they will blame everybody but themselves

Are u not ashamed that you had opportunity but jettisoned it

You met the white man first yet you messed it up
You had access to western education first but you chose owo mi da and omo nile
Your people were president yet still no improvement
You had indigenization decreee favouring you yet no progress
Igbos left for Biafra war still you couldn't capitalize and utilize their abscense
Igbo were back from war broke you did not utilize it
You chased the Ghana people away yet same laziness
Igbo started with only £20 yet you were stagnant
Are you not ashamed that strangers make it in your land

You dudes are terrible and lazy just making mouth

patmaine:
why won't I build in d village wen I keep hearing. go back to your village. .


do u know the properties lost by y he igbos because of the civil war
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abeg. if u get money build wherever you want..


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Exactly

at op. so u want us to build in strange lands so that when crisis arises. some lazy people will start reaping where they did not sow. my grand parents' (both maternal and paternal) houses in PH have not been reclaimed since the end of Biafran war and you want my parents to build another. some people in the north have to abandon their property to flee the crisis. if they didn't have houses at home, they would be homeless.
for me I will first build a comfortable family home in my home town before I build one in the city. I'm the type that like visiting my hometown. I will certainly have a house both in da village and in the city by God's grace.

babyfaceafrica:
I don't understand what people meant by sayings its igbo culture?..its a personal decision to build a home in ur village...no one will kill you if you don't...people should do what pleases them!!!

well it pleases Igbo people to build a house in their village first

mascot87:
The witches & wizards that will kill u in ur village are filing the spiritual cutlass they will use on u. God build house for their u hear

So does it mean that all the people that built mansions in villages are dead

Pls note that witchcraft all these flying things are not common in igbo land


He doesn't have money for stout will say its bitter

Octaves:
at op. so u want us to build in strange lands so that when crisis arises. some lazy people will start reaping where they did not sow. my grand parents' (both maternal and paternal) houses in PH have not been reclaimed since the end of Biafran war and you want my parents to build another. some people in the north have to abandon their property to flee the crisis. if they didn't have houses at home, they would be homeless.
for me I will first build a comfortable family home in my home town before I build one in the city. I'm the type that like visiting my hometown. I will certainly have a house both in da village and in the city by God's grace.

Pure bred..true son of soil

ruffDiamond:
una go lose like hell mehn! U think this is 1967??haha keep on wishing and praying for war cos of DAT worthless cause called Biafra! I pity una sha dead body no know wetin dey happen o where is OJUIKU today? He was lucky he escaped with his tail between his hairy a.ss and died in peace time after state pardon of course that mofos for rot like rotten meat inside Kiri kiri if he is nt executed stick to the topic no dey talk abt war here u small time una go dey spew trash say Lagos na no man's land yet still dey retire for village for South East u flatees are so dumb honestly

What is actually wrong with these people

2morow sum1 will open a thread "why is ur village so backward". We r Igbos n we have our own way of life. Period. We r proud 2 come 4rm villages dat qualify 2 beat d best GRAs in d city. We remember our roots n always rediscover our origin. My aged parent is already thinking home even though she spent most part of her life in d city. Old age comes with strong affinity 4 village with strong dislike 4 d noisy hustle n bustle of d city. U wont understand this until u start getting old. serenity of village is so beautiful. U can imagine d discomfort of retiring 2 an uncomfortable home. It could also b easier 2 start off building project in d village as most times d land comes as inheritance at no cost. Starting off a building project in d city is not d problem but rather 2 secure d land at good location.

deluxecad:
I think it's penny wise pound foolish to build a country home in your village you visit once a year or hardly even do and living in a rented house in town where you spend almost all your life. Would you rather create impression at home while you remain a tenant in town?

It cheaper to build in the village than in the city. A journey starts with one step!

This applies to me. Finished my country home in Kwara few years back, still living in rented house in Lagos, and started the Lagos project late last year.

deluxecad:
I think it's penny wise pound foolish to build a country home in your village you visit once a year or hardly even do and living in a rented house in town where you spend almost all your life. Would you rather create impression at home while you remain a tenant in town?

This is a tactical way to discourage people from building in their community....e concern you... na your money i take build am...wetin concern you if i build house for my village.. bad belle people full here...

deluxecad:
I think it's penny wise pound foolish to build a country home in your village you visit once a year or hardly even do and living in a rented house in town where you spend almost all your life. Would you rather create impression at home while you remain a tenant in town?

Not when it is embezzled money intended to be covertly enjoyed.. Perfect place to hide stolen riches is in the Village.. Perfect place to live like one has embezzled nothing, is in the town or city where it was embezzled..

areaboi:
Wat the Bleep is wrong with it,won't i retire someday,wat if i were to contest for a public office someday,etc.

Contest public office where you barely stay and d village member hardly know you. You think they'll vote you in?

I don't see anything wrong in building to develop my hometown
BTW I don't know wt u mean by "village". .I mean Lagos was once a Village,an ppl built up to develop it ,so why won't I build up my own an turn it to a city?
My so called village will soon tuurn to a city
Every single state in the East shud be able to compete with Lagos in terms of amenities that's why we are building. No apology

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My uncle finished his house in the village.
He goes there every two years.
He usually stays for two weeks.
First three days is for cleaning, then he stays and fixes some broken systems.

After 2 weeks, he leaves with the hope to come back in two years.

I think it is stupid.

I had a big mansion in mind. Then the dilemma set in. Who is going to live there? Not me. I travel to my village and leave the same day most times staying less than an hour. The cost of logistics for a short visit is irritating enough that I don't.want to imagine what it will cost in terms of security to stay for days. In fact, nothing in the village interests me.

Nairalanders and English understanding.
The question isn't building a house in the village, but building a mansion while staying in a rented house in town.

and it took this topic 6 years to make FP,smh

funkiebully:
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Who is this lazy, ugly, tiger scratch face hateful cretin? Who gives a hoot about jealous stricken yellowbar cowards?

Common disappear before amadioha dissect ur ewedu stained kpomo mouth

Your Amadioha that couldn't save your IGBOTIC arse during the civil war? Abeg talk another thing ........what is bewitching you people in your land? The capital of the country have longed move to Abuja so what is your Akpu munching ape like people doing in the land of my ancestors? Born your Igbo children in your land and stop polluting my ancestors land with unkempt N5 toto.

very disfunctional....

Adegbodolu1:
Next time there is a war or upheaval, there would be no £20 and all abandoned properties in SW will be auctioned off to the local Obas and chiefs of the local area. Shebi some people are fond of poking their dirty Akpu fingers in the eyes of their benefactors, customers and host. Well the tide has changed slowly maybe but surely.

We in the SW have seen the law of diminishing returns (in fact collapsing returns) in terms of Easterner immigration to our land. They are no longer adding value through nuisance, overpopulation, ghetto-fication of previously prosperous abode, criminality, political antagonism, bad belle etc etc.

Build in your own villages and towns. Born your pickin in your own villages and towns. build your businesses in your own villages and towns.

The tide has changed.!!!!!

my brother don't you have a village? Or is Lagos your village... Poverty go.......

This thread has shown how the stupid actions of Awolowo, Ojukwu and Gowon has polarized the country. The history of abandoned property and £20 will remain fresh in the minds of Igbo people, and that is why they would prefer to build a mansion back in Igboland and squat outside.
It's so sad.
And to think ethnic hate is passed on to recent generations of Nigerians is even more worrying. That is why that fear is still there.







What is wrong with black people?

Octaves:
at op. so u want us to build in strange lands so that when crisis arises. some lazy people will start reaping where they did not sow. my grand parents' (both maternal and paternal) houses in PH have not been reclaimed since the end of Biafran war and you want my parents to build another. some people in the north have to abandon their property to flee the crisis. if they didn't have houses at home, they would be homeless.
for me I will first build a comfortable family home in my home town before I build one in the city. I'm the type that like visiting my hometown. I will certainly have a house both in da village and in the city by God's grace.

I tot PH is in Biafra?

fairheven:
I don't see anything wrong in building to develop my hometown
BTW I don't know wt u mean by "village". .I mean Lagos was once a Village,an ppl built up to develop it ,so why won't I build up my own an turn it to a city?
My so called village will soon tuurn to a city
Every single state in the East shud be able to compete with Lagos in terms of amenities that's why we are building. No apology

Buildings don't make a city.
business activities and industry are what matters.

Old but funny thread for cheastbeaters

Which mansion, who and who is building one

Abeggii

Na so dem day build with mouth.
Aneg the thread don old sef hian

Interesting though but pls dont blame them they have their very good reasons. I once asked an ibo man why there are no more villages in the south east simply because everywhere in d village is dotted with "locked up" mansions.

He educated me that their civil war experience in the 60s informed their decision. They have learnt their lessons are would not want to have a repeat of it.

They know that come what may they have somewhere to retire to in case of any ethnic coloured civil disturbance or unrest.

More so they feel safer among their kinsmen than in a strange land where their interest cannot be guaranteed.

Makes no sense

The apathy of building in ones village remains the main reason yoruba villages are still dotted with mud houses in this 21 century. Even they towns are not exempted from such Jurassic age buildings, eg oshogbo the brown roof kingdom.

coldcandy:


I tot PH is in Biafra?

technically, it is. But the 'Nigerians' got them fooled and some of them thought Igbos were their enemy and wanted to dominate them. This was part of a strategy to weaken the Biafran State and keep the oil resources of the south within Nigeria. They started dissociating themselves with igbo, started changing their names of places that sounded igbo. Eg Umuola - Rumuola. Obigbo- Oyibo, Umuokoro- Rumuokoro.
The good thing is that they have realised who their enemy really is and are now getting on the same page with the south east.

People who are suffering from what I call biafran mentality will always build in the village for mosquitoes and cockroaches before building in the city.