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Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by rigarmortis: 3:21pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
war is not childs play, victor banjo must have plotted something, maybe arrest ojukwu and hand over when he saw the war as hopeless, he was killed alongside ifeajuna who is from the same area with ojukwu. adewale ademoyega fought in the liberation army unit of the biafra army, and took over from ifeajuna and nothing happned to him till the end. why was ifeajuna and banjo killed. we dont know the clear answer yet. but its clear ifeajuna, chukwu nzeogu and banjo didnt really want the war and fought cos they had to choice. so they were well capable of "treasonable" offenses against biafra to gain the sympathy of the nigerian side 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by bart10: 3:21pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
captleonerd: Spot on! There were few realistic options left for him considering the circumstance. He should have left the country. He was a brilliant mind. May his soul Rest In Peace. 1 Like |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by sorzy1(m): 3:23pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
EMMAUGOH:Hello, in which chapter of the book can I find this? |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Nobody: 3:26pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Though I am yet to read Col Banjo's account of the civil war before he was executed. There was a country is no reference book as far as Awo & Banjo are concerned. They contain propaganda . Prof ABC Nwosu spent time defending the attacks on Awo while eulogising Gowon. A lot of people reacted on the book & the propaganda attacks on Awo. Most of the books on Banjo are propaganda aimed at a coverup. They refer to Ademoyega book because he is a yoruba man but you will never find what they quoted in ' why we struck' or they quote out of context. Most of the references quoted from foreign authors are not in those books or they twist them & bring manipulated scanned document as reference - I. b. o I think in future, the south west leaders need to meet to discuss the issue of a memorial for him. 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Nobody: 3:35pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
sorzy1: Bros, do not refer to There was a country, it contains lot of propaganda against Awo. Prof ABC Nwosu spent time defending the book. I replied him on one of the attacks. In the heat generated by that book between some yoruba elders against Ibo which prompted Prof ABC Nwosu to come out with defence, Prof Soyinka said Prof Achebe should not have published that book. The report on Banjo is one of those propaganda 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Basfaq(m): 3:41pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Here we are,in Nigeria,the land of hypocracy.only God and the papetrators of these evils know the truth. 1 Like |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Mrnairalandd: 4:23pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
SEOManiac: Just like the stupid 3 million Igbos that were killed like pigs they were |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Turbocharged: 4:26pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
attackgat: One of the major problems we have in Nigeria is the issue of tribalism, and all the peolpe that commented before you are deeply engrossed into the tribalistic sentiments. My understanding of the whole write-up is that Victor Banjo was a traitor, both to the Nigerian side and Biafran side. His family is just making attempts at image laundry. And the best way they can achieve that, within their society, is to paint Odimegwu Ojukwu black. 7 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by arsenal33: 4:29pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
oladeebo: banjo reminds me of FFK |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by sorzy1(m): 4:29pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
babaolofin:Actually I wanted him to tell me where he saw that information in the book because I can't see any. that aside, after reading that book my respect for Prof. Achebe kind of declined. I find it highly ethnocentric and full of claims that cannot be authoritatively and genuinely ascertained. 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Realists(m): 4:41pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
I wonder at lies been told against history of Nigeria Igbo's started tribal killings by Savage murder of Sir A.T Balewa & Sir Ahamadu Bello of blessed memory. Hausa people retaliated by killing the ritualistic and Savage coup de tat plotters and their tribal foot soldiers. What a shame & lie the most corrupt & dubious tribe waging a holy war against bad governance ?, Ojukwu their spiritual leader failed F9 in what is called governance. Banjo was traitor and he died with the traitors. No detergent can wash him clean, viva Nigeria. 1 Like
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Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by mpowa(m): 4:48pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
captleonerd:wrong decisions Killed him, If he beleived in one Nigeria, why did he fight against it? He should have gone on exile for a while. 1 Like |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Truth234(m): 4:51pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
sorzy1: But Achebe doubted Banjo coupe accusation in 'there was a country' and said Obasanjo validated Banjo request to be allowed to pass through Ibadan to Lagos without a fight as he believed it will further weaken his poorly-trained soldiers used in seizing Mid-west. A request Obasanjo declined. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Realists(m): 4:54pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Victor Banjo was a traitor and he was killed by the fake traitors. Had it been the hausa/ fulani killed this traitor the hell would have been let looose. But na we killl him, because na traitor him be .
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Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by stonemasonn: 4:55pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
rigarmortis:I kind of agree with you. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by SEOManiac: 5:01pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Mrnairalandd: Your dad is stûpid. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by captleonerd(m): 5:05pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
oluwaahmed:stop making a fool of yourself. Yoruba dominated Nigeria when 65% of the army are northerners. stop exhibiting your foolishness. you should be the one to shut up |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by rkennyking(m): 5:05pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
ATTENTION!!!!!!!! Please every well meaning Nigerian is invited to become a member of our peace loving association . It's an organisation where there is no Arewa, Biafra or Oduduwa. We respect right to self determination but also understand that we all are human and can't leave without one another. We respect every tribe and there's no majority nor minority. The first and most important thing is we are human , we want to be able to speak for every tribe in our Country . What we are WAZOBIA Youth Quote me for more details please |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Akinwerndey: 5:10pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
oluwaahmed:pls what page of why we struck is this your claim coming from? |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by stingg(m): 5:13pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
fumiswtpusy:Just like your forebears, your cowardice overflows. - You registered a fake account just because you ain't proud of your background. - You're even confused of your gender. - Lastly, Banjo was the one to call the attention of your toy soldiers that he wasn't dead yet despite receiving several shots. Now that's bravery! Compare it with the actions of someone who fled and left his people endangered. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Nobody: 5:19pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Truth234: When did Obasanjo confirmed the story? Is it in 'My Command' ? Or where? I remember Gen Gowon used the book launching on GEJ few days to 2015 election to correct a propaganda on him about the civil war. How logical or feasible is that request for those of us that understand warfare |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by stingg(m): 5:51pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
oluwaahmed:You appear gifted in twisting history I have a copy of the book, which page? 6 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by VLongstrider(m): 6:16pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Just like the legendary Afonja who teamed up with the Fulani warriors of Ilorin, Victor Banjo was also betrayed and stabbed in the back. Continue to rest in peace true Hero. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Pennywise(m): 6:28pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Why didn't he heed the wife's advice to leave the country? That was the only thing that made sense. It would seem he was a victim of an affliction that affected a lot of those officers marked for persecution or elimination. They all thought they could survive. Maybe it was because they felt the reward of 'surviving it out' was too much to let go. Banjo would most certainly have been President of West Nigeria if the Liberation Army had overran Lagos. I have no information on any of the key players who skipped borders even when they could like Major Ifeajuna. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by logica(m): 7:44pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
stingg: |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by logica(m): 7:46pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
rigarmortis:Plotted what? No proof. Yet you all continue to parrot the same tired rhetoric like broken records. Jezuz. 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Osyabj: 8:04pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
As one commentator noted, Victor banjo, was a typical afonja. 99% of adult Yoruba cannot be trusted. period. Despite being brought up in Lagos and speaking yoruba fluently, the biggest mistake Ojukwu made in the entire Biafra war effort is to trust a Yoruba man to lead the fight to enemy command in dodan baracks, Lagos. Ojukwu let his friendship to an afonja, becloud his judgement. The fact is that in war among nations the object of each side is to as speedly as possible decapitate the enemy leadership command headquaters. During the US invasion of Iraq, the US target was simple, take over Bagdad with lightning speed. As soon as the US tanks entered Bagdad, the war was over. Sadam went underground and was eventually caught, hiding in the gutter, and he was killied like a common rat. So the bottomline, is that knowing that absolutely NO adult afonja can be trusted, Ojukwu should have had a Non Afonja lead the charge to dodan baracks, Lagos. Biafra could care less about liberating the western region. The target was not western civilians but to decapitate tbe enemy leadership residing in dodan baracks , Lagos. If the Nigerian capital then was in Abuja, Biafran forces would be trying to get to Abuja as fast possible. In fact, while Banjo's co-sabotuer, col Ifeajuna was about to be shot, he laughed and stated openly that him and Banjo's sabotage of the Ore advance has permanently stopped the Biaran advance to Dodan baracks. After Banjo and Ifeajuna sabotage in Ore, the British, the Russians openly and the US (quietly) provided massive amount of fire power and manpower to the Nigeria side and thus Biafra could not withstand the combined firepower of 3 world superpowers who were sheeding Biafran blood solely for the Biafra oil. Today 97% of Biafran or Eastern Nigerian oil is controlled by Hausas and Yorubas. Bottomline victor Banjo and Ifeajuna were not just plotiing a coup against Ojukwu, but in words of Col Ifeajuna, were working secretly for the Nigerian side to destroy Biafran's advance to Dodan baracks. Had the afonja betrayer and traitor, banjo and his co-conspirator, Ifeajuna not betrayed and sabotaged the biafran advance in Ore, Biafra would have taken the enemy headquaters of dodan baracks within days of their betrayal. So banjo kids should read Col Ifeajuna's exact quote and stop lying like most untrustworthy afonjas, today. May traitors, Afonja Banjo and Ifeajuna's souls rest in the hottest part of hell. But for their treachery along with Awolowo's, there would be 3 independent nations of Biafra, Oduduwa and Arewa today! 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by diadem10: 8:04pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
No one has yet to answer the question on where his body lays. Ojukwu is a bastard! The pathetic transgender. |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by emperorAY(m): 8:13pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
ElPadrino33:its nt for everybody |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by ehinmowo: 8:21pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Banjo was actually murdered by Ojukwu. Anyway, RIP to him |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by rigarmortis: 8:25pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
logica: What is the proof that he didn't, man it's a debate that can go both ways Why was he and ifeajuna killed? Why was ademulegun not killed. Ademulegun defended everything till his dying bed?.....it's debatable. Stop w4nk1ng 2 Likes |
Re: Victor Banjo's Children Speak 50 Years After His Demise by Osyabj: 8:32pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
ehinmowo: Unless you are a Yoruba muslim and like the 50 year exploitation of Eastern Nigerian( Biafran) oil and Western taxes to build the North, Traitors, Afonja Banjo and Igboman Ifeajuna were executed not just for ploting a coup, but primarily for their sabotage of the Biafran war effort and Ore advance to enemy command headquaters of Dodan baracks, lagos. Period, |
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