It could be more or less, because the Nigerian government at that time were bombing markets and everything that was moving. Onitsha and Owerri were completely destroyed by Gowon. Infact Onitsha main market which was the biggest market in West Africa at that time was completely burnt by Gowon.
My brother... You guys have real reason to get angry
Slave trade is a two way thing... Africans kidnapped ourselves for little money, moved each others to southern port sold ourselves to slave trade
King George and Queen Elizabeth cancelled slave trade yet you blame them for nothing they know about?
Slave trade only came to an end because of industrial revolution, with industrial revolution, work previously done by a thousand people in a month, can now be done by a machine in an hour.
The federal government has no business financing tertiary education, in other countries it is the state government and the private sectors that finance education. Nigerian government seems to be the most foolish government in the whole world, with no idea of how to end perennial ASUU strike that have been going for almost thirty years.
Chicagoesontop: This time, Reno said the truth, just that he omitted the outcome of the meeting between the OAU, Ojukwu and Gowon held in Aburi Ghana, there was an agreement in place till Awolowo snitched and confused Gowon to disagree and breach on the agreement held in Ghana , Ojukwu reminded Gowon about the Aburi agreement but Gowon refused and carried the guns. This in particular ignited the war .
He omitted the 30,000 mainly women and children that were killed by the northerners and the army before the war even started.
derecho: Kikikiki... History according to Seun Osewa. Which one be "Tens of thousands"? I heard millions died
The tens of thousands are more than thirty thousand Igbos mainly women and children that were killed by northern mobs and Nigerian soldiers across Northern before the real war started. So, Seun is right.
I am not grateful to queen elizabeth for anything but Uju's approach was rather uncouth and I am Igbo ( For the sake of Nigerian mentality, we have to change oo, these things are petty )
Her tweet may appear uncouth, but the killing of 3 million Igbos by the British and the Nigerian government is a genocide, if the queen could sanction the killing of 3 million west Africans in 30 months, there is no significant difference between her and Adolf Hitler who killed 6 million Jews in 6 years.
On thing her tweet has achieved is letting millions of people to know the evil carried out by the queen who was then the head of state of Britain.
Judolisco: Even if the igbos eventually get biafra I pray they don't go the way of south-sudan.... It's then you'll start hearing he is from enugu and he can't be our president... Na so fight they start oh... Until u guys start seeing yourselves as brothers only then can u be free... I loved what dave umahi said about Peter obi 3 days ago
No
You people just open your mouth and talk nonsense, have you being to Juba , south Sudan. You can go to you tube and watch recent videos of south Sudan. How many Nigerian cities are as clean as Juba south Sudan?
Beremx: The Queen’s day of judgement is going to be a long one. Her crimes against humanity can be equaled to that of Adolf Hitler. The people of different ethnicity and race she enslaved through colonialism and sponsoring of wars are all crying out. How can she now Rest In Peace?
Hitler killed 6 million Jews in six years, while the queen and Gowon killed 3 million Igbos in two years and six months.
OriOko88: That mumu Harry will never be king. D fool went to marry an akata americana who re known to be uncultured. Imagine that merkle becoming the princess of Wales with her witchy face . The uncultured black girl has negatively influenced Harry that he now keeps beard . No royal male in d history of over 1000 year old British monarchy has kept beard like Harry. Effect of Akata babe influence
The same reason they killed his mother, because she was dating the Egyptian guy.
qwertyboss: This video have indeed proven that Nigerians are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome... Do you know what happened to you ancestors? Do you know how many of 'em died due to slave trade and colonialism? Wake up
[quote author=femianski post=116518518]This was a civil war initiated and orchestrated by her clan, Ojukwu for Christ sake. And there were casualties at both ends. But this Uju of a woman is calling it a genocide.[/quote
Do you know that before the war started , more than 30,000 ethnic Igbos were killed in Northern Nigeria.
OriOko88: The lesbian fool should rather have channeled her bile,frustration and bitterness to ojukwu who initiated and started the civil war. The British only played her motherly role by not allowing the country to split then by remaining on d sides of the govt. My father even told me ojukwu contributed to the hunger which killed thousands of ibo children then,cos he arrogantly refused foreign aids from Britain and France. So what's the fault of the Queen in all of these. Its typical of ibos,always finding who to blame for their undoings or fvcups.
That Uju Anya or Aya should blame ojukuwu in his grave for playing gamble wit lives of millions of ibos. I heard the man eventually ran away from d war. Wonder what made people call him a hero. He should have died In d war or commit suicide like Hitler,considering the millions of people who died in Both sides.
searchng4love: Here.... It is very distasteful mocking the dead. She should be relieved of her teaching appointment. Her mental health needs excruciating examination
You are crazy for saying that, the late queen was a genocidal maniac, her actions led to the death of over three million of African natives.
gaby: Some things are better left in the head and muted.
She goofed big time and can't win in this war....
That was some very nasty and hate-filled message to tweet out...
Why are some Africans very stewpid, that the Queen supported genocide against children of Biafra is in the history books. She never for once called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
datola: How can a person of her status who is a scholar at Carnegie Mellon uttered such a despicable statement
Dr. Uju Anya is a university professor and researcher in applied linguistics, critical sociolinguistics, and critical discourse studies primarily examining race, gender, sexual, and social class identities in new language learning through the experiences of African American students. Her
Pikin966: Her Twitter account should be banned for such hateful post
Why can't she have respect for the dead
Is just like respecting Hitler. Do you know that Hitler killed Six million Jews in six years, while the material and moral support of Queen Elizabeth led to the death of over three million West African natives in 30 months.
Techstar: A good number of Brits were not aware of the atrocious acts that were committed during the war. It's very possible she wasn't aware. May her soul rest in peace. She gave Nigeria and other countries their independence without a war. Canada and Australia are still colonised by Britain today, and they doing very well. As they say, you can't please everyone.
She was the queen and was very much aware of the atrocities going on in West Africa at that time. Queen Elizabeth was a genocidal maniac.