Nigeria: What changed? Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

"MALLAM BASHARI UMARU: "I would like (you), as the Minister of Land and Survey, to revoke forthwith all Certificates of Occupancy from the hands of the Ibos resident in the region (Applause) ... "

"MR. MEGIDA LAWANT: "In fact it is quite a long time that we in our part of this Region have known the Ibos and I do not think that at the moment there is any Ibo man owning a roof in Igbirra Division ... I am appealing to the Minister to make life more difficult for them ... "

"ALHAJI YUSUFU BAYERO: "Mr. Chairman, I would like to appeal to the Minister of Establishments and Training if he will appeal to the Minister of Local Government about some employees who are Ibos and are working under some Native Authorities here ... I cannot see why they should be in our Region. We are all sure that they are the poorest people in the country".

"ALHAJI USMAN LIMAN (Sarkin Musawa): "What brought the Ibos into this Region? They were here since the Colonial Days. Had it not been for the Colonial Rule there would hardly have been any Ibo in this Region. Now that there is no Colonial Rule the Ibos should go back to their Region. There should be no hesitation about this matter. Mr. Chairman, North is for Northerners, East for Easterners, West for Westerners and The Federation is for all. (Applause)."

To all these demands for drastic action against Ibo (Biafrans) responsible Northern Nigerian Ministers accordingly replied: "ALHAJI SIR AHMADU BELLO, K.B.E., Sardauna of Sokoto (The Premier):
"It is my most earnest desire that every post in the Region, however small it is, to be filled by a Northerner. (Applause)."

"ALHAJI MUSTAFA ISMAILA ZANNA DUJUNA (Minister of Establishments and Training): "Mr. Chairman, Sir, since 1955 this Government had laid down a policy. First NORTHERNERS, second EXPATRIATES and third, NON-NORTHERNERS. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I have noted very carefully all the speeches made by all the Members in the Honourable House and I am ready to put up to my Government their views and I hope my Government will give them consideration ... I think these two things are the major things I have to answer now. One is on scholarship and the other is on how to do away with the Ibos."

"ALHAJI IBRAHIM MUSA GASHASH, O.B.E. (Minister of Land and Survey): "Mr. Chairman, Sir, I do not like to take up much of the time of this House in making explanations, but I would like to assure Members that having heard their demands about Ibos holding land in Northern Nigeria my Ministry will do all it can to see that the demands of Members are met. How to do this, when to do it, all this should not be disclosed. In the course, you will all see what will happen. (Applause)
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Thereupon Alhaji Mustafa Dujuma, Alhaji Musa Gashash and other Northern Nigerian Leaders proceeded to plot "how to do away with" Easterners/Ibo (Biafrans), and the world was soon to see what would happen. Under the influence of these leaders Northern Nigerian N.A.'s abruptly terminated the appointments of Biafrans in their services, prematurely determined their contracts, suddenly withdrew their Certificates of Occupancy of residential plots and business premises, actually expelled some Biafrans from Northern Nigeria, and ruthlessly subjected others to verbal and even physical attacks and threats of total annihilation and expropriation of property.
Shortly, too, the N.P.C., the party in power in Northern Nigeria, published a highly scurrilous booklet entitled "SALAMA: Facts must be Faced". This document launched a vicious and devastating attack on Biafrans. Indeed it was contrived to inflame the feelings of the Northern Nigerian masses to such an extent that, on the flimsiest pretext and as soon as the signal was given, the masses would pounce upon Biafrans and massacre them. It did happen. Simultaneously, in Western Nigeria, a booklet entitled UPCAISM was published by the Government. In it were displayed photographs of stores and shops run by Biafran traders in Lagos; and Western Nigerians were invited to accept the inflammatory lie that these Biafran "strangers" had expropriated Western Nigerian land and the fruits thereof. The Government of Western Nigeria, like their counterpart in Northern Nigeria, organisedand conducted a campaign of hate against Biafrans. The character of Biafrans was remorselessly assassinated. As in Northern Nigeria, Biafrans were callously dislodged from their merited positions in Western Nigeria and in Federal agencies and institutions. Even business firms were urged to remove Biafrans from, or to refuse to appoint them to, positions in their various establishments.

In the light of all this it is obvious that the factors usually suggested to explain away the Nigerian genocide of 1966 namely, the Revolution of January 15, and the Unification Decree of May 24, 1966 - are, to use the words of Lord Stonham "vicious pretexts" merely put forward to justify "evil motives".

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[Okoroman]

ThisDay: Nigerian Ambassador to US, Oluwole Rotimi, Sacked

•Calls Foreign Minister a tribalist •Boasts that he defeated Maduekwes ragtag Biafran Army

By Yemi Adebowale in Lagos and Constance Ikoku in Washington DC, 02.14.2009

"I have dealt with people like you in the past. I was the Adjutant General of the Nigerian army that thoroughly defeated your ragtag Biafran army. (Oluwole Rotimi)"

[Ike1107]

Black race are the victims of two bloody foriegn religion.that came fron the Midle East known as Christain/muslim.if not why must a black man sees his fellow being as an forgivable enemy.we are the victims of brain watch education through false history.after all what do we all quote here..if not what we are progammed with.,false history/education.only ur educator knows the secret code.wake up and think you natural race.dispise illusion and come to orignality u victims of materialism and magic.

[Biafrans7]

Biafran matters with Nigeria are matters of Freedom and Justice which are not adjudicated or arbitrated by opinion.

[NaijaMusicFan]

@debijenkort Delusional

[blengike]

Non-Igbo Officer-participants in the January 15, 1966 Coup-de-tat --- Major Adewale Ademoyega (Yoruba), Captain G. Adeleke (Yoruba), Lt. Fola Oyewole (Yoruba), 2 Lt. R. Egbikor (Ishan), 2 Lt. Tijani Katsina (Hausa-Fulani), 2 Lt. O. Olafemiyan (Yoruba), Captain Gibson Jalo (Bali), Capt. J. Swanton (Middle Belt), Lt. Dag Waribor (Ijaw), 2 Lt. Hope Eghagha (Urhobo), 2 Lt. Saleh Dambo (Hausa), 2 Lt. John Atom Kpera (Tiv), Lt. Col. Victor Banjo (Yoruba) - Ben Gbulie in "Nigeria's Five Majors" (1981).

[BURGUDUDU]

The article beneath this video clip is nothing but a carefully calculated attempt to justify the 100% Igbo organized and executed coup of 1966 in which Tafawa Balewa and other prominent Northerners and Westerners were callously murdered. Although I was a kid during and after th civil war, I remember that all properties including houses and plots belonging to the Igbo people from all over the Northern Region were preserved and returned to the owners after the war. It is therefore a big lie to cl

[Mr08039]

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[yaqubnajib]

You are stupid to say this, idiot where i your real proof..Ajawo !!

[debijenkort]

I am Igbo and i gladly and boldly support Biafra. Let me remind you guys of events that has happened in the past and those still to happen. Do you know that the Igbos have ties with the Jews (Israelis)? Today in the world, the Jews (Israelis) are the most hated people in the world. Do you know that in the history of mankind, the Jews (Israelis) were the first slaves the world had. Read the book of Genesis in the bible or the Torah.

[debijenkort]

They were slaves in the land of Egypt for 430years. Through out those years of anguish and sufferings, God was with them and on that day that the lord has promised to deliver them, the bible says it was like a ''DREAM''. It came to pass that on that day none of them the Jews (Israelis) stayed in Egypt again. Do you think it was by chance that the Jews (Israelis) came to be living on that land which they are living in now?

[debijenkort]

Read the book of Ezekiel in the bible to see how prophet Ezekiel 2600 years ago prophesied about the Holocaust. where Hitler killed over six million Jews. Furthermore, Ezekiel prophesied that God will gather the Jews (Israelis) from all ends of the earth were he has scattered them, and bring them back to their own land. The land of Israel was given to the Jews at the end of the II World war. This is a clear fulfillment of God's word.

[debijenkort]

Finally, Ezekiel further prophesied that a Persian nation will arise and lead other Muslim (Edomites) confederates with the help of a major power in the north of Israel to unleash a full scale war on Israel. Today the only major power in the north of Israel is Russia and until 1973, Iran was known as Persia. Remember this must be seen from prophet Ezekiel's perspective 2600 years ago!. Today Russia aligns its self with Iran helping Iran develop their nuclear weapons.

[debijenkort]

Iran has continuously and publicly called for the annihilation of Israel. But prophet Ezekiel said Israel will survive all attacks and prosper though the whole world has laid a siege upon her. He further said, Israel will survive all attacks and prosper not because they are the holiest or most righteous people on earth, but so that the whole earth will see that he alone is God and venerate his holy name which the Jews (Israelis) have profaned wherever they went.