We are all familiar with this story but I am only retelling it as a reminder and to serve as a guide in our current decisions. This is known in history as the Scramble for Africa. Biafra was a country that existed on the Ancient Map of Africa for about 400 years before Nigeria was created in 1914, i.e before the First Map was created. But we know the reason why. We should not be ashamed or afraid to talk about pure Igbo interests as if the Igbo story cannot be prestigious, dignified and relevant unless it is associated and corroborated with those of other people. Jesus Is Lord! Thus, the Igbo became completely isolated and demonized as the story sounded believable to the lazy listeners. Other members of the Governing Council are drawn from all parts of Biafraland, including South East, parts of South-South and parts of the Middle Belt being the land of Biafra, as shown in the Ancient Map of Biafra 1660 and 1707, which we have filed in court.” To: All Indigenous People of Biafra at home and abroad Until then, what have we got to show as it is, nothing. Biafra is not the invention of any of the European countries. We cannot take it for granted that all Igbo will vote “yes” to separate from Nigeria, in the first instance. The other purpose which the title mongering serves is to intimidate the less privileged among us. When the 1966 Pogrom took place, the other ethnic peoples as well as Igbo people of the old Eastern Region were affected. Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in West Africa that existed from May 1967 to January 1970 during the Nigerian Civil War. Let the future generation of Igbo people which did not witness the Pogrom and the subsequent genocidal war, take that decision, guided by the conditions that are obtainable in their own prevailing circumstances. But I wonder how many of us have contemplated what the map of the new Biafra will look like. Its territory consisted of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. You can tell that Biafra has mega historical magnum which was stolen by its enemies. Putting it differently, Africa should be made into a country for the Igbo so they can only conduct business in their own country. For as soon as Zion travailed she brought her children.” (Isaiah 66:8) I will continue to travail in unity with all believers of our God chosen people of Biafra for our Nation’s restoration in our lifetime. Therefore, based on what we know today and the realities of our collective experiences the map of the new Biafra must include all the autochthonous and contiguous geography of Igbo land. In the end it seemed to have made certain the final and eternal demise of Igbo’s real national and cultural identity. But we know the reason why. 1 – FULL RADIOBIAFRA BROADCAST, BIAFRA IPOB: SPEECH By MAZI NNAMDI KANU – 19th April 2015 Pt. Saharanews - January 19, 2019. We need to appraise the reason behind the quick about face turn of these our neighbors: The non-Igbo areas had been agitating for autonomy and independence from the Igbo before the 1966 crisis began. At the announcement, the non-Igbo ethnic peoples of the Eastern Region were elated with their new found power which they believed would shield them for good from Igbo people’s influence. I will continue to pray as God Amighty has won the battle in spirit realm so it stand…Be encouraged ye sons of our father land the Republic & kingdom of Biafra, never give up Our God is with us cheers all. Prior to 1603, England and Scotland were separate kingdoms; as Elizabeth I never married, after 1567, her heir became the Stuart king of Scotland, James VI, who was brought up as a Protestant.After her death, the two Crowns were held in personal union by James, as James I of England, and James VI of Scotland. Most other social functions are suspended on the days when lands are divided or contested land boundaries are scheduled to be settled and trees planted to permanently mark the extent of each contestant’s reaches and control. The old Biafran map included non-Igbo speaking areas because of the circumstances that produced the map in the first place. As we said earlier, it is not necessarily this generation that will suffer but further down the road, the people will pay dearly for today’s negligence. This is even as they stated that notable Igbo leaders were still in court with the Federal Government of Nigeria over rights to self-determination. Those were the people that the Europeans found useful to be able to intimidate the natives and extract from them maximum taxes and levies. Google+. Then there was only one governor for the entire region which happened to be Emeka Ojukwu. Eventually it will become a homeland where excellence and impossible dreams are frowned at or even legislated as crimes because it is criminals and dishonest “intellectuals” who will become the legislators and the wielders of political power and authority. ( Log Out / No map that we present to the world should be based on assumptions. 2 – FULL RADIOBIAFRA BROADCAST. The other truth which we cannot escape from indefinitely is the fact that there has not been some adequately publicized moves with concrete terms of reference, carried out to produce memorandums of understanding with these other groups. In the ancient map of Africa of 1660 and 1707, Biafra was in it. 00 We are in a moment of time where humanity feels that it has…, 0-1 The world is changing fast. We must always stand on their shoulders and start from where they stopped. Biafra (oficiale la Respubliko de Biafra) estis secesiista nerekonita ŝtato en Okcidentafriko kiu ekzistis de 30 majo 1967 ĝis januaro 1970; ĝi konsistis el la ŝtatoj en la Orienta Regiono de Niĝerio. These people faced almost an entire hostile and unsmiling world, looked at it in the eyes, and did not blink. The original word used by the European travellers was not Biafra but Biafara, Biafar and sometimes also Biafares. It was the same with the Israeli Diaspora when in 1897 Theodor Hertzl rose to fight for the creation of a state of Israel in Palestine. So, we must bear that in mind. It is in this spirit of “modernity” that some people have argued that the Igbo should remain in Nigeria because Igbo economy is bigger than Igbo geography. It is a pity that many Biafrans have no knowledge of their history. The old Biafra was a child of circumstance which was thrust on the people by the exigencies of events and emergencies of their time. Amongst the Igbo they think that once a child is out from its mother’s womb, it is now on its “own.” So, it is expected that the Igbo can at least try, and hopefully they may make it, if they tried hard enough. Many of his brethren derscribed his effort in disparaging terms. POLITICS; BIAFRA – The live-wire of African History – 1st republic African leader. The division further helped in the success of the siege and Awolowo’s starvation weapon policy. Perhaps, the greatest tragedy of presumptive-maps such as those of Nigeria and others like that may be the lost opportunities of creating a progressive and prosperous society where any lives even if lived only for a brief moment were lived in a considerable level of comfort and fulfilment. The old Biafra was the only option and the best option available to the people. Then there will be cries of marginalization and oppression from some of those who might want to adopt the so-called minorities statuses. Biafra is never an invention of any of the European countries because it has existed before the advent of Europeans to Africa. We are not even sure that we will succeed, so why drag along other people whose aspirations are not the same with those of the Igbo. We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. However, should the Igbo try to go along with the unnecessary “extra luggage” of incorporating unwilling and incongruent partners on this trip to their new nation, they are bound to regret it. Other members of the Governing Council are drawn from all parts of Biafraland, including South East, parts of South-South and parts of the Middle Belt being the land of Biafra, as shown in the Ancient Map of Biafra 1660 and 1707, which we have filed in court.” AND WE MUST GET IT BACK! Integrities and reputations of elders who are usually the judges and deciders are established or destroyed in land matters. However, now we are being given a second chance and we may be recklessly driving along the same road which the colonialists traveled. In the meanwhile, the more sensible thing to do is for the Igbo to go it alone now and in one-hundred-year time, the neighbors would have seen how we conduct our businesses and the way we run our society. In 1960, Nigeria became independent of the United Kingdom. So our people need education for self-realisation. It should be noted that Biafra as a Nation (Kingdom), has been in existence for over 5000 Years. Let us in the interest of maintaining good neighborliness choose the Lone-Igbo pathway to nationhood over another amalgamated nightmare. That is if the company of 50 million can indeed be considered as lonely. Foreigners created Nigeria and here we are trying to free ourselves from it because they did not take into consideration the people’s fundamental differences. . A decent and dignified quality of life well lived, will always worth more than stretched out longevity of mere human existence as is the case in Nigeria today. Then each group will bargain from positions of strength to reach satisfactory cooperative union agreements. 1 – FULL RADIOBIAFRA BROADCAST, BIAFRA IPOB: SPEECH By MAZI NNAMDI KANU – 18th April Pt. Agitators for the actualisation of the state of Biafra have revealed their admission as members of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) General Assembly of the African Union (AU). Most of us are familiar with the Biafra map of between May 30, 1967 and January 15, 1970 (the old Biafra.) With all the prevailing evidences it was easy for the Igbo to convince the others to go along with them in their pursuit for a new state. Firstly, we have to accept that by the reason of the new knowledge and experiences available to this generation, the old Biafran map is unrealistic, outdated and clearly overtaken by new realities. These other Easterners bought into this Nigerian story and we all know how it all came together in the end: Igbo became further hated and feared the more by their cousins in the East. The Sun reports that renowned Igbo leaders were still in court with the Federal Government of Nigeria over rights to self-determination. So, we must plan a nation that is based on concrete structures that will still be relevant in the next one hundred years. The ancient maps of Africa as of 1660 to 1707, it clearly shows that Biafra was in it. Odenigbo Aka-Ikenga: Issues .Events .Historicals .News .Facts .Arts .Crafts .Culture .Tradition Depending on how they handled land issues. If care is not taken, and if we continue so negligently traveling this road it might lead to unnecessary heartaches and pains. In the ancient map of Africa of 1660 and 1707, Biafra was in it. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In fact, by the year 1662, the three prominent Kingdoms in West Africa were the Kingdom of Biafra in the East, the Kingdom of Benin in the West and the Kingdom of Zamfara in the North. Biafra is not the invention of any of the European countries. For the sake of emphasis; has anyone wondered why don’t the Israelis merge their state with Lebanon or any of their other Arab neighbors so they can be big and heterogeneous. In the new Biafra which we want to build, we would rather build a roof that will not just protect the Igbo from the hate and assaults from the enemy, in addition, we should endeavor to create a national atmosphere that will enable the people to unleash their creative potentials and constantly reach for the stars. The Sole-Igbo target narrative that was sold to the non-Igbo peoples of Eastern Region is that they were never intended to be part of the 1966 Pogrom and subsequent genocidal war. But the truth is that we cannot dwell in the past and reminisce for eternity the exploits and accomplishments of generations past. With the success of this divide and conquer masterstroke, from then onwards, to the outside world and to all who cared to listen, Biafra now according to this British narrative, became an Only-Igbo enterprise. According to Today.ng, The Indigenous People of Biafra have declared that Biafra as a group existed 500 years before the creation of Nigeria by Great Britain. Igbo leaders agitating for the actualisation of the state of Biafra have revealed their admission as members of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) General Assembly of the African Union (AU). In Igbo society today, there are more chiefs than the Igbo as the greatest struggle has become who will go by the biggest sounding titles. With Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB I stand both in truth and in spirit, if I die I die for the glory of Biafra. Resolving the Biafra question - The Sun NewsPaper - Madailygist MAP of NIGERIA – This is Why we Fight and the More Reason, WHY WE MUST WIN! And we must choose to either carry the practice over or discard those insidious destroyers of greatness, excellence and bigness at the threshold of the new Biafra. 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