How Oba Erediauwa of Benin caused the Nigerian Civil War in 1967

[@BigHandShake]

Prince Erediuawa, as he then was, could write all the memos he wanted, the duty to do right by the accord as made by all parties in Ghana rested with Gowon.

[@marvisnwokocha6772]

The real name of the immediate past Oba of Benin, Oba Erediawa the shortsighted Nigerian Permanent Secretary who messed up the Aburi Accord for Nigeria was Prince Solomon Akenzua not Prince Samuel Akenzua according to the narrator.

[@lagravitas3267]

Exactly!!

[@oladunjoyeoluwatobi3653]

That means you don't know the power a counselor weilds

[@marvisnwokocha6772]

@Sunny Obas This nonesense you've written has just shown that you know nothing about the history of your defunct Benin kingdom. As it were, the British didn't need to raise even an army to subdue the defunct kingdom. The Oba violated a trade agreement. He was captured and banished. Simple. The primitive kingdom had no military might to engage the British in any battle not to talk of war. Yet the British didn't need, any support of any kind to subdue the kingdom.

[@marvisnwokocha6772]

@Sunny Obas You need to go back to school and learn how to read and write English first. As it is, your English communication is so poor that you're not likely to understand and make sound judgement when issues are still made clear to you being already steeped in the falsehood and confusion of oral history of your defunct empire as handed over to you.

[@iyamuimuetinyan1326]

He's born king. Not appointed, not chosen but ordained by the creator of heaven's and the earth Oghoduwá no ogie, Jehovah God. Our king is our rallying point, he is an authority in our kingdom. God's chosen servant (Ohén Osa) Long Live the King that Never dies... Ọba gha tó Ọ kpérẹ....isẹẹs 🙏

[@Favour2020]

Isee.

[@Uwadiae8643]

Isee 🙏🏿

[@maximo6257]

May you live long the one and only true King

[@maximo6257]

Iseee!!

[@osagieiredia2622]

Oba gha tor kpere, Iseeeeeeii!

[@franklinebomah8583]

I was 13-17yrs old btw 1966-1970 and witnessed 100% the events in Nigeria! The Nigerian civil war was inevitably caused by the failed first republic civilian govt, the first childish coup of Major Nzeogwu, the animal second coup/senseless murder of Major general ironsi and Lt col Fajuyi by hawkish then major Muritela Mohammed and then Captain Danjuma and co. The inability of then Western and Midwestern regions officers of Lt col OBJ, Adekunle etc and Major Ogbemudia to stand their feet against northern domination. Then the middle Belt Junior and middle rank officers who were fighting what they really did not know what they were fighting for! 40-50 years later the key Hawks of the war are dead, pushed aside, and the north west, north east Niger Delta are worst for it in insecurity, vandalism and Banditry. Despite the dictatorship of Abacha, IBB and OBJ, Kano, Niger and SW states remain poverty and rituals ridden. The SE and SS states are still marginalized and hoping for federalism and self govt which Ojukwu wanted at Aburi in 1967 and GOWON was not in a position to stand up for as a moderate young Christian leadership was tossed on him like GEJ of 2009 to 2014.. Now in 2015 to 2022, under PMB Nigeria is not Better off than Anarchy with collapsed armed forces and directionless Police force and Judiciary. The Legislature is worst than motor park thugs and Agberos. Under the executive the health, education/ASUU, road, railway, economy, and oil and gas sectors / refinery,/ fuel and power sectors have collapsed. CBN and all market exchange rate is N500plus to $1.00 Drug and corruption illegality are competing with rural and Urban poverty Nationwide. And so on beyond 2023 whatever that date means.....

[@olasunkanmiadeji3351]

Southwest is poor including lagos check the IGR of each states before you post rubbish

[@kunlrjaiye7294]

You just wrote rubbish about southwest , the IGR of southwest is more than southeast stop mixing things together

[@Favour2020]

Those That Imprisoned Adaka Boro Wanted Their Own Country Few Years After. Those That Cancelled The Regional System Are Criticises Other For Causing The War. Before You Judged Others, Reflect To Your Actions/ Wrong Doing.

[@DIALLO7]

Well and correctly written. Nice one

[@TitoKane-y1w]

NIGERIAWIDE is STILL TOGETHER today. The OBA of EDO BENIN said that Nigeria will disintegrate and that the negotiation should be renegotiated. He never asked for any war. The brUtish and french wanted to disintegrate Nigeriawide then They almost succeeded using their both stooges ojukwu and gowon who knew not what they were doing and the ulterior motives of their french and brUtish sponsors. The ONLY WISE ONE was the OBA of EDO BENIN and till date, Nigeriawide is still one Country. He should be CELEBRATED

[@ApostleHenryAnosike]

Well it is obvious everyone has their eyes on the oil and that's why we have not developed anything in this country... Nigeria is a western project to milk the land......we need to embrace renewal energy and build our tech industry.

[@nestorbbocaya]

The Oba, then a civil servant was a member of Gowon's team. As you said, he was excluded from sensitive deliberations where in the end Jack was outwitted by Ojukwu into "giving away" too many concessions to the rebels. Exercising due diligence, the future Oba wrote a memo to Gowon detailing the consequences of his action leading to the FG's reneging on the Ghana agreements. Undestandably Ojukwu and friends were pissed off and resumed their billigerency. Now explain to me like I am 8 years old how how His Highness caused the Civil War.

[@edikataekwue4037]

you wouldn't understand it, even if it is explained to you all day, because you don't have the IQ and intellectual capacity to understand what happened.

[@riverland0072]

Dear 8 year old, if you report your kid sister to daddy, either verbally or through a letter, you sister will be beaten up. Next time please keep your letter to yourself

[@Favour2020]

Thanks. No Answer After 2 Years.

[@olusoladavidokunlola2953]

He really caused it, having known that he was excluded from the important pert of the meeting without having the clue on what was discussed behind, why did he advise the head of state not to adhere to the agreement? Whereas it was the same fully regional government Nigeria was practising before the first coup? So that means it wasn't even Gowon on his own that refused to follow the Aburi accord,so is Gowon that was to be solely blamed?

[@DIALLO7]

​@@olusoladavidokunlola2953God bless you

[@evansevans6030]

I think the question everybody is not asking is was it a war of succession or a war military coup. The Biafra had their flag there was no war, the had their currency, anthem still no war, they crossed into mid western region still no war. The first war started in Ore, in western region. What were Biafrans troops doing in Ore ? While fighting in Ore, Chukwumereje was already announcing that they have captured Lagos which was the nation's capital at that time. So the question begging for answers is what is a war of succession or a war of coup plotters. They already had their biafra but they were was satisfied with that, their main aim was total control of the country.

[@olaoluolajugbe5811]

Evans Evans you need to read some history

[@evansevans6030]

@@olaoluolajugbe5811 I will be glad sir if you can educate me on that history. Mainly the beginning of the war.

[@omodiagbedominicedeoghon4607]

You're wrong.

[@Reyex7]

I know at this point, Ojukwu asked Victor Banjo (whom he had just released from prison) to lead Biafrans troops to take Lagos, so that he'll have upper hand in the coming negotiations. For some reason Victor Banjo stayed way longer than planned in Benin, giving Nigerian troops time to organize, approach and attack. Some ppl say it was sabotage, but Banjo said he was scared bc of the pogroms going on in Nigeria against Bịafrans at that time.... If Biafra had taken Lagos there may not have been a war

[@omodiagbedominicedeoghon4607]

Interesting. Worth exploring.

[@kennygee5958]

“On Aburi I stand”. That slogan seems to be making a comeback , and about time too.

[@1anre]

History and it’s many interpretations would always remain funny. No single person’s action was responsible for the civil war of ‘67. It was a commutation if several underlying factors all leading up to irreconcilable differences at the end.

[@marvisnwokocha6772]

I strongly disagree. The war could have been avoided. What leads to most wars has always been failure to abide by international agreements. It was Japan's failure to abide by a ceasefire agreement that provoked America to drop the atomic bomb. In Nigeria it's a habit to excuse away the inexcusable on the basis of sentiments induced by tribal interests. If Nigeria had abided by the Aburi Accord, there wouldn't have been the restructuring song some people are singing today because everything was taking care of in that accord. We must admit it that as even some professors were campaigning for "change" in 2015, the menace of some short-sighted elites in Nigeria didn't start today.

[@steveyen173]

@@marvisnwokocha6772 So according to you and this piece of useless history, it is Oba Erudiuwa that caused the war ? For your information not all war are caused by not accepting agreement. The Japan example you sighted is very wrong because to fit your narrative you jumped to end of WW2 and dropping of bomb on Japan and leaving the fact that the war started years before atomic bomb was dropped. Japan started the war for imperial expansion there was no agreement breached sir. Funny enough you twisted the story on restructuring. It was Aguiyi-Ironsi that abolished restructured Nigeria at the time. He dissolved the regional power and started unitary government. Ojukwu served under him. Why didnt he go to Aburi at the time to ask for federating units? But rather he was a supported of Ironsi his brother but when northern guy came to power now he suddenly remember federating units. Your comment here has shown that talking from ethnic sentiment wont leave Nigeria.

[@ukoparah]

Coping Mechanism!

[@MrSleeplessnights]

@@marvisnwokocha6772 Japan had already offered to Ceasefire by the time of the dropping of the bomb but they wanted to keep their monarchy. The bomb was dropped because the Americans wanted to test their new world beating weapon on the battlefield and show their military might. Simple.

[@MrSleeplessnights]

The Biafran war was essentially fought for oil. Yes there were other mitigating factors but the issue turned to war when it turned out Ojukwu was communicating with France and other superpowers about setting up to trade the majority of Nigerias oil as the independent Biafra and not as Nigeria.

[@oceejekwam6829]

This is a little misleading. Oba Ereiaduwa wasn't the main force behind the failure of the Aburi Accord. The major driving force was the United Kingdom.

[@richardobiekwe9437]

Absolutely. The British and their allies masterminded the downfall of this country but it is a pity some Nigerians are just too ignorant to understand and continue to make enemies against each other.

[@revolutionaryleader9615]

@@richardobiekwe9437 but some of our people allowed themselves to be used against their own people which the Oba of Benin was among Even till date we still have some criminals who allow themselves to be used against us and those people deserve to be given public execution by the people to serve as a warning to anyone who would do the same. 🙄

[@RealityStand]

British can't achieve it without using locals. The Oba has large blames. The reason India or Canada are still not divided is because they practiced a weak center and stronger regionalism who was what Ojukwu suggested. We all have seen how Nigeria failed under unitary government.

[@oceejekwam6829]

@@RealityStand agreed, thank you.

[@akusujustin7597]

Do you have any documentation on that?

[@chudyedeji7754]

The first shot that propelled the Biafra Nigeria war was not in Ogoja but in Gakem, Bekwara LG in same Cross River area .... 10mins drive from Benue state

[@ogechiokata4306]

By Mohammed shuwa and Musa Yar'Adua

[@gavingavin5761]

What is done is done, we can't turn the hands of time. Let's set our eyes on the present, and avoid the same mistake. This is not the time to start pointing fingers. Everything that happened before and during the civil war, I believe were collective errors from the leaders at the time. And sadly to say, the tragedies of the past is repeating itself before our eyes. The only difference is that, it's taking a different form. To be sincere, nothing has changed since then. And nothing has been put in place to counter what happened in the past from reoccurring. God help Nigeria.

[@hakeemojulari7392]

May God bless you

[@adesuaolanrewaju752]

Sensible Talk from you. Lots of reasons were behind the war,many lies also contributed to the war and individual greed.

[@jacksoneweka1756]

Well even the person who post this suppose to know that Benin kingdom must regain or reclaim all his descendants the way the criminals British meant it before Nigeria will break.

[@henryodianosenpeterson754]

An eloquent presentation with the utmost clarity.

[@lagravitas3267]

BS

[@osarobomike]

They should have said it when the king was alive not on is back he should have tell us the truth God bless biafra and Edo kingdom amen

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@beautifullifemedia2733]

Death to the enemies of Edo land and the Oba throne.

[@maxesotv]

It was said when he was alive it just that maybe u were very young at that time to hear about it

[@gossipmaggictv]

I think I will stick to the version that says Britain was the main reason this war started. Too many versions, but I would stick to the one where Britain needed to protect it's oil interest. That's what the west is known for even till this day in 2022. Always protecting their interests

[@ck-sl3kt]

@gossipmaggictv ignorance is free. Britain told Ojuwu to go invade 3 states in the Niger Delta and capture it so their governors ran to meet Gowon for help? If Britain ask Ojukwu to be greedy and stupid and he did, then who is to blame?

[@husseintiamiyu2741]

I do not think Benin would have wanted to be merged under any regional confederate state.

[@omobanedo9602]

If this story is correct, logically, that is exactly the reason Benin still remains the center and still remain so today. Benin, the heartbeat of Nigeria!

[@ukoparah]

@@omobanedo9602 Benin Kingdom and City of Benin is a glorified village like all Nigerian cities. Given the over 500-year history of Benin Kingdom , Benin City should be a modern and well-developed city state like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hong kong just to mention a few. City of Benin should be attracting tens of millions of tourist eager to soak in the wonders and mysteries of Benin Kingdom. City of Benin should have been generating billions of dollar in tourism. Benin Kingdom should have become the richest monarch in Africa. Your future king destroyed all these glorious possibilities with his daft and short-sighted memo. Who is crying today?

[@omobanedo9602]

@@ukoparah Ok oooo! what else do you have to say, you IPOB agitator! Jealousy will make you crazy as you have already begun! At least you know you can't compare your state or city with ours, that is a good start, we are coming soon. Look at your Nigeria and extrapolate from there fool!

[@ukoparah]

@@omobanedo9602 You don't deserve an intelligent response because your response is wishy-washy. It the same problem your future Oba made in 1967 that you and your ilks are making .And the mistake is: being Ndigbo-obsessed to the detriment of the survival and future of your own ethnic nationality. The entire southern Nigeria is reeling from the onslaught of Fulani Oligarchy .IPOB is fighting to liberate Ndigbo and defunct Eastern Region.Rather than focus on the enemy - Arewa North - IPOB is your problem. TUFIAKWA!

[@omobanedo9602]

@@ukoparah I am glad you remember 1967! You are reeling for it again! God will abandon this time far worse than 1967, if you have ears, listen ooo!

[@victoradisa8155]

Very enlightening. Thank you.

[@adehan3818]

Thx a lot for this information much appreciated 🙏

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@michaelese]

Thank you very much. I had never heard of this story. Very insightful. Thank you

[@divinemoses5479]

It's true, I have heard of it

[@demaru4276]

Ibo man leaving his life, succeeding in his petty trade by hard work, some people develop inferiority complex, feel threatened and begin to accuse Ibo man of trying to dominate them. This life sef....

[@halidsheriff8002]

Why then and now denied to live their lives on their own?

[@obahchidi7646]

Imagine ma broda

[@doughunt1387]

That’s the sum of it all. This is witchcraft at a national level. They are deliberately and energetically holding the South back. Gowon should be held for his war crimes against the South before he dies, souls are asking for justice. I’m yet to see a Northerner with WAEC that doesn’t have a job in Nigeria. In the South graduates are riding keke, which is what the Northerners that barely completed primary school do. And every penny comes from the South. They sanction us economically by placing high tariffs on our businesses and unfavorable policies, ie limitations on dollar transactions and their policy on crypto etc. Now they asking for $6billion USD to upgrade the military in 3years. So, they want to use our money to upgrade the Northern military and use them against us? Una wise welwel. I’ve never heard police shot a civilian in the North,or even check points in the North. In the South sometimes you see the next check point from the checkpoint you at. This militarization of the South depicts that we are being treated as a conquered people. Moreover, people that were kidnapped keep talking about choppers flying very close to where they were held hostage. That aside, we have a government that goes to sleep when boko haram and Fulani herdsmen attack peace loving communities,kill people, rape, kidnap,and even attack them at IDP camps,take their wives and kidnap more people. They go to schools kidnap students at Universities and even secondary schools. Yet the government is trying to tell us these terrorists have a voice for their struggle even as the South was allowed a voice. WTF!! Did the South kidnap students,did the South rape or kill innocent people? How can they justify the comparison? So they went further to give terrorists amnesty. That’s just laughable. What a shame. You rape and kill someone’s mother in the farm,a woman over 60years old, and you say that’s a struggle? You give them amnesty? If they have a struggle,shouldn’t it be with the government of the day policy makers? This started with Gowon, when he did not uphold the Aburi Accord. All the killings from 1967 till this day is on him. He should be held responsible . Thank God The man is still alive

[@stanleyodoemenem3543]

@@doughunt1387 After reading your narration I fell into tears , sometimes I wake up accepting the igbos are already slaves, we are being treated as slaves in our own land and it's a shame we have governors and ministers and men in political affairs of the east and we don't take those roles as a platform to improve the wellbeing of the east. Like seriously as much as I want to agree more with all this events that have happened our people never took the pride in governance to set an economical boost in term of growth and development. Move for the motion to get a seaport in the southeast to boost openness of the eastern economy through trade globalization across the world. Our region is full with untapped opportunities and all we do is build all the mega cities in Lagos. We already commercialized Lagos and there is no room anymore lets move to the east and push more development. Ebute Meta just got an international standard train station to Ibandan , North is already on a project to get that railway to Niger done. We have an Igbo man as Minister of works AMAECHI what has he pushed for in the south south I should say ? Apparently nothing. I will not even go into Hope Uzodinma giving piece of land to bandit to perform RUGA and your own state indigenes are Okada ridders and expect peace in the land. Just pathethic all around. But I do weep as an Igbo man and fear for my life going forward if visit Nigeria cause I grey up in Lagos and I saw and went through Racism in Lagos, they call me omo Igbo as they porpulaly call a defendant of south east or south and how we got in trouble by just living there, they bully us in school at home and everywhere , though where nice and not openly prejudice but where civil with us and sometimes enjoys laughs on few occasions. But my faith as they so call us Nigerians are gone cause I don't believe in that crap

[@clinton77ful]

Hahaha, that's so contradictory and misleading, Firstly If you are so successful according to you, how are the people poorer than you, now the ones marginalizing you? and developing an inferiority complex..

[@HarleyShauz]

The onslaught in the Nigeria military caused the divide which subsequently led to the war. The Aburi Accord was to mend an already broken Arrow. Which of course can not be honoured due to bitterness.

[@sanisadiq5565]

Who started the coup?

[@seyio4011]

Major Nzeogu and his fellow eastern officers (+a western officer) started the indiscriminate killing of the norther and western officers, northern and western political/spiritual leaders, whilst tipping off those from the east to hide or leave the country. The western officer would have been disposed, just as Victor Bamjo was, to ensure complete igbonization of the army, nigerian political and economic sectors. Danjuma, Murtala, and others avenged the injustices caused by the zealous and myopic eastern officers, and offer their lives to keep Nigeria united. Major Nzeogu and his cohorts were responsible for the civil war and the resulting instabilities. Please stop defending the indefensible!

[@FirstLast-es2to]

Can you pls show us evidence copy of his memo that led to the war ? .

[@Cyril-p6w]

Just a pity people don't read to know much and all glory to the edos for so bright enough to learn more of all these in school at early stage.

[@odellhannahzimmermann3121]

Thanking you for the strong insight to the civil war, no one ever mentioned this to us in secondary school

[@MikeosaroboIdemudia]

THANK GOD ALMIGHTY GOWON HIS STILL ALIVE ASK HIME .THAT IS TRUST OR NOT GOD BLESS THE KINGDOM OF GREAT BENIN AND THE PEOPLE ALL OVER EDO STATE AMRN

[@primeminister51]

If anything, Ignorance was what caused the Biafra/Nigeria war. Gowon agreed to an accord he had limited understanding of, and Ojukwu exploited his naivety and prudence to his advantage. Nigeria is still being governed today from the same stock that produced Gowon. The more things change, the more they remained the same.

[@lagravitas3267]

It’s illogical to believe that a simple memo by someone who was excused from a portion of a crucial meeting was the root cause of a total turn around in agreements of such high stakes. There are layers to all that happened and this seems all too shallow (Due respect).

[@Oldman1912]

You sound laughable 🤣😂🤣😂

[@lagravitas3267]

@@Oldman1912 👍🏾

[@stevesmith1974]

@lagravitas3267 You have got Brain bro 🧠. Not all this ignorant people here

[@gentlemanedotv]

They bunch of criminals who like to accused other people for their evil. They will not tell their people how Ojukwu sent biafraud soldiers to go and loot central bank of Nigeria at Midwest region. Declared Benin Republic. Apoint Igbo as minister. These three major events lead to the civil war.

[@morpheus7422]

So technically, Nigeria would have broken up into regions if aburi was followed, this looks like something Influenced by the british not the oba, the british was particularly scared of what the southeastern region would turn out to be because of how industrious they were. They are scared of a real life wakanda rising out of the southeast.

[@lordofwar8731]

I like the way you used Wakanda for example🤣😀

[@UziPeters]

😀😃

[@ukoparah]

" They are scared of a real life wakanda rising out of the southeast." Absolutely right!

[@adebolaseriki6907]

Can share evidence of this memo?

[@fifoluakinyemi4250]

This title is very misleading. It says he 'caused' the war when in actual fact all he did was accurately interpret the content of the Aburi agreement (which by the way was his job). The reality is no single person caused the war.

[@obiflex]

How is it ONLY an accurate interpretation when he advised Gowon WRONGLY to reject the Aburi Accord that he had just signed? Has history not vindicated Ojukwu? Are all southern Nigerians not clamoring for strong regionalism which the Oba advised against? Are they not setting up Àmòtétùn which is just one of the things Aburi Accord was supposed to achieve? Was the refusal to abide by the Aburi Accord not the direct cause of the war?

[@tobadada4159]

Acurately interpreted or objected? He objected the agreement and convinced Gowon to take the same position. And it led to war. it is a simple matter Lol

[@dermotwallace5533]

I seriously wonder what sort of educational system produced your pattern of judgement?

[@mbamike7961]

Check if your comprehensive ability is well streamlined

[@gabrielmartines672]

Why most of yorubas can never in they life accept a common truth.

[@redbimmer6]

You don’t make unfounded allegations against the Oba of Benin. Many have gone down that path and it didn’t end well.

[@nosaidubor9499]

It wont end for them.They are messinng with the wrong Emperor.They should as onyearegbelem and his entire family

[@thongtuan3828]

You are very correct

[@egbenughevandistobore1058]

Igbos will blame everyone except themselves

[@denniskcobi3470]

The backwardness you and your people edo is feeding today is it cook by igbo biafra tribe

[@revolutionaryleader9615]

@@denniskcobi3470 don't mind these crazy clowns.

[@jujumanayelala6291]

U guys are mad. Long live the Benin kingdom.

[@revolutionaryleader9615]

@@jujumanayelala6291 long live Benin kingdom without roads and electricity, shameless thing.🤣🤣

[@jaymanben]

@@revolutionaryleader9615 your 5 south eastern states are more like pit latrines and the dirtiest with total collapse of rule of law, mumu

[@beekimade]

I’m studying history and I didn’t know about this....WOW,thank you 😻

[@johnkennedyekene9128]

Whatever they taught you in history was bullshit. Go get your money back. Everything you’re taught in class is controlled by powers. They make sure you know what they want you to know. You know that right ?. The best history teacher/student is the one who on their own, find shit out. Cuz these classrooms and teachers won’t teach you what you really need to know.

[@ugowoundo]

How the decisions of a few, can determine the destiny of many. Chai!!!....since i was born i don’t know what is uninterrupted electricity supply and i’m 40 now.

[@olohialli9289]

I think the title of this video is misleading, esp if the content is anything to go by

[@osagieiredia2622]

The question should be what other conflict resolution steps did ojukwu take after the recommendation provided by Oba Erediawa the first following the Aburi accord. However blaming the late Oba for the avoidable civil war to me is really a nebulous conclusion.

[@jennifergraham9609]

Igbos always blaming everybody for their downfall but not themselves

[@ayebiaustinikponmwosa7648]

Would you please tell us how you would act otherwise if you were in Ojukwu's position @ Osagie Iredia

[@hakeemojulari7392]

@@jennifergraham9609 Exactly. They see every other tribe as their enemy. If you have any contrary opinion different from theirs, you are an enemy or devil. I don't understand why the majority of them think like that. It is very pathetic.

[@ifeanyiabia281]

@@jennifergraham9609 And Now we are seeing other tribes Victory Manifesting.

[@todayworldpost]

@@hakeemojulari7392 every day every hour you people keep badmouthing and complaining of this igbo tribe, yet you still want to share a country with igbos! It only tells one thing: and that is the igbos are NOT the problem but those who claim they are bad and still forcing them to be one country with them are the real bad ones! The have ulterior motive! You cannot claim someone gives you so much strife and still keep the same person with you!

[@Bestborn]

A prince was able to deviate the mindset of the entire government and its cabinet. There is God oooo( in patience Jonathan voice) the day igbos will start reading about policies lead down by Nnamdi Azikiwe prior to the Civil War, that is when they will stop blaming everyone else's for Nigeria mess. Keep pointing your fingers while the remaining four point to yourself. They think everyone else is inferior they finish with yoruba and hausa now is benin, soon it will be warri. Abeg make una break Onitsha bridge so that una fit just dey wit una pride kankpe.

[@michaelomale1975]

I tire oh

[@okekechidi3377]

Think and rationalise. The video wasn't even made by an IGBO. we have IGBOS in delta state. We will be going with them as well.

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

@@okekechidi3377 they are settlers, they are immigrants,

[@okekechidi3377]

@@emwinyoghoosamede7086 What a comment. Go back to history!! Your own historian, Joseph Egbarevba wrote much on the Benin expansionist movements. Read "A brief history of the Benin Kingdom vol 1". It will help your brain a lot.

[@Yemi-ej2hc]

Igos are problem they are a headache to Nigeria, put them in any post they will scatter it. They need to go back and fix the east rather than blaming others

[@advantagevibes4057]

I hate this headline/title... saying someone opinion cause a war is very wrong..

[@olufunmilayoadebambo1744]

Tank God h Benncued the problem in 1967, they are at it again with Lagos in 2023. The reason they were given their Mid West to stop creating problems in Yoruba land.

[@norbertabone9157]

Gowon should have called for another conference to air his objection to the earlier agreement rather than dishonoring the agreement. Again, those guys were too young to understand the implications of what they were doing . Unfortunately, from the things going on currently in the country , its obvious we haven't learnt our lessons.

[@mailoyasaint4375]

You have distorted history. I think you would have made much sense if you had showed us Akenzuwa's memo. It wasn't Akenzuwa who briefed Gowon not to accept Aburi accord.

[@DrLesiaThePreachasDiviNation]

Im Cudjoe Lewis’ great granddaughter and making my way to AfricaTown, AL.

[@HistoryVille]

You're welcome.

[@dermotwallace5533]

You're welcome back.

[@christopheradodo4718]

The tittle seems very bogus and erroneously misleading, for deliberately assigning the causes of the Nigeria civil war to one man. It is a deliberate distortion of history as to what led to the Nigeria civil war. The eminent civil servant merely gave his opinion and his advice to the Head of State, and it was left for his boss to either accept it or reject it. Also, it was unfair categorization to blame the OBA of Benin for Nigeria failure to embrace or adapt true Federalism. Because he was not a Head of State and has no power to proclaim or enshrine such important proclamation into law. And it was naivety for the narrator to assumed that Gowon would have single handedly enacted a decree dividing the country into federalism, without proper consultation with the top military brass that selected him to be Head of State. The Nigeria civil war was very unfortunate, and the OBA of Benin was a peace loving man and he did not encourage civil war against the Igbo. Because the Bini Kingdom has long relationships with the Igbo speaking people in the then Midwest region, now part of Delta State. And the Binis see them as brothers and sisters because of long cultural history between them, which continues to this day.

[@dokorobia8713]

Oba erediuwa was one major cause of the war. Oba, king, peasant? I don't give a crap. This is a historical fact. There are no "igbo-speaking", there are igbo people plain and simple.

[@christopheradodo4718]

@@dokorobia8713 Your choice of words aligned perfectly well with the reason given for the scramble for Africa. Which is very unfortunate. The cultural heritage of the now delta Igbo are intertwined with the Bini history and culture. It is an historical fact for which I am proud to be associated to both culture. However, you are doing a disservice to the causes of the Nigeria civil war and history by tagging the late OBA of Benin Kingdom as the sole reason for the war. Therefore, a distorted history is dangerous for the coming generation. And by labeling the late OBA of Benin as the cause of the civil war and the causes of the Nigeria problems is in my candid opinion trivializing the civil war, and scapegoating the late OBA of Benin. Please stop this madness.

[@dokorobia8713]

@@christopheradodo4718 Indeed I agree with the fact that igbo people in the place now called delta state have their history intertwined with bini. I do not dispute that. In fact, it is great. But I would like you to read what I wrote FAIRLY. From me saying ONE MAJOR CAUSE to you claiming I said it is the SOLE REASON. Is just blatant lying. Of course the british is also a major cause and more major than that of the oba of Benin. But the oba of Benin is also a major cause. Not accepting the truth is a huge reason Africa was colonised. I am not repeating that mistake. I can both see that our collective enemy is the British and the wrong doings of the Oba of Benin. People in that seat of power have constantly done wrong. For example. The overwhelming evidence of human sacrifice on a massive scale done in Benin city by the precolonial obas. Using Itsekiri and Urhobo people in particular. I have no problem with bini people and the heritage, it is quite great in all honestly. But the way people see it through rose tinted glasses? Nah.

[@christopheradodo4718]

@@dokorobia8713 What? “Human sacrifice on a massive scale.” I believe you are going beyond the topic relevance to denigrating the great Benin Empire, which is very sad. Because your accusation is scandalous and a bitter individual holding force opinions against the Benin Kingdom. Probably as narrated by your European masters. Because it was the same force narrative that the British government gave for the complete destruction of the Great Benin Empire and the subsequent looting that followed. Therefore, I am ending my conversations with you henceforth and please hold your opinion to yourself. Stay blessed.

[@dokorobia8713]

@@christopheradodo4718 Narrated by european masters and still true. The concept that anything said by colonisers was false and fabrication to justify their (rightly called) barbarity is in itself false. Igbo oral history, ijaw oral history and Urhobo oral history also testifies to this fact. I do not think the destruction and looting of Benin city is justified on the Europeans part not one iota of me feels that. However the point of what I said was just that I do not care about the office of the Oba of Benin when telling the truth. Other people see Benin through rose-tinted glasses but not me. I wasn’t accusing you or trying to incriminate you, I was just explaining what I meant, these parts of the great Benin kingdom’s history are often brushed aside. Stay blessed.

[@aluskysystems1129]

No Igbo man caused it, after 60 years they are now singing the same song! I am happy Ojukwu will welcome Gowon sometime some day for the continuation of the meeting.

[@patrickjohnson1548]

Long live the Benin/Edo dynasty.

[@mbeleshadrack3738]

Great insight, Biafra must stand No to evil one Nigeria

[@freebornfreedom007]

Another kanu bingo...Biafra on media

[@andersonwilson6161]

@@freebornfreedom007 your name says Freedom but man you still living in bondage

[@freebornfreedom007]

@@andersonwilson6161 Bondage kpai you and bingo Nnamdi kanu and followers..mumu set of people..Nothing like like biafra and it will never exist you mugu

[@andersonwilson6161]

@@freebornfreedom007 you don't sound intelligent enough for me to argue with

[@RealityStand]

@@freebornfreedom007: Your name supposed to be anti-freedom and anti-civil. If you believe in enslavement then you should have not complained about white to black enslavement because when you say this nonsense it shows you approve black to black enslavement. Do you know what is self determination?

[@rasheedakinkuolie1675]

Decisions of such importance are taken at an inter ministerial meeting of Permanent Secretaries and Directors from several ministries, presided over by the Head of Service, with the National Planning Commission serving as the secretary. The Super Permanent Secretaries of that time viz; Chief Phillip Asiodu, Ayida, Damcida, Ciroma, Adesanoye. Ebong etc. were most likely present at the meeting. The observation and objections to some aspects of the memo would, then be presented to the SMC for consideration by the HOS. agreeable

[@MosesPhilips]

This is very misleading. Firstly, I'm not a Benin man, but come from Edo State. Oba Erediawa, then Prince Akenzua, raised a valid concern about regionalism. Its even stated that at a point the civilians were asked to leave the room, which means certain agreements were reached between Gowon & Ojukwu. It was the reneg of these agreements that eventually led to the civil war & not Oba Erediawa. How do I know this? My late father was one of the army officers in Aburi & in that room. If this is the evidence you're providing to show he "started" or "caused" the civil war, I can tell you it would have been laughed out of the prosecutors office, let alone a court.

[@CognitoCognito-rh3bu]

Was is the name of the music soundtrack 1:40_1:46

[@edmondnnamani2662]

Thank you for this part of our history that is told in truth and educational.

[@handsforafricanetwork7945]

Stupid report! Meaning that Prince Akenzua was more powerful than the supreme military council?

[@marvydrumzjrggm8936]

Yes he's more powerful don't forget he's from the Benin empire Oba gha topee iseee ✊🏿

[@chukwunonsomarshal739]

I wont blame the Oba, Gowon and his team should have come prepared. In the corporate world, agreement is agreement and having read the comments of many people here, saying, Ojukwu made the Aburi deal to favour the Eastern Nigeria, how? is not the resolution of Aburi Accord the same thing with the "Restructuring" that the whole country is asking for, barring the Northwest and Fulanis. God really know how to mess us human up, just to prove to us the shallowness of our imaginations

[@entertainmentnews5355]

keep up the good work

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@mohammedikponmwosa7358]

How did the Oba cause the war when he fort for regional systems of government by carving mind western region because of the marginalization. No matter what the Benin kingdoms will stand tall in strength prosperity and improve in science and technology with the help of God and our ancestors 🙏 🙌 . The west and east cannot just makeup stories to make others feel that we are the bad ones. I think is time we Benins take this matter up so that they can tell us how we caused the war. Greedy people everywhere want to take what those not belong to you.

[@RealityStand]

You don't know history. The Midwest was before under Western Nigeria as British carved them to there because they are in the other side of River Niger. While the Midwest was made up of majority of Igbos, Benin and others. They agreed that seat of power will be under control of the Igbos while Capital will be located in Benin. All these was before the coup.......fast forward after the coup and getting to Aburi accord, Ojukwu and Gowon agreed to return power to regions as it was before the coup but on coming back to Nigeria the Oba and British high commission advised Gowon against it. Oba shares the blame for the reason we are in a mess of a country today.

[@thongtuan3828]

You are very correct the oba is a life saver 🙌

[@MartheNgoNgue-c8c]

Truth is coming out everyday....more secrets will be open..

[@ukazudan1786]

The Biafra war will forever be remembered .. and will soon play out in Nigeria again

[@jzy3224]

It will play out the same for the losers and more destructive due to more power of the Nation… Nigeria didn’t have a proper airforce that time

[@luckychukcee2339]

@@jzy3224 Fulani fool.. let's see then

[@jzy3224]

@@luckychukcee2339 I’m just saying we don’t need to loose x2 of the casualties you guys endured again, when our country with you guys in it is the greatest black nation on earth .

[@rfk3348]

Great and insightful and untold history .

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@udealoronye2688]

What our eternal leader Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu saw last 54 years ago is what other Nigerians are just seeing today. Biafra must be free. I'm a #Biafran. The blessed land of the rising Sun.

[@wilcoxpromise]

FAKE! How can someone who didn't participate in the Closed-door Meeting be able to single-handedly thwart the Agreements of the Meeting? I wasted my time listening to this.

[@godwinejiofor8064]

He can he was a permanent secretary that means he was part of the government

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

@@godwinejiofor8064 death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@THERECOVERY90]

We will be sure Biafra will stand again. Definitely.

[@johnezeanochie2605]

Key word......needless!! Another key word ........deja vu!!!!!!!!!

[@stephenbernard1206]

Are we here to tackle ourselves tribe or belief or we're here for solutions. I think Education and understanding can help here

[@edokpolorojo1964]

Oba ghator kpere

[@aiboxmidya3887]

iseh

[@gentlemanedotv]

Ise

[@nosaidubor9499]

Iseee

[@biafrafreeedom4257]

Oba of ile binu is frm ile ife orumiyan descendants...know ur history nor be crime

[@nosaidubor9499]

@@biafrafreeedom4257 illiterate ice water hawker who cannot even spell his name.

[@Julietaahjum]

I have heard this news before and now we heard that the first gun was shot came from Ogoja. That this Oba Erediauwa was born in the year 1920 which means that this king was during the first Europeans scramble for Africa in 1500. We still want to know why everybody came up is attacking the Igbi accuse them for being the cause of the Biafra Nigerian, the coup of 1966 because Igbo coup while the people who caused this war were people from Delta state. We want to know why Igbo are the ones suffering it. We heard that during the Aburi meeting this prince Erediauwa, did not appear. What made Azikiwe thinks that when they took off from Oba of Benin's kingdom to settle in Onitsha and the meaning Onitsha is because it is the land of the superior. Did it become superor becous6 Azikiwe was a kind before he ran to Onitsha made him superior. I think that sone people have no sense at all. When a king lives his house because of war, he has already been defeated according to the order Nature. When he tour race to Onitsha ,were there no people living there? No wonder he wrote who are the Igbo who many armies did he came with to conquer the land, there is nothing Igbo will not suffer. This will give birth to trouble in Igbo because like i know Onitsha language, is spoken not written. If we cannot find our histroy while in Africa the Europeans would not tell us the truth. What is all this coming from Egypt, when did that hapoen, how? I know that during the European scramble for Africa, there was no Egypt in the 1500 it cam up in 1900 and by this time slaves have moves on in their verious places married with children.

[@Octographyy]

Don't you think this title is misleading?

[@GpS1host]

In the land of the blind the ONE-EYED man is hailed as God's chosen servant, our king and ordained by the creator. This is the case of the Benins. Benin is a single tribe among multiple tribes in the geographical space called Edo state, other tribes do not share their identity and perspective of blindness.

[@EliXerxers4590]

Mmoooo

[@clustercripstv2227]

All tribes in Edo State respects the Oba of Benin and accepts him as their Royal Father. Even kingdoms outside Benin accepts him too likes of the Oba of Lagos, the Obi of Agbor, Iselukwu, The Olu of Warri traces it's ancestry to the Ginuwa . Please try to have sense and stop spreading falsehood about our revered monarch. Oba Ghato Kpere

[@Yemi-ej2hc]

Who made this post and pointing finger at the late Oba of Benin?? The Oba at the time did what an adviser should do which is to advice and give his opinion on a matter as a civil servant while the decision is for the head of state to make. come on! Igbos/ ojukwu on the other hand should challenge the decision through dialogue and not harm themselves to war which they lost and paid a heavy price. Igbos till today do not dialogue they rather war, its in their behaviour till today.

[@chineduamadi5958]

Why do you come on here trying to sound knowledgeable while utterly betraying your ignorance? Do you understand what an accord means? An accord is legal resolution deliberated upon and agreed upon by two or more conflicting groups which are usually nations. It's an unshakable resolution of the terms AGREED upon by all involved parties in order to avoid conflict and ensure peace. Once agreed upon and signed, it is binding, just like a contract. A party can't just choose to no longer honor it. If this happened any other time from between the late 80's and now, the international community would have intervened in that war in favor of Biafra. Unfortunately, it happened when the United Nations was engrossed with managing the tensions of the Cold War. BTW, how is this 'powerful center' version of Nigeria working out for you??? Isn't this Aburi model with powerful regions, and federating millitary and police what people have been calling for for the last 20+ years, and we're no closer to achieving it now than in 1967? Could you imagine how much more sophisticated and developed Nigeria would have been with strong regions that had to contest with one another for which had the best infrastructure, economy, education, and the justice system? We ran away from progress when all it was doing was trying to visit us, no what we have is this zoo of a country.

[@Yemi-ej2hc]

@@chineduamadi5958 Fool thats exactly who you are and you can educate me more on what an accord means since you are more educated than all Nigerians, less I forget except the ojukwu biafrak .

[@martinsnkomo3467]

Philip Asiodu who was on the NIGERIAN side at the time confirmed this story.

[@UchennaOlufemiNwanze]

And Asiodu comes from Asaba.

[@SmartKelz]

You are so right I just read it now...an interview by him on this subject

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death toAll the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@tobbsbrown50]

Here comes United African Republic

[@pee-buddy]

A Uranus in the house 🤣

[@iyenjohn6633]

Ironically the nigeria map that nnamdi kanu use to sue nigeria at un contain only that of the Benin empire and the bright of Benin.

[@gracefoundationgambia]

Those who frown at the then Prince Akenzua for educating his boss on his mistake at Aburi should please go and hug a transformer.

[@alexholiness7361]

Gowan is the evil we know today and the one Nigeria 🇳🇬 be fought for is meaningless till date

[@AmbientSongss]

Blamers of others apart from themselves.. Go to Lagos you will see Igbo's complain about yoruba people, they complain about the North, Fulani, ugoni, wike and every one else except their greedy and unpatriotic selves, now they want to blame Benin.... You better be very careful! You are backing at the wrong door...

[@okekechidi3377]

The video was not even produced by an IGBO. Next time think and rationalise before placing a comment.

[@martinszion_mz]

​@@okekechidi3377the video was produce by we the benin, the yorubas and hausa shey you go rest now ??? na

[@nosaobakpolor9493]

Fake news

[@samueldidi8002]

Never knew this...

[@emwinyoghoosamede7086]

Death to all the enemies of Benin kingdom oba gha tokpere ise

[@nawtidjwind1643]

this is why these old fools eliminate history in school. they never want us to know the bad eggs anymore

[@morganvictor7527]

You don't know what you are saying you guys are paying the for what your father's father's did to Benin kingdom

[@Favour2020]

Guys Stop Insulting Yourselves. Your Common Enemy Search Your Platforms And Laugh. Guys Think And Stop The Blaming Game And Insult.

[@emmanuelosayi389]

My dear I don't think you listened to yourself clearly, how did the Oba of Benin caused the war

[@victorfime9122]

You don't know what you are saying don't cause problems for your own self

[@ferdinandchima4254]

The foolish advise of prince akinzua crippled black race. Now, black africa can neither feed herself nor able to train her people because the defeat of Biafra was the defeat of all black race.

[@thongtuan3828]

Hahaha Biafra with their selfish interests

[@ayodejiajetunmobi6706]

Hmmmm Nigeria need to see to the history for proper corrections

[@nosaoyemade9618]

This is all nonsense, go to the very beginning of the 1966 coup and the perpetrators of that coup., also the second coup. All these young Ibo boys who were not born but were told stories about the war now think they know it all. The Igbis started it and could not finish it. I was in Nigeria from the first coup to the end of hostilities, I know the whole story. Just accept the part your predecessors played in the unnecessary civil war and move on with your lives. When you keep going back, you will never allow God to heal you. I saw a lot of unnecessary bloodshed, all those young UNN undergrads were made to fight a war they did not start but then they died and Ojukwu lived to be given an honorable funeral, a military funeral when he died. All the big shots made it but the poor ones suffered. So you people, stop the nonsense.

[@billinuma8078]

Prince Akenzua did a great job. We are proud of him in the Niger Delta region. Thank God Aburi and Biafra failed.

[@nzecollins1434]

I hope you are enjoying your Nigeria today. Headers are killing more people in edo. Why are you afraid of staying alone.

[@billinuma8078]

@@nzecollins1434 That Biafra was not good does not mean Nigeria is good. I am glad we are not part of Biafra. If you Igbos were sincere, you would not have been a hindrance to the first secession attempt by Major Adaka Boro.

[@TheUhroboGuy]

@@billinuma8078 I am proudly Idu Igodomigodo Biafran. All Hail Biafra.

[@billinuma8078]

@@TheUhroboGuy idu igodomigodo LOL spare me your igbo ignorance.

[@TheUhroboGuy]

@@billinuma8078 yoruba mixed blood from ile ife shut up foreigners and criminals in edo state.

[@xlm-oneringtobringthemall]

Sorry but you haven’t been clear as to how Prince Akenzua actually caused the Civil war. If he’d been excused for a portion of the meeting and an agreement was made in his absence, how could he have caused the war? Did he command soldiers to start firing weapons? The topic of this video is more like click-baiting.

[@OhisGeorge-e8j]

He started the shooting or what? Did he participate in the 1st or 2nd bloody coups? As a professional in the civil service, he carried out his duties diligently for the good of the nation. Anyone blaming him is not only a fool but a complete lunatic.

[@gentlemanedotv]

Nonsense story.

[@freebornfreedom007]

That is all they are known for..spreading hate and lies ...kanu bingos

[@ebosenoah2928]

The igbo people are looking for all way to get their biafra job done by forcing allegations in oba of Benin head which it will never come to pass for them Amen

[@richardobiekwe9437]

Which Igbo people, name them let me go and fight them.

[@onyejiikechukwu6185]

Mumu

[@jayOkunede]

Nonsense

[@azubuikezuby5339]

Who oba help

[@Not_really]

What a load of codswallop to feed your viewers! I think a fair description of this post would be something of a hit job or a desperate attempt to provide a new angle to a story that is already well told by far more competent and objective authors. Your narrative conveniently avoids the appetite that was rife for political vendetta and domination among the Northern elite. Against this backdrop, what do you think a poxy memo from a civil servant would have achieved in staving off a war that had become inevitable due to the obstinacy of the contending parties?

[@naijagoodcriminalsfadeaway8886]

We need Biafra even it is landlocked . Give us Biafra and in just 15year Nigerians will begin to migrate to Biafra for good paying jobs as they migrate to Europe and America

[@mohammedzakari5561]

Selfishness and greed was probably the cause of the war. Look at what’s happening since the formation of independent Southern Sudan. So blame the leadership.

[@nseabasiaquaowo4518]

General Ojukwu did not attend the Benin meeting. You mentioned those attended the meeting mainly on General Gowon's side, but did not those on Ojukwu's side, who attended the meeting and were the brains behind, the Aburi Peace Accord, like MN Mbanofoe, NU Akpan and Okokon Ndem. The Ojukwus were heavily prepared, showing that they knew what government was. Gowon and Katsina did not comprehend what government is, although, they were power drunk. My father as a young man senior civilian official of Ojukwu, was one of those who received the Ojukwu's entourage back in Enugu. Definitely, there is no need to submerge the history of that war, but to say that Gowon started that war by altering and sabotaging that Peace Accord that was agreed on by all parties. That action shows the lack of knowledge of what politics is and public policy.is. Always in wars, it takes only one person to cause a war, and as you know since, what was written and agreed on was not kept, the very young men, especially the one self claimed of the post, had to put on a bloody war fight, that costs millions of the lives of the Easterners and Biafrans, the destruction of and lost of documents and properties, destruction of cities and the sufferings of the peoples, without any apology, asking forgiveness and reconciliation. If your proposal is true, then the Oba was wrong, together with his Gowon, as Nigeria has so disintegrated, with the lies of one Nigeria.

[@wunmifash3116]

The prince was stupid, Nigeria will be better if we operated as a confederation. Mumu man

[@funmbi4life]

Na wa for una oba o

[@seyio4011]

Prince Akezua did not cause the Civil war. He saved the disintegration of Nigeria. The Federal soldiers gave their lives to save Nigeria, my dear country. We should all remain indebted to all of them. The root cause of the civil war was the indiscriminate and selective killing of the northern and western military officers (igbonization of the Nigerian Army), political and spiritual leaders, while those of the eastern origin were tipped to escape. Also, General Ironsi taking up the leadership and refusing to punish the coupist did not convince anyone that he was not part and parcel of the coup, just as Dimka's coup was meant to bring back Gowon. Had the officers from the east placed national interest above sectional interest there would not have been war and the mistrust existing between various sections of the country. Let's be thorough in our analysis, for posterity sake.

[@thespiritualartofwar]

If there was a time machine and you can see Yoruba on Yoruba violence in 1965 over the Akintola and Awolowo rivalry you will be ashamed and realize why the coup happened months later in January 1966. I blame your elders for not telling you the truth. Go and ask the men that are 70 years and older about 1965.

[@ahmednjidda6182]

I totally believe you

[@lagravitas3267]

Wrong

[@mainzmain3735]

Whu are nigerians blaming obo erediawa ojukwu never agree in abure court he played yakunu gowan with english land this what oba erediawa exlayed to gowan bicos gowon was only a school certificate holder when he agree to be head of state just to makesure war never entere nigeria that is after that yoruba man play teick who was the next higher office refused to return from london embassy as militry attach to nigeria embassy before the conlict stated in nigeria the ask the maamn to come bach home afraid of dealth leutenant gowon hard to accept the position to avoid another country come to recolonise us then ojukwu was angry in abura he spoke one in english i agree to dis agree to be one nigeria that what oba eradiawa intrrpret to gowon that ojukwu never agree to be one nigeria in abure court.bicos ojuku was a braon man he eas a graduate the dad was very rich that is how the ear started.