"We will win the war against Boko Haram the same way we defeated Biafra" was the boastful and provocative comment of former head of state Olusagun Obasanjo, but then I want to highlight the issue of Biafra and his claimed defeat. I will factually bring to the notice of ICC and world leaders that abhor injustice this issue. In 1960 before the war took prominence Republic of Biafra was declared with thirty thousand soldiers and when at the peak of it, Biafrans were lured to halt the war with no victor and no vanquish proclamation, more than half of Biafran soldiers surrendered. If more than half of Biafran soldiers surrendered despite the help of Britain who led other nations against Biafra then who was defeated? Obasanjo who prominently took part in the war should be able to answer these. Starving over one million Biafran children to death is it defeat? or a war crime? Killing and raping women, is that defeat? Murdering unarmed men is it defeat? The perpetrators of Biafran genocide were left to go scot-free which leaves the hope of common man in shambles.
It's provocative to Biafrans and insult to the dignity and position of ICC for a murderer to publicly pride his murderous act as achievement. The failure of ICC and world leaders to prevail on the perpetrators of Biafran genocide like Obasanjo strengthened his deadly resolves and murderous acts.
In Obasanjo’s time in office as president, he for the sake of the oil fields in Biafra land that he exploits at the detriment of Biafrans ordered land and aerial bombardment of Biafrans in odi, known as Odi massacre http://www.unitedijaw.com/odi.htm killing en mass children, women and men for demanding their rights. He lobbied the corrupt press of his regime and yet went scot-free as nobody could question his actions, for killing us financial compensation was laughably for his atonement. He further was complacent in the murder of notable Biafran senator Okadigbo and yet went scot-free.
A deafening silence and astonishing inaction has graced all his murderous and genocidal involvement which threatens the position and dignity of international criminal court. I find it unbelievable that concerned authorities that sees to such magnitude of murder has kept mute without any investigation. The inaction of concerned authorities has set Olusegun Obasanjo as a role model of murder and given him the audacity to publicly boast of his murderous acts.
Biafrans as law abiding people are being provoked and reminded of the holocaust against them. The failure of the law to defend and serve justice will only give people being subdued the right and motivation to do the work of the law by their own hands, I finally urge international criminal court to investigate and charge the murderer’s Obasanjo for in Nigeria men are above the law, as long as Obasanjo is left un-investigated shall his wagging lips abuse justice and all relevant authorities even though as many will follow his footsteps.
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