Though it is Ndigbo that has born the tragedy of Nigeria because, they succeed when the Northerners had all possible plans to eradicate them. By following your earliest memory, you could recall the intentional massacre of Ndigbo in Jos in 1945 as a case in point, and the colonial institution of that time never instituted a panel to look into the ugly massacre of Ndigbo by the Hausas. Drawing down to memory lane, this orgy of massacre of Ndigbo was played out again in 1953 in Kano. That was when the cony British colonial government ordered an inquiry which produced incontestable evidence of intention, and organization on the parts of the authorities of Northern Nigeria, proposed to exterminate the Igbos.
Given the intense hatred on Ndigbo, an atrocity inclined tribunal was set up. On page 133-135 of the atrocity tribunal's report, they stated their open agenda to have devised a seven-point agenda aimed at wiping out Ndigbo living in the North and other parts of the country. According to debate had in Northern regional house of Assembly in March 1964, the hatred against Ndigbo was publicly proclaimed and officially announce on how to eliminate the Igbos.
Members of the North such as:
Mallam Bashari Umaru,
Alhaji Yusuf,
Usman Liman,
Mustafa Ismaila Zanna Dujuna,
Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gashas,
These people proclaimed
their deep-rooted hatred on Ndigbo during the assembly, and the 1966 military coup provided the window for the implementation of their agenda to eliminate the Igbos in the so-called Nigeria. And don't forget that, the radio Nigeria based in Lagos during the civil war would always broadcast a war song in Hausa which translates thus: " Let us go and crush them, we will destroy their properties; ravish their women folks, murder their men folk and complete what we started in 1966.This was the philosophy with which Hausa started the war against Ndigbo.
Ganiyu Sodeinde of Hausa army attached to Nigeria Army weapon training deport, with service number NA/38611 said that, it may be difficult to subjugate the Igbos, and even if done, some of her folk will rise up to take the mantle one day. So, he order for the massacre of any Igbo person seen, both women, men, children and even the unborn.
Even if the Igbos view Buhari with suspicion it is because they are aware that, he is a leopard that never changes his color no matter the weather. Because he played an active part in the genocidal atrocities commited against Idigbo during the war. Buhari was the person who led the federal military campaigns against Ndigbo at Nsukka, Abagana, Nkpor, Abakaliki and Ogoja. Under his influence, all the villages occupied by harmless, starved and kwashiokoed children were killed. At the point of their evil massacre, Buhari and his soldiers began to jubilate; chanting:
"Nnewi is next."
Memories want you to recall that, in 2014 when Buhari indicated his interest to contest for presidency. He was asked how he hoped to woo Igbo voters, he openly exhibited that same hatred on BBC hausa service monitored in Kaduna and he said:
"Igbo hate me for what happened during Biafra war. I don't have any regret, and at such do not owe any apology to them. In fact, if there is the repeat of the civil war again, i will kill more Igbo to save the country. Shame to Buhari that he could speak in this manner. The truth is that, the so-called Nigeria can not be saved by merely killing of Ndigbo.
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