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What Igbo People Told Me After Biafra War – Gowon

Yakubu Gowon

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has revealed how he visited the South East region after the Civil War and what the people told him concerning another war.

The former Head of State made the recall while expressing dismay over the incessant insecurity challenges in Nigeria.

Gowon said his heart bleeds over the activities of Boko Haram, herdsmen, and other armed militants, whose actions he described as man’s inhumanity to man.

General Gowon said this when he paid a courtesy call to the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha at the Government House Owerri over the weekend.

He said, “After the Civil War, from this town Owerri, I visited Nsukka, Enugu, Abakaliki, Umuahia, and Onitsha. We were impressed with the way the children turned out to welcome us.

“They were saying, you are our parents, our leaders, please do not allow any Nigerian child to suffer what we suffered,” Gowon said, recalling the experience of the Nigerian Civil War.

“God can touch one’s heart and change the person into becoming a vessel of peace. My prayer for every Nigerian man is to live in harmony.

“We would wish every man and woman and religious leaders to rally round and assist in any way possible.

“Every one of us has a role to play, not only the leaders. That is why we seek for God’s intervention.

“Without peace, we cannot go further. Let us continue to pray and do whatever we can to achieve the peace we all desire. Your role and our collective role is important.”

Explaining his reason for the visit, Gowon said: “We are in Imo for the Nigeria Prayer Rally. A prayer rally we have been doing throughout the geopolitical zones or States.

“This time around, it is for the South-East Zone to host the prayer rally, and Imo is hosting us. Your Excellency, we are grateful for the arrangements and support.

“We are impressed with your zeal and passion for Christ, suing for peace, which is what the country needs now.”

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37 Comments

37 Comments

  1. Uche Amadi

    April 29, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    Gowon my prayers is that you will not die in this world again, util Biafra gained her independence so that you will die as a result of heart attack. Hopeless old fool

  2. Bob Obi

    April 29, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    Until Gowan repents all his profession of Christ and his Imo state crusade does not mean a thing before the Lord God. He is nearing the end of his life and a time to face the Lord and these times are times for him to truly seek the forgiveness of the Lord to how he led his people to try to exterminate the Biafran people. Buhari continues where he stopped. He said he is a Christian but refuses to see the plan to Islamize their Nigeria under the IOC.

  3. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    YOU CAN SAY. AND THINK WHAT EVER RUBBISH YOU WANT . YOU CAN NEVER WASH YOUR SPIRIT CLEAN . IT IS SOAKED WITH BLOOD.
    YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID !

  4. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:52 pm

    What the northern did to Biafran’s in 1967 to 1970,Boko Haram is now paying the northerns back in hundred fold.
    Gowon will soon receive his own share in no distance time.

  5. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    U will go to jail soon…

  6. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    May devil continue to kiss you and your family all the day of your life, until you meet him in the hell fire.

  7. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:02 pm

  8. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 5:01 pm

    Story 4 the gods!…

  9. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 4:39 pm

    Old Hag

  10. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 4:06 pm

    Mad Man

  11. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 3:46 pm

    This is the Nigeria you killed many people for

  12. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    this cola nut teeth always talk rubbish

  13. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    We told you that you can’t stop Biafra freedom not even with your terrorist and genocides attack against biafrans will not us from been Free that’s what we told this British terrorist called Gowon

  14. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    how many of them told you?

  15. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Monkey just shut up your mouth! Which Igbo people told you? Ewu…Fulani!

  16. Truth Is Bitter

    April 29, 2018 at 4:09 pm

    Wicked Man keep on deceiving yourself .The World knows that you are murderer so stop using God as excuse you must die a painful dead for killing over 6million Biafran especially Igbo Biafrans

  17. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 2:44 pm

    Nmee gowon nmee gotwo nmee gothree mumu

  18. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    Foolish old animal.

  19. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 2:06 pm

    Hahahaha that what what igbos told you after the war but we are waiting for you to tell us what your people will be telling you soon hahahahaha and what you will be telling yourself also.

  20. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    This man go and sleep:

  21. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    God will judge you

  22. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    And the killing u start continue in ur domain……

  23. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    You bloodthirsty gowon you must reap the fruit of your wickednes

  24. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Who cares, keep it to yourself

  25. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    You can’t hate Gowon, T Y Danjuma, David Mark & other Middle Belt leaders & still claim you are in solidarity with Middle Belt people or Christian Northerners.

    • Anonymous

      April 29, 2018 at 1:45 pm

      Shut up! Who told you we hate middle belt

    • Anonymous

      April 29, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      How I wished you could read & comprehend before commenting!

    • Okwudili

      April 30, 2018 at 2:52 am

      fucks ass murderer

  26. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    Ur life is nothing now

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    April 29, 2018 at 1:11 pm

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  28. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    WE TOLD YOU THAT YOU WILL BE ALIVE TO WITNESS BLOODSHED IN YOUR OWN LAND THE WAY YOU DID IN OUR LAND BIAFRA.

  29. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    God punish you murderer, you will die painful and shameful death. Bastard

  30. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    King of evil

  31. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    Ur repentance will not Save

  32. Chris Njoku

    April 29, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Yakubu Jack Gowon you are completely raving mad as well as Rochas Okorocha. That you have kept silence over the mass murdering of the people of Benue – your people, to be precise and you are in Biafraland to say “what Igbo people told after the war” and to pray for peace. Yakubu Gowon you murdered over 3 million Igbo men, women and children between 1966-1970 for which you have not rendered an apology and has continued to give a covert support to Mohammadu Buhari to continue to subjugate , and murder Biafrans ever since he came to power. Gowon , you are war criminal. Your Tiv people are being murdered as I write, what have you got to say about that you imbecile ?

  33. Calis Eke

    April 29, 2018 at 1:37 pm

    You have no shame and you don’t want to repent. All these blood are in your hand. You will rot in hell.

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