The Cowardice of Biafrans and the Fulani herdsmen attacks by Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo
Who exactly are Biafrans today? A section of Igbo Nigerians who want to
separate from Nigeria and destabilize our country. When the Director of
Radio Biafra was arrested, I got involved online as an activist and Journalist
in the quest for the release of Kanu, I wrote media outlets in Nigeria to get
involved in the protest coverage and give the cause some exposure. What
disturbed me most was that many of these people were brainwashed by
Nnamdi Kanu to hate the Hausas and Yorubas and become very tribalistic.
At one point online Biafrans were calling President Buhari a pedophile and
chanting their violent slogan #BiafraOrDeath. I went on my Facebook
fanpage and made an address that I was exiting the Biafra cause if people
continue to advocate violence and call other tribes and the President names.
After I exited the foolishness, Biafrans online were so upset that I continued
to report about the movement and not an activist in it anymore. A foreign
journalist told me I made a mistake by inserting myself into their movement
and many of them were very mean spirited people. Today Nnamdi Kanu is
still in jail and his case keeps getting adjourned each day making him spend
more and more time in prison. When the Mile 12 attacks happened in Lagos,
Biafrans were blasting me calling me everything from a harlot, prostitute to
a DSS spy. The very same people were calling me Ada Biafra and wishing me
well just 3 months ago. They were so disgruntled that I left their movement
but continued as a Journalist reporting it. They were delighted about the
Mile 12, Agatu and Taraba ethnic fighting asking me to cover those instead
and leave Biafra alone. Nobody can tell me what to cover. I am known
internationally
as an award winning Journalist. You have no say in what a media outlet or
Journalist covers. Suddenly the Fulani herdsmen showed up in an Enugu
local government called Uzo-Uwani and at least 100 villagers were dead. The
Biafrans went silent. IPOB and MASSOB said nothing. These are the same
groups willing to fight Nigeria but not attackers in their own backyard. I
found these groups as mere cowards. Recently there were bodies of five
Fulani herdsmen found in a shallow grave in Eastern Nigeria and IPOB was
allegedly responsible said the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
The truth has not been revealed yet but why are so many Igbos still
continue to display ignorance online? Many called these Enugu attacks as
fake news I was spreading. Many of these people don't even live in Nigeria
sitting in the comfort of their diaspora base uttering rubbish. I advised them
to call home to the villages and cities and inquire about their families
instead of disrespecting my work. Who will the herdsmen attack next? They
are everywhere! The Anambra and Enugu state government has not
addressed the media as of press time and President Buhari has not
addressed the herdsmen attacks as a Fulani or a President. Some say that the
herdsmen have come to destroy any form of Biafra from even happening.
What bothers me though is the silence of Biafran activists who chant Biafra
or Death not fighting back in person or online. The silence is deafening.
My article was first published on Naij
separate from Nigeria and destabilize our country. When the Director of
Radio Biafra was arrested, I got involved online as an activist and Journalist
in the quest for the release of Kanu, I wrote media outlets in Nigeria to get
involved in the protest coverage and give the cause some exposure. What
disturbed me most was that many of these people were brainwashed by
Nnamdi Kanu to hate the Hausas and Yorubas and become very tribalistic.
At one point online Biafrans were calling President Buhari a pedophile and
chanting their violent slogan #BiafraOrDeath. I went on my Facebook
fanpage and made an address that I was exiting the Biafra cause if people
continue to advocate violence and call other tribes and the President names.
After I exited the foolishness, Biafrans online were so upset that I continued
to report about the movement and not an activist in it anymore. A foreign
journalist told me I made a mistake by inserting myself into their movement
and many of them were very mean spirited people. Today Nnamdi Kanu is
still in jail and his case keeps getting adjourned each day making him spend
more and more time in prison. When the Mile 12 attacks happened in Lagos,
Biafrans were blasting me calling me everything from a harlot, prostitute to
a DSS spy. The very same people were calling me Ada Biafra and wishing me
well just 3 months ago. They were so disgruntled that I left their movement
but continued as a Journalist reporting it. They were delighted about the
Mile 12, Agatu and Taraba ethnic fighting asking me to cover those instead
and leave Biafra alone. Nobody can tell me what to cover. I am known
internationally
as an award winning Journalist. You have no say in what a media outlet or
Journalist covers. Suddenly the Fulani herdsmen showed up in an Enugu
local government called Uzo-Uwani and at least 100 villagers were dead. The
Biafrans went silent. IPOB and MASSOB said nothing. These are the same
groups willing to fight Nigeria but not attackers in their own backyard. I
found these groups as mere cowards. Recently there were bodies of five
Fulani herdsmen found in a shallow grave in Eastern Nigeria and IPOB was
allegedly responsible said the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
The truth has not been revealed yet but why are so many Igbos still
continue to display ignorance online? Many called these Enugu attacks as
fake news I was spreading. Many of these people don't even live in Nigeria
sitting in the comfort of their diaspora base uttering rubbish. I advised them
to call home to the villages and cities and inquire about their families
instead of disrespecting my work. Who will the herdsmen attack next? They
are everywhere! The Anambra and Enugu state government has not
addressed the media as of press time and President Buhari has not
addressed the herdsmen attacks as a Fulani or a President. Some say that the
herdsmen have come to destroy any form of Biafra from even happening.
What bothers me though is the silence of Biafran activists who chant Biafra
or Death not fighting back in person or online. The silence is deafening.
My article was first published on Naij
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