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Originally Posted by el_pharoah

I have a problem with the bolded parts. Why did he run away to a "meeting" when eastern Nigeria was over-run by federal forces. Why did he not stand shoulder to shoulder and die for the cause. What do you call a military leader who abandons his people to their destiny when the war is lost? I will always revere, admire and respect him as a man who stood up for his people against all odds. But I think that single act of abdication is a large black blot and undermines his status as a true hero of Ndiigbo in my humble opinion.

Yoruba, Nigeria:
“Akin koju to moja tio mosa, iru won man bogun lo ni”

Bob Marley, Jamaica:
“He who fights and run away leaves to fight another day"