Akanu Ibiam

“Congratulations on the five years you have spent here. I thank the Principal, the Reverend Fathers, and the teachers for discharging their duty. However, I am sad that many of you may die before even attaining 40 years, simply because of carelessness, drugs, womanizing, and irresponsible behaviour.”

“I love the Republic of Biafra very dearly and pray that, by grace of God, she may remain and continue to survive.”

“I can't be a Queen's knight and watch the same kingdom be killing my people in Biafra.”

“It is simply staggering for a Christian country like Britain to help a Moslem country militarily to crush another Christian country like Biafra... Christian Britain has shamelessly let down Christian Biafra.”

“In the circumstance, Your Majesty, I no longer wish to wear the garb of the British Knighthood. British fair play, British justice, and the Englishman's word of honour which Biafra loved so much and cherished have become meaningless to Biafrans in general and to me in particular.”