NIGERIA FIGHTS BIAFRA AGAIN

By Okey Iwuji

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.[11]

The above quote have been undeniable conscious words of freedom fighters of ages and these unalienable right has Nigeria enunciated in her constitution, at least 1999;

*Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria.

*Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly -

(a) no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment;

(b) no person shall he held in slavery or servitude; and

(c) no person shall be required to perform forced of compulsory labour.

*Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -

(a) in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;

(b) by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfillment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;

(c) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;

*In the determination of his civil rights and obligations, including any question or determination by or against any government or authority, a person shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court or othr tribunal established by law and constituted in such manner as to secure its independence and impartiality.

*Every person shall be entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom (either alone or in community with others, and in public or in private) to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance

*Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference

*Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, and in particular he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interests:

*Every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria and to reside in any part thereof, and no citizen of Nigeria shall be expelled from Nigeria or refused entry thereby or exit therefrom.

*A citizen of Nigeria of a particular community, ethnic group, place of origin, sex, religion or political opinion shall not, by reason only that he is such a person:-

(a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any executive or administrative action of the government, to disabilities or restrictions to which citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religions or political opinions are not made subject; or

(b) be accorded either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any such executive or administrative action, any privilege or advantage that is not accorded to citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religions or political opinions.

Biafrans agitate for Sovereign State of Biafra

Despite the acceptance that freedom is man’s unalienable rights, the government has looked the other way in using high handedness in dealing with some sections of the society especially the freedom agitators from the southeast of the nation whose movement has been based on the principle of non-violence. Since re-emergence of Biafra agitation in early 2000 no fewer than 1,000 Igbo sons and daughters have been brutally killed by Nigerian force for their faith and agitation for Biafra. Many have been maimed and some others slammed in various prisons across the country and others could not be traced after their arrest. It is well known fact that Nigeria has not given up in her quest to wipe out the Ibo race and memory of Biafra from the earth surface, being disappointed that such unexpected number of Ibos survived the civil war in 1970, has therefore continued to catch-in opportunities available to unleash havoc on helpless biafrans. In fact right now, the Ibos are being referred to as a minority tribe in some official documents dubiously written by some disgruntled Nigerians because that is what they set to achieve.

Similarly but with different approach by violence, Boko haram has held Nigeria’s jugular since 2009, asking for a separate Islamic state from the entity called Nigeria. Their target mainly has been on Christians and Igbos who were given ultimatum to leave from northern states or convert to Islam. Although government institutions and some other Muslims have been touched for intervening to stop and condemning the killings of innocent citizens of a country who have unalienable right to live in any

Body of Massob members killed by soldiers.

part of the country, yet the total approach and complicity of the Security and Legislative men and utterances of notable political figures of northern origin has left doubt the will to nip on bud the activities of the sect. The Odua People’s congress (OPC), a militia from the western axis of the country is still seeking for it’s Oduduwa state from the Nigeria state. This group was sometime classified as terrorist group by United States due to hundreds of innocent people killed in several parts of Yoruba land by this group. Interesting none of the violent groups has been killed, hurled into prisons in Nigeria like those from the southeast who chose to be non -violent. Many member s of Movement for the actualization of sovereign state of Biafra members are languishing in prisons in Nigeria and some others killed. On the 5^th of November 2012, another group of Biafra agitators, Biafra Zionist movement, led Benjamine Onwuka and about 500 members were arrested in Enugu for re-declaring the state of Biafra. it was gathered that each was bailed with the sum of one million naira and a surety that must have a building in the state capital or Abuja.

Oodua Peoples Congress(OPC) during agitation for Oduduwa Republic.

No other year has witnessed strong agitation for either total or partial independence from the Nigeria people like this year 2012. While people clamour for sovereign national conference to discuss our willingness and terms to live together as a nation, some other advocate true federalism or regionalization to enable some level of independence to regions and others are asking for full independence from Nigerian state, in all these, the government hold on to her fears for a dividing nation should any of the choices be made, amidst, daily bombardment of church institutions, killings at people homes, shops and other work places by Islamic fundamentalists in the northern part of the country.

It must be recalled that on 2^nd of August Nigeria woke up to hear the declaration of independence from the Ogoni people of Nigeria. In that declaration Dr. Goodluck Diigbo, the broadcaster, said, “We are acting with legitimacy to reclaim all of our rights, without exception,” and by this declaration of political autonomy, we, the Ogoni people are determined to enforce the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, without fear or retreat,” In the same manner, Bakassi people a week later declared independence from Nigeria through commander –General Ekpe Ekpenyong Oku, who  in addition said;

“Please for the umpteenth time, we plead with our people to leave Abana now. The fight is going to be thickest and fiercest now that our brothers from the northern and eastern flanks have fully arrived. Bakassi we hail thee. “Throughout history, injured people have had to resort to arms in their self-defence where peaceful negotiations fail. Bakassi people are no exception. Our right to self-determination is imminent; some will die, but some will live to reap from our labour.” he added

Boko haram agitates for Islamic state for Northern Nigeria.

In all these show of discomfort in a continued one Nigeria project, the Nigeria leadership has continued to pay lip service to non -negotiability of national unity whereas secretly fan embers of hatred, division and make malignant policies aimed at keeping some people perpetually down to advantage of others. Such utterances as made by the likes of Babangida and Obasanjo only depict the mind of people that considered Nigeria as a conquered entity reserved for them and their children. In their words, they are ready to go to war at this age to make sure their Nigerian slaves do not gain their freedom, agreeing with the words of Martin Luther King Jnr that,’ Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Therefore, in the light of the senseless killing of the southerners, especially the Ibos, destruction of their properties in a grand conspiracy and wide dissatisfaction in Nigeria by different ethnic groups a human right organization, Bilie human right initiative, an indigenous  organization registered with United Nations and Nigeria, through her counsel, Barrister Emeka Adolf Chigozie has thrown a legal fight to Babangida, Obasanjo , Nigeria government and all that think it evil for indigenous people to ask for freedom from the Nigerian project, especially the Biafrans. Since it is well known that the two leaders are old enough (though refused to acknowledge so)to go literally into the trenches of today, Bilie decided to show them alternative trenches were earth need not to rob on their agbada.

Bilie's decision was further inflamed by unrepentant comments from some Nigeria elites and ruling class who boast their readiness to repeat all issues raised by Chinua Achebe's, There was a country, against the Nigerian government, especially the salvation policy, 20 pounds payment to every account holder in Nigeria banks after the civil war, the indigensation policy and abandoned property promulgated against the Ibos.

In an originating summons issued to Nigeria government sometime October, this year at Federal high court Owerri, Bilie stated thus; Gentlemen of the Press, we are here today to let the world know what is happening in Nigeria. The safety of the lives and properties of indigenous people of Biafra living in Nigeria are no longer guaranteed. The Biafrans were forced to surrender their sovereignty and become Nigerian citizens on the promise that their lives and properties would be protected by the Government of Nigeria. Now, it has become clear that the Government of Nigeria is impotent and incompetent to protect the indigenous people of Biafra who were not consumed by the war. In fact, the Nigeria Police and Army Officers have continued to harass, intimidate, arrest, detain and kill Biafran human rights activists who are agitating for the self-determination and independence of Biafra by peaceful means but spare the militant activists from other nationalities agitating for similar outcome. There is clear and demonstrable policy of discrimination, marginalization, oppression and racism against the remnants of the indigenous people of Biafra living in Nigeria which has caused some of them to deny their identity in order to receive favours from the Federal Government of Nigeria. The situation has compelled Bilie Human Rights Initiative to file multiple suits against the Federal Government of Nigeria and its agents on behalf of the indigenous people of Biafra to protect their human and peoples’ rights. At the moment, the two suits Bilie Human Rights Initiative has filed are as follows:

(a) Case number 1 is for the Self-determination and Independence of Biafra

(b) Case number 2 is an order seeking restraint on the part of the Federal Government of Nigeria and her agents from the continued intimidation, harassment and threat to life of the publishers and distributors of Eastern Pilot Newspaper and violation of the publication’s freedom of expression as guaranteed under the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Case for Self-determination and Independence of Biafra:

On behalf of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Bilie Human Rights Initiative has filed the case, Suit No. FHC/OW/CS/102/2012 in the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Owerri Judicial Division against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney-General of the Federation seeking to enforce the rights of indigenous people of Biafra to self-determination and independence. The said suit brought by way of originating summons requires the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney-General of the Federation to appear in court to answer fundamental questions impinging on the rights of Indigenous People of Biafra which to date has remained unanswered and untested in any competent court of law.

Bakassi prepare for war as it declares independence

LET the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney-General of the Federation within thirty days after service of this summons on them, inclusive of the day of such service, cause an appearance to be entered for them to this summons which is issued upon the application of BILIE HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE representing INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA who are indigenes of the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, parts of the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria and parts of the Middle Belt zone of Nigeria seeking to enforce their right to self-determination pursuant to Articles 19 - 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap 10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990, and to redress all wrongs occasioned on them by the Defendants in consequence whereof the Claimants pray for the determination of the following questions: 1. Whether the Indigenous People of Biafra who are the remnants that were not consumed in the Nigerian-Biafran war of 1967 – 1970 have the right of self-determination pursuant to Articles 19 – 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.

Ogoni declares independence

2. Whether the Claimants who identify themselves as Biafrans by indigenous identity are committing any offence by doing so contrary to any provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 or contrary to any provisions of the Criminal Code and whether it is a crime under any national or international law to mention the name of BIAFRA or for the remnants of the Indigenous People of Biafra who were not consumed by the war to maintain their indigenous identity as Biafrans with their native emblems and symbols as they do now even though they are Nigerians by citizenship and nationality laws; and if the answer is in the negative, whether the Defendants are justified to arrest, detain, shoot and or kill the children of the Claimants for identifying themselves as Biafrans by indigenous identity contrary to the rights of indigenous peoples as guaranteed by Articles 19 – 25 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.

3. Whether by the interpretation of Section 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 it is a crime for the Claimants and or the people of other ethnic nationalities held together in Nigeria against their will to exercise their right to self-determination by seeking for independence under the law as guaranteed by Articles 19 – 25 Cap 10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and the United Nations Resolution 61/295 of 2007 known as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

4. Whether it is lawful under the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 and under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act Cap 10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 for the Defendants to hold the ethnic nationalities in Nigeria together by force against their will who now constitute the six geopolitical regions namely: South East, South South, South West, North Central, North East and North West, in a forced marriage akin to slavery contrary to their human and peoples’ rights of self-determination as there is no provision in the Nigerian law or international law that makes it a crime for a people to seek for freedom by the rule of law.

5. Whether the amalgamation of the peoples of the south and north by the British Government to form one country called Nigeria was with the consent and agreement of the indigenous peoples of the lands; and if the answer is in the negative, whether the Order-in-Council 1910 – 1913 made by the British Government to create Nigeria in

1914 was null and void ab initio for lacking legitimacy as it could not form the basis of the Nigerian Constitution thereby rendering the amalgamation invalid.

Federal hgh court Owerri hears Bilie & Nigeria

6. Whether by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1963 which took effect on 1st October 1963 and remained in force until the midnight of 30th September 1979 the Defendants were right to seize and confiscate the assets, properties, money, and all treasures belonging to the Claimants by promulgating the Abandoned Properties Act of 28th September 1979 while the 1963 Constitution was in force, being more than nine years after the war and after the declaration of “One Nigeria” while regarding the Claimants as Nigerian citizens but depriving them of their properties, money and assets; and if the answer is in the negative, whether the Defendants are still justified to withhold the said money, properties and assets belonging to the Claimants.

7. Whether the Defendants were justified to violate the International Humanitarian Law and the Laws of War known as the Geneva Convention 1949 (to which the Defendants acceded and ratified on 20th June 1961) by bombing the Biafran civilians, killing the Biafran civilians and using starvation to kill the children, women and the elderly of the civilian population of the indigenous people of Biafra in the war of 1967 – 1970 in order to win the war.

8. Whether the Defendants by registering Nigeria as a member of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in 1986 and licensing an Islamic Sharia Bank in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution contrary to Section 10 of the Constitution of Nigeria have violated the Constitution and turned Nigeria into a

Islamic country; and if the answer is in the affirmative, whether the Claimants have the right to dissociate themselves from the Defendants and refuse to answer the citizens of an Islamic country in the exercise of their right to freedom of worship, freedom of association and self-determination as a people.

AND LET THE DEFENDANTS TAKE NOTICE that the Claimants who are called Biafrans by indigenous identity and Nigerians by nationality have commenced the legal processes leading to their referendum for self-determination and shall at the hearing of this summons pray the Honourable Court for:

(a) An Order declaring that the Claimants have the right to self-determination pursuant to Articles 19 – 25, Cap 10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990, and are therefore free to exercise their right to self-determination for independence or any other political status of their choice.

(b) An Order declaring that the ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria are not held as slaves under Section 2(1) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 and therefore have the right of self-determination to decide their political status by the rule of law.

(c) An Order declaring that the Defendants are liable to pay to the Claimants by way of compensation or reparation the present value of all the money, properties and assets of the Claimants seized by the Defendants as a result of the Nigerian-Biafran war of 1967 – 1970 since the properties were not seized in wartime but nine years after the war based on the post-war discriminatory policies and laws made by the Defendants to suppress the Claimants from generation to generation.

(d) An Order directing the Defendants to comply with the provisions of Article 20 (3) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act Cap 10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and consequently give all assistance to the Claimants in the exercise of their right to self-determination for a peaceful conduct of their referendum for independence or for any other political status of their choice.

(e) An Order granting judicial protection to the Claimants, their homes, their offices and their correspondences individually and collectively as they exercise their right to self-determination and an Injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents and privies, from interfering, arresting, molesting, intimidating, disturbing, hindering or harassing the Claimants or doing any act or omitting to do any act aimed at frustrating the Claimants’ exercise of their right to self-determination which they have commenced with a referendum.

(f) An Order compelling the Defendants to release from its prisons and detention centres all indigenous people of Biafra who are agitating as pro-Biafra Movements for Independence of Biafra by peaceful means and to drop all charges of treason or treasonable felonies made against them and to release all their properties seized by the Defendants.

(g) An Order affirming the Memorandum of Ohanaeze Ndigbo dated 28th June 2012 submitted to the National Assembly for the restructuring of Nigeria into six autonomous self-governing regions, namely: South East, South West, South South, North East, North West and North Central, as a manifestation of the Will of the People in the exercise of their right to self-determination and directing the Defendants to present an Executive Bill to the National Assembly for a law granting autonomy and self-governing

status to the six geopolitical regions in Nigeria; OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, in the role of the Judiciary as the last hope of the common man, an Order directing the Defendants to present an Executive Bill to the National Assembly for a law dissolving Nigeria in peace along the compatible ethnic groups instead of allowing the country to break up in bloodshed.

(h) An Order declaring that the Defendants by registering Nigeria as a member of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) have turned Nigeria into an Islamic country contrary to Section 10 of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 and therefore the Claimants being Christians have the right to dissociate themselves from the Defendants and refuse to be called the citizens of an Islamic country.

The facts of the case and exhibits relied on are contained in a 44-Paragraph Affidavit filed with the suit. Bilie Human Rights Initiative is by this legal action accelerating efforts to bring legal clarity to the issue of arbitrary arrests of indigenous people of Biafra. We believe that what Biafra lost after the war was its sovereignty and not its people since we were not annihilated by Nigeria as Rome annihilated Carthage.

By this BIlie has on behalf of the Ibo nation beckoned the federal government of Nigeria and all who try to silence the Ibos when Biafra is mentioned to tell us why we should not bear our indigenous identity and why we should not go out of the Nigerian project. Though the summons was properly served on the government to appear in court or cause appearance to be entered for her on 30^th October 2012 for 1^st hearing the later failed to show up and case was adjourned to 26^th November 2012 which she failed to honour the second time but honoured the case instituted  by the same Bilie at Abuja against her on behalf of Eastern Pilot Newspaper which security agents of the government has been harassing and impound her papers that write against the injustice meted to the Ibos. Nigeria government unexpectedly committed herself before the court having attended Abuja case without reason for absenting that of Owerri and by this leaves Justice S.M Shaibu of the federal high court no other choice than to continue with the case on the 16^th of January 2013. And being aware of the implication Nigeria has shown interest to be in court on that date. It will be exciting moment lovers of human rights are waiting to see. May be Britain and Russia will deploy their anti -freedom personnel to help argue for Nigeria why the Biafrans should not go.

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IGBO-JEWISH ANCESTRY (PART 1)

Surfing through the NET recently a You-tube clip, ’Re-emerging the Jews of Nigeria’ drew a curiosity of a writer to watch and listen what it has to say. The clips contain some group of Ibo men and women from different parts of the land in a worship place described as synagogues by the director, chanting and singing praises to God. The songs were not familiar ones as they were sung in Hebrew tongues. And some members of the congregation interviewed confirmed they were Ibos either residing within Nigerian States of Abuja, Port Harcourt and Anambra or outside Nigeria adhering to Judiac way of worship of ancient fathers.

The comments from the public reacting to this clips as read gave impression of four categories of people represented in the discussion forums. Some were abusive, aggressive, agitated and others appreciative in their expressions. It is these four sets of mindset, this article intends to address in this series, under the following presentations;

1. The Ibo Jews
2. The Liberal Jews.
3. The racist Jews.
4. The tribe conscious Nigerians.

      And

5. A sincere analytical opinion of the situation.

The Ibo Jews-

There is no law prohibiting any man or group of people from seeking to know their root, and for the Ibos in particular, it is a tradition to look homewards because there is no place the tribe considers to be like or better than home. When we were growing up, there were men and women counted as one of us in the village, only to hear one day that these people have discovered their roots, packed every belongings and left the village to their places of birth. Also men have equally made sudden appearance in my community to take their rightful place in their family history.

That is the power of bloodline of an Ibo man, no matter how long and comfortable it resides outside the lineage will certainly return in due time.

In fact recent years have witnessed a tremendous search for identities by men and women across the globe. In Nigeria for instance, clips of videos and pictures of persons from America and Europe were shown who came to the country in search of their parents. Cases that readily come to mind are that of Michelle Sijuade, a Nigerian of a British mother, who has been to this country up to two times putting desperate effort to connect back to her Dad after long years of separation. The 34 year old woman based in London came to Nigeria in March 2010 for her father named Ken Sijuade, who left her when she was about two years old.

Michelle posted a chilling note to all who care to help out;

Nigeria: Please Help Me Find My Missing Father 'Ken Sijuade' Author: Michelle Sijuade Trafford | March 08, 2010 Well, hello everyone! I'm new here! AND I’m in London! I am looking for my Nigerian father. I am 34 years of age and am keen to find my missing father with whom I have had no contact since 1977 after I believe he was deported from London back to Nigeria. He was known in London between 1975-1977 as Ken Sijuade. He left when I was just 2 years old . Michelle Sijuade Trafford. My father registered me at birth he gave me HIS Nigerian name 'Sijuade'. Now, as a kid growing up in the 70s (without a dad) in London was quite alternative to say the least. I have to admit I didn't promote my given name BUT as I grew older I have to say that I am SO happy he did this for me. I AM SO PROUD. BUT I want to find him. I haven't seen met him before, this for me is really sad. I wasn't brought up to believe in religion and he also had me christened, so once again never paid much attention to this fact but I do appreciate and respect his reasons for doing this for me. Anything someone does for you to this degree you have to respect no matter what your beliefs. For me it showed that he cared. I've missed out on a lot - not having a father around...but it’s a long story!   Anyway, whilst I go on, I might just introduce myself, I'm Michelle Sijuade Trafford. And I’m going to ask YOU, would you have any idea where I might find my missing father Ken Sijuade? This is quite a desperate case. If you have any information, which might guide me in the right direction to finding him, please, please let me know. Thank you for reading this. Much appreciated! Michelle Sijuade

Michelle’s Dad is from Yoruba tribe of Nigeria going by the surname Sijuade. Therefore, that implies that Michelle is a Nigerian lady of Yoruba origin. Though, she has not located her father yet but all hope is not lost provided the man still lives. There is a very strong belief that with time and more efforts the man will be located.

Michelle, is not the only one in search of her Dad, American TV star Stacie Turner, stormed Nigeria in January 2011 in company of her own family to locate her father, Mr.Nze Augustine. This 42 year old was lucky to have her Dad alive till date and finally happy to embrace the arms of a man called father who disconnected with her since childhood. Stacie Turner is a Nigerian of Ibo descent and her mother is a German/Finish descent. Her joy new no bound as she finally slipped into the bosom of a long awaited Daddy. Read her testimony;

I started the search for my father nine years ago when my son was born and I was diagnosed with sickle cell traits. And I said it’s interesting to find out my medical history because I always knew I was adopted. All of sudden because of this medical history I was curious to know who my parents were for the very first time. So, I wrote the adoption agency to try and get my medical information. They didn’t have it but instead they sent me a summary of who my parents were. And it was the first time I found out that my birth mother was a German/Finish descent and my father was of Nigerian descent. As I grew up with my family, I always thought that I was African-American not knowing I had these other nationalities in my background that I didn’t know anything about. And so I came to Nigeria out of curiosity to find out more about my father.

Meeting face to face with my father is indescribable. Though, I initially found him in April 2010 when I first contacted him on phone. Since then we had talked on phone a number of times but the network was always bad, and because of the dialect we couldn’t really have a conversation. But finally seeing him on that day was completely overwhelming for both of us. He was completely open and welcoming. The moment was incredible. I found out that I have 10 siblings. I grew up as an only child and never thought I have all these relatives, which is a wonderful thing.

Stacie Turner (third from Right and Dad next to her) and other members.

The moment we both met, I was speechless. My father was screaming and crying. I also started crying. We didn’t say anything to each other. Emotion was just overflowing. He just kept looking at me like ‘is it real? Are we really here? Originally, I didn’t want to come looking for him because my birth mother has said the experience would bring him shame. But fortunately, we have some good friends in the United States who are traveling with us. For my husband’s best friend who is a Nigerian it’s like ‘oh that’s ridiculous. It’s not part of our culture not to seek out your family’. What my husband’s friend said turned out to be true because the entire family completely embrace us.

Likewise, the Cross River born Nollywood actress, Shan George recently disclosed her several unfruitful attempts to reconnect her British Dad, George or family members since four years ago. The said actress was fathered by a British expatriate from Manchester, United Kingdom working in Nigeria then. The information available with her was insufficient to link with her supposed family members abroad, but there was an understanding that her father might have died.

Nollywood actress Shan George.

Now it is not about economic issues that inspire Nigerians to search for their links across the world rather love to be united with bloodline raises a curiosity as pointed out by Stacie Turner because this group of people for instance are comfortable and independent and discovering their root might not add anything to their financial status rather take from it. What they need is warm embrace from kits and kin and a place among the brethren. Nigerians have been told by Mark Walton of African Channel, an International TV station based in Los Angeles to expect an unprecedented boom in tourists’ traffic from the United States following the report that more than 70 percent of African-Americans have discovered their roots lay in Nigeria through DNA test. According to Mr. Walton, the current trend in Europe and America is that countless people desirous of unraveling their behavioral pattern resort to DNA test to really understand who they are and where their forebear came from. And, the results of the majority of such tests have proven that majority of African-Americans are of Nigerian ancestry.

Corroborating Walton’s assertion about the relevance of DNA tests by African-Americans to possible influx of US tourists’ to Nigeria, Mr. Jim Holden, President African Travel Association (ATA); observed that requests for information on Nigeria by African-Americans have surged since DNA issue popped up. In the same vein, Mr. Stephen Richer of the US National Travel Association, the umbrella body for US Travel Trade, also revealed that demand for tour packages to Africa, especially Nigeria, has risen significantly, following the DNA test fever in America. Mr. Richer, who also commended Otunba Runsewe for taking Nigeria tourism on a US Road show; urged the Nigeria government to gird its loins by beefing up infrastructure and setting in motion other strategies to attract home-sick African-American yearning to visit

Nigeria

Rev. T D Jakes,an Ibo American

From this information gathered in US, it would not be surprising to have many African-Americans making Nigeria, at least, a second home in the near future if Nigeria could put her ace together, by providing an enabling environment for the diasporas. Infact, Africa-Americans are desperate to have DNA test result further analyzed into tribal roots which result claims that about sixty percent of African-Americans of Nigeria descent would probably be Igbos, prominent among these are Actor Blair Underwood, Actor Forest Whitaker, Rev .T D Jakes, Paul Robeson and Booker T Washington, just to mention few. It was a chilly joyful experience for some Africa-Americans to have finally laid to rest their nations of origin and would not hide the willingness to be integrated into the African society by way of come back. It is exciting to read expressions of African-American relatives when some discovered their root. Stump is one of such African descent in America;

Now, "I have a place where I can go back and say, 'This is who I am; this is my home,' " says Stump, 34, a homemaker and mother of six in Basalt, Colo. "That's something I never, ever expected to say."

The truth is that some of the African-American yearning to come back are comfortable and might not have need for Nigeria economically rather assist in developing the nation and the continent in general.
 This is normal in Africa, in Nigeria and with Ibos in particular, it runs in our blood to search for our place of birth in due time. Ibos don’t get lost in a strange land.

The Ibos see any true male child from the tribe who does not think homeward and remained in a foreign or strange land (outside Ibo enclave) as efulefu, which means fool and prodigal. Such person is without honour and inconsequential in the sight of his kinsmen. Even at death, the Ibos could spend whatever to take the corpse of a tribesman home. Within and outside Ibo land, families and communities ensure that this ancient tradition is upheld except on extreme cases where event around the death is a helpless one. Therefore, it is not wrong for the Ibos as a society to seek to know where they came from, for there is no place like home.

Now, if in Nigeria today and the world at large people could trace their origin, then that of the Ibos cannot be an exception. The Hausas are said to migrate from Nubia, Fulanis from the Arab world,Yorubas are direct descendants of Cush, the son of Ham of Noah, itsekiris from Benin and Benin from the Yorubas (though some of these are controversial), then how will one think that the Ibos have no place of origin?

If these historical descents are true, what is not true is the myth that the Ibos ancestor, Eri, fell from heaven, for there is no related story like that in any part of the universe. Ibos came from some place and the quest to connect their root has been a primary concern over the years unlike Jeff Lieberman’s opening bias remark that with the introduction of internet in Nigeria, young Ibos began to research their history;

With the introduction of the Internet in Nigerian society, young Igbo men began to research their history and noticed a pattern of similarities between Igbo and Jewish traditions. This discovery gave rise to Igbo shaking off years of Colonial Christianity and fueling a movement toward Jewish identity and practice, which has been fraught with turns into Messianic worship, family exile, prejudice from Muslim and Christian neighbors, and scorn from Jews in the Western world, yet it has also been a communal journey.

Jeff, would have spared himself the publicity of ignorance on a subject, he knows little or nothing about. To narrow down an age long quest of a people to internet connection that is about 15 years old is to rubbish and make jest of the issue on ground. No wonder some forum contributors followed this thought to castigate and talked down the Ibo race. If one would ask when was internet introduced in Nigeria to start with? Did Jeff know when the first set of Israel archeologists stormed the Southeast of Nigeria to check out some archeological proofs? Does he know that an Ibo ex-slave in London, by name Olaudah (Ikwuano) Equiano, had written some documents tracing the ancestral home of the Ibos to Israel before his death in 1797(Some two hundred and fifteen years ago)?

Olaudah (Ikwuano)Equiano (1745-1797)

Does he know that as far back 1995, the Israeli government under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has sent delegates to Nri, a place considered as the first settlement of the Ibos to confirm this claim and the delegates were satisfied with the sites they saw and concluded that the Ibos are indeed one of the lost tribes of Israel, also other delegates under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was sent in 1997 for the same mission?

Does he also know that the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, on March 28, 1996 paid another visit to Nri kingdom, wept for similar things he saw in Israel that is found also in the kingdom and gave gift of Olive fruit and Oil which Israel traditionally presents as special gifts to those recognized as kings in Israel to Eze A.E Chukwuemeka? Those material items excavated from the ground are they information downloaded from the internet?

Does pattern of similarities in tradition strictly make the people one? If so, the Arabs who share some similar traditions with Israel would have claimed to be the later, but the case of Ibos goes beyond tradition pattern seen on the internet.

It is an exaggeration by Jeff to slight the Ibo nation to say that Igbo shook off years of colonial Christianity…and scorn from Jews in the Western world…yet it has also been a communal journey.

The question is how does 40,000 estimated number of Ibos that embraced Judaism came to represent a tribe that numbered up to 50 million people and where are the synagogues in the Southeast that are not seen, such that it could be regarded as a communal journey?

How many western Jews are scorning the Ibos quest for Jewish identity and how many are in support? The Ibos are predominantly Christians and would not be possible to convert to any religion in such a large number as painted by Jeff.

 

Yitzhak Rabin,Israeli Prime Minister.

The story that the Ibos are from Jewry is not new among the tribe except for the new breeds. All the people interviewed in the video clips fall within middle thirties and above age group and this similar story will be heard from any Ibo that falls within that range elsewhere in Ibo land and that does not mean that other ages below the group may have not been privileged to hear the story of Jewish ancestry. I remember hearing the story from Pa Nzegbulam, as a child. He was a grand uncle and a very close friend of my grandfather, Fredrick Iwuji. Pa Nzegbulam was a Second World War soldier who traveled wide. He used to tell us the story of Adolph Hitler of Germany and the World War. So, the men having become old about late 70’s and early 80’s took to tapping Palm wine having retired from active works and I will always accompany them to the stream where the wine was tapped being my grand dad errand boy and escort or meet with them at the stream whenever I came back from school. Besides, my grand dad was a tuberculosis patient which made him unable to carry heavy load and needed my company most times. It was one of those days this story of being Jews was told. Those stories did not mean anything to me and I am sure my mates that were privileged to have it also. That a nation called Israel exists was like the story of heaven, hell and Adam and Eve from our catechism lessons. It was a bit confusing that we were Nigerians, then from Israel and as children in primary school; we were not thinking beyond our village and daily chores, Nigeria was our world, so it didn’t matter for us. What I am not sure is whether this story from our fathers were told with understanding that some day their descendants will return to Israel or for the sake of knowledge because if it was for the first reason concerted efforts beyond story telling would have been made to drive a stronger hunger for Israel before now. Besides, the Ibo- Jewish ancestry has been on the burner in world discourse before 1948 when Israel was proclaimed a Sovereign nation by the United States of America and United Nation and all Israel were enjoined to return to their homeland in Israel. It was not on record that our fathers made efforts to return to Israel and were denied. May be, the British government played down the event from the reach of Ibos to discourage their going being part of British colony like efforts made to prevent Israel before UN and America intervention.

Surprisingly, one of the commentaries posted on the NET acknowledged having read the story from World geography textbook as early as 1950’s when most of us writing have not been conceived; ‘I recall being surprised when I read this in my 1950’s era 7^th grade World geography textbook,’The Ibos are referred to as ‘the Jews of Africa’ because they are so industrious ( as close to a direct quote as I can remember).

I want to believe that the person who wrote this is neither an Ibo nor a Nigerian and for him to be surprise at the time he read World geography text book means he was a bit up in age and old right now. Also, I am sure that the textbook referred to is out of circulation by now and World geography is no more a subject taught in very many countries today, for instance, Nigeria. We never read world geography at my time so that confirms that Jeff dived into a subject he is unfamiliar with. Secondly, because of passage of time this individual could not recollect and quote correctly the presentation as contained in the world geography.

On further search on the NET, a write up credited to Rabbi Yehudah ben Shomeyr of Adint-Ministries, Canada disclosed that connection of Igbo people to Israel has contained in Encyclopedia Britannica publications since 1929 and a Torah Commentary on Sh’mot in 1922 commented on the Igbo-Gad connection also. What is not certain is whether our grandparents drew their knowledge from these publications since my grandfather was officially recognized to be born in 1904 or was the knowledge from oral tradition like any other.

Rabbi Yehuhah ben Shomeyr

Having read many articles on Igbo-Israel relationship written by Ibo and non Ibo researchers on the subject, one will not hesitate to advice our Ibo brothers in the light of the tribe’s proverb that you can only show someone his relation and not his friend. It is left for that relation to acknowledge and embrace the relationship. Some of these Ibos should not impose themselves on Israel through legal battles but leave her to take time and sought things out by herself. Over the years, different groups from black and non black nationalities have been staging protests to show affinity with the nation Israel, though these might not be known and accepted by Israel yet God of heaven knows his own and will just do that at the fullness of time for in-gathering of his own people.

The implication of granting and integrating the Ibos as Jews are enormous and will alter the political, economic, social, security and religious landscapes of the nation, therefore, require a diligent and comprehensive approach to address.

If God be in the programme of in-gathering of the dispersed of Israel in according scriptural prophecies and Ibos happens to be among his people nothing can stop him from fulfilling the prophecies. To struggle to convert to Judaism for acceptance into the fold is man made way to helping God achieve an objective designed from the foundation of the world and no one can successful help God whose ways are

past finding out.

IS LINDA IKEJI A ROLE MODEL?

 By Okey Iwuji

This debate on the personality of the ex-modeler arose from a statement accredited to her one time friend, Toke Makinwa,a Rhythmn 93.7 radio Presenter,before the modeler possibly gossiped with her name. Two camps are created by this statement. One camp stands with Linda and encouraged her to continue doing that which she knows best no matter whose ox is gourd. The other camp dismissed Linda as unserious element sniffing around to meddle with peoples’ affairs. For Linda, she finds joy in what she is doing so long as it fuels her car and pays other bills and does not bother the feelings of the people involved. Well, that shows a high level of insensitivity in a bid to make money from peoples private issues.

Whether for or against are ok. One truth is that every grown adult is a kind of model to another whether for good or evil. For instance, parents of new babies used to run after folks to be God fathers or mothers to their children at baptism because some good or moral qualities were found in them which they wished to be inculcated in their children as the later relates with the godparents. The underlining thought for this Godfather-son relationship is that of role model. Therefore, many if not all are role models in one form or the other whether famous at national or universal levels or at one corner in an obscure village. For this reason many became godparents to a number of children and married couples on their wedding days within their localities. Now whether the supposed role models keep to the morals or character that endeared them to the parents of the new babies or new couples for which they were elected is a different ball game. In fact, many parents are shockingly disappointed to realize that those to whom their children’s moral-fare is committed to have turned to be the great corrupters of the time.

Role model could be positive or negative depending on the side one belongs. In this the saying, one man’s meat another’s poison becomes very true. The word role model which means person one admires and tries to copy, though most times use in the positive, does not always represent good and positive lifestyles.

 

The ace Blogger and Ex-Modeler,Linda Ikeji

The supporters of Linda found her gossips satisfying while that of Toke found it disgusting. This divide is virtually seen in every activity under the sun. The whole world has never with one accord approved or disapproved a thing call it same sex marriage, terrorism, Wall Street occupation etc. While some people would call for the head of the individual considered to have done absurd things, others would want crown him with many crowns if possible.

 The writer still longs to see a time when the whole world will call a spade by it’s name, may be in the world to come.

For Linda, she is a role model whether Toke cares to believe it or not. To her blog followers she is also one. Linda’s adolescent story during her school days at University of Lagos, when she could not give her body to a man because of financial pressure is her claim as a model which she would desire young women at school to learn from but was not bold to tell the world that she was a virgin at that time like Pam Shaw, who at 70 had no man friend nor spouse. Pam Shaw as a lone voice in a wilderness could be reverenced for virginity preservation at such a golden age and at same time despised for cabaret dancing by same persons who respected her virgin decision. Many are role models in respective life endeavours but few could be found as all rounder when moral question is involved. So, for strong points one is hallowed and despised for a gross weakness. For Linda, the actual reason for refusing a man she has previously been accepting financial gifts from might be more of lack of love and willingness to share such intimacy with that individual and the case could have been different if he met her expectations for an ideal man to sleep with. What is different if she sleeps with a boy friend who in turn helps her out with finances when need arises?

 

Rythm Radio and TV presenter Toke Makinwa(left) and Linda Ikeji

And if she was a virgin, whether she has kept to it until the time of writing which would have qualified for a good role model. Someone could overcome temptation once but might not all the time.

To me she is a role model either way it is viewed. I like the design of her beautiful blog and desire to learn from her, how she rakes money through a number of adverts on the face of her blog each time I visit the site. The site is simply attractive and appealing too.

She is also an informant of the good and bad happenings in our society. If for any reason you lost touch with events in the country once a visit is made to her wonderful blog she brings you to track. She has equally used her platform to speak against injustice for the voiceless. However, her other side of role modeling is negative and not appealing to my personality because it is considered as riding on wheels of perversion when she wrote a controversial article, “I do not enjoy penetrative sex” though some people were thrilled judging from responses that followed the write up. It is not good image making for a woman to be shrouded in controversy all the time.

I was never moved to write on Oral sex despite the questions people posed to various Heart Clinics and their funny encouraging answers to this evil practice nor x rated related materials spam flooding my blog after the article on Breast War, a satanic verse until I came across Miss Linda Ikeji’s lamentation on her article, “I do not enjoy penetrative sex” and the later question of being a role model, then it became necessary to contribute to the discussion. It is obvious that what was perceived as sexual escapades of the unlearned has reached a feverish point that the educated has joined the trend. Men and women alike are forcing this awkward and outlandish sexual behaviour on their spouses and partners daily in search of pleasure. And while some homes are heat up because spouses with some moral fiber resist to submit to the inordinate, humiliating and absurd demands from beast-partners making the former to seek advice from relationship counseling clinics on electronic and print media, Linda in one hand joined other fellows to promoting a trend that is sentencing the society to an eternal damnation through the article. This may have contributed to Toke’s question on validity of her role model.

 

Pam Shaw, a 70 year old virgin and cabaret dancer

Apart from alerting the society of her being single and available, lack of sexual partner and circumcision went further to include her preference to oral sex than penetrative sex. Going farther from the reach of her limited mindset during the write up is the selection of a dirty group of men as suitors; men who can descend so low on her when she pleases which is awful to read from a supposed descent lady looking out for Mr. Right. A role model is defined by the public as one that positively impacts good and moral virtues, though the society has been disappointed on this expectation by some acclaimed role models yet there exist many holding tenaciously in a morally compromised terrain the principles of role modeling.

As a blogger too hers is among the blogs I visit from time to time because of a beautiful layout, adverts and some controversial issues she writes. But this edition draws an interest based on it’s implication on the society, the various sides of comments from readers and for the fact that some followers of her blog might be misled. Whether she meant to expose her “private life” to the public for opinions or chose the topic to feel a societal response to a sensitive and controversial issue of this kind is what I am yet to come terms with. It has bothered my mind since then how the considered literate, role model, religious and moral conservatives are swallowing fast evil pills from the west without looking back nor up to God’s face to feel his pleasure. And being convinced further that notwithstanding the gorgeousness and neat appearances some societal people of this continent put on, have been so influenced to become dirtier inside than expected of the unregenerate of African society.

In her words…I’ve never really enjoyed sex. And I blame it on the fact that I was circumcised. Some things were cut off, so there was no much sensation down there.

I mean, I enjoy intimacy and when the tongue was at work… *Cough*…but penetration was a different case.

While it is a sheer courage to write counter article on a line considered filthy based on moral and spiritual convictions that the trend is evil though gaining fast acceptance by the society, the piece is not to attack the personality of Miss Ikeji rather the trend she has come to follow. Like other past articles that seem to address individual flaws, the personalities in question were simply victims of spiritual ignorance and societal manipulations which any untutored person can fall prey too. And for the fact that the persons being famous are like houses built on hills which cannot be hidden from the eyes taking the flaws up become very necessary. The famous have crowd of followers who imitate their idols no matter how dirty and unpopular their views are. That is why advertising companies chase and pay fabulous amounts to have Artists feature on their products adverts. Linda is an ex-model, author and has some followers on her blog who delight in some things she writes. Such followers could without second thought gulp down every piece of garbage delivered from her writings.

 

President Bill Clinton of America and Mistress Monica Lewinsky.

Also, the need to take away little foxes from our farm (Africa) for our plants (Children) are tender is urgent and to redeem some persons who could change their minds after reading our own lines of thought is important. Another reason is that an adage in Igbo culture counseled that any person that sees a fowl foraging and scratching in a pool of shit should chase it away for no one knows who eats the legs when it is killed. We all have been connected by technology to the point that the world is now a small place and no one knows who our children are following as a role model or who come our homes to live with us as friends, wives, in-laws, aunts and above all as the article will reveal further the health implication which might affect you or someone known to all of us. Besides, I feel indebted to all that read my blog to share a feeling that borders on eternal consequences of things we do or refuse to do peradventure such persons could be helped right on time.

Somehow this article would have been posted to Miss Ikeji’s private email only if it is known to me because she requested for a sincere advice but for the fact that a lot out there riding in the same wheels with her needs to be informed on the health and spiritual dangers to continue in perversion this was published. Sometime ago a Christian brother and friend disclosed to me this evil trend going on among some Pentecostal Christians in Nigeria who organize marriage seminars for women members of their congregations and arranges overseas women preachers as guest speakers. The day in reference was treated bedmatics as called which encouraged the women to buy sextapes to learn among others blowjobs in other to satisfy their husbands in beds. The story was not well settled then that this evil has slipped into the Pentecostals unit of Christendom until I read Linda’s article confirming how deep we have drowned. It is good to know that both the low, high and mighty of the society who cared have been brainwashed with lame reasons by the Damned of this earth. The first presented argument is that man is the only animal specie that does not indulge in lip service as called; therefore the desire to explore something with their mouths is very easy to observe as intuitive and natural impulse. It was also suggested that there is an evolutionary advantage due to the tendency of primates, non-primates and humans to have oral sex.^[35] And there is some anthropological evidence for cunnilingus as a widespread activity amongst Australian aboriginals.<sup>[36]

The Aborigines of Australia.
This</sup>  argument is nullified by the fact that man is not an animal but an image of God. Man has spirit, soul and a body, the nearest animal with body similar to man does not have spirit and soul. Animals are not created in the likeness of God nor given instructions, laws or commandments to keep which will be accounted for at last day before God. Animals have no eternal existence after this life and for short were simply created to serve as food to man and without highly developed knowledge to understand evil or good like man. Above all God created them in their own nature, therefore, those who equate themselves to animals should think appropriately. Animals do not have monthly discharge which women folks do have and has been proven to be prone to contamination with infectious disease that can lead to cancer. And persons given to lip service have every high chance of being infected with mouth cancer.
Second reason being advanced is that of preserving male or female virginity, due to its non-procreative nature. This is especially exercised in the case of female virginity, as oral sex (which can be penetrative or non-penetrative) may leave the hymen intact. Another conception is the issue of “technical Virginity” where lip service and other non penetrative sexual acts are considered not to involve penile-vaginal penetration therefore safe and for which reason the “technical Virginity” is said to have become popular among the teenagers in the Western world since 1990s and the same sex marriage proponents. On this same reason some personalities like former President of America, Bill Clinton, Virginia Senator, Chuck Robb and Newt Gingrich argued that legally speaking they have not engaged in adultery or anything unfaithful to their wives though involved in oral sex because they never slept with the mistresses. Well this deceitful line of thought argued that adultery and fornication are said to take place when one sleeps with the sexual partner and had penile-vaginal penetration and since the later did not occur there is no breaking of the law. But God said ‘thou shall not covet your neighbour’s wife nor discover her nakedness’. To the unmarried it said, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and every woman have her own husband. What is the need to keep virginity once someone is married? Then Jesus added that whosoever looks at a woman and lust after her has already committed adultery or fornication with her in the heart. So if lusting in the heart is transgression of God’s commandment much more is the lip service and other non penetrative sexual acts people indulge in.
Third reason patrons of lip service give is reduction of miscarriages in pregnancies. According to the purported studies Oral sex is correlated with reducing the risk of miscarriages by inducing immunological tolerance to the proteins in sperm, a process known as paternal tolerance. While any exposure to a partner's semen during sexual activity appears to decrease a woman's chances for the various immunological disorders that can occur during pregnancy, immunological tolerance could be most quickly established through oral introduction and gastrointestinal absorption of semen.^[24][25] Recognizing that some of the studies potentially included the presence of confounding factors, such as the possibility that women who regularly perform oral sex and swallow semen also engage in more frequent intercourse, the researchers also noted that, either way, "the data still overwhelmingly supports the main theory" behind all their studies—that repeated exposure to semen establishes the maternal immunological tolerance necessary for a safe and successful pregnancy.
Now the questions researcher would answer are whether all cases of miscarriages are results from sexual relationships during pregnancies? Why do some women who totally abstain from the relationship during pregnancies still have miscarriages and those who engage in the same do not have? Why are men encouraged to sleep with their pregnant wives at certain stage of development to assist child formation in the womb? Why will God condemn it if there is need for the act?

Fourth reason people engage in lip service is based on cultural and custom attitudes. Like in Chinese Taoism, cunnilingus is revered as a spiritually fulfilling practice that is believed to enhance longevity.^[28] To what extent does lip service insures longevity in china is a question begging for an answer from china ministry of health? It is on record that china like many countries of the world is being threatened by health related issues. For instance, malignant neoplasms, cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of heart, respiratory diseases, injury and poisoning in both urban and rural residents are mentioned as major causes of death since the past 31 years. This five accounts to 80% death records in the country. Another top ten leading causes of death includes; endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases, genitourinary diseases, neurologic diseases, mental disorders, perinatal diseases, tuberculosis, or non-tuberculosis infectious diseases. Cigarette smoking and industrial pollution have been fingered as major preventable risk factor for death in china. China will have the world's highest number of lung cancer patients, i.e., 1 million a year, by 2025 if smoking and pollution are not effectively curbed, as experts have warned, suggested by the World Health Organization figures. According to the National Tumor Prevention and Cure Research Office Affiliated to the Ministry of Health, the country had 120 000 new lung cancer patients during the past five years. Lung cancer killed more people than any other disease, i.e., one out of every four, sources said.⁵ Smoking is likely to have a particularly devastating effect on China, where the annual death toll from smoking-related diseases already exceeds 1 million ―2.5 times that in the United States― and is expected to double by 2025 if smoking rates are not reduced.

Chinese Taoism

The deteriorating state of the environment is also contributing to the rising rate of cancer in China. Epidemiological investigations have found that the prevalence of lung cancer in industrial and polluted regions is higher than in non-industrial regions. “Occurrence of lung cancer is closely related to motor vehicle exhausts,” SUN Yan, a cancer expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the China Daily.⁵ Pollution caused by indoor furnishings can also be a factor; and experts advise people not to choose material containing harmful chemicals for indoor furnishings.

Going by this research and other case of hypertension risk factor in china it is obvious that believe in oral sex as insurance for longevity is a mere deception. For if it is so, it would have prevented the numerous deaths taking place in china which is said to be over I million from smoking and pollution alone and will account to have the highest lung cancer patients world wide.

Now consider this, of what use to go against God’s word to gain longevity or any other material benefits? The bible records that the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness….. for this cause God gave them up unto vile affections; for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature; like wise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;……backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful; who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Rom1;18-31. Jesus taught whom men shall fear, neither sickness, Satan nor death but he who has the power to kill the flesh and cast the soul into hell fire, and that is God.

In the light of the above eternal damnation and health implication, it is inappropriate for any person to join the wagon of the perishing for sake of adventurous pleasure.