General Outlook: Infrastructure is in an advanced stage of decay in most parts of Lagos and Southern BiafraNigeria. Overcrowding and a generally slummy appearance pervades the landscape of most of the major cities especially Lagos and Onitsha. Hustling is the other of the day, everybody wants to make a killing for every little job they do. The contract mentality seems to have gripped tight on this nation. Right from the airport baggage handler to the numerous touts performing one odd function or the other, all expect to be compensated outrageously.Listening to the radio or TV is a pain, politicians and public servants announce millions for every job executed.According to newspaper reports even 40km roads cost billions and the fleecing of government appears to be an open secret, everybody deals in millions here.

Safety : Avoid Lagos if you can , not a day goes by without massive robberies and subsequent loss of life. Visitors from abroad are prime targets hence the journey from the airport into Lagos is full of anxiety. The most troubling development here is that robbers operate in gangs exceeding 30 and sometimes 50 in number. The neighborhoods around Festac, and the Badagry expressway are especially hot spots. Port- Harcourt is a good alternative port of entry as Air France arrives in the daytime and armed robbery is on decline in the east.I saw first hand the Bakassi boys deliver instant justice around Ihiala on the Onistha/Owerri road. The robber was roasted after losing his head. Let me say that Aba and Onistha are generally calm few cases of armed robbery are now heard of in the east. I did not hear of any innocent people being murdered by Bakassi. Rather the Vigilante force seemed to be held in so much awe, not just for their instant justice but for their supposed super natural powers and the famous red knife (it is believed that they have a knife that turns red when put beside the throat of a robber). It is easy for some to sit out here in the west and judge their methods but the incident at Awkuzu in Anambra during my stay suggested that the armed robbers employ even harsher tactics on their victims. Without a decent police force I see no alternative to Bakassi. The loss of business in Onitsha and Aba would be too much strain on the economy of the east, which is why the traders continue to resist all moves by some Anambra politicians to dismantle Bakassi at Ontisha just to get even with Mbadinuju.

Roads: Let me just say that they are in terrible shape in most of the east when compared with the rest of the country. Onistha /Owerri/Aba with all it’s traffic remains a death trap while empty two lane roads link Abuja with most parts of the North. The east generally has very bad roads worsened by threatening erosion and complete neglect. You could spend half a day trying to get pass Onistha if you decide to go to Lagos by road.

Economy and Politics: The word employment does not exist for the BiafraNigerian youth. With NEPA Virtually out of commission (I never witnessed more than 4 - 6 hrs of power any single day in any part of the east including Port Harcourt) industrial capacity is close to zero and everybody buys and sells whatever they can. Only in Aba and Perhaps Nnewi are there any sign of continued local production of any goods. Aba made shoes appear to have gotten an upper hand over the imports and are common all over the country, other than that folks the youths are just loitering around the whole place hopelessly.

The failure of the Obasanjo regime is gradually sinking into all reasonable minds, especially in the business community that has been battered by a combination of NEPA,NNPC, CUSTOMS,NPA and NITEL. Non of these mentioned government agencies can live up to its intended functions. The only people still singing Obasanjo’s praises are his Igbo praise singers. Day after day a different group of Igbo beggars file into Aso Rock to pay homage. It became so disgraceful to hear so called Igbo leaders talk about an Obasanjo re-election in 2003 even with the current state of despair in Eastern BiafraNigeria. I have come back convinced that the greatest obstacle to freedom in the east is being posed by the shameless greed of the elite. Newspapers in the east tend to give more coverage on activities by groups like MASSOB There are publications like “EAST NEWS” I came across in most major eastern cities with whole pages devoted to the struggle.

However, the fact that we have pro-MASSOB newspapers like Eastern News, etc., and the gradual awareness of our masses as to the main source of their plights (the ohaneze political elites), maintains my optimism that Biafra shall soon be free. The upcoming revolution will be masses engineered instead of the leaders.

Welcome back. It is little wonder that people are still escaping from that hell hole in droves.

The fact of the matter is that you have much more break at Owasso than you'd ever get in your Sharia rule of law enclave.

Bature finally getting some comprehension about Biafra Cause! Interesting.