Biafran War
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Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, has recounted a civil war experience that nearly took his life after his command, 82 Battalion, came under heavy bombardment from Biafran forces on March 27, 1969. IBB stated that the Biafran artillery began an uninterrupted bombardment of their positions, noting that not even Nigerian troops’ aggressive…
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Rufai Oseni has insisted there was no Igbo coup in Nigeria’s political history. Writing on X, he said )sic): “I am not here to popular. I say things as they are. There was no igbo coup. These were narratives peddled by to cause hate. “I have read many accounts of the war. From the Caged…
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Proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has again warned youths from the South-East against joining the Nigerian Army, saying they will be used as sacrificial lambs. The group, in a statement on Saturday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the Nigerian Army was not for Biafrans because it had…
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Facts in this article were culled from the Oputa Panel archives. Never forget Ken Saro-Wiwa, SANI ABACHA, AND the good morals of this story. KEN SARO WIWA could not believe what happened to him. Lesson: Do not sabotage your own people’s efforts towards their liberation. On the day of his execution and unable to face…
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