I do not think there is any subject in Nigeria’s history that has been more comprehensively documented than the civil war. Nigerian, Biafran and International witnesses have written countless books, articles and journals. There's even a book compiling all the int'l press coverage
The only reason why it appears that these accounts do not exist is because the Nigerian state has carried on like they didn't. That's what we should change.
BTW, all the accounts are consistent around the core narrative. A group of Nigerians were slaughtered in thousands over the sins of a few people. Then when they retreated from Nigeria, they were starved and slaughtered in millions to preserve territorial integrity
It was one of the most pointless massacres in history. A comprehensive victory for the Federal side, but a hollow one. Because when you insist that a group of people are your own but you hurt them so, you have to live with that memory. You cannot eat your cake and have it.
These books for instance are the tip of the iceberg:
This article by Frederick Forsyth is only 5 months old. In the light of #BlackLivesMatter it would be instructive to note the racist undertones underpinning crucial British support to crush Biafra.
Forsyth witnessed the war in person.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Forsyth witnessed the war in person.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"A racist and a snob, Hunt expected Africans to leap to attention when he entered the room – which Gowon did. At their single prewar meeting Ojukwu did not. Hunt loathed him at once."
- Frederick Forsyth
- Frederick Forsyth
A respected American civil rights activist recently said that this was the same problem the American shareholders had with Adesina.
My submission to buttress this point:
A curated reading list of books and articles on the subject matter - evidence of a sustained scholarly and social conversation on the matter from all perspectives:
A curated reading list of books and articles on the subject matter - evidence of a sustained scholarly and social conversation on the matter from all perspectives:
