biafran war
Over 30 dead in suspected separatist attack in Nigeria’s southeast – Amnesty International reports
30 lives were lost when gunmen launched a deadly ambush on travelers along a major highway in southeastern Nigeria, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International. The organization reported on Friday that more than 20 vehicles, including trucks, were torched during the brazen assault on the Okigwe-Owerri highway in Imo State on Thursday. While police have…
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Carl Gustaf von Rosen Supports Biafrans In Civil War On This Day In 1968
During the height of the Nigerian Civil War, or the Biafran War, Carl Gustaf von Rosen (pictured),...
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Igbo Nation Biafra Seceded From Nigeria On This Day In 1967
In the early years of its independence, Nigeria was rocked by a pair of coups between prominent...
