Buhari Says Nigerian Army Was Soft on Biafrans During Civil War
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the army showed a lot of restraint against the Biafrans during the Civil War. Buhari said at that time, the head of state General Yakubu Gowon had issued instructions that the army was not fighting enemies but "brothers". The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, was fought between 1967 and 1970, with a million Biafrans dying of starvation.
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Nigeria: Group Replies to Buhari On 'Why Army Was Not Hard On Biafrans'
Vanguard, 5 June 2018
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, has replied President Muhammadu Buhari over the statement credited to him on "Why Nigerian Army was not hard on Biafrans," saying the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari - How Gowon Restrained Nigerian Troops From Crushing Biafra
This Day, 5 June 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja revealed how former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon's timely warning to federal forces restrained them from descending heavily on… Read more »
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The sit-at-home order by pro-Biafran groups, requesting people to stay away from work and school, achieved strong support in the south-east of the country, while in others it was ... Read more »
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Pro-Biafra groups have called for the sit-at-home protest to commemorate the anniversary of the defunct Republic of Biafra on May 30, the date the breakaway state declared ... Read more »
