There is a great clash between the pro-Biafra activists in Onitsha and the Nigerian army – Shots have been fired and many are feared dead – There is no clear reason at the moment for the unrest – The authorities are trying to still the storm
Speculation has it that about 20 people are currently dead and many injured.
Speculation has it that about 20 people are currently dead and many injured.Some sources reveal that soldiers invaded a Catholic Church in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra state. The invasion was said to have taken place early this morning, May 30, as people were participating in Mass.
The incident comes on this day which happens to be Biafra remembrance day. It was on this day in 1967 that the late General Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra, after suffering through years of suppression under Nigeria’s military government. In 1960, Nigeria gained independence from Britain. Six years later, the Muslim Hausas in northern Nigeria began massacring the Christian Igbos in the region, prompting tens of thousands of Igbos to flee to the east, where their people were the dominant ethnic group. The Igbos doubted that Nigeria’s oppressive military government would allow them to develop, or even survive, so on May 30, 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu and other non-Igbo representatives of the area established the Republic of Biafra, comprising several states of Nigeria
The incident comes on this day which happens to be Biafra remembrance day. It was on this day in 1967 that the late General Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra, after suffering through years of suppression under Nigeria’s military government. In 1960, Nigeria gained independence from Britain. Six years later, the Muslim Hausas in northern Nigeria began massacring the Christian Igbos in the region, prompting tens of thousands of Igbos to flee to the east, where their people were the dominant ethnic group. The Igbos doubted that Nigeria’s oppressive military government would allow them to develop, or even survive, so on May 30, 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu and other non-Igbo representatives of the area established the Republic of Biafra, comprising several states of Nigeria.
