There were other negotiations. There was Arusha and there was Kampala. Biafra had no legitimacy and wherewithal to enforce their one-sided accord. The rest is history....
The Aburi Accord remains one of the greatest “what if” moments in African history. Had Gowon kept his word, Nigeria could have evolved into a peaceful,...
History is a painstaking record keeper. It has carefully recorded the roles all parties played in the bloody three-year Nigerian civil war, especially in the heinous...
Nigeria must confront its past honestly. The civil war was not an unavoidable tragedy—it was the result of bad faith negotiations, ethnic bias, and ruthless military strategy....