A glance at the Nigerian Civil War fought between July 6, 1967 and January 15, 1970. #History #Biafra #CivilWar #Nigeria #TheGuardianNg | Guardian Nigeria

🔥 Biafra’s War Never Ended: Inside Nnamdi Kanu’s Fight 🇧🇫🔥 💔 55 years later, the Biafran struggle still burns. From the ashes of the 1967 Nigerian Civil War rises a new voice for freedom — Nnamdi Kanu, the man many call Biafra’s modern-day martyr. ✊🏾 In 1967, the Republic of Biafra declared independence after decades of persecution against the Igbo people. The war that followed lasted 30 brutal months — over 1 million lives lost to starvation, blockades, and genocide. 💀🍂 When Biafra surr

On July 19, 1967, just a few days after the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War, ITN correspondent Sandy Gall entered the newly declared secessionist Republic of Biafra as Nigerian federal forces advanced toward the strategic cities of Nsukka and Enugu. Gall documents the tense but defiant mood within Biafra as federal troops press in from the north. He interviews Biafran soldiers and officers, who speak confidently of halting the federal advance and defending their homeland at the Nsukka front.