REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR
The Nigerian Civil War was fought between July 30 1967 and January 12, 1970. It claimed the lives of over two thousand non-combatants through the hand of soldiers in Aniomaland, an area of the Midwest dominated by Igbo-speaking groups. It was separated by the Niger River from Eastern Igboland and...
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doaj-52e9dce084e8446caddcd862aa42d6d82021-03-23T17:46:20ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazilian Journal of African Studies2448-39232019-10-014710.22456/2448-3923.9124341738REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAROdigwe A. Nwaokocha0University of BeninThe Nigerian Civil War was fought between July 30 1967 and January 12, 1970. It claimed the lives of over two thousand non-combatants through the hand of soldiers in Aniomaland, an area of the Midwest dominated by Igbo-speaking groups. It was separated by the Niger River from Eastern Igboland and it was not part of the Biafra region. In reconstructing that experience by employing oral sources, this piece expects to seal an observed gap on how the activities of both forces in Aniomaland have been portrayed in history. It also adds to the discussion of who did what in Aniomaland and the impact of those incidents not just on the locals, but on humanity at large. It speaks loud about the atrocities of soldiers in conflicts. Through a micro study, it highlights the rotten possibilities of rabid ethnocentrism and the injuries it can inflict on cherished human values.https://seer.ufrgs.br/rbea/article/view/91243nigeria, biafra, war, massacre, civilians, aniomaland |
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Odigwe A. Nwaokocha REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR Brazilian Journal of African Studies nigeria, biafra, war, massacre, civilians, aniomaland |
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REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR |
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REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR |
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REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR |
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REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR |
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REMEMBERING THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN ANIOMALAND DURING THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR |
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remembering the massacre of civilians in aniomaland during the nigerian civil war |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
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Brazilian Journal of African Studies |
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The Nigerian Civil War was fought between July 30 1967 and January 12, 1970. It claimed the lives of over two thousand non-combatants through the hand of soldiers in Aniomaland, an area of the Midwest dominated by Igbo-speaking groups. It was separated by the Niger River from Eastern Igboland and it was not part of the Biafra region. In reconstructing that experience by employing oral sources, this piece expects to seal an observed gap on how the activities of both forces in Aniomaland have been portrayed in history. It also adds to the discussion of who did what in Aniomaland and the impact of those incidents not just on the locals, but on humanity at large. It speaks loud about the atrocities of soldiers in conflicts. Through a micro study, it highlights the rotten possibilities of rabid ethnocentrism and the injuries it can inflict on cherished human values. |
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nigeria, biafra, war, massacre, civilians, aniomaland |
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