General Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state of Nigeria, stated that the Nigerian Civil War could have been avoided if there had been no plans for secession.
The conflict, which took place between 1967 and 1970, occurred during Gowon’s tenure from August 1, 1966, to July 29, 1975.
He emphasized that the war was inevitable due to the southeast’s desire to break away from Nigeria.
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Gowon made this statement in an interview with Daily Trust, noting “It got to the stage that the situation was getting pretty clear that a part of the country, the South-east wanted to secede,”
The former head of state asked south-east residents to embrace national unity, stating that “Biafra’s dissolution followed Nigerians’ acceptance of reintegration and unity”.
“I have always said that if there’s no secession, there wouldn’t be a breakout and there wouldn’t be a question of civil war because it got to the stage that the situation was getting pretty clear that a part of the country, the South-east wanted to secede,” he added.
Gowon made this statement in an interview with Daily Trust, noting “It got to the stage that the situation was getting pretty clear that a part of the country, the South-east wanted to secede,”
The former head of state asked south-east residents to embrace national unity, stating that “Biafra’s dissolution followed Nigerians’ acceptance of reintegration and unity”.
“I have always said that if there’s no secession, there wouldn’t be a breakout and there wouldn’t be a question of civil war because it got to the stage that the situation was getting pretty clear that a part of the country, the South-east wanted to secede,” he added.
“I remember that one English journalist asked why I thought the war was over — what if the people continued with guerrilla warfare?
“But thank God there was no guerrilla.”
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