Asaba Massacre: Nigeria Remembers, 59 Years On

Asaba Massacre: Nigeria Remembers- 59 Years On, And Still No Official Apology

On October 7th 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War federal troops entered Asaba in present-day Delta State and killed hundreds of civilians men and boys who had come out in peace to welcome Nigerian troops and pledge loyalty to One Nigeria. The troops accused them of being Biafran sympathisers and turned their guns on innocent civilians.

Fifty-nine years on, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed for forgiveness and reconciliation but the Asagba of Asaba His Royal Majesty Obi Epiphany Azinge has insisted there can be no closure for his people until a sitting Nigerian President publicly apologises for the 1967 killings.

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Asaba Massacre: Nigeria Remembers- 59 Years On, And Still No Official Apology

On October 7th 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War federal troops entered Asaba in present-day Delta State and killed hundreds of civilians men and boys who had come out in peace to welcome Nigerian… pic.twitter.com/oVuqntSTwt

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