Mr. Ferdinand Okpala is a 73-year-old Biafran war veteran, from Owerri in Imo State. He spoke to Weekend Trust on his experiences.

What can you remember about the war? I was living in Nsukka, which is now in Enugu State. I was here when the war broke out. As a Biafran soldier, we fought from Elele, now in Rivers State and part of today’s Imo State like Nguruji, Umu-Agwo, and Obinze. The war started in 1967 and [...]

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