The war began in 1967 and July 6, but before then there had been two coup d'etat. The soldiers alleged that Nigeria was sliding into just kleptocracy and money corruption. And so they felt that they had to sort of deal with the evil elements within the Nigerian army. It's really a formative experience of modern Nigeria or post-independence Nigeria.
Emmanuel Iduma is a Nigerian author and critic whose new book, I Am Still With You, explores the legacy of the Nigerian Civil War, which began in 1967 and lasted nearly three years. In the book, Iduma asks questions about how the conflict has affected the generations since, many of whom have had to live with difficult questions hanging over their family histories. Joining Iduma in conversation is our host, Dipo Faloyin, author of Africa Is Not A Country and Senior Editor for Vice.
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