Nigeria still facing civil war triggers – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria whitethorn not past different civilian war, noting that galore of the conditions that triggered the Biafra warfare stay unresolved.

Obasanjo issued this informing on Wednesday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library successful Abeokuta erstwhile helium received a humanities work titled ‘Asaba Massacre’ from the Isama Ajie of Asaba, Chief Chuck Nduka-Eze.

The papers elaborate the sidesplitting of civilians successful Asaba during the Nigerian Civil War.

The ex-Nigerian leader, portion reflecting connected his ain relation during the civilian war, stated that helium could not springiness a elaborate relationship of the Asaba killings due to the fact that the subject operations successful the country were nether the bid of the precocious Murtala Muhammed.

“The conditions that led to the Nigerian civilian warfare years agone inactive stay unresolved.

“I was progressive successful the civilian war, but whenever radical inquire maine astir the Asaba massacre, I ever archer them I cannot springiness details due to the fact that Murtala Muhammed was liable for operations successful that area,” helium said.

According to the erstwhile leader, helium had antecedently been questioned astir Muhammed’s relation during the struggle but maintained that helium was not successful a presumption to comment.

Nigeria inactive facing civilian warfare triggers – Obasanjo