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    This summary covers chapters 1-5 of the book "In Biafra Africa Died: The Diplomatic Plot" by Emefiena Ezeani: [1] Prior to 1914, the area now known as Nigeria was comprised of several independent nations like the Yoruba, Igbo, and Tiv peoples. Nigeria gained independence in 1960 but suffered from ethnic and religious divisions that led to a coup in 1966 spearheaded by Igbo officers. [2] While the 1966 coup had Igbo leaders, its true causes were high government corruption, violence in the Tiv region, and a crisis in Western Nigeria. This prompted the coup plotters to act earlier than planned.

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    This summary covers chapters 1-5 of the book "In Biafra Africa Died: The Diplomatic Plot" by Emefiena Ezeani: [1] Prior to 1914, the area now known as Nigeria was comprised of several independent nations like the Yoruba, Igbo, and Tiv peoples. Nigeria gained independence in 1960 but suffered from ethnic and religious divisions that led to a coup in 1966 spearheaded by Igbo officers. [2] While the 1966 coup had Igbo leaders, its true causes were high government corruption, violence in the Tiv region, and a crisis in Western Nigeria. This prompted the coup plotters to act earlier than planned.

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    This summary covers chapters 1-5 of the book "In Biafra Africa Died: The Diplomatic Plot" by Emefiena Ezeani: [1] Prior to 1914, the area now known as Nigeria was comprised of several independent nations like the Yoruba, Igbo, and Tiv peoples. Nigeria gained independence in 1960 but suffered from ethnic and religious divisions that led to a coup in 1966 spearheaded by Igbo officers. [2] While the 1966 coup had Igbo leaders, its true causes were high government corruption, violence in the Tiv region, and a crisis in Western Nigeria. This prompted the coup plotters to act earlier than planned.

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    A Summary of "In Biafra Africa Died: The Diplomatic Plot"

    (Chapters one to five)


    Author: EmefienaEzeani
    Published: © Veritas Lumen Publisher, London, 2012.

    The work started with historical outlook on what is today known as Nigeria. Prior to 1914 Amalgamation of
    southern and northern protectorates, there was no country in the world by name Nigeria but there existed Yoruba,
    Igbo, Tiv, Benin etc nations for hundreds of years in the area later called Nigeria, a name Fredrick Lord Lugard the
    first Governor General the new created state adopted from her mistress Flora Shaw. After series modifications,
    Nigeria later got her independence in 1960 with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as the Prime minister. Since then,
    Nigeria has been suffering one crisis or another arising from unhealthy ethnic and religious cleavages. This later
    culminated to the first coup of January 15, 1966.

    Because the coup was spearheaded by Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna and Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu who are
    Igbos, it was designated Igbo coup. However, many facts reveal that the actual causes of the coup are: high level of
    corruption in the government, Tiv riots and finally the most proximate cause which is the violent political crisis in
    Yoruba land. The inability of Prime minister to control the violent conflict which claimed many lives and
    properties and the attempt to save western Nigeria from alleged complete subjugation by Brigadier Maimalari
    starting from 17 January 1966 were what actually made the coup plotters to strike earlier.

    It is noteworthy that prior to 20th century, the eastern part of today's Nigeria was known as Biafra. While anti-
    Biafra school of thought held that Biafra want to secede due to selfishness regarding the oil in their region, that the
    secession was due to Ojukwu's over ambitiousness and that Biafra trying to annex by force her neighbouring ethnic
    group, the pro-Biafra camp is of the view that the demand for Biafra freedom is as result of anti Igbo pogrom and
    anti-East in Nigeria in terms of marginalization. The people of Biafra went for war because Nigeria first invaded
    and attacked them on July 6, 1967 at Garkem; the Biafran Government has to respond in defence of its people.

    The British Government under Harold Wilson because of their unease with a rich and powerful country emerging
    in Africa and because of their selfish economic interests gave their full support to Nigeria Government to crush and
    get Biafra emasculated by supplying arms and other necessary aid to them neglecting all the principles of just war.
    Many remarkable technological achievements of Biafra in her infancy instead of gaining them international
    admiration gained for them international aversion, a reason for a strange British-Russian alliance to defeat Biafra.

    The Yorubas who the Igbos actually risked their lives to save from the oppressive hand of the northern hegemony
    turn out to be against them. Awolowo was rewarded with federal finance minister for supporting Gowon to crush
    Biafra; he was the one that actually suggested the tight economic blockage namely the starvation of children and
    women. Obasanjo was also very instrumental to FGN in crushing Biafra. This untrustworthy and ambivalent
    actions exhibited by Yoruba people during war made the Igbo not to trust them again. Although, they later
    regretted, the deed has already been done; the subjection of the Igbo (Biafrans) to political domination has robbed
    them of their enterprising and creative freedom.

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