Biafran War Memories

    Biafran War Memories

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    • You and your God, until the end of the war
      March 19, 2026

      You and your God, until the end of the war

    • My bride price was paid with Biafra currency
      March 18, 2026

      My bride price was paid with Biafra currency

    • The massacre of men, mainly in Asaba
      March 18, 2026

      The massacre of men, mainly in Asaba

    • I don’t like remembering all this
      December 31, 2025

      I don’t like remembering all this

    • The person with gun is bigger than you
      December 31, 2025

      The person with gun is bigger than you

    • Kpim! They said war has started
      December 1, 2025

      Kpim! They said war has started

    • Coming back with parts of their body
      November 30, 2025

      Coming back with parts of their body

    • Dive into the bunker
      November 30, 2025

      Dive into the bunker

    • At four o’clock in the morning, we left
      May 6, 2025

      At four o’clock in the morning, we left

    • If you see Nigerian soldiers, you are dead
      January 2, 2025

      If you see Nigerian soldiers, you are dead

    • Nigerian MiGs were trying to shoot us down
      January 10, 2020

      Nigerian MiGs were trying to shoot us down

    • The army would come and hit our doors
      January 8, 2020

      The army would come and hit our doors

    • As far as you are an Igbo man, they will kill you
      January 5, 2020

      As far as you are an Igbo man, they will kill you

    • I drink my piss…I shit maggots
      January 4, 2020

      I drink my piss…I shit maggots

    • The road will kill you
      August 27, 2019

      The road will kill you

    • When we got home, there was nothing
      August 21, 2019

      When we got home, there was nothing

    • I was married to a Biafran
      August 13, 2019

      I was married to a Biafran

    • Uli airport was what made us survive
      August 8, 2019

      Uli airport was what made us survive

    • I found grenades in her handbag
      July 29, 2019

      I found grenades in her handbag

    • Hiding themselves like everyone else was
      July 17, 2019

      Hiding themselves like everyone else was

    • The ordinary man in the east saw hell
      July 17, 2019

      The ordinary man in the east saw hell

    • Judgment is left to be done by God
      July 2, 2019

      Judgment is left to be done by God

    • Give us gun, we are all angry
      June 26, 2019

      Give us gun, we are all angry

    • I was very proud to be a Biafran
      June 11, 2019

      I was very proud to be a Biafran

    • It was sounding GBAH!
      June 11, 2019

      It was sounding GBAH!

    • Just run and never look back
      June 4, 2019

      Just run and never look back

    • I used my eyes to see
      June 4, 2019

      I used my eyes to see

    • I was a student-turned-soldier overnight
      May 28, 2019

      I was a student-turned-soldier overnight

    • It was bad enough
      May 21, 2019

      It was bad enough

    • Death was around the corner
      May 9, 2019

      Death was around the corner

    • We leave everything and run
      April 15, 2019

      We leave everything and run

    • They planned to destroy us
      February 26, 2019

      They planned to destroy us

    • The beginning of the catastrophe
      February 18, 2019

      The beginning of the catastrophe

    • They were forced to dig their grave
      February 3, 2019

      They were forced to dig their grave

    • It was headed for a terrible tragedy
      January 29, 2019

      It was headed for a terrible tragedy

    • They fire me through the window
      January 29, 2019

      They fire me through the window

    • Daddy, what are we going to do?
      January 29, 2019

      Daddy, what are we going to do?

    • People threw away their children
      December 21, 2018

      People threw away their children

    • I put grass in my mouth
      November 23, 2018

      I put grass in my mouth

    • Bullets Raining Like Water
      November 21, 2018

      Bullets Raining Like Water

    • We formed the Biafra Students Association of North America
      June 10, 2018

      We formed the Biafra Students Association of North America

    • The Igbos were being killed
      May 27, 2018

      The Igbos were being killed

    • Marketplace is a war target
      May 27, 2018

      Marketplace is a war target

    • They forced people to join
      May 27, 2018

      They forced people to join

    • One Calabar man we buried alive
      May 12, 2018

      One Calabar man we buried alive

    • We did so much injustice to ourselves
      April 25, 2018

      We did so much injustice to ourselves

    • Igbos were saved
      April 25, 2018

      Igbos were saved

    • If you die, you say ‘bye bye’
      April 25, 2018

      If you die, you say ‘bye bye’

    • We jumped the fence and ran to the woods
      April 23, 2018

      We jumped the fence and ran to the woods

    • You know what they do to that boy?
      August 14, 2017

      You know what they do to that boy?

    • “We heard the sound of death”
      August 6, 2017

      “We heard the sound of death”

    • They allowed children to be decimated
      August 6, 2017

      They allowed children to be decimated

    • The war delayed our marriage
      August 6, 2017

      The war delayed our marriage

    • They said women should not be killed
      August 5, 2017

      They said women should not be killed

    • It was a very slow death
      August 5, 2017

      It was a very slow death

    • They had opened her stomach, taken the baby
      July 2, 2017

      They had opened her stomach, taken the baby

    • So people must die
      July 2, 2017

      So people must die

    • Them kill am, then shoot am
      June 20, 2017

      Them kill am, then shoot am

    • When dawn broke
      June 20, 2017

      When dawn broke

    • My father…they butchered him
      June 19, 2017

      My father…they butchered him

    • Every young man was eager to fight
      June 15, 2017

      Every young man was eager to fight

    • Starving out a population
      June 15, 2017

      Starving out a population

    • The Igbos were molesting us
      June 7, 2017

      The Igbos were molesting us

    • People were eating rats
      May 30, 2017

      People were eating rats

    • They take my husband by force
      May 30, 2017

      They take my husband by force

    • I lost my four brothers
      May 30, 2017

      I lost my four brothers

    • We buried the skeletons
      May 30, 2017

      We buried the skeletons

    • Their rocket got me
      May 29, 2017

      Their rocket got me

    • The bombs shook the ground
      May 29, 2017

      The bombs shook the ground

    • We saw one Igbo guy killed
      May 29, 2017

      We saw one Igbo guy killed

    • I woke up, there were soldiers
      May 29, 2017

      I woke up, there were soldiers

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    Biafran War Memories is a digital archive of personal stories, and first hand accounts of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War. It was launched in 2017.

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