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

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

      I drink my piss…I shit maggots

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

      When we got home, there was nothing

    • 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

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

      The ordinary man in the east saw hell

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

      Give us gun, we are all angry

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

      I was a student-turned-soldier overnight

    • We leave everything and run
      April 15, 2019

      We leave everything and run

    • 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

    • They fire me through the window
      January 29, 2019

      They fire me through the window

    • 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

    • Marketplace is a war target
      May 27, 2018

      Marketplace is a war target

    • One Calabar man we buried alive
      May 12, 2018

      One Calabar man we buried alive

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

      If you die, you say ‘bye bye’

    • 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

    • 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

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

      Every young man was eager to fight

    • Their rocket got me
      May 29, 2017

      Their rocket got me

    • The bombs shook the ground
      May 29, 2017

      The bombs shook the ground

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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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