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Igbo group says Gowon distorted history of Biafra war
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Calls for confession, apology over ‘abandoned Aburi Accord’
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Says three million Igbos died due to “British oil interests” and Fulani agenda
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has delivered a scathing response to General Yakubu Gowon’s recent comments on the Nigerian Civil War, accusing the former military head of state of waging a “strategically calculated” and “unjust war” against the Igbo nation.
In a statement signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President-General of a faction of Ohanaeze, the group dismissed Gowon’s claim that the war was not targeted at the Igbos as a “serious distortion of historical facts.”
“The narrative Gowon has chosen to promote is damaging and must be corrected.
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“He must confront his conscience and speak the truth about abandoning the Aburi Accord. His silence insults the memory of three million innocent Igbo civilians who perished,” the statement said.
The group alleged that British economic interests in Biafra’s oil-rich lands and retaliatory motives by Fulani elites influenced Gowon’s decisions during the war.
They further called on the 91-year-old retired general to use his remaining years to seek forgiveness, acknowledge historical truths, and lead a genuine reconciliation process.
“God has kept him alive to speak the unvarnished truth,” the group insisted, noting the lingering trauma from events such as the Asaba Massacre.
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According to Ohanaeze, Gowon’s “military pride” has prevented him from facing the moral consequences of his leadership during Nigeria’s darkest period.
They warned that any continued evasion of responsibility would deepen the wounds of marginalisation and injustice still felt across the South-East and Middle Belt regions.
