Biafra: At 90 you're expected to tell the truth - Obidigbo slams Gowon over autobiography

Nigerian elder statesman Dr. Chike Obidigbo criticizes former head of state Yakubu Gowon for intentionally omitting fundamental truths about the Igbo genocide during the Biafra war (1967-1970) in his autobiography. Obidigbo argues that at age 90, Gowon should have followed Ibrahim Babangida's example by clearing up the uncertainties surrounding his conflict with Ojukwu after the Aburi Accord. He reveals that in April 1967, British officials and Shell executives met Ojukwu to persuade him to secede and discuss oil exploitation in a new nation. Obidigbo emphasizes that Biafra's secession was not Ojukwu's idea but a consequence of the pogroms in Northern Nigeria.