More controversies from the long awaited book THERE WAS A COUNTRY by Chinua Achebe,
Mr Danjuma Azemobo Musa has now added more fuel to the already heated debate.
I had wanted to stay away from discussing the "Awolowo" part of the raging controversy generated by Prof. Achebe's book THERE WAS A COUNTRY... but since most people would rather defend Awolowo than dwell on other crictical issues raised in the book, let us consider that in Awolowo's understanding, the over 2 Miliion Igbo men, women and children whom he starved to death were just collateral damage. In order words, to purnish a few "Biafran" dissidents into surrender, he helped murder 2 Million "Nigerians".
Hear the truth from Awolowo's own lips:
"...so I decided to stop sending the food there. In the process the civilians would suffer, but the soldiers will suffer most."- Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
What more can one conclude? - Mr Danjuma Azemobo Musa.
Mr Danjuma Azemobo Musa has now added more fuel to the already heated debate.
I had wanted to stay away from discussing the "Awolowo" part of the raging controversy generated by Prof. Achebe's book THERE WAS A COUNTRY... but since most people would rather defend Awolowo than dwell on other crictical issues raised in the book, let us consider that in Awolowo's understanding, the over 2 Miliion Igbo men, women and children whom he starved to death were just collateral damage. In order words, to purnish a few "Biafran" dissidents into surrender, he helped murder 2 Million "Nigerians".
Hear the truth from Awolowo's own lips:
"...so I decided to stop sending the food there. In the process the civilians would suffer, but the soldiers will suffer most."- Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
What more can one conclude? - Mr Danjuma Azemobo Musa.
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