The lawyer said the annual observance was dedicated to the memory of millions of people who lost their lives during the civil war fought between 1967 and 1970, as well as those who suffered displacement, starvation, disease and destruction during the conflict.
Human rights lawyer and counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called for truth, justice and historical accountability over the deaths and suffering recorded during the Nigerian Civil War, insisting that the memories of those who perished during the Biafra conflict must never be erased from history.
In a statement issued on Saturday to mark the 2026 Biafra Remembrance Day, Ejiofor described May 30 as "a day of remembrance and conscience," urging Nigerians and the international community to reflect on what he termed one of the darkest periods in African history.
The lawyer said the annual observance was dedicated to the memory of millions of people who lost their lives during the civil war fought between 1967 and 1970, as well as those who suffered displacement, starvation, disease and destruction during the conflict.
"Today, we stand in solemn remembrance. We remember the fathers who never returned home. We remember the mothers whose tears watered the soil of a wounded homeland. We remember the young men and women whose dreams were extinguished before they had the opportunity to blossom," he said.
