Mr Gowon says he made efforts to avert the war by proposing several alternatives to Mr Ojukwu, whom he accused of preferring confrontation to dialogue.

Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has reopened one of the most painful chapters in Nigeria’s history, accusing late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, of frustrating…

Mr Gowon says he made efforts to avert the war by proposing several alternatives to Mr Ojukwu, whom he accused of preferring confrontation to dialogue.

Gen. Yakubu Gowon blames Biafran leader Ojukwu for the failure of the 1967 Aburi Accord, accusing him of misrepresenting discussions and secret arms build-