Gowon said late Mohammed ignored military advice during key operations in the civil war, which ended in devastating losses

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.

Gowon said late Mohammed ignored military advice during key operations in the civil war, which ended in devastating losses

Messrs Ojukwu and Gowon have continued to trade blame over the collapse of the negotiations and the eventual outbreak of war.