THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR: LESSONS FOR THE IGBO PEOPLE

Résumé

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigeria-Biafra war, was a civil war fought in Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. The conflict was sparked by the desire of the south-eastern region of Biafra to secede from Nigeria, and the war resulted in the deaths of an estimated one million people. In the years since the war, there have been a number of efforts to understand its causes and its impact on the South-eastern part of Nigeria. The underlying goal of this research is to examine the Nigerian Civil War in order to glean important lessons for the Igbo people. The study's key questions are: what are the lessons of the Biafran War for Ndi'gbo as a people with a unique historical experience? And what values can these lessons have on the current management of the Igbo marginalization issue? It may be necessary to revisit history in order to better predict the future course. The historical, thematic, critical, and analytical methods of inquiry were adopted for this study. The scuffle framework and the ecological model, which understand conflict as a context arising from a people's behavior and experiences, form the theoretical framework around which the work is woven. This piece contends that the Igbo will need to reconsider their approach to national issues in order to avoid repeating past mistakes.