How Asaba Massacre Happened in 1967

Asaba massacre happened on the 7th of October 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War. In this video, we explained what actually happened in Asaba taking eyewitness accounts of survivors. We explain how it happened, who carried out the massacre and why was Asaba the target for Nigerian troops during the civil war.
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Timestamp:
00:00 Intro - Frederal troops progressed to Asaba
00:33 violence visit Asaba (4th October, 1967)
00:59 the parade for One Nigeria (Dance of Death)
01:48 eyewitness accounts of the Massacre (Celestina Isichei)
03:07 eyewitness account (Christopher Mkpaya)
06:20 another eyewitness account (Ify Uraih)/how many people were killed
08:08 survivor narrates what happened (Joseph Nwajei)
09:21 who carried out the Asaba Massacre?
10:34 why Asaba was the target for Massacre
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Sources:
Article Sources: The Asaba Massacre: Trauma, Memory and the Nigerian Civil War- Elizabeth Bird & Fraser Ottanelli
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