Ojukwu smuggled arms into Nigeria in build-up to civil war – Gowon
Nigeria’s former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has revealed how arms and ammunition were allegedly smuggled from some foreign countries into the Eastern Region in preparation for the civil war fought for 30 months. Mr Gowon, who ruled Nigeria between 1966 and 1975, said the war, in which mil...
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