Ohanaeze Youth Council Accuses Nigerian Government of Genocide Against Igbo People

The Ohanaeze Youth Council declared the events in Eastern Nigeria from 1967 to 1970 as genocide, not a civil war, accusing the Nigerian government of orchestrating mass killings and economic destruction against the Igbo people. They referenced Senator Ned Nwoko's account of atrocities in Asaba during the conflict.

The group criticized the post-war treatment of the Igbo and highlighted ongoing self-determination agitation led by Nnamdi Kanu's Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They emphasized the need for justice and preservation of Igbo identity.