Ozoemena: A History That Refuses to Stay Still
It is the 59th anniversary since the declaration of Biafra Day. And as I watch the documentary of our fallen hero, which I occasionally do every year, to fully understand and be reminded of the sacrifices of our heroes past, one question keeps coming to mind: what is the difference between what happened in 1967 and now? I’ve come to realize that the only difference is that the Igbo are no longer the only ones being affected, but Nigeria as a whole is feeling the pain. What is the end game? What is the plan? What exactly do they want? Anyị n’ekwu na ozoemena, mana ozo n’eme, karia nke mekwe na mbu. Ihe d’iche bụ na ọ́bụghị naanị ndi Igbo n’atafụfụ ya. In English, it is translated as: we are saying that history should not repeat itself, but history has gone as far as repeating itself, even worse. The only difference is that the Igbo are not the only ones suffering from this. We fight, we are killed. If we don’t fight, more people are killed. And when we tell ourselves that we are on o...