Its fair to say that the Nigerian Civil war was one of the bloodiest and most disruptive wars the Nigerian polity has ever seen.
This war fought from 1967-1970 was a war fought to counter the secession of Biafra from Nigeria.
Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government. with the popular "no victor no vanquished " speech at the end of the war this should have marked the end of hostilities between the three major ethnic tribes, Ibo, Yoruba and Hausa, however forty five years later there are still trickles of tribalism, malice and distrust that exist amongst some Nigerians.
The build up to the 2015 elections triggered" in my opinion" the recessive tribal anti sentiments that existed amongst the Nigerian people, with some South South and South Eastern Nigerians voting for the then incumbent Goodluck Jonathan for no other reason apart from the fact that he was from their region whilst some Northerners voted for the current President because of his tribe.
They were social media attacks and counter attacks from myopic supporters who wanted a President that came from their region ignoring the fact that a Nigerian President is not a regional president but a President of ALL Nigerians.
With the elections over and done with, they have been feelers that the results of the election did not go down well with some South South and South eastern groups .
Faint whispers of resumption of attacks on oil facilities by the Niger delta militants is filling the air as the current government is making plans to scrap the amnesty program they enjoyed for years under their kinsman.
Most Nigerians are expectant of the works of the new government, hoping that the tide will turn positively in the areas of unemployment, power, health care , good governance e.t.c whilst a few are underground courting unrest case in point the propagators of Radio Biafra.
The first time i heard of Radio Biafra was last month,operating from an unknown location it hit the airwaves in Rivers State with the name ‘Radio Biafra’, on 88.0Fm Channel.
I found the timing oddly amusing, just after the Presidential elections Nigerians and in fact the whole world were settling down to see how our new government would start redeeming promises made during the election , personally i did not take it seriously but that was then.
Apparently the radio station is gaining popularity and amassing quite a following, and one wonders should the Nigerian Government be worried, Is this the beginning of a dark wave or is this just a light wind that will fizzle out?
The remarks of a concerned Nigerian who listened to one of its broadcasts below
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