A faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has demanded that a former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) apologise for recent “inflammatory” comments about the Nigerian Civil War experience.
According to Ohanaeze, his remarks have “reopened deep wounds” among the Igbo people.
In a strongly-worded statement released on Sunday, Ohanaeze Secretary-General Okechukwu Isiguzoro said Gowon’s comments during a February 21 visit to President Bola Tinubu were a “deliberate targeting of the collective Igbo psyche” and showed a “lack of empathy” for the suffering caused by the 1967-1970 war.
