On Biafra: Subverting Imposed Code of Silence

Ejiogu, E.C.

doi:10.1177/0021909613506486

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“…(p. 31) Igbo people's communal resilient spirit flourished with the systemic silence on the war in national dialogue and schools. According to Ejiogu (2013):…”

Section: The Resilience Of Igbo Communal Spirit After the Warmentioning

confidence: 99%

The post-war era in Nigeria and the resilience of Igbo communal system

Okwuosa

Nwaoga

Uroko

2021

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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The Igbo people survived a civil war that raged between 1967 and 1970 and that devastated their land and reduced their population because of more than three million deaths. They were confronted with the challenges of beginning life afresh from scratch with almost nothing. Since then, they have allegedly been marginalised on a continuous basis by the Nigerian government. This notwithstanding the people with their communal spirit, which saw them through the civil war, have continued to cement their survival resolve in the post-war era. The aim of this article was to study the Igbo communal system as the bedrock of Igbo progress, especially in the past 50 years and recommends it as the basic principle of Igbo survival in Nigeria. It considers Igbo communal spirit as a veritable panacea against the recent agitations for secession by the people as that would guarantee Igbo people an ample space to operate in Nigeria. The methodology used in this article is a qualitative phenomenological method. This was carried out by interviewing some members of Igbo society, observing and interpreting events in Igbo society and as documented in literatures. It was found that Igbo people have really done well for themselves despite the seeming marginalisation by sticking to their resilient spirit. This study concluded that instead of seeking for independence from Nigeria, the Igbo people need to be mindful of their resilient communal spirit and reinforce it in all spheres of life. This would make them more relevant in the country’s affairs than they are currently.

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“…(p. 31) Igbo people's communal resilient spirit flourished with the systemic silence on the war in national dialogue and schools. According to Ejiogu (2013):…”

Section: The Resilience Of Igbo Communal Spirit After the Warmentioning

confidence: 99%