ENUGU, NIGERIA — Former Military Head of State General Yakubu Gowon has re-ignited historical trauma across Nigeria following a controversial broadcast interview on Arise Television [thewhistler.ng]. Defending the actions of the Nigerian Armed Forces during the 1967–1970 Civil War, Gowon claimed that upon touring the defeated Biafran enclave, he observed bullet-pitted vegetation and concluded […] The post THE PALM TREE INSULT: How Gowon’s War De…
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