Civil War: 44 Years Later, Igbo Demand N2.6tr As Compensation

Igbo delegates have asked the Federal Government to pay N2.
6 trillion as reparation and compensation for the destruction of Igbo lands
during the civil war which took place between 1967 to 1970.

According to them, millions of their people were killed and many of
their states destroyed which brought hardship to Igbo survivors.

In a document titled: “Atrocities and Injustices against
Ndigbo: Ohaneze demand for Reparation” which was circulated with the amendment
to the proposed National Intervention Fund, the delegates  demanded that the Federal Government pay a
total sum of N2.6trillion to South East States.

“The federal
government should pay N400 billion each to the five states of the South East as
compensation to those who lost loved ones and properties and those still
suffering dislocation today in Nigeria. The same amount should also be paid to
the government of Delta State for the benefit of Anioma area of the state”,
they asked.

The motion was sponsored by former Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, and 14 others. The Igbo stressed that the demand
became imperative following the “atrocities and injustices committed against
Ndigbo in Nigeria over a long period.