Minorities in the secessionist Biafra suffered atrocities and impulsive pogroms at the hands of both sides during the war.
As the Federal troops advanced towards the Biafran capital, troops loyal to Ojukwu killed many young men in the South-South on the suspicion that they worked for the Nigerian army.
The Federal government also proved to be no different. High-flying jets provided by Russia bombed civilian areas in Biafra. Over 2000 Efiks were killed in Calabar.
Federal government troops also perpetrated the Asaba massacre, where over 700 young men were shot dead in full view of their families and their community.
