Compare Igbo massacres with other ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Ntị ọdị kwa?

[Abraham Madu]

This is a heavy but important topic. I’ll lay it out clearly, historically, and without sugar-coating.

What follows is a documented record of major massacres and mass killings of Igbo people in Nigeria, especially where identity was a central factor.

1. Pre-Biafra Pogroms (1966)

These are widely recognized as the direct trigger of the Biafra War.

a. May–September 1966 Northern Pogroms

Location: Northern Nigeria (Kano, Kaduna, Zaria, Jos, Minna, Makurdi, etc.)

Victims: Mostly Igbo civilians (men, women, children)

Estimated deaths: 30,000–50,000+

What happened:

Following the January 1966 coup and the counter-coup in July, Igbo people living in the North were systematically hunted.

People were identified by name, language, or facial marks.

Many were killed in markets, trains, workplaces, and army barracks.

Outcome:

Over 1–2 million Igbo fled back to Eastern Nigeria.

No meaningful prosecutions occurred.

➡️ This is one of the clearest ethnic pogroms in modern African history.

2. Biafra War Mass Killings (1967–1970)

During the Nigerian Civil War, civilians were repeatedly targeted.

a. Asaba Massacre (October 1967)

Location: Asaba (present-day Delta State)

Victims: Igbo men and boys

Estimated deaths: 700–1,000+

What happened:

Nigerian soldiers gathered males under the pretense of a welcome rally.

They were separated and executed en masse.

Status: Officially acknowledged decades later, no justice.

b. Onitsha & Enugu civilian killings

Locations: Onitsha, Enugu, Nsukka axis

Pattern:

Heavy shelling of civilian areas

Summary executions during occupation

Victims: Mostly Igbo civilians

c. Starvation as a weapon

What happened:

Total land, sea, and air blockade of Biafra

Food and medicine deliberately restricted

Deaths: 1–2 million civilians, mostly children

International view:

Many scholars describe this as genocidal intent through mass starvation

3. Post-War Massacres & Targeted Killings

a. Ikorodu Road / Lagos killings (1970s)

Igbo returnees to Lagos were attacked and dispossessed.

Property seized under “abandoned property” policies.

b. 1999–2000 Northern riots

Locations: Kano, Kaduna, Jos

Victims: Igbo traders and residents

Trigger: Sharia implementation riots

Deaths: Hundreds

Pattern: Businesses and homes specifically targeted.

4. 21st Century Killings

a. 2016–2017 Pro-Biafra killings

Locations: Onitsha, Aba, Nkpor

Victims: IPOB members and unarmed demonstrators

Killed by: Nigerian security forces

Amnesty International findings:

At least 150–300+ deaths

Extrajudicial killings documented

b. 2020 Obigbo Killings

Location: Obigbo (Rivers State, Igbo-speaking)

What happened:

Military operation following police station attacks

Homes raided, civilians killed

Status: Death toll disputed, independent investigations blocked

c. 2021–present: Southeast militarization

Pattern:

Collective punishment

Raids, disappearances, arbitrary arrests

Victims: Civilians often labeled as “unknown gunmen”

5. Structural / Economic Violence (Often Overlooked)

Not always mass shootings, but long-term harm:

Abandoned Property policy (post-war): Igbo lost billions in assets

₦20 policy: Regardless of bank balance, Igbo were given ₦20 after the war

Political marginalization: Least representation in security leadership

Infrastructure neglect: Southeast consistently underfunded

6. International & Scholarly Views

Many historians argue:

The 1966 pogroms + starvation policy meet genocide criteria

The lack of accountability has enabled recurring violence

No Nigerian government has held perpetrators responsible

Bottom line

There is a clear, continuous record of:

Ethnic pogroms

Wartime mass killings

Post-war repression

Modern-day lethal crackdowns

…with near total impunity.

If you want, I can:

Break this down year-by-year

Focus only on massacres with verified death tolls

Compare Igbo massacres with other ethnic conflicts in Nigeria.

Ntị ọdị kwa?

Ya kpọtụba!

Ya gazie.

Ụmụ nne Abrahamụọgụ Aṅụsịobi Madụ.

[Jacob Ajayi]

Everything listed in this “Igbo Massacres” is lie and propaganda by Abraham Madu and his henchmen! Most of the people reading this Igbo propaganda campaign here were either not born or were little children between 1966 and 1970 when their “Igbo massacres” took place. I was a teenager and had a redifusion(radio) box in my house. War is never pretty and secession is always a crime in any federation. We should focus on Nigeria of today and move forward together. I am still an active Nigerian old youth. Let’s chart a new course for our country Nigeria’s future together!!!

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[Chris Udoh]

I am old enough. I saw the civil war. Members of my family and villagers were conscripted into the war. A lot of evil things happened which cannot be dismissed by a simple wave of a hand by people who were not born by then and who never knew anything about the war.

Chris Udoh 

[femi Olajide]

Chris Udoh,

So, where are you on the issue. You simply sat on the fence.
Is Jacob Ajayi right or wrong? Or if you'll rather look at it from Mad Madu perspective, Is Madu right or wrong?

Regards,

Femi Olajide

On Sunday, 1 February 2026 at 14:37:07 GMT+1, Chris Udoh <cus....@gmail.com> wrote:

I am old enough. I saw the civil war. Members of my family and villagers were conscripted into the war. A lot of evil things happened which cannot be dismissed by a simple wave of a hand by people who were not born by then and who never knew anything about the war.

Chris Udoh 

On Sun, 1 Feb 2026, 04:42 Jacob Ajayi, <jacob...@gmail.com> wrote:

Everything listed in this “Igbo Massacres” is lie and propaganda by Abraham Madu and his henchmen! Most of the people reading this Igbo propaganda campaign here were either not born or were little children between 1966 and 1970 when their “Igbo massacres” took place. I was a teenager and had a redifusion(radio) box in my house. War is never pretty and secession is always a crime in any federation. We should focus on Nigeria of today and move forward together. I am still an active Nigerian old youth. Let’s chart a new course for our country Nigeria’s future together!!!

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 31, 2026, at 6:32 PM, 'Abraham Madu' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



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This is aheavy but important topic. I’ll lay it out clearly, historically, and withoutsugar-coating.

What followsis a documented record of major massacres and mass killings of Igbo people inNigeria, especially where identity was a central factor.

1.Pre-Biafra Pogroms (1966)

These arewidely recognized as the direct trigger of the Biafra War.

a.May–September 1966 Northern Pogroms

Location:Northern Nigeria (Kano, Kaduna, Zaria, Jos, Minna, Makurdi, etc.)

Victims:Mostly Igbo civilians (men, women, children)

Estimateddeaths: 30,000–50,000+

Whathappened:

Followingthe January 1966 coup and the counter-coup in July, Igbo people living in theNorth were systematically hunted.

People wereidentified by name, language, or facial marks.

Many werekilled in markets, trains, workplaces, and army barracks.

Outcome:

Over 1–2million Igbo fled back to Eastern Nigeria.

Nomeaningful prosecutions occurred.

➡️ This is one of the clearest ethnicpogroms in modern African history.

2. BiafraWar Mass Killings (1967–1970)

During theNigerian Civil War, civilians were repeatedly targeted.

a. AsabaMassacre (October 1967)

Location:Asaba (present-day Delta State)

Victims:Igbo men and boys

Estimateddeaths: 700–1,000+

Whathappened:

Nigeriansoldiers gathered males under the pretense of a welcome rally.

They wereseparated and executed en masse.

Status:Officially acknowledged decades later, no justice.

b. Onitsha& Enugu civilian killings

Locations:Onitsha, Enugu, Nsukka axis

Pattern:

Heavyshelling of civilian areas

Summaryexecutions during occupation

Victims:Mostly Igbo civilians

c.Starvation as a weapon

Whathappened:

Total land,sea, and air blockade of Biafra

Food andmedicine deliberately restricted

Deaths: 1–2million civilians, mostly children

Internationalview:

Manyscholars describe this as genocidal intent through mass starvation

3. Post-WarMassacres & Targeted Killings

a. IkoroduRoad / Lagos killings (1970s)

Igboreturnees to Lagos were attacked and dispossessed.

Propertyseized under “abandoned property” policies.

b. 1999–2000Northern riots

Locations:Kano, Kaduna, Jos

Victims:Igbo traders and residents

Trigger:Sharia implementation riots

Deaths:Hundreds

Pattern:Businesses and homes specifically targeted.

4. 21stCentury Killings

a. 2016–2017Pro-Biafra killings

Locations:Onitsha, Aba, Nkpor

Victims:IPOB members and unarmed demonstrators

Killed by:Nigerian security forces

AmnestyInternational findings:

At least150–300+ deaths

Extrajudicialkillings documented

b. 2020Obigbo Killings

Location:Obigbo (Rivers State, Igbo-speaking)

Whathappened:

Militaryoperation following police station attacks

Homesraided, civilians killed

Status:Death toll disputed, independent investigations blocked

c.2021–present: Southeast militarization

Pattern:

Collectivepunishment

Raids,disappearances, arbitrary arrests

Victims:Civilians often labeled as “unknown gunmen”

5.Structural / Economic Violence (Often Overlooked)

Not alwaysmass shootings, but long-term harm:

AbandonedProperty policy (post-war): Igbo lost billions in assets

₦20 policy:Regardless of bank balance, Igbo were given ₦20 after the war

Politicalmarginalization: Least representation in security leadership

Infrastructureneglect: Southeast consistently underfunded

6.International & Scholarly Views

Manyhistorians argue:

The 1966pogroms + starvation policy meet genocide criteria

The lack ofaccountability has enabled recurring violence

No Nigeriangovernment has held perpetrators responsible

Bottom line

There is aclear, continuous record of:

Ethnicpogroms

Wartime masskillings

Post-warrepression

Modern-daylethal crackdowns

…with neartotal impunity.

If you want,I can:

Break thisdown year-by-year

Focus onlyon massacres with verified death tolls

Compare Igbomassacres with other ethnic conflicts in Nigeria.

Ntị ọdị kwa?

Ya kpọtụba!

Ya gazie.

Ụmụ nne Abrahamụọgụ AṅụsịobiMadụ.