My Blind Mother Was Burned Alive in the Biafra War – Why I Joined the Nigerian Army

In a recent BBC feature, Rose Hogan Bassey from Calabar recounts the day Biafran fighters attacked her village. Her blind mother and grandmother were killed in the blaze. Driven by grief and a sense of injustice, she enlisted in the Nigerian Army. Rose hoped to find revenge, but her story became one of healing and reflection instead. Her testimony sheds new light on the personal scars left by the Biafra conflict and the resilience of those who survived.

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