IPOB asks schools in ‘Biafra land’ to teach history of civil war

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has written to schools in “Biafra land” to start teaching students about the civil war.

Emma Powerful, IPOB public secretary, in a statement, said schools that adopt the scheme will get grants from the group.

IPOB also urged the schools to use geography textbooks with the Bight of Biafra to teach about pre-colonial Biafra and the 1914 amalgamation.

According to the group, the scheme will focus on “genocide committed against the people of Biafra during the civil war”, and teach children about the “€20 given to Ndigbo after the war”.

“IPOB under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is working with publishers of history and geography text books to commence the job to enhance effective work and to ensure the success of the scheme,” the statement read.

“Schools that sign up to this scheme will receive grant to assist them from the scholars and IPOB worldwide.

“History teaching in Biafra land will focus on the genocide committed against the people of Biafra during the civil war in 1967 and 1970 while the geography teaching will mostly focus on the removal of the Bight of Biafra by British and Nigerian Governments.

“The history also will teach on the child starvation as weapon of war against Biafrans and the seizure of money and €20 given to Ndigbo after the war in 1970.”