RR7004A Eastern Nigeria Post-War Report

(25 Jan 1970) RR7004A Eastern Nigeria Post-War Report
The fall of Biafra, Nigeria's former Eastern Region,
brought the civil war to an end, but not the suffering.
As the federal government took possession of the
defeated enclave, there was considerable controversy
over how serious the condition of the Ibo population
was and how well the federal troops were dealing with
the situation. Among the first journalists allowed into
the conquered territory after the war was our reporter
Richard Lindley. He spoke to Ibo women who alleged
they had been raped by Federal soldiers and to a
Federal commander who admitted there had been
isolated cases of rape but claimed that the great
majority of his troops were helping the Ibos. Lindley
also talked to military observers and to refugees
about the food situation. He interviewed Cyprian
Ekwensi, and Ibo novelist and former Biafran Minister
of Information, who was happy the war was over and
looked forward again to a united Nigeria.
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