An authority on the Biafra war, Prof. Okey Anueyiagu, has berated revisionists, accusing them of compounding Nigeria's problems through their false narratives about the war fought between Nigeria and the defunct breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970.

In his latest essay entitled, ?History Revisionism on The Prowl,? the author of the book, ?Biafra, The Horrors of War, The Story of A Child Soldier,? said: ?Only recently, there have emerged a deluge of talks and writings about the crisis that predated the Biafra war, and of the war itself. These recent events remind us of how the darkness of that era fell across our landscape, and questioning, nonetheless, if there is any redemption in remembrance, and if there is any atonement whatsoever, left in us.?

Declaring that ?The Biafra Genocide is Nigeria?s Original Sin,? Dr. Anueyiagu said: ?From the beginning, Nigeria has struggled and battled to reconcile the values of equality, equity and freedom as espoused and enshrined in its many constitutions and founding documents. But the Biafra genocide has been a deep wound and a manifest flaw that marred these constitutional assumptions. No matter what anyone thinks, the genocide has warped the prospects of ever viewing this country as reconcilable with the realities of proportionate coexistence and peace and prosperity.?

The Professor of Political Economy lamented that, ?Despite efforts by some patriotic members of Nigeria?s leadership to bring about some semblance of equality in the system, it has proved to be one of the most difficult problems of Nigeria as the persistence of tribalism, nepotism, corruption, cronyism, nativism, greed, authoritarianism, and wickedness is unabetting. In the wake of all these malaise, healing and justice can never be achieved when our history revisionists and distortionists are on the prowl with piercing intensity.?

According to Dr. Anueyiagu, ?To a remarkable extent, the revisionists intensified onslaught on our history, has lit the fire of resistance to their lies and misinformation, galvanizing vocalized truth-telling in response to the callousness of their perfidious deeds. If these lies were intended to instill silence and passivity, they have provided opposite effect by inspiring true Igbo blood and other well-meaning people to rise in defiance, and cast off these well-planned, properly orchestrated and choreographed fierce attack on our story and history.?

The activist-writer noted that, ?Denying us the correct history of our past, is cruel and injurious, as it constitutes a shameful obliteration of our civil, constitutional and moral principles and rights. It is an ultimate destruction of our goals and aspiration to the triumph of equity, fairness, empathy, justice and truthfulness.? To do so, according to Prof. Anueyiagu, ?is to deny us our right to freedom, peace of mind and emancipation which are embedded in the knowledge of truth, and not in the rush to rubbish and distort our history.? Concluding, he said in the essay released early this month (July 2025): ?People who laboriously and with mythical myopism weave concocted stories about our country?s history are our true enemies that are responsible for our continuing failure at national reconciliation, forgiveness, cohesion, healing and growth.?

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