Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has said that the Biafran War was never his personal decision.
He recently revealed that he only ushered in the era of the Nigerian Civil War out of necessity to preserve Nigeria’s unity.
Speaking while receiving the Lifetime Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship of the Abuja Anglican Diocese, Gowon described the civil war, which lasted from July 6, 1967, to January 15, 1970, as the most challenging period of his life.
