Igbo youth rebuff of Nigerian Army (III), by Ochereome Nnanna

The purpose of this series is to explain why the young people of Igbo extraction now reject the offer to join the Nigerian Army. In the first part, we saw how the Army that Igbo senior officers once led with distinction became the instrument for their subjugation, both during and long after the Biafra War, despite promises to the contrary. In the second part, we also saw how the military, as a political force, was used to prevent the Igbo resumption of their pride of place, not only in the political power arena but also in virtually every sector of Nigeria’s affairs. Each time the Igbo are poised to lead the country, the Establishment uses the Nigerian Army to stop them in preference for ...