Asaba Memorial Oral History Project
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Interviewer
S. Elizabeth Bird; Charles Massucci
Publication Date
12-11-2009
Date
2009-10-09
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Dr. Ifeanyi "Ify" Uraih, a survivor of the Asaba Massacre, a mass killing of civilians which occurred in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War. His father and older brother were killed; Uraih, who was fifteen years old at the time, was present during the shooting but survived because his brother pushed him deeper into the crowd of people, where he was shielded by the bodies as people were killed. Uraih recounts the day of the massacre, and describes its aftermath. He was also one of the witnesses at the Oputa Panel, Nigeria's formal investigation of the Asaba Massacre, and discusses his experience there.
Keywords
Massacres, Crimes against humanity, Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), Nigeria. Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission
Extent
01:16:58; 23 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Nigeria; Asaba (Nigeria)
Language
English
Digital Date
2009
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
A34-00003
Recommended Citation
Uraih, Ifeanyi, "Ify Uraih Oral History Interview" (2009). Asaba Memorial Oral History Project. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/asaba/12
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