Asaba Memorial Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Fraser M. Ottanelli; S. Elizabeth Bird
Publication Date
11-11-2009
Date
2009-10-08
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Chief Philip Asiodu, the Izoma of Asaba, Nigeria. Chief Asiodu briefly describes his education and career in Nigeria's Foreign Service and Civil Service; he has held a number of positions in the Nigerian federal government, including Minister of Petroleum. He discusses the events leading up to the Asaba Massacre, a mass killing of civilians which occurred in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War, and describes his memories of that event. Chief Asiodu's brother, Sydney Bialosa Asiodu, was one of the people killed in the massacre.
Keywords
Massacres, Crimes against humanity, Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)
Extent
01:12:38; 20 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Nigeria; Asaba (Nigeria)
Language
English
Digital Date
2009
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
A34-00001
Recommended Citation
Asiodu, Philip C., "Chief Philip Asiodu Oral History Interview" (2009). Asaba Memorial Oral History Project. 23.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/asaba/23
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