Asaba Memorial Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Ottanelli, Fraser M.; Bird, S. Elizabeth
Publication Date
8-19-2010
Date
2009-12-14
Abstract
Oral history interview with Peter Ojogwu, a survivor of the Asaba Massacre, a mass killing of civilians which occurred in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War. Ojogwu, who was a teenager when the massacre took place, had been attending school in Asaba. He, his brother, and three cousins were part of a group that encountered some federal soldiers who took them to the town square. When the men were separated from the women and children, Ojogwu realized that something was wrong. As the soldiers started firing, Ojogwu collapsed on the ground and was wedged in by other people's bodies. He was wounded in several places but was able to get out of the square when it got dark and was taken to his grandmother's house. His brother and two cousins were killed. In this interview, Ojogwu also comments on the massacre's effects on the Asaba community.
Keywords
Massacres--Nigeria, Crimes against humanity, History--Nigeria--Civil War, 1967-1970, History--Nigeria--Civil War, 1967-1970--Personal narratives, Asaba (Nigeria)
Subject: geographic
Asaba (Nigeria)
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories; Online audio
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
A34-00023
Recommended Citation
Ojogwu, Peter, "Peter Ojogwu oral history interview" (2010). Asaba Memorial Oral History Project. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/asaba/4
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