Asaba Memorial Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Bird; S. Elizabeth; Uraih, Ifeanyi
Publication Date
8-18-2010
Date
2009-12-10
Abstract
Oral history interview with Nwka Obze, a survivor of the Asaba Massacre, a mass killing of civilians which occurred in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War. When the federal troops entered the city in October 1967, Obze's brother, who was one of the soldiers, warned her and her family that the troops were planning a massacre. Obze, her husband, and their children fled to Biafra and stayed there for about three weeks. When they returned, most of their other relatives had been killed. Obze was told by another woman that some people were even buried alive. There were relief groups who gave the survivors food and clothing and helped them rebuild their lives. Obze does not feel the need for a formal monument for the dead; she favors constructing a building for the town and dedicating it to their memory.
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
mp3
Notes
Interviewee speaks in the Igbo language and a translator assists throughout the interview.
Identifier
A34-00016
Recommended Citation
Obze, Nwka, "Nwka Obze oral history interview" (2010). Asaba Memorial Oral History Project. 8.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/asaba/8
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