There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra

Among the legacies of the Civil War and notable reasons for the book are: 1) despite the policy of reintegration pursued by the post-civil war governments, the Igbos (members of the ethnic group that dominated the secession) still continued to feel less secure outside their 'state of origin', and most particularly in the northern region; 2) the Igbo people have remained politically marginalised in the national politics; and 3) Biafra and neo-Biafra ideas have continued to serve as popular points of rally and advocacy. [...]the moral premises of the secessionist war against the Nigerian federation were acknowledged. [...]the author wonders why the minority ethnic groups within the Eastern region/Biafra are suspicious of Igbo leadership. [...]while self-determination of the Biafran is appraised against the unity government of Nigeria, the account did little beyond sarcastic feeling of sorry for Mid-Western region that was invaded by Biafran expansionist army.