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Emmanuel Ifeajuna, a Nigerian high jumper, was the first black African to win a gold medal but his remarkable story had a tragic end

The first time Emmanuel Ifeajuna appeared before a crowd of thousands. he did something no black African had ever done. He won a gold medal at an international sporting event. “Nigeria Creates World Sensation,” ran the headline in the West African Pilot after Ifeajuna’s record-breaking victory in the high jump at the 1954 Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. He was the pride not just of Nigeria but also of a whole continent. An editorial asked: “Who among our people did not weep for sheer joy when Nigeria came uppermost, beating all whites and blacks together?”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/emmanuel-ifeajuna-from-commonwealth-gold-to-death-in-biafra/

See how innocent he looks

How did he become a monster killing people in their beds...

Even pregnant woman beside her husband in their bed

Coincidentally, Simon Ekpa also represented Nigeria in sports.

Wondering what contribution he would have made to this country if he did not join the military

His end was tragedic just like Victor Banjo who fought on Biafra side though Yoruba man.

Seeing this book just reminded me of the fact that I really need to settle down as quick as possible

Sonnobax15:

Seeing this book just reminded me of the fact that I really need to settle down as quick as possible

Nostalgic. Days when men were boys. 😊