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| Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by Nobody: 1:14am On Nov 13, 2019 |
#Biafra_genocidal_war Some recorded notorious air raids have been well documented and took place on the following dates (circa) and locations, resulting in several deaths and injuries: • March 3, 1968: Saint Mary’s Hospital, Urua Akpan, current Akwa Ibom State (two killed, 21 injured) •March 5, 1968: Villages in Dere near Port Harcourt, current Rivers State (20 killed, several injured) • April 5, 1968: Shopping center in Aba, current Abia State (26 killed, several injured) • April 16, 1968: Village in suburbs of Arochukwu, current Abia State (42 killed, several injured) • April 21, 1968: Church in Owerri, current Imo State (60 killed, several injured) • April 22, 1968: Aba, current Abia State (120 killed, several injured) • April 23, 1968: Aba, current Abia State (75 killed, several injured) • April 25, 1968: Umuahia, current Abia State (180 killed, hundreds injured) • April 27, 1968: Aba, current Abia State (148 killed, several injured) • May 3, 1968: Okigwe township and Orodo village in Owerri Division, current Imo State (36 killed, 75 wounded) • May 6, 1968: Church missionary school, Assa in Ngwa Division, current Abia State (94 refugees killed, 65 wounded) • May 7, 1968: Eleme near Port Harcourt, current Rivers State (19 killed, several injured) • May 9, 1968: Umumasi and Umukoroshe (now Rumuomasi and Rumukoroshe) near Port Harcourt, current Rivers State (87 killed, several injured); Mbawsi and Okpuala, current Abia State (60 killed, 140 injured) • May 11, 1968: Obehie market near Aba, current Abia State (27 killed, several injured); Ibiono, current Akwa Ibom State (four killed) • May 12, 1968: Port Harcourt Shell residential area and Elelenwa near Port Harcourt, current Rivers State (120 killed, 250 injured) • June 13, 1968: Abonnema, current Rivers State (45 killed, over 100 injured) • September 2, 1968 (circa): Hospital at Ihiala, Current Anambra State (75 killed, 270 injured) • September 6, 1968 (circa): Hospital and marketplace at Ihiala, current current Anambra State (130 killed, 60 injured); hospitals at Ozubulu and Nnewi, current Anambra State (several killed) • October 12, 1968: Leper Colony in Uzuakoli, current Abia State (47 killed, 102 injured) • December 13, 1968: Streets, markets and fields in Umuahia, current Abia State (27 killed, 100 injured) • December 21, 1968: Umuahia, current Abia State (43 killed, several injured) • December 22, 1968: Three churches in Umuahia, current Abia State (28 killed) • February 7, 1969: Afor Umohiagu village near Owerri (more than 300 killed, several injured) • February 20, 1969: Umuahia, current Abia State (60 killed, several injured) • February 21, 1969: Clinic at Amokwe Item, current Abia State (five pregnant women killed) • February 24, 1969: Red Cross headquarters, hospital, clinic for convalescence and market place in Umuahia, present Abia State (several killed and injured); market in Eziama Mbano village; current Imo State (17 killed) • February 26, 1969: Ozu Abam market and Ohafia Street in Umuahia, current Abia State (over 250 killed, several injured) • March 2, 1969: Umuahia, present Abia State (five killed, eight injured) • March 8, 1969 (circa): Urua Akpan and Ikot Umo Essien villages in Annang Province, current Akwa Ibom State (98 killed, 62 injured) • March 11, 1969: Marketplace and town, Umuahia, current Abia State (35 killed) • May 3, 1969: Umu-Ovaha, current Abia State (18 killed, 40 injured) • September 8, 1969: Clinic in Ojoto, current Anambra State (16 killed) Source: Biafran Refugees: A Tale of Endurance and Brutality By Philip U. Effiong, Ph.D. Professor of English University of Maryland University College Adelphi, Maryland |
| Re: Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by padi94(m): 1:58am On Nov 13, 2019 |
Wow, cool record keeping |
| Re: Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by Asnafsaeed(m): 2:08am On Nov 13, 2019 |
All these RadioBiafra statistics and numbers  |
| Re: Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by Nobody: 2:31am On Nov 13, 2019 |
Asnafsaeed:These were from white men not IPOB. Phillips Effiong copied those facts from them and published them in an article. |
| Re: Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by Asnafsaeed(m): 2:48am On Nov 13, 2019 |
Where is the original source? ChiSomtoChi: |
| Re: Some Recorded Facts About The Air Raids In BIAFRA C.1967-70 by princemillla(m): 3:27am On Nov 13, 2019 |
This is serious  |
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