Yes, Ndigbo – this is real, and it matters. And it is what the Caliphate fears most.
After more than 50 years, respected voices from Nigeria’s Middle Belt have publicly apologised to the Igbo nation for the region’s role in the 1967–1970 Biafran War.
In May 2021, a group of Middle Belt intellectuals, led by the late Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, released a powerful declaration:
“Ndigbo, we are on our knees, begging you to forgive us for the sins we have committed against you, against God and against Humanity. Please, forgive us our monumental follies of yesteryears… We foolishly served as the foot soldiers of the Caliphate… You are our Umunna across the Great River. We swear we shall never stand against you again.”
They openly admitted nearly a million Middle Belt lives were also lost, and that they had been deceived into fighting their Igbo brothers and sisters.Earlier, in 2020, the Middle Belt Youth Council issued a formal apology for the same reason.
In October 2024, another Middle Belt Youth Group released a video plea, repeating that they “were deceived” and asking for forgiveness.
These are not government statements – they come from ordinary leaders, scholars and youths who now reject the old lies that turned neighbors into enemies.
The war took some 3 million lives, mostly Igbo children. The pain is still fresh for many. The scars deep.
This is not everything, and some say it is not enough. But it is a genuine, public act of remorse from the very people who fought on the other side.
Many Igbo have never heard these words.
Now you have.
Healing can only begin when truth is spoken and heard.
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