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BiafraRemembranceDay: Nigerians Share Painful Memories of War, Want May 30 declared National Mourning Day

Fifty-two years ago, Igbo people of South-East Nigeria pulled out of Nigeria, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra that led to a brutal civil war which claimed millions of lives.Although it is over four decades since the war ended, many of the victims have yet to get over the horrible experience.
Fifty-two years ago, Igbo people of South-East Nigeria pulled out of Nigeria, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra that led to a brutal civil war which claimed millions of lives.
Although it is over four decades since the war ended, many of the victims have yet to get over the horrible experience.
Using Twitter hashtags like #BiafraRemembranceDay, #BiafraHeroesDay2019, #Ozoemena, many Nigerians, especially Igbo people, are taking turns on social media to lament their losses and painful memories.   Ozoemena translates literally as “Another should not happen” in IgboCalls for justice have dominated the Nigerian trends on Twitter while photos of malnourished children and corpses continued to flood the timeline.
Some of those who shared bitter memories of the war demanded that May 30 be declared a national day of mourning and public holiday 
A Nigerian with the Twitter handle, @bayelsa_arise, wrote, “I lost relatives to Biafra. Uncles were tagged saboteurs and shot. They were the lucky ones. The unfortunate were sent to starve in camps in Enugu. We still remember. #BiafraRemembranceDay.”
Another Nigerian, identified simply as Ifeanyi, wrote, “If I were the president, I will declare May 30 a public holiday...three million people deserve worldwide mourning. #BiafraRemembranceDay #BiafraHeroesDay2019.”
8:32 AM - May ‏

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