October 7, 1967 · Midwestern Region Theater
October 7, 1967
Nigerian soldiers under the command of Murtala Mohammed summoned the male population of the Igbo town of Asaba to a gathering, ostensibly for a reconciliation ceremony. Soldiers then opened fire, killing an estimated 700 to 1,000 civilian men and boys. Women and children were not killed but were subjected to looting and sexual violence. The massacre was suppressed by the Nigerian government for decades.
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