October 4, 1967 · Northern Biafra Theater
October 4, 1967
Nigerian federal forces under Colonel Murtala Mohammed captured Enugu, the capital of the Republic of Biafra, just four months after the declaration of independence. Biafran forces fought a delaying action but could not hold the city against the superior firepower of the federal army. The government of Biafra relocated southward to Umuahia and then Owerri as the territorial perimeter contracted.
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