NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970
NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR
July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970
Researched by Abiodun Mohammed Adeyemi Ajijola
Sunday 7th, June 2026
'Estimates of the number of people who died during the Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War) range between 1 and 3 million people. The vast majority were Biafran civilians who died from disease and severe starvation brought on by the deliberate federal blockade of the secessionist region.
The breakdown of this tragic loss is generally categorized as follows:
- Total Death Toll: Historical and scholarly estimates generally place the overall casualties between 500,000 and 3,000,000 deaths, with an estimated 1 to 2 million perishing in just 30 months.
- Military Casualties: Total battlefield and military deaths across both the Nigerian Federal Army and the Biafran Armed Forces are estimated to be around 100,000.
- Civilian Casualties: The overwhelming majority of victims were civilians, mostly women and children, who succumbed to deliberate starvation and related malnutrition diseases (like kwashiorkor) as a result of the Nigerian government's naval and land blockades.'

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