Charly Boy the singer, says he still struggles with paranoia tied to Nigeria’s civil war of the 70s. THE CABLE reports.Information Guide Nigeria
Charly Boy the singer, says he still struggles with paranoia tied to Nigeria’s civil war of the 70s. THE CABLE reports.Information Guide Nigeria
The Nigerian Civil War was fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a now-defunct secessionist state.
It started in 1967 and lasted for well over two years after Nigeria’s eastern region declared itself independent.
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In a series of tweets on Thursday, Charly Boy said he witnessed key events in Nigerian history including the war.
“As an individual, I can say that I have seen it all. I was young when the Union Jack was lowered into oblivion. I saw hope perish in 1966 and the wanton destruction that followed in 1967,” Charly Boy’s tweet reads in part.JAMB Result
“My youth was scandalised by the Biafran civil war. Right now, I am suffering from either paranoia or having a déjavu knowing the contributing factors that led to that war.
“I saw subsidy rise from the ashes of misrule since the 1970s. I watched my beloved father clear a path to national healing in 1999.
“I have been brutalised, teargassed, locked up for months, rendered poor by our nonsensical security force.
“So, while most of my peers looked away from street life and the hard life of sincere advocacy, I chose to bury my fist in the fight for a New Nigeria. I sought an army of her future, the exceptional young people of Nigeria.”
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