In February 1984, one of those clamped in jail by the Buhari military administration was the late Igbo leader, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. This cartoon of that era depicts the mood of that moment over the matter.
For crying out loud, Ojukwu wasn’t even part of the government that Buhari outstaged in a coup – which was Shagari’s government by the way – so what formed the basis of Ojukwu’s arrest? Corruption?
When you undertake a wholistic study of Nigeria’s political history, you’ll see that the same hate for Igbos that drove Buhari against Ojukwu in 1984 is what drives him against Kanu today.
Imagine arresting Ojukwu who was never part of the government!
Amadi writes from Port harcourt
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