Similar attacks have been carried out elsewhere in the southeast of Africa’s most populous country as Nigerians prepare for a February 25 presidential election. The region is still traumatised by a 1967-1970 civil war triggered by a declaration of independence for a Biafra Republic by ethnic Igbo army officers which left a million dead. Many in southeast Nigeria feel alienated from the federal government in Abuja after years of underinvestment. With former Anambra State governor Peter Obi among the frontrunners, some voters in the region are finally ready to believe in change. In his native state, Obi appears smiling on campaign posters dotted around town and country.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2023 21:29 UTC