A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF: THE ROLE OF YORUBAS IN NIGERIA CIVIL WAR
Before the January 15, 1966 coup, it has been mentioned earlier that Awolowo and his other Yoruba politicians were imprisoned by Tafawa Balewa regime for treason with the massacre of Easterners and the death of Ironsi. The Yoruba leaders apparently decided that if the East secedes, so will the West. This was why the…