Chapter 11 Personal Injuries Method of Investigation It was considered expedient that direct approach to the medical personnel who treated the victims of the disturbances would yield the most reliable results. Since the purpose of the Tribunal was for perpetuation of testimony, it was appropriate to bring to bear the…
Witness: Dr. E.C. Okoye Day: 13 Figure: 1,000 (Sept) Grounds for credibility: Witness got this figure from a policeman who had opportunity of going round the town. This was up to 30th September. Witness: Mrs. A.N. Ishie Day: 34 Figure: 67 (May) Grounds for credibility: Ward…
Chapter 10 Extent of Loss of Life The ascertainment of this was a herculean and probably impossible task. The Nigerian authorities had made no effort to issue any figures which would inspire any confidence in their accuracy. They had rather engaged themselves in denying estimates of the dead given by other…
Chapter 9 Causes of the Pogrom Various reasons have been assigned for the 1966 Pogrom. Some suggest it was a retaliation for the January 1966 coup in which Sir Ahmadu Bello and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, among others losts their lives. Others say it was a reaction against Decree No. 34 which…
Chapter 7 Revolting Aspects of the Pogrom Under this head we deal with what we consider the sinister aspects of the pogrom. Firstly, the planning and organisation of the pogrom. We have dwelt with this at length in the previous pages. Secondly the false sense of security to which the Authorities lured…
Chapter 6 The Spread of the Pogrom to all Parts of Northern Nigeria and to some Towns of Southern Nigeria in September and October, 1966 The May riots affected mainly the Hausa/Fulani areas of Northern Nigeria. It did not affect the Bornu Emirate to the North-East, the area commonly called the Middle…
Chapter 5 Influence From Kaduna We have dealt with the evidence which showed that Kaduna inspite of its being the capital territory had its share of killings and looting. Under this head we propose to discuss certain forces at Kaduna whose influence was felt throughout Northern Nigeria. Military Governor of Northern…
Gombe Gombe is an emirate in Bauchi Province. It has a Fulani Emir. The 93rd witness Paul Chukwunwike Emejulu gives a vivid description of life in Gombe: The natives of Gombe are pagans, Terrawa. They live in adjoining villages to Gombe. The Emir of Gombe a Fulani by name Alhaji Abubakar and all…
Araba Massacres got the North out of the Lugardian cage.. The polo loving British High Commissioner Francis Cumming-Bruce persuaded them (the Northern Emirs) to go back into the new British cage with Gowon given the key …so to keep Nigeria one (in the new cage) became an attack/task that must be done. “Once…
There is evidence before us which tends to implicate the then British High Commissioner Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce. He was the British High Commissioner in Nigeria for the greater part of 1966 and held the post at least as from 1964. He was based in Lagos like all other ambassadors. Lagos was and still is…