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GCE Government 1990 Question 60

Question 60

Nigeria's Foreign Policy

Relations between Nigeria and British became somewhat strained during the civil war mainly because

  1. A.British was reluctant to supply Nigeria with the arms she needed to prosecute the war.
  2. B.Britain accorded diplomatic recognition to "Biafra".
  3. C.the soviet union supplied arms to Nigeria.
  4. D.British granted political asylum to some fugitives.
  5. E.some British mercenaries were fighting on the Biafran side.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (British was reluctant to supply Nigeria with the arms she needed to prosecute the war.)

Explanation

Britain refused to sell Nigeria some arms (e.g. aircraft) early in the war, so Nigeria turned to the Soviet Union; Britain never recognised Biafra.