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UI Post-UTME Government 2021 (Model questions) Question 10

Question 10

Nigerian Federalism

The Nigeria civil war was fought because

  1. A.Biafra was ripe for independence
  2. B.the Eastern region was marginalized in Nigeria
  3. C.the Hausa-Fulani wanted to dominate Nigeria
  4. D.the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966.
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Answer: D (the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966.)

Explanation

The killing of Igbos in the North in 1966 drove Easterners home and led Ojukwu to declare Biafra, which led to the war.