Veterans of the 1967-70 civil war under the aegis of Biafran War Veterans approved their readiness the face-off the Federal Government over what they described as the non-release of their entitlements more than 40 years after the war despite repeated promises by the Government. The veterans made the statement after an emergency meeting in Enugu on September 25, 2013, Wednesday.
The ex-biafran soldiers threatened to embark on a street-wide protest in Abuja “in the next couple of weeks” if government refused to heed to their demand within a reasonable time, expressing dismay that most of their members have lost their lives because of the absence of reasonable sources of livelihood.
The ex-soldiers, led by Rt. Col Victor Onah and Barrister Ibe Nwachukwunta as National Coordinator and Attorney respectively, condemned the nonchalance of the Federal Government towards their plight in spite of their contributions to the nation.
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