Nigerian Bafran war is really a past to leave behind

The Nigerian Civil War, widely known as Biafran War, begun 6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970,it was a war fought to counter the secesssion of Biafra from Nigeria. Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbos, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government. The conflict resulted from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded Britain's formal decolonization of Nigeria from 1960–1963. Immediate causes of the war in 1966 included a military coup, and a persecution of the igbo people living in Northern Nigeria.
Within a year, the Federal Military Government surrounded Biafra, capturing coastal oil facilities and the city of Port Harcourt. The blockade imposed during the ensuing stalemate led to severe famine—accomplished deliberately as a war strategy. Over the two and half years of the war, about two million civilians died from starvation and diseases.
This famine entered world awareness in mid-1968, when images of malnourished and starving children suddenly saturated the mass media of Western countries. in foreign countries, enabling a significant rise in the funding and prominence of international Non governmental organisations. Britain and the Soviet Union were the main backers of the Federal Military Government in Lagos, while France and some independent elements supported Biafra. France and Israel provided weapons to both combatants.