xBanjo was at the centre of a web of events that climaxed in the Biafran invasion of then Mid-West State (formerly Mid-West Region and later known as Bendel State and now divided into Edo and Delta states). Ojukwu, the Head of State of the Republic of Biafra, had asked Banjo to lead the invasion as the commander of the Biafran 101st Division. When Ojukwu declared Eastern Nigeria as the independent Republic of Biafra, he ordered the release of Banjo and made him the General Officer Commanding a Biafran army division. The invasion was led by Colonel Banjo. Ojukwu promised that Banjo would be proclaimed the military governor of the new Republic of Western Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian July 01, 2021 03:33 UTC