FORMER Military Head of State and elder statesman, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), on Saturday warned Nigerians, particularly the youth and war drum beaters, not to drag the country into another civil war that may spell permanent doom for Nigeria and its people. While describing war as an unpleasant situation, Gowon submitted that those who fell victims of the civil war between 1967 and 1970 would not wish that Nigeria had another experience of such again. According to the Professor of African History, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan, going into another civil war would only escalate the problems confronting the country now. He, therefore, advised those agitating for war and secession threats to stop in their own interest and those of the innocent citizens. The advice, he said, was imperative considering the fact that the country and Nigerians would gain nothing from another civil war in the end.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 11, 2021 05:03 UTC