Most Ibo lived in what was then the Eastern Region under Lt. Col. Cukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, which subsequently declared independence.
In January, 1966, Ibo officers attempted a brief and bloody coup, which resulted in retaliatory mass killings of Ibo migrants in northern Nigeria over the summer.* Most Ibo lived in what was then the Eastern Region under Lt. Col. Cukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, which subsequently declared independence. With support only from South Africa and France, however, this country was unable to stand and its capital was repeatedly moved, from Enugu to Aba to Umuahia and finally to Owerri. FTP, name this short-lived African nation, the first African country founded by Africans.
In January, 1966, Ibo officers attempted a brief and bloody coup, which resulted in retaliatory mass killings of Ibo migrants in northern Nigeria over the summer.
Republic of Biafra