Owerri: Metaphor of South-east on a Rebound
Sunny Igboanugo Have you heard about the Phoenix, the mythological ancient bird which rises from its ashes? Feel free to replace its essence with the South East, the heartland of the Igbo of Nigeria. Add Owerri and you’re spot on! Just a few weeks ago, not a few people believed it was going to be the beginning of the end, if not the actual end with the blitzkrieg that besieged the area. The older generation recoiled at the thought of a replication of the scary era they struggle to forget, with the image of 1967-1970 Nigeria’s cataclysmic eruption flashing like a television montage. They m...
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