Gowon blames Ojukwu for Aburi failure

Former Nigerian head of state Yakubu Gowon has accused Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Ojukwu of misrepresenting the 1967 Aburi Accord.

Gowon claimed Ojukwu lied to the Eastern Region about the terms of the agreement to fuel secessionist sentiment.

The comments have sparked a fierce historical debate, with supporters of Ojukwu arguing that federal backtracking was the true cause of the accord's failure.

The Aburi Accord was a final attempt to prevent the Nigerian Civil War.