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When the Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded in 1967 and the civil war broke out, many of the Ibos in Ondo fled in fear of reprisals.

From US News • Sep. 29, 2016

He gave Ibos federal jobs and saw to it that they got their fair share of senior positions, including posts as army officers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ibos had been the backbone of the Nigerian army; their departure for home after the 1967 pogrom deprived Gowon of half his officer corps and three-quarters of the army's administrative force.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the war ended, the defeated Biafran leader, Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu,* bitterly boasted that the Ibos would rebel again.

From Time Magazine Archive

After a while no one has anything left to say about the Ibos, so we move into the den and watch videos.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass