“The war cost Nigeria a great deal in terms of lives, money, and its image in the world. During the war, there were 100,000 military casualties and between 500,000 and two million civilians’ deaths from starvation.[5] It has been estimated that up to three million people may have died due to the conflict, most from hunger and disease.”
After reading parts 1 & 2 from “Under the Udala Trees” by Chinelo Okparanta, I was interested in seeing the number of casualties from this war. I expected to see a large number of casualties, however I didn’t expect to see the number TWO MILLION. I think it is important to realize that these people died from starvation, meaning they were deprived of any resources to help them survive. I find it interesting that this article mentioned Nigeria’s “image in the world.” This war not only changed the people’s lives that lived there, but it changed the way the world views them. I cannot image what it was like for the civilians during this time, and how it affected the survivors.
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Nigerian_Civil_War
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