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07, 1967
The Dance of Death
Dance of Death
Asaba, Nigeria
On October 5, 6, & 7, 1967:
Residents of Asaba were ordered by Nigerian soldiers to attend a public dance. Thousands of unarmed civilians who showed up were shot and buried en masse in shallow graves. One man was buried with his hand protruding above his shallow grave. The public execution, it was believed, was in retaliation for Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu's, a son of the soil, killing of the Premier of Northern Nigeria Sir Ahmadu Bello in January 1966.
Posted by emeagwali at 7, 1967 04:25