19/10/2025
BREAKING NEWS: βDonβt Joke With History β Nigeria Didnβt Defeat the Igbos, It Was a Global Alliance,β Sultan of Sokoto Warns Yoruba Elders
In a statement that has sparked widespread reactions, the Sultan of Sokoto has cautioned Yoruba elders and political leaders against provoking tensions with the Igbo people, reminding them of the resilience and strength the Igbos demonstrated during the Nigerian Civil War.
According to the Sultan, itβs misleading to claim that Nigeria βwonβ the Biafra war purely by its own strength.
βLetβs be truthful β Nigeria did not fight the Igbos alone. Britain, America, and five other world powers joined forces to suppress them,β the Sultan said. βOn their own, no African nation could have defeated the Igbos in battle. These are people born to fight and survive.β
The Sultan emphasized that the Igbosβ ability to sustain a full-scale war for nearly three years (1967β1970), despite international blockades and limited resources, remains unmatched in African history.
βNo nation in Africa has ever held out for three years under such pressure and isolation,β he added. βThatβs why it sounds almost laughable when anyone talks about going to war with the Igbos today. Even during the darkest days of the war, there were moments the world thought Biafra would win. They were that determined.β