Popular writer, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, has advocated the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address injustices in Nigeria’s history.
Chimamanda particularly believes there are wrongs yet to be addressed as far as the Baiafra war is concerned.
She spoke in Asaba, Delta State, on Sunday, during a tree planting programme.
She said: “I think we should have a sort of Truth and Reconciliation Committee in this country, not just to address Biafra, which should be a central part of it, because it is impossible to understand Nigeria without understanding her history from around 1965 to 1970.
“For Nigeria to thrive as a nation, we have to acknowledge the truth. In Asaba for instance, brutal massacres happened during the war and not yet acknowledged and so a lot still needs to be done, let us just air our history, sometimes all people need to hear is sorry. “There are houses in Port Harcourt today that were named abandoned properties and were illegally taken from their owners.
“There were people who lost everything they owned and just given a tiny amount to start all over. That is injustice that has not been addressed,” she said. The author asserted, “Acknowledging our history does not mean we will have to divide Nigeria AND dissent does not mean treason.”
