
Since 1945, Biafran nationality groups have been subjected to repeated pogroms, harassment and dispossession of property. The scale and frequency suggests genocide
During the 1967-70 Biafran Civil War, over 1 million Biafran civilians died of starvation as a result of a Nigerian policy aptly described as “starvation is a legitimate weapon of war.”
Source: Biafra Foundation, http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/david-west/101901.html