Misleading: Gowon Did Not Make The Statement “I was criticised for being too slow crushing Biafra secessionist but I did it”
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @amchidox shared a screenshot from The People’s Gazette allegedly quoting former Nigerian military head Yakubu Gowon as saying, “I was criticised for being too slow crushing Biafra secessionist but I did it.” Upon reviewing The People’s Gazette website to verify the context, we found that the article…