The coups and assassinations did take place. The massacres and atrocitiesbegun by northern soldiers against eastern civiliansdid take place. Between 1 and 2 million refugees did flee back to the east. leaving their homes. property. and businesses behind. Against this background. it isin the opinion of most people I spoke tounrealistic to expect that the free movement of people between regions will take place again very soon. It is also unrealistic to expect Nigeria to have a unified national army in the near future. since it is unlikely that troops from the different regions will be willing and able to serve together until passions have had a chance to cool.
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