People Said I Fought For FG During Civil War So I’m Not An Igno But I’m As Igbo As Anybody -Nwachukwu

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July 15, 2026

Joseph Imo

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In an interview with The Legacy Series, Major General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd) stated that he sometimes sees comments from people saying he is not an Igbo man because he fought for the Nigerian military during the Nigerian Civil War

General Nwachukwu said he is an Igbo man and such comments don’t bother him. He said he was appointed to lead the South-East delegation to the 2014 national conference and he was also elected by his people to represent them in the Senate

In General Sanda’s words: “I occasionally read some funny comments that, ‘Oh, he fought for the federal government during the civil war so he is not an Igbo man’. But I am just as Igbo as anybody. In spite of all those, I was appointed to lead the southeast delegation to the 2014 national conference and I was also elected by my people to go to the Senate. So the majority of the people understand who I am…....

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