Igbos are trending on Twitter today, and it’s got something to do with their outcry over the soldiers dispatched to the East who have mounted roadblocks and are allegedly seizing foodstuff folks sent down to the village for their families.

Here’s @UgoTalksAlot and Victor Asemota with important and pertinent context about the influence of the Nigerian civil war ( Biafran war) on the personality and actions of Igbos.

Do see below:

If you don't have a proper understanding of Nigerian history you'll find it extremely difficult to understand or appreciate Igbo behaviour

— Ugo (@UgoTalksAlot) December 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/seyitaylor/status/812608247811207168

Simply if another war happens, they want to be ready, heard this from my dad and all his brothers https://t.co/wCJNgAhNwC

— ?️ (@_ccem_) December 24, 2016

The problem with Nigerian history is that it has never really been written properly. The story of Biafra was never told well by anyone.

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

I grew up speaking Igbo as my first language and I could sense the pain from those I learned from. PTSD is real. I also read Forsyth's book

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

I also had relatives who fought on the Federal side and were decorated officers. I lived with the Nigerian military for a long time as well.

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

On one side, I saw people who fought for survival and on the other side, I saw professionals who did a job they would rather not talk about

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

There are people still alive today that fought on the Federal side, who would admit privately that the Biafran war was more of genocide.

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

There were Nigerian military officers who moved over and fought for Biafra. They were given back their titles after the war with pension

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

Healing takes generations. PTSD changes culture drastically. There is no soldier who has fought a war that will tell you about glory.

— Victor Asemota (@asemota) December 24, 2016

Hear ye them, and heed.