Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pledged to do everything within his power to prevent another civil war in Nigeria, warning that many of the conditions that led to the 1967 conflict still exist.
According to a Punch report published on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Obasanjo made the remarks at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta while receiving books, research documents, eyewitness accounts, interviews, and video recordings documenting the Asaba Massacre and other civil war events.
The materials were presented by Chief Chuck Nduka-Eze, Chairman of the Asaba Memorial Trust and the Asaba Image Branding and Project Committee.
Obasanjo stressed the importance of preserving the history of the civil war to educate younger generations about its devastating consequences and promote peace, unity, and national reconciliation.
He also recalled confronting and chasing away a soldier who was attempting to sexually assault a woman in Asaba, saying he intervened because failing to act would have made him morally responsible.
“Thank you very much for making people know about it, for people to learn about it, and for people to take a vow that never again. I will do everything possible to ensure there is never again a civil war in this country,” Obasanjo said.
