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Nov 12, 2024 inhistory

Two child soldiers of the defunct Biafran army, Udeze, 14, and Okonkwo, 16, are pictured talking to each other in the city of Umuahia on August 31, 1968, as Nigerian federal troops continued their advance during the Biafran War. Both were later killed on the front lines.

Two child soldiers of the defunct Biafran army, Udeze, 14, and Okonkwo, 16, are pictured talking to each other in the city of Umuahia on August 31, 1968, as Nigerian federal troops continued their advance during the Biafran War. Both were later killed on the front lines.

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