The son of one of the victims of Asaba massacre, Mr Augustine Nwanze-Maijeh, has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate the death of his father and other families of the victims of Asaba massacre.
The Late Augustine Nduka Majeh was killed in the Asaba massacre, which occurred in 1967 during the Nigerian civil war.
Speaking shortly after the celebration, one of the sons, Mr Augustine Nwanze-Maijeh, said that his father was a philanthropist who had helped people and the community.
He said, “We are remembering our father as we held a posthumous birthday Thanksgiving in his honour. The federal government of Nigeria assassinated my father and left us in pain and hardship.
“His passing away brought unimaginable suffering, both physical and psychological, to my decease mother and my siblings. My father’s wealth, both land and property, was confiscated. He has all the documents. We were very young. We have no clue what was happening around us.
“We are using this opportunity to appeal to the federal government to compensate for my father’s death and other victims of Asaba massacre.
“It’s inhumanity to humans the military committed a genocide, and the victims’ families deserved to be compensated. No amount of money will bring our fathers back, but it’s a way of healing our wounds.
Majeh disclosed that he was about five years old when his father was killed in the massacre, lamented that it took the grace of God for him and his siblings to survive things of life, having passed through hardship.
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