Nigeria: Disinformation Played Significant Role in Civil War – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said disinformation played a significant role in the Nigerian Civil War (1967 to 1970).

Obasanjo stated this at the Sixth Edition of Annual Nigerian Civil War Symposium organised by the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said the theme of the symposium, which is “The Role of Disinformation in the Nigerian Civil War”, was germane, especially in this era of asymmetric warfare.

According to him, disinformation, propaganda, psychological…