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How I escaped death during civil war—Lalong

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Th Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has recounted how an Igbo man sacrificed his life for him during the Civil War.

The Governor said this while warning against allowing the rising tension in the country to degenerate into a violent conflict.

He said this on the occasion of Nigeria’s 57th Independence anniversary during a church service held at the national headquarters of the Evangelical Church Winning All in Jos, Plateau State.

According to him, the Igbo man, who was his guardian, was brutally killed after saving his life during the crisis when he was three years old. Read also: Female pilgrim left in Mecca over missing passport

He said: “The memory of what happened to me when I was three years old is still fresh in my mind; an Igbo man who was my guardian that married my aunt was killed, but before he was killed, he took me and locked me inside a room. That memory is still fresh in my mind and anybody who is beating the drums of war has not seen it.

“If true federalism will address the injustice and cry of marginalization in the country, government should be ready to address it. We should all agree to live together, nobody should give any excuse on why the country should separate.

“In the midst of the clamor for agitation and Read also: ‘Professor’ allegedly abducts, sells five-year-old for N60,000 restructuring, Nigeria still stands strong in unity.

“I am sure that if a referendum is conducted on whether Nigeria should break up or remain united, those who want the country to break up will not be up to 10 per cent.”

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