After the Storm - The Evils of a Civil War (Paperback)

On May 27, 1967, a thirty-month-old nation was formed out of the giant of Africa-Nigeria. This nation aBiafraa was made up of the eastern part of Nigeria, called the Ibos. The creation of the aredemption nationa caused a civil war in Nigeria that would affect the lives of the Ibos and especially that of a nine year old boyaSiralex. Alexia Iheberemeas After the Storm: The Evils of a Civil War identity is a non-fiction novel that tells a tale of the aftermath of war through the eyes of Siralex, who connects the history of Ibos to the Hebrew tribe. It is a story about freedom, hatred, corruption, jealousy, suffering and survival. It is a story about a tribe whose cultural heritage is threatened by civilization and a people who would do anything to secure its heritage. The end of the Nigerian civil war on January 12, 1970 did not bring the peace expected at the end of the war; rather, the Ibos faced the consequences of losing the war as life for the Ibos became a case of the survival of the fittest. How long will the identities of the Ibos continue to be misplaced by their brothers in Nigeria? How long will lives suffer the evils thrust on them by civil wars?