Event First Biafran offensive

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Was a military offensive by the secessionist Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War.

Chronology

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  • August 1967: The Buafran army was stopped at Ore in (Ondo State) just over the state boundary on 21 August, just 210 kilometers east of the Nigerian capital of Lagos.
  • August 1967: The Buafran army was stopped at Ore in (Ondo State) just over the state boundary on 21 August, just 210 kilometers east of the Nigerian capital of Lagos.
  • August 1967: On 9 August, the Biafran forces moved to the westside into the Mid-Western of Nigerian region which is across the Niger river, passing through Benin City.