{
  "id": 14407389,
  "title": "Asaba Massacre: Only Apology from a Sitting President Can Assuage Our Pain, Says Asagba Azinge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/asaba-massacre-only-apology-from-a-sitting-president-can-assuage-our",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:17:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/14/asaba-massacre-only-apology-from-a-sitting-president-can-assuage-our-pain-says-asagba-azinge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN), has emphasized that no force could erase the atrocities committed against his people during the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. He stressed that only a formal apology from the sitting Nigerian president could help alleviate the immense pain and sense of injustice felt by the Asaba community. At the 59th anniversary of the massacre, Chief Chuck Nduka-Eze, the Convener of the Asaba Massacre Memorial, outlined plans for the 60th anniversary and the proposed Asaba Massacre Memorial Centre. Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who addressed the event, expressed regret over the massacre and called for forgiveness. However, the Asagba insisted on receiving an apology from the current president before any closure can be achieved.",
  "summary": "Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba The Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN), has reiterated that no force under the sun would sweep away the mindless and baseless massacre",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}