The Nigerian Civil War, also known as theBiafranWar, Nigeria-BiafraWar, or BiafraWar, was an armed conflict fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state that had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Biafra was short on ammunition, its people were desperate for food, andits leaders controlled only one-sixth of the territory that had formed theBiafran republic in 1967. Ojukwu fled to Côte d’Ivoire on January 11, 1970, and a Biafran deputation formally surrendered in Lagos four days later. "The Nigeria–Biafrawar: postcowoniaw confwict and de qwestion of genocide". Biafran conflict: A grandmother's perspective on the war. Mr Oragwu wishes that the Igbo had paid less attention to the scramble for power at the centre, and instead distinguished their region by advancing the technological gains of the war. Biafran soldiers marching during the war. Biafran children starving from the mass famine caused by the Nigerian blockade of Biafra.After the War: Legacy. Impacton the Igbo People. Minority Groups in Biafra. The war ended in January 1970 when Biafra, cut off from supplies andits revenue-producing oil fields, surrendered. Nigerian political analyst Bayo Ilori notes that the similarities between theBiafrawarand End SARS protests are uncanny, adding that both movements are actually intertwined. TheBiafraWar led to the deaths of at least 1-2 million people in just 30 months — many of them children. January 15 marks 50 years since the end of the brutal conflict. The consequences can still be felt today.