In January 1967, with Nigeria on the verge of breaking apart, top military leaders met in Aburi, Ghana, to try and stop the country from going into full civil war. The peace talks lasted two days — January 4 and 5 — and brought together leaders from both the Federal side and the Eastern Region. Among them were Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s Head of State, and Lt. Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Governor of the Eastern Region. The meeting was hosted by Ghana’s Head of State, Lt. General