30th Of May: Day Of Biafra True Heroes/Heroines

30th Of May: Day Of Biafra True Heroes/Heroines

On the threshold of history
And frontline of war,
you stood out
Bravely fighting night and day
As you led the way,
On the very pathway to freedom,
To you, I call my true heroes and heroines.

As nature still grieves
Over five million deaths
Of the innocent Biafrans
Brutally killed in nineteen sixties and seventies
On their quest to restore the kingdom of heaven
That has been trapped in the devil's coven,
We remember thee,
Our true heroes and heroines.

As we are still on this journey
To restore our land,
To cleanse it of filth,
Oh, this holy land of our forefathers
That has been desecrated by the evil marauders,
We remember thee,
Our true heroes and heroines!

Even as we still mourn,
We shall continue to fight on,
To freedom from our age long plight,
To defend our land with all our might,
To secure a better future
For the unborn generations.

And to those who lost their souls
In the filthy hands of death
So that we may live,
To you I call
My true heroes and heroines.

Written by Ikenna Ozulumba Mbaegbu
For Family Writers Press International