Testimony

Elizabeth Bird interviews 96-year old survivor
Sylvester Okocha, Asaba, 2009.

By early 2010, the research team had interviewed 28 people who witnessed or survived the killings in Asaba. Some were recorded at the October Symposium, others in Lagos and Asaba during a visit to Nigeria by Bird and Ottanelli in December, 2009. On the following pages, video clips from various interviewees tell the story of what happened on the 6-7th October, and speak of the need to remember. More will be added soon.

Our partners in the USF Library are maintaining an archive of complete transcripts and audio files of all the interviews. Some are already available, while others will be added as they are transcribed and catalogued. To search these transcripts, visit http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?mode=preview&pid=49131&sid=665222#