# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCZ9CADBJq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66115510-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8eee044d09.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T09:05:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Cornelia Ginikanwa saw the Nigerian civil war first-hand, fighting with the Biafran Civil Defence Force.

She suffered not only the bombardment of bullets and bombs, but also witnessed the horrors of mass starvation.

There’s no official death toll for the Biafran war, but historians estimate between 500,000 and three million people died – more than half were children.

Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio for more on this story.

#Biafra #Nigeria #News #BBCAfricaEye #BBCNews

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- **Views:** 139,921
- **Likes:** 8,706
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## Tags

news, bbcnews, bbcafricaeye, biafra, nigeria

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