DO YOU KNOW that Britain played a key role in the amphibious invasion of Calabar in October 1967. Recently declassified documents reveal that Britain covertly supplied Nigeria with the critical military hardware needed to enforce blockade of Biafra and execute the seaboard invasion. These included: * Naval Support: Britain supplied the Nigerian Navy with patrol boats and ammunition that helped secure the waters and blockade the Biafran coast, setting the stage for the Calabar assault. * Massive Arms Supply: The British government secretly shipped millions of rounds of ammunition, machine guns, and artillery to ensure the Federal troops were heavily armed. * Diplomatic and Strategic Backing: British officials openly supported Nigerian unity to protect UK oil investments (specifically Shell-BP facilities), and British Royal Air Force (RAF) officers were deployed to advise the Nigerian military on air strategies during the wider conflict. So, Biafra was not fighting only Nigeria; it was also fighting Britain, a world power.