The event is being held in commemoration of the war, which lasted from 1967 to 1970 and led to the deaths of about 1.5 million people.

The conference was organized‎ by the Shehu Musa Yar Adua Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

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Other prominent Nigerians at the event are Ahmed Joda, John Nnia Nwodo, Pat Utomi, Osita Chidoka and Hakeem Baba Ahmed.