OzikoroIgbo Resistance, Warfare, and Heroism: “Ọnwụ ka mma karịa ịgba ohu”
“Ọnwụ ka mma karịa ịgba ohu.” (Death is better than slavery.) Whether on the battlefields of Igboland, in the holds of slave ships, or on plantations abroad, the Igbo carried an unyielding resolve: dignity was worth more than life itself. Throughout history, the Igbo were not only victims of wars and enslavement but also actors…