The seeds of hatred are planted deep in Nigeria. Independence from Britain in 1960 left it divided into three mutually suspicious regions separated tribally, politically and religiously. Five years of rule by the vast but backward Moslem North only made things worse, and by the time a military coup threw the Northerners out of power eight months ago, Nigeria had all but turned ungovernable. "This is more difficult than the Congo," admitted Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi, who in herited the mess.
Ironsi tried his best to cool regional passions, declaring an...
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