Lt. Col. Ojukwu declared a state of Biafra. As a result, the military government unleashed the police action. Afterwards, Ojukwu, through Lt. Col. Victor Banjo, deployed about 3000 Biafran soldiers and militiamen to seize Midwestern Nigeria. Thereafter, Biafran soldiers in less than 12 hours, siezed Asaba and Ore in Edo and Ondo states respectively. Undoubtedly, Ibadan and Lagos were the next targets.
As a counter-attack to repel the Biafran aggression read article: https://veegil.com/t/biafra-offensive-against-nigerian-army/343