Nigeria, March 19 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why Nigeria has no official records of what transpired during the nation's civil war.

Mr Obasanjo also said writing the history of the civil war, "has been overtaken by events".

The civil war that occurred between 1967 and 1970 was fought between the Nigerian forces and Biafran forces, who wanted an independent nation.

The war led to the deaths of thousands of Nigerian and Biafran soldiers.

The two-term former president spoke on Tuesday at the Shehu Musa Yar'adua Centre Abuja, at the launch of a book written by Abdullahi Shehu, titled "Election in Nigeria: The Long Road To Democracy."

The event attracted dignitaries, including a former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon; ...