Biafra’s Greatest Blunder Was the Midwest Invasion Led by Victor Banjo General Alabi Isama, author of The Tragedy of Victory: On-the-Spot Account of the Nigeria-Biafra War in the Atlantic Theatre, offers a gripping analysis of one of the most controversial campaigns of the Nigerian Civil War, Biafra’s invasion of the Midwest. In this interview, he describes the operation as Biafra’s greatest strategic blunder, lacking clear purpose and proper execution. Isama also questions the competence of Lt.