Came the day of the windfall when after five days of endless scuffles in queues and counter-queues in the sun outside the Treasu
ry he had twenty pounds counted into his palms as ex gratia award for the rebel money he had turned in. It was like Christmas for him and for many others like him when the payments began. They called it (since few could manage its proper official name) egg rasher. Which historical fact helps the reader understand the passage best?
The historical fact which helps the reader understand the passage best is - <em>After the war, the Nigerian government switched the currency from Biafran money to pounds.</em>
