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    "content": "said: “When we reached there, as Africans, two of our colleagues were killed by the Japanese in the first week. After another week, three we killed. So, we thought of how to scare these Japanese from killing us, because they were only attacking black people; I believe perhaps out of racial bias.” He said: “We decided that we show these people that we are black because we are different. We decided to run and catch one Japanese soldier, pulled out our bayonets and started eating him alive. You would just slice a piece of meat from his body and eat as others were watching.” So, the Japanese, not only learnt to respect the African soldier in the war, but to also fear him. Whenever they saw an African soldier coming, they took off. How would anybody get that story of heroic acts by our people, if you put them in a borstal institution and lock them up there because they are old? You cannot do that!. You do not expect people who went to war as potters, were shown how to hold a rifle and shoot, to come back and write books. It is what we call oral literature that is passed on by sages; by word of mouth. Eventually, you will find somebody who can sit and document for us to read. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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