In achebe's "civil peace," the character jonathan mentions that one of his sons died during the nigerian civil war. what is the historical significance of this background?

With pointing out the fact that one of his sons died during the Nigerian Civil War, he wanted to point out that many people died during the Nigerian Civil War, a war many people weren't even aware existed at all. This caused a greater awareness in peoples' minds about the war. 

C4 i’m pretty sure