Both were Witnesses. Their assignment placed them at opposite ends of the only link between Biafra and the outside world.
gada sākumā kāds Jehovas liecinieks, kas bija Biafras valsts ierēdnis, tika norīkots darbā uz kādu Eiropas valsti, bet cits Jehovas liecinieks strādāja Biafrā kādā lidlaukā.