Biafra memories: PHOTOS and VIDEO of Ojukwu bunker
in Umuahia, the capital of Abia state
recently.
The bunker which was a vital part of the
Biafran leadership strategy to win the
Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970 is
now the annex of the National War Museum
located at Okpara Avenue, Umuahia.
The plan of the bunker
Constructed after the fall of Enugu during the
war, it served as subterranean office for the
then Biafran government led by Biafra
warlord, Late Chukwuemeka Odimegwu
Ojukwu.
Pictures of Biafra leader, Ojukwu and other
Biafra Leaders of Thought
The premises where the bunker is located
belonged to Late Dr Michael I. Okpara, the
second Premier of Eastern Nigeria.
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The plan was drawn by Frank Mbanefo, while
the structural design was done by Dr Chuba
Agbim. The superintendent who handled the
workers was Late Laurence O. Okany while
the construction was done by Engineer Joel
Onyemelukwe.
The Ojukwu bunker measures 26.9 feet deep,
about 8 meters. It took the NAIJ.com team
almost three minutes to get to the end of the
bunker through an underground stairways.
The staircase leading to the underground
bunker
The bunker has a conference room, a parlour,
a bedroom, kitchen, store, bathroom and
toilet. Also noticeable was the escape route
in case of any attack and a prison meant for
captured Nigerian soldiers.
The kitchen in the bunker
The escape route in the bunker
The bunker also had holes meant for
ventilation to help the senior Biafran officials
not to suffocate.
The hole meant for ventilation underground
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Interestingly, the bunker was built under 90
days between April to June 1968. All those
involved in the construction of the bunker
were less than 40 years old.
https://youtu.be/SKHsgcWSvlI
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