Biafra memories: PHOTOS and VIDEO of Ojukwu bunker
NAIJ.com paid a visit to the 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. READ ALSO: 5 Biafran armoured vehicles which were built during the war (photos, video) 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 J
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