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Rev. Mbaka Repeats, Says Biafra Agitation is Evil. Blames Some Elites in East

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Enugu – A Catholic Priest in Enugu, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has condemned the recent agitation and protests for Biafra nation describing the action as `evil.’ Mbaka made the condemnation in Enugu on Saturday in a sermon at his weekly Adoration Ministry. The cleric urged youths in the South East and South-South to go back to their business as the protest could lead to their death. “Locking up your shops and disrupting economic activities will not add any naira to your pocket, whatever grievance you have could be resolved through dialogue,’’ the cleric said. He lambasted those leaders that were behind the agitation and protests, saying that they should use their children for the struggle. Mbaka commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing ministers from the zone and assigning them with good portfolios. “President Buhari’s action has proven that the South East has not been marginalized. I would have reacted if no minister emerged from the zone,’’ he said. H

Biafra memories: PHOTOS and VIDEO of Ojukwu bunker

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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