With deep sense of loss and sorrow the entire family and
leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide join the
immediate family members, relatives and Biafrans both home and abroad to
commiserate over the sudden demise of our icon, hero and great Biafran warrior
of our time Chief (Col) Joe Achuzie who slept in the bosom of the Most High on
Monday 26 February 2018 in his home town of Asaba Delta State after a brief
illness.
Hannibal and Air Raid as he was fondly called till his death,
was an extraordinary and exceptional charismatic personality and finest battle-field
commander of towering repute. He Col. Achuzia and his war time colleague
Timothy Onwuatuegwu most represented the spirit of bravery and patriotism which
characterized the military campaign that prevented the annihilation and
Islamisation of the Biafran race. He led the gallant Biafran soldiers that
inflicted heavy defeat on the enemy at Abagana; he masterminded the recapture
of Owerri the then capital of Biafra from a better equipped British backed
Russian armed Nigerian Army.
Col. Joe Achuzia will be remembered by history as one of the
finest and bravest soldiers the world had ever seen. Though his exploits
were in a quickly forgotten war in black Africa, the magnitude of his
accomplishments put in context ranks amongst the greatest military feats of the
modern era. From his heroics in the famous Abagana Sector victory over
Murtala Mohammed to his recapture of Owerri, Col. Achuzia left an indelible
mark that will be acknowledged by every generation of Biafrans until the end of
time. He is our icon and all time hero.
Chief (Col.) Joe Achuzia marched his footsteps on the hallowed
soil of Biafra during his youthful days for the liberation and betterment of
Biafra. He left a legacy this generation will forever be grateful to him for.
We pledge to peacefully continue from where he left off until Biafra is fully
restored the same way he restored our dignity in the battlefield against all
the odds.
Our hero Achuzia came, saw, fought and overcame our enemies. We
his children IPOB family members worldwide, owe it to him and posterity to
continue this great fight he fought for all his life until the liberation of
Biafraland, from the vicious grip of the oppressors, is irreversibly
accomplished to his memory and glory of God.
COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.
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