Biafran hero and civil war veteran, Col. Joseph Achuzia (rtd), has died at the age of 90.
Achuzia’s son Benedict Onyeka confirmed his death to journalists in Asaba, saying that his father died in the morning at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State. after a brief sickness.
The late Achuzia, born in 1929, had deserted the Nigerian Army to join the Biafran Army led by the late Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu. He was a Major in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970.
Onyeka said, “He died around 8 this morning (Monday). It was something we never expected, but it happened. He was 90 years old. It’s just a sad incident.
“My father was the best dad ever. I was so sad when he gave up. Even when he was being taken to the mortuary, I couldn’t believe it.
“Shortly before his death, he was smiling, but we never knew he was going. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”
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