Memories of the Nigeria/Biafra war was yesterday, re-enacted
in Owerri, as the Consultant to the Federal Ministry of Defence, Professor Bala
Jack Yakubu, displayed some deadly weapons manufactured by Biafran engineers.
According to Professor Yakubu,
“all the weapons were recovered from the war
theatres in parts of the South East and South South States and carefully
detonated.” Some of the home- made weapons included the multi-barrel ogbunigwe,
anti-personnel land mines, improvised explosive devices, Ojukwu anti-mines
(made like vehicle hydraulic jack), and anti-tank mines, for trucks, tanks and
armoured personnel carriers. Other weapons displayed at the event included long
range rocket launcher, anti aircraft missile, bunker cracker launch system,
short range round steel ogbunigwe, Ojukwu air launch weapon system (air drop
bomb), Ojukwu mortar, Ojukwu bucket and others. Yakubu lamented that the
remnants of the weapons used in the various theatres of war, have sadly
continued to kill, or permanently maim unsuspecting citizens. “We are
showcasing some of the weapons manufactured by Biafran engineers. They caused a
lot of harm during the war and today, innocent people are the casualties of
these remnants of war”, Yakubu said. While appealing to Nigerians to report any
suspicious objects to the nearest security agencies, Yakubu however warned that
people in North Eastern States were likely to experience the same thing, when
insurgency is finally crushed. Speaking also, Professor Chinedum Adiele, who
represented Shedrack Eneogwe, said that it was shameful that the remnants of
these dangerous weapons were still killing and maiming people till today.
Source: Vanguard