Obiano: Governor erects cenotaph to honour Biafran heroes

The cenotaph has all names of Biafran heroes who had died during the civil war.
Situated at the Alex Ekwueme Square, the cenotaph has the names of all Biafran heroes who had died during the Civil War.

“Without memory, life assumes the attributes of a futile gaze into the void of time,” Obiano said according to Vanguard.

“Let’s Celebrate the bravery of these great spirits who lost their lives yesterday that we may find peace today,” the governor added.

Meanwhile, Shops, schools and businesses were shut in southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 50 years to the day since the declaration of an independent republic of Biafra sparked a brutal civil war.

In Onitsha, the economic hub of Anambra state on the banks of the River Niger, most markets were closed and the streets were largely empty of people and traffic.