Ojukwu Bunker
Reason For Loving Place
A part of the National War Museum annex, this structural masterpiece was built in 90 days during the Civil War under a large field behind the main house. Originally referred to as the Subterranean Office of the Government of Biafra, it was renamed Ojukwu Bunker by the public.
Why Was It Built?
as a base for the Biafran war campaign
Type Of People Who Visit
Join a touring company to be better educated on the bunker, what it stands for and its present significance.
Ways Of Travel
By car and motorbike
Reason To Recommend Place
The war still echoes in the conference room through the pictures of some of the major players in the war. These include the young Ojukwu with beards and in full Biafran camouflage, the late Dr. Pius Okigbo, the late Cyprian Ekwensi and the late Professor Chinua Achebe. There are also pictures of scenes from the war.
What To Bring
["Camera"]
Nice Things About Place
The entrance is a small structure that could pass for a pit toilet intended to disguise the bunker. There is a steel staircase that descends down into a narrow concrete corridor which lead to Ojukwu's war time abode. A three-room enclosure, it contains a conference room, Ojukwu's living room and his bedroom.
