Col. Joseph Achuzia (rtd), civil war veteran and Biafran warlord, is dead.
Achuzia died Monday morning at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Asaba, Delta State after a brief illness at the age of 90.
One of his sons, Mr. Benedict Onyeka Achuzia, who spoke to newsmen, said 21-gun salute has been shot to traditionally announce the demise of the Ikemba of Asaba to indigenes of the town.
He said his father passed on at about 8 a.m, adding that “it was something we never expected but it has happened. It’s a sad incident.
“My father was the best dad ever. I was so sad when he gave up, and I can’t help it. Even when he was entering the mortuary, I still didn’t believe my eyes.
On the last moment with his dad, he said “he was smiling, so we never knew he was going. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”
As at the time of filing this report, sympathisers were trooping into his Idumujei quarters resident in Asaba. A condolence register has already been opened for him.
The late Col. Joseph Achuzia (rtd) was born in 1929. He was a Major in the Biafran army during the Nigeria Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Until his death, he was the Ikemba of Asaba.
