AYM Visits National War Museum (Photos)

The Adventist Youth Ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Port Harcourt Conference, deemed it worthwhile to visit the National War Museum, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, today, for the second time as a group. The essence was to re-educate and enlighten the mind of the Youths against their perception and strife towards Biafra, Niger-Delta Avengers and formulation other sub regional groups striving to be independent of Nigeria violently. Thus, dialogue is a better instrument than violence regards problem solving. The Museum which was established in the year 1957 is described as the hideout of Major-General Ojwuku, leader of the Biafrans and his soldiers during the war. It was built after the capture of Enugu by the Nigerian troops where the Biafrans had their headquarters. It is divided into two units which are the Voice Of Biafra wall (VOB) and Ojukwu Bunker. The Voice Of Biafra block is described as an underground building where Ojukwu hid to broadcast news regards the Biafrans. It has two escape routes. The Ojukwu Bunker is a wall known as the house of Ojukwu at that time. It comprises of 1 bedroom, 1 secret conference room, 1 store, 1 Kitchen, 1 bathroom and a toilet. It has 3 escape routes. The Bunker is built for 26.9ft deep into the ground. Both the Broadcasting centre and the Bunker are built underground, although, they aren't on the same site. They are separated by, at least, 4 miles away from each other. On arrival of the Youths, a brief history about the Nigeria-Biafra war was given by one of the staff of the Museum, Mrs. Blessing. Thereafter, the Youths were accompanied through various segments of the Museum which was basically divided into Open-air and Closed Museum. Various armours were showcased and talked about which were majorly manufactured by the Biafrans. Ranks and uniforms of the Nigerian Army (Military, Navy and Air-force), as well as past leaders during the war were also shown on hard copies. War gadgets like war ship, air crafts and Armoured Cars (Biafra Red Devils, Tantalizer, 'Ogbunigwe', etc.) which were used during the civil war were visible to the Youths. Mrs. Blessing, said that the essence of the meseum wasn't to remind us of the war or sufferings attached but to serve as means of information to researchers and project managers. However, she expressed her sympathy for those who died during the war. Finally, she said "...during the war, the Biafrans could refine crude oil into fuel, but I wonder why we rely on foreigners for such today."
The Youths were all excited and expressed their satisfaction through series of photographs, individually and collectively. It was indeed a wonderful and memorable experience.
The outing was lead by co-coordinators of the Federation under the auspices of the Adventist Youth Ministries (AYM) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Port Harcourt Conference, which include:  Comrade Godswill Chinedu Chukwu,
Comrade Chibuzor Governor Nwachukwu,
Comrade Chukwuka Dibia,
Comrade Sabbath Nyeche Wiche,
Comrade Bright Onyekaonwu, and other Associates.
There were recorded about 106 on attendance.
No matter the perplexed state of our Nation today, let us become managers of our living and say NO to violence, war and other forms of terrorism.
God bless you for reading this,
God bless Nigeria; our country.
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Credit: Homason's blog team.