Global InformationEjike Obumneme Aghanya information
Colonel Ejike Ebenezer Obumneme Aghanya | |
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| Born | 27 November 1932 Amawbia, Anambra State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria |
| Died | 3 July 2020 (aged 87) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria Biafra |
| Service/ |  Nigerian ArmyBiafran Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1963–1970 |
| Rank | Major (Nigerian Army) Colonel (Biafran Armed Forces) |
| Service number | N/349[1] |
| Commands held | Commanding Officer, Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (NAEME) Kaduna[2] Commanding Officer, Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (NAEME) Army Headquarters Lagos Battalion Commander, 44th Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Battalion Biafran Army Commanding Officer, Research and Production Agency (RAP) Brigade Commander, 58th Brigade of 12th Division Biafran Army Chief of Staff, Biafran Organisation of Freedom Fighters (BOFF) |
| Battles/wars | First Invasion of Onitsha Siege of Owerri Second Invasion of Onitsha Fall of Enugu Operation OAU Operation Tail-Wind |
| Alma mater | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Spouse(s) | Comfort Ifeoma Aghanya |
| Other work | Fellow Nigerian Society of Engineers (F.N.S.E.) |
Ejike Ebenezer Obumneme Aghanya [needs IPA] // ⓘ (27 November 1932 – 3 July 2020[3]) was a military officer and electrical engineer who served in the Nigerian Army and the Biafran Armed Forces, retiring as a colonel. Accused of involvement in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état he was arrested and imprisoned without trial until the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War where he served on the side of Biafra, holding key positions in the Biafran Armed Forces. He was the head of the Biafran Agency for Research and Production (RAP) which produced bombs, rockets, missiles (collectively called Ogbunigwe), as well as ammunition, armored vehicles, telecommunication gadgets and petroleum refineries among others for the Biafran Armed Forces.[4] Later he was the Chief of Staff of the Biafran Organisation of Freedom Fighters (BOFF) which was the guerrilla warfare and special operations arm of the Biafran Armed Forces.[5] He also served as Battalion Commander, 44th Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Battalion Biafran Army and later Brigade Commander of the 58th Brigade of 12th Infantry Division Biafran Army during the war.[6][7]
- ^ "Headquarters Royal Nigerian Army Commissions" (PDF). Federation of Nigeria Official Gazette. 50 (28): 613. 25 April 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Nigeria. Nigerian Army Chief Education Officer (1994). Nigerian Army Magazine, Band 2. Nigerian National Press. p. 77.
- ^ "Anambra State Government - Light Of The Nation". www.anambrastate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Achebe 2012, p. 156.
- ^ Baxter 2015, p. 24.
- ^ "NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR:DIVISIONAL AND BRIGADE COMMANDERS OF THE "BIAFRAN" ARMY". Beegeagle's Blog. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Njoku 1987, p. 138.