Obong Philip Efiong | |
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| 2nd President of Biafra | |
| 2nd [[ Ambassador to Templeeti:CountryPrefixThe]] | |
| In office Templeeti:En dash range | |
| Preceded by | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu |
| 1st Vice President of Biafra | |
| 1st [[ Ambassador to Templeeti:CountryPrefixThe]] | |
| In office Templeeti:En dash range | |
| President | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1925 Ibiono Ibom, Colony of Nigeria |
| Died | 6 November 2003 (aged 77) Aba, Abia State |
| Nationality | British, Nigerian |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Efiong |
| Children | Roseline Efiong, Mercy Ugot, Valentine Efiong, Charles Efiong, Philip Efiong II, Francis Efiong, Philippa Umeh, Elizabeth Edem, |
Philip Efiong Audio (nke a na-akpọkwa Effiong, listeni 18 Nọvemba 1925 - 6 Nọvember 2003) bụ osote onye isi ala mbụ na onye isi ala nke abụọ nke Republic of Biafra n'oge Agha Obodo Naịjirịa nke 1967 ruo 1970.
A mụrụ ya na Ibiono Ibom na Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, na 18 Nọvemba 1925, Philip Effiong sonyeere ndị agha Naijiria na 28 Julaị 1945. Ọ rịgooro n'ọkwa ngwa ngwa ruo mgbe na 11 Jenụwarị 1956 ọ natara Kọmitii Eze Nwanyị na-eso ọzụzụ cadet ya na Eaton Hall na Chester. UK mechara nye ya ọrụ na Rhine, West Germany. E zigara ya na ndị agha Naịjirịa Ordnance Corps; mgbe ahụ gaa England maka ọzụzụ ọzọ mgbe ọ gachara udo na Republic of Congo na 1961. Ọ bụ onye nduzi mbụ nke Ordnance na Naijiria. Nwa ya nwoke bụ aha ya.
Efiong ghọrọ Chief of General Staff nke Biafra n'okpuru Head of State, Odumegwu Ojukwu n'oge agha Nigeria-Biafra.
Atụmatụ nke ndị agha Naijiria n'oge agha ahụ gụnyere mgbochi akụ na ụba na ịkpachara anya bibie ala ugbo. Ọbụna tupu agha ahụ, mpaghara ahụ bụ onye na-ebubata nri, dabere na ego a na-enweta site na mmanụ ya iji nye ndị bi na ya nri.
Site na mgbochi ahụ na-ebelata ego mmanụ na mbibi ọrụ ugbo na-ebepụ mmepụta nri, ihe si na ya pụta bụ nnukwu mgbagwoju anya na agụụ nke ndị mmadụ. A na-eche na nde mmadụ abụọ ruo atọ nwụrụ na esemokwu ahụ, karịsịa site na agụụ na ọrịa.
Mgbe mmegide ndị agha Biafra dara, Ojukwu gbagara Côte d'Ivoire.
Efiong ghọrọ onye ndu n'ọnọdụ a nke ọgba aghara, agụụ, na ọdịda. Ọ ghọrọ onye isi ala nke Biafra na 8 Jenụwarị 1970 ma na 12 Jenụwarụ mara ọkwa inyefe onwe ya.[1]
Na 15 Jenụwarị 1970 na Dodan Barracks na Lagos, n'ihu General Yakubu Gowon, Effiong kwupụtara njedebe nke esemokwu Biafran.
"M, Major-General Phillip Efiong, onye na-achịkwa Gọọmentị nke Republic of Biafra, ugbu a chọrọ ime nkwupụta na-esonụ: Na anyị na-anabata usoro nchịkwa na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị dị ugbu a nke Federation of Nigeria. Na ndị nnọchi anya ndị Naịjirịa ga-arụ ọrụ na usoro iwu ọ bụla n'ọdịnihu. Na Republic of Biafra si otú a kwụsị ịdị. "[2]
N'oge inyefe onwe ya, Effiong kwenyere na ọnọdụ ahụ enweghị olileanya nakwa na ịgbatị esemokwu ahụ ga-eduga naanị na mbibi na agụụ nke ndị Biafra. N'oge ahụ Effiong kwuru, "Ekwenyesiri m ike ugbu a na a ga-akwụsị ịwụfu ọbara nke na-aga n'ihu n'ihi agha ahụ. Ekwenyesiri m ike na a ga-akwụsị nhụjuanya nke ndị anyị ozugbo. "
Nnaemeka L. Aneke dere, "Nchịkwa nke General Efiong banyere inyefe Biafra bụ otu n'ime usoro kachasị mma na nke raara onwe ya nye nke a hụtụrụla na Naijiria. Ndị na-enweghị ekele maka omimi ya nwere ike ọ gaghị enwe ekele maka ihe dị n'ihe ize ndụ ka Biafra capitulated. "[3] Ọtụtụ ndị na-ekiri ihe na-emenụ atụwo anya ịbọ ọbọ n'ozuzu na njedebe agha.
N'ajụjụ ọnụ a gbara ya n'afọ 1996, Effiong tụgharịrị uche n'ihe omume ndị ahụ:
Efiong nwụrụ na 6 Nọvemba 2003, mgbe ọ dị afọ 77 na-erughị izu abụọ tupu afọ 78 ya.