By Anyi Kings
Published On the Biafra Post
Today, I honour four distinguished Biafran gentlemen who rejected the Rivers and South Eastern States (later renamed Cross River State) dangled as political bait on 27 May 1967, and instead chose loyalty to Biafra.
1: Matthew Tawo Mbu from Ogoja — who served faithfully as Biafra’s Foreign Minister from the beginning to the end of the war.
2: Capt. Willy Murray-Bruce — the courageous Ijaw officer who became the second-in-command of the Biafran Air Force. He fought gallantly to the very last breath in defence of his homeland.
3: Ambassador Ignatius Kogbara — the fearless Ogoni diplomat who served as Biafra’s envoy to London. He saw the future clearly and remained committed to Biafra until the very end, becoming one of the last Biafrans to surrender.
Nigeria can never successfully rewrite the history of these brave men.
4: Mr. Frank Opigo — the Provincial Administrator of Yenagoa, remembered as the man who reminded His Excellency Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu that our name is Biafra, shortly before the official declaration of Biafra as a sovereign nation on 30th May 1967.
On 30th May, we shall remember them.
Their courage, sacrifices, and convictions shall never be forgotten.
Anyi Kings
May 24, 2026
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