Philip Effiong was the first second in Command to General Ojukwu in the Republic of Biafra.

Philip Effiong was the first second in Command to General Ojukwu in the Republic of Biafra.

He became President of Biafra on the 8th of January to 12 of January 1970 after Ojukwu fled the country to avoid being captured and k!lled by the Nigerian Government.

It was Philip Effiong who handed over to the Nigerian Government as was pre-planned by the Biafran authorities.

According to Philip Effiong during the speech, he said; ” If you fail to treat the surrendering Biafrans well, their children will rise up and fight again.”

Philip Effiong d!ed at the age of 77 on the 6th of November 2003 in Aba, Abia state.

One of his son’s, Effiong Philip II wrote the book – ‘Nigeria’s Un-civiled war. Memories of a Biafran Child.