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Joseph "Hannibal" Achuzia (1929 – 26 February 2018)^[2][3] was a Nigerian British-trained aeronautical engineer who served as a major in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War.

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Prior to joining the Biafran Army in May 1967, Achuzia had been an engineer with the Shell Petroleum company based in Port Harcourt.

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Meaning of biafra in igbo language

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He was amongst the founders and organizers of the civil militia in Portharcourt, and when that outfit was disbanded, joined the Biafran army as a colonel. He had a British wife and a son as of January 1970 when the civil war ended, but fled to the southeast in fear of anti-Igbo sentiment among his fellow soldiers.

After Biafran soldiers were forced to retreat across the River Niger Bridge into Onitsha on September 20, 1967 Achuzia was promoted to Major and given command of the Biafran 11th Battalion, responsible for defending the area between Atani and Ndoni from an imminent Nigerian attack.

After the Biafran 18th Battal