Alexander Madiebo Former Biafran COAS Dies At 90

Alexander Madiebo, former Chief of Staff of the Biafran Army, has died at 90 years of age.

iexclusivenews reports that this was disclosed in a brief statement released by his family who expressed sadness over his demise.

“We are sad to announce the passing of General Alexander Madiebo, Chief of Staff of the Biafran Army and the last of the 3 titans. He was 90,” the family said.

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This online news outlet understands that General Alexander Madiebo (retd.) was a commander in the Biafran Army.

Mr Madiebo fought in the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. He had his military training at the Regular Officers’ Special Training School in Teshie, Gold Coast, now Ghana.

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He then went to Europe, where he trained at the Eaton Hall officer cadet school in Chester, England, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army Artillery in December 1956.

In 1960, Zik’s ADC was an elder statesman who was not blessed with much talk, but with action and intriguing insight.

He spoke on the civil war during his lifetime, establishing the cause of the battle. The problem ahead, and its solution. The struggle to regain Biafra, and what Ndigbo should be doing in today’s Nigeria, among other difficult themes.