Albert Nwazu Okonkwo | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Mid-Western Region | |
| In office 17 August 1967 – 20 September 1967 | |
| Preceded by | David Ejoor |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Ogbemudia |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1960s–1970 |
| Battles/wars | |
Major Albert Nwazu Okonkwo (// ) was a Nigerian military officer and later a Major in the Biafran Army Medical Corps during the Nigerian Civil War.[1] Originally from Igbuzor (IBUSA), in Oshimili North Local Govt. of Delta State. He was a Medical Doctor who got his licence as a Heart Surgeon from United States of America. He is known for being the brief Military Administrator of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria during the Mid-West invasion in the early phase of the civil war.[2] He was a trained physician trained in the United States, and was married to an American.[3]
- ^ Meto Edgar Onwuamaegbu (2007). Those That Trespass Against Us. Lulu.com. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84753-240-4.
- ^ "Republic of Benin". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Breakaway Nigerian Area Lasts Only One Day". Gadsden Times. 16 September 1967. Retrieved 19 April 2010.