National War Museum, Umuahia


The National war museum in Umuahia Nigeria
National War Museum
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Established1985
LocationUmuahia North, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Coordinates5°32′42″N 7°29′10″E / 5.54498°N 7.48615°E / 5.54498; 7.48615
TypeWar museum

The Nigerian National War Museum in Umuahia showcases the military history of Nigeria with relics form the Biafra-Nigerian Civil War. It has a collection of tanks, armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft all from Nigeria or the defunct Republic of Biafra.[1] Almost all tanks and AFLs are Biafran and all aircraft are Nigerian.[2] It holds in it the evidence of the internal war in Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. The museum is considered a heritage site.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Onuora, Chijioke, ed. (2016). The National War Museum Umuahia (PDF). Development Alternatives and Resource Center. ISBN 978-1-61163-880-6.