{"id":9031,"date":"2016-11-26T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=9031"},"modified":"2025-02-16T14:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:43:20","slug":"national-war-museum-umuahia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-war-museum-umuahia\/","title":{"rendered":"National War Museum Umuahia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National War Museum<\/strong> in <strong>Umuahia<\/strong>, Abia State, <strong>Nigeria<\/strong>, offers a comprehensive insight into the nation&#8217;s military history, with a particular focus on the <strong>Nigerian Civil War<\/strong> (1967\u20131970). Established in 1985, the museum is situated in Ebite Amafor, Isingwu, within the Umuahia North Local Government Area. Notably, this location encompasses the former &#8220;<strong>Voice of Biafra<\/strong>&#8221; bunker, a pivotal radio station during the war, and the &#8220;<strong>Ojukwu Bunker<\/strong>,&#8221; which served as the subterranean command center for Biafran leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National War Museum Umuahia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Ibite Amafor isingwu<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Umuahia<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/08\/nigeria\/\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Nigeria<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:nationalwarmumuhahia@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nationalwarmumuhahia@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">+234 803 592 7567<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nwmumuahia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nwmumuahia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-3562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/youtube.png\" alt=\"youtube\" class=\"wp-image-3562\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d132238.95265159124!2d7.413462964652175!3d5.544888205429662!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x69ee52ef060dd92c!2sNational+War+Museum+Umuahia!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1480164324026\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-war-museum-umuahia\/ilyushin-il-28-naf-805\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9032\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ilyushin-IL-28-NAF-805.jpg\" alt=\"Ilyushin IL-28 NAF 805, National War Museum Umuahia\" class=\"wp-image-9032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ilyushin-IL-28-NAF-805.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ilyushin-IL-28-NAF-805-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ilyushin-IL-28-NAF-805-120x67.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>NAF 102<p><\/p>\n<p>NAF 170<\/p>\n<p>NAF 805<\/p>\n<p>BB 905<\/p>\n<p>NAF 624<\/p><\/td><td>Dornier Do 27A-4<p><\/p>\n<p>Dornier Do 28B-1<\/p>\n<p>Ilyushin IL-28<\/p>\n<p>Malm\u00f6 Flygindustri MFI-9B Trainer (fuselage)<\/p>\n<p>Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Galleries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National War Museum Umuahia<\/strong>&#8216;s diverse collection is organized into several sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Traditional Warfare Gallery<\/strong>: Showcases indigenous weapons and warfare strategies, highlighting Nigeria&#8217;s pre-colonial military heritage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Armed Forces Gallery<\/strong>: Chronicles the evolution of Nigeria&#8217;s military from 1963 to the present, featuring artifacts from the Army, Navy, and Air Force.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civil War Gallery<\/strong>: Presents photographs and objects from the Nigerian Civil War, offering a poignant look into this significant period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open-Air Gallery<\/strong>: Displays an array of military hardware, including tanks, armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft utilized by both Nigerian and <strong>Biafran forces<\/strong>. A notable exhibit is the <strong>NNS Bonny<\/strong>, a warship that participated in the conflict and is preserved on-site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National War Museum Umuahia<\/strong> serves as a memorial to all casualties of war and conflicts in Nigeria. Its establishment aims to educate visitors on the impacts of war, promoting a society rooted in peace and conflict resolution. The museum also stands as a testament to indigenous technological ingenuity, showcasing locally manufactured weapons and innovations developed during the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National War Museum in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, offers a comprehensive insight into the nation&#8217;s military history, with a particular focus on the Nigerian&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9031","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9031"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33479,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9031\/revisions\/33479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}