Amorka is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the

Ihiala Ihiala is a city in Nigeria, located in the southern part of Anambra State and within the region known as Igboland. It has long served as the local administrative capital of Ihiala Local Government Area. The Local Government Area has a population ...

government area of

Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. It is located along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, on the border of

Mgbidi Mgbidi is the headquarters of Oru West, a local government area of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. It is located at latitude 5.37° N and longitude 6.57° E. It was the headquarters of the Oru Local Government Area before its division into tw ...

Imo Statė. Amorka is a home to the former Biafran Airport stripes. Amorka is a home to a famous Bunker of Dim

Chukwuemeka odumegwu Ojukwu Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) was a Nigerian military officer, statesman and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the president of the se ...

during the Biafran war and still exists . The traditional ruler of the town is Chief Nze Keneth obiriolemgbe. Amorka can boast of many Elites. Engineer Mark Ezemba a very well known politician in Anambra state and Nigeria. Hon Chidi Udemadu representing Ihiala constituency, Barrister Chinweuba Ndukaihe, Barrister Lawrence Nwaketi, Barister SUS Mbanaso, Chief Nze Dr Philip Chuddy Ogwo, Chief Cally's Obiagazie, Mr Chinedu Ezidiegwu, Chief Nze Victor Ezemba, Mr Ebere Igbokwuputa, Prof Simeon Alozieuwa, Chief Nze Benson Ogwo (Akuamia1), Prince Louis obiriolemgbe, Chief Michael Ezemba Egbedike, Hon Chidiebere Chidon (Dontels), Hon Enyebros Ogwo, Nze Chidozie Ezidiegwu, and numerous others. Amorka has 10 villages.

During the Civil War

One

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in the entire Igbo region stood out throughout the 33-month

civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

as a result of the struggle for a new

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for several reasons. Amorka, a border town in Anambra State that shares a border with the Mgbidi people of Imo State, is the place in question.

Significance

Amorka was important for several reasons, not just one. The Biafra Airport, which is actually in Amorka but was mistakenly named Uli Airstrip, and the Ojukwu's_bunker

Ojukwu Bunker, which protected Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the head of the

Biafra Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised secessionist state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. Its territory consisted of the predominantly Igbo-populated form ...

nation. Once more, the airfield was used to import

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to support the Biafran people in their fight, as General Gowon's command to starve the Biafran people of food prevented anyone from considering utilizing an airport in Nigeria to transport aid to the Biafran population. The airport effectively served as Biafra's gateway to the outside world in this fashion. Amorka was a unique area during the war because of the Ojukwu Bunker, which provided a safe haven for the leader of Biafra. Those who knew that Ojukwu was constantly in Amorka, in the underground bunker, despite popular belief that he had fled the nation. It has a bunker.

References

Populated places in Anambra State {{Anambra-geo-stub