Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu is Dead  The sad news filtered in early
hours of today that ex Biafran warlord and Igbo statesman Chief
Dim Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu is dead.  According to the reports he
died in the London hospital where he was receiving treatment for
stroke. He was aged 78.  Ojukwu become famous after leading the
then Southeast region of Nigeria to an almost 3 year civil war
known as the Biafran war against the rest of Nigeria in a break
away attempt.  Maja Umeh, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Anambra
state, confirmed Ojukwu’s death Saturday. Anambra state, in the
heart of what used to be the breakaway republic, had provided
financial support for Ojukwu during his hospital stay.  Further
comments are awaited from his family and the governments of the
Southeast states.    • john fred      rest in peace.