"Pogrom" (ePub)

Philip Eze Ehirim, a.k.a Apeze was born to the family of Mr. Raphael Nwanyanwu Ehirim and Mrs Beatrice Ukaganma Ehirim (nee Ezike), both of blessed memory, in Etche in the present Rivers state of Nigeria, during the emerging years of the end of the second world war. He finished his primary education at the Saint Paul's Catholic Ebute Metta (West) in 1964, having done his early years of his primary education at All Saints Catholic School, Amazano, Njaba L. G. A., his native town.

He relocated to Eastern Nigeria precisely Port-Harcout to join his senior brother before the end of 1965, where he lived till the Nigeria - Biafra war. He fought along side the Biafran Forces, first as a militia man and later as a combatant soldier when the Militia arm of the Biafran Armed Forces was disbanded soon after formation.

At ceasation of hostilities in 1970, he came back to Lagos early 1971, travelled to Accra Ghana where his father was resident in June 1971, as a measure to survive the grave yard peace that the Ibos got at the ceasation of the cataclysm. He came back to Lagos at about the first quarter of the year 1973 where he joined the Nigerian Navy in September 1975, discharging voluntarily in 1993 after unblemished service. While in the Navy he travelled twice to India where he studied Naval law as part of specialised Military courses.

He was a cool head unionist serving his kins union as Chairman well above two tenures. He also served the secondary school P. T. A. Lagos unit as General Secretary and Chairman respectively.

He is married to Mrs. Roseline Ehirim and blessed with five children.

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