AWKA, the capital of Anambra State stood still, yesterday, as the
body of the literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe arrived the state for
its final journey to Ogidi, his home town, in Idemili North Local
Government Area. His remains will be interred later today.
The famous writer of
Things Fall Apart, who died in Boston,
United States of America, USA, was flown into Enugu from Abuja and was
finally brought to Awka, at exactly 1.07pm.
Cultural
troupe from Ogidi community, Professor Chinua Achebe’s native town
dance in honour of the late literary giant. AFP PHOTOS
Early morning rains which started at about 6 am had welcomed the body
of the late literary giant, to Anambra State as the people prepared to
troop into the Alex Ekwueme Square in the state capital to attend
ceremonies lined up for him by the state government and the burial
committees. By 7.00 am, a large number of security operatives had taken
positions while members of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,
were already directing traffic to appropriate places.
The remains of late Achebe was brought in a motorcade to the
expansive Alex Ekwueme Square Awka, into the waiting hands of his
kinsmen, friends, colleagues and high profile delegates from governments
across the world.
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