The squad hold strongly that the issue was not discussed rather swept under the carpet during the Federalism and nation building conference in Abuja.

The new political order shows that the Southern States have widened and close Political rank to resist any of additional bemoaning, adding that the Ibos were made the universal scape-goat over Nigerian first coup which later resulted to civil war.

Tracing history, NewsEnquiry learnt that the Southern Political caucus has revealed through pamphlets in circulation that the 1966 Coup was a spill-over of bad blood which existed between the late Sardauna of Sokoto and the Late Sultan was not a happy horror to reflect However, it arose from the battle to occupy the Sultanate throne of Sokoto following the death of the then Sultan Sir. Alhaji Hassan.

History shows that Alhaji Ahamadu Bello who was an embodiment of the great kingdom of Sokoto and the only immediate last and direct descendant from the great Jihadist.

Sheikh Shehu Usman Danfodio eventually lost to Sir. Abubakar Bello. NewsEnquiry learnt that Sultan Abubakar met a stiff resistance from Sir Ahmadu Bello who saw himself as the rightful person to occupy the throne and his ambtition was seen as unlimited.

According to history, Ahmadu Bello took a stand and refused to pay any allegiance to the then Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abunakar the III.

The late Sardauna as a gallant warrior under the influence of royalty intoxication was said to have dis-respected the then Sultan and subsequently assaulted the great Sokoto Sultanate throne, an enviable legacy which his ancestor bequeathed on them.

The story was told that the contention and rivalry was very rough and degenerated so much that Sir Ahmadu Bello was castigated and cursed never to smell (occupy) the throne as a Sultan in his life time.

Events according to history tumbled into several events and simultaneously the Sardauna, Sir Ahmadu Bello was not able to find things easy. He suffered all sorts of human atrocities in the hands of the late Sultan.

Sir Ahmadu Bello, [NewsEnquiry] learnt suffered and had a grim experience, he was extra-ordinarily branded with the names of alleged misappropriation of public funds as an Officer in Sokoto Native authority government.

It was narrated that Sir Ahmadu Bello was humiliated and brought to Zaria from Sokoto chained, on the order of the Sultan Abubakar to answer court charges of embezzlement of public funds.

He was humiliated by the authority hard liners and suffered further atrocities in detention at Zaria. However, his admirers who were against what they considered as the unjust detention of Ahmadu Bello, schemed up and those who were in authority did everything within their power to secure his release.

NewsEnquiry learnt that Sir Ahmadu Bello narrowly escaped prosecution and imprisonment but suffered grim experience in detention. He was senselessly charged for the alleged scandal.

For the benefit and interest of those who do not know, we like to put into record that Sir Ahmadu Bello was a great descendatn of Shehu Usman Danfodio. He had the "Fodio" blood and "Danfodio" means son of a leader, while "Fodio" itself means 'leadership'. Ahmadu Bello was to inherit the stool of Sokoto Sultanate but as one of those twist which occasionally govern the affairs of every human being, he was pushed out.

Thus, as the news of independence sovereignty for Nigeria was being scourged, regionalism was felt in the land. As the news of the impending independence grew, there was a need and call for a person who will head the Northern Regional Government with headquarters in Kaduna.

NewsEnquiry further learnt that the colonial masters consulted the Northern Emirs to pick a person who will understudy the British Colonial masters in the wake of independence hand-over of Government.

Under the then new Political development it was narrated that the Sultan of Sokoto who also was the head of the Northern Traditional Rulers on hearing that whoever was chosen to be the Northern Premier must reside in Kaduna, recommended Ahmadu Bello to the British Colonial masters for Premiership.

Stories told, were that situation and crisis report of the serious bad blood which existed between the two Princes and inability of the Sultan to force Ahmadu Bello to flee his domain formed the basis of his decision to swiftly give him for Kaduna job out of Sokoto.

Similarly, the dividing line was that in those days Kaduna was not an important and glorious city. It was regarded as a city for slaves or what is better known as Arina city.

By Mussa M. Ajogi
NewsEnquiry