oyinda.:

dede u seem to know this nowa dude so well. why do u call him errand boy? where and when did ur debate take place?
just curious. u write articles too? i would like to read one of ur articles.

We need to also ascertain that the source of his information is not as flawed as he claims Nowa's is. I mean it is way way too easy to come on a forum to claim to have spoken and put down the claims an absent author. Some evidence is definitely needed here, not the usual Nairaland tactic of "THROWING INSULTS AS WAY OF SECURING VICTORY" in debates we are used to.

Negro you are blowing hot air and no substance. Bring up your facts and lets thrash them one after the other. I know you could be NOWA himself masquerading. We are here talking of the rot that hausa and Yoruba have, in the main, visited on nigeria of today and you want to divert the present agitation by taking us 40 years back. Lets see how far you can go.

LadyT:

From reading the article it is clear and apparant that Jan 15th Coup was no Igbo officers alone there were also Yorubas there.

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't need to see or even read that article to know this fact but this Negro_Ntns is hell bent on spreading all manner of rubbish and yet believes he is telling the truth.

Little wonder he asked you to explain what you mean by your post after thanking you for reading the article. I guess he wants to start thinking for people too.

Negro_Ntns:

The article offered the answer.  To extractthe answer you must analyze the facts.  Your analysis will give you the answers you eek.  Do not be lazy and expect it to be done for you, this is not news article that is pre-manufactured and pre-packaged. . .what you see here is the output of a Federal investigation and report.

It is really disturbing to realize that a seemingly educated adult would expect objective people to rely completely on a Federal investigation and report concerning problems leading to a bitter war between the Federal Government and the Region that the Federal Government won. This is the most embarrassing position ever taken by someone that claims to understand facts. You fight with someone and the people get to know the facts based on what the person you fought with says and believes everything he says. Is this a basis for facts? Is this not highly subjective and biased.

Negro_Ntns, do yourself a favor and rid your soul of the hatred, do away with the lies and your insistence on having access to facts based on your own understanding and limited knowledge. When you do these things, come back here and we will have an objective and truthful debate on what may have happened in the 60's.

The killing of any innocent person is wrong regardless of the victim and the person carrying out the crime.

The 1966 coup was the very first military coup in Nigeria led by some army officers mostly from the Igbo tribe (let us forget for a minute that Igbos from the present day Delta State are usually not regarded as Igbos by non Igbos and by some of the Igbos in the area just like the Ikwerres) and a Yoruba major.

An Igbo man (the highest ranking military officer at that time) quelled the coup and imprisoned those responsible for the coup.

In a counter coup a Yoruba military officer late Col Adekunle Fajuyi who was hosting the then head of state Gen Ironsi chose to die with his commander in chief even when he was asked to leave as he was not a target.

That man late Col Adekunle Fajuyi remains the bravest and most honorable man I have read about in the Nigeria history till date.

Obviously, this man late Col Adekunle Fajuyi though a Yoruba man did not believe the lies and misinformation this Negro_Ntns is spreading here and this man was in a position to know everything this Negro_Ntns would never know no matter what he does.

@Onlytruth
It is either you are deliberately spreading half-truth or you re an ignoramous. Half education is dangerous, you surely don't grasp the main issues around policy. It seems to me you think more with your heart than with your head in strategic issues of politics.

Afam:

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't need to see or even read that article to know this fact but this Negro_Ntns is hell bent on spreading all manner of rubbish and yet believes he is telling the truth.

Little wonder he asked you to explain what you mean by your post after thanking you for reading the article. I guess he wants to start thinking for people too.

It is really disturbing to realize that a seemingly educated adult would expect objective people to rely completely on a Federal investigation and report concerning problems leading to a bitter war between the Federal Government and the Region that the Federal Government won. This is the most embarrassing position ever taken by someone that claims to understand facts. You fight with someone and the people get to know the facts based on what the person you fought with says and believes everything he says. Is this a basis for facts? Is this not highly subjective and biased.

Negro_Ntns, do yourself a favor and rid your soul of the hatred, do away with the lies and your insistence on having access to facts based on your own understanding and limited knowledge. When you do these things, come back here and we will have an objective and truthful debate on what may have happened in the 60's.

The killing of any innocent person is wrong regardless of the victim and the person carrying out the crime.

The 1966 coup was the very first military coup in Nigeria led by some army officers mostly from the Igbo tribe (let us forget for a minute that Igbos from the present day Delta State are usually not regarded as Igbos by non Igbos and by some of the Igbos in the area just like the Ikwerres) and a Yoruba major.

An Igbo man (the highest ranking military officer at that time) quelled the coup and imprisoned those responsible for the coup.

In a counter coup a Yoruba military officer late Col Adekunle Fajuyi who was hosting the then head of state Gen Ironsi chose to die with his commander in chief even when he was asked to leave as he was not a target.
That man late Col Adekunle Fajuyi remains the bravest and most honorable man I have read about in the Nigeria history till date.

Obviously, this man late Col Adekunle Fajuyi though a Yoruba man did not believe the lies and misinformation this Negro_Ntns is spreading here and this man was in a position to know everything this Negro_Ntns would never know no matter what he does.

Please do not join the lunatic bunch in spreading the shameful propaganda planted by the western region of Nigerian government publication of 1967 to save face for the region’s inability to stand up against aggression.

The claim of Lt. Col. F Fajuyi opting to die with Gen. Ironsi was and continues to be a blatant falsehood. I had the opportunity to talk to ADC to Ironsi, the late FLt and Senator Arthur Nwankwo, who categorically refuted such crap.

Also, in the Gowon’s biography by Eliegwu, then Lt. William Wulbe rubbished such claim in the interview he gave to Eliagwu. The Wulbe further hinted that Lt. Col. Fajuyi was indeed legitimate target because the military governor had been allegedly involved in the coup of January 15, 1966. Nobody receives options of life or death in the heat of coup d'etat

oyinda.:

dede u seem to know this nowa dude so well. why do u call him errand boy? where and when did ur debate take place?
just curious. u write articles too? i would like to read one of ur articles.

@oyinda
It will save you magnificent time and bandwidth to realize that the article posted by Negro_Ntns is, at least, more than eight years old. In fact, the article has been holistically edited due to scrutiny from certain quarters.

My point of bringing up the point of a Yoruba being involved in the Jan 15th was, that it looks like initially there was a common goal. But as soon as Ironsi got himself in power the goal post moved.

Im sorry to say he made it into an igbo thing he twiddled his little fat fingers while tribal tensions grew out of control. Him and his advisors made very shady decisions. The rumours/true events of Igbos singing insult songs etc to the Hausa can you imagine how that must of spread like wild fire. Tribal tensions expoloded. Evryone was out for him/herself. There was no brotherhood anywhere

I can see Negros point. As everyone here is rightly saying we cannot blame the whole of the Igbo people for the greed of a few army nutcases just as we cant blame the Yorubas for the actions of the few Yorubas in postions of power. Ironsi IMO diverted the agenda to himself and others selfish means. The retaliation was swift brutal and the scars wont ever heal becasue we keep picking them.

I do not believe that the Yorubas left the Igbos to their fate I believe what happened was the enigma known as the black man where a black man is only out for his own means.

^^^^^ yes u right

but u failed to spot the oduduwa trait which the yoruba still spread around!!

now thats lethal

that trait is of no good to nigeria

ikeyman00:

^^^^^ yes u right

but u failed to spot the oduduwa trait which the yoruba still spread around!!

now thats lethal

that trait is of no good to nigeria

*sigh* and what trait is that?

are u blind love^^^^ haaa

ikeyman00:

are u blind love^^^^ haaa

My point of bringing up the point of a Yoruba being involved in the Jan 15th was, that it looks like initially there was a common goal. But as soon as Ironsi got himself in power the goal post moved.

Im sorry to say he made it into an igbo thing he twiddled his little fat fingers while tribal tensions grew out of control. Him and his advisors made very shady decisions. The rumours/true events of Igbos singing insult songs etc to the Hausa can you imagine how that must of spread like wild fire. Tribal tensions expoloded. Evryone was out for him/herself. There was no brotherhood anywhere

I can see Negros point. As everyone here is rightly saying we cannot blame the whole of the Igbo people for the greed of a few army nutcases just as we cant blame the Yorubas for the actions of the few Yorubas in postions of power. Ironsi IMO diverted the agenda to himself and others selfish means. The retaliation was swift brutal and the scars wont ever heal becasue we keep picking them.

I do not believe that the Yorubas left the Igbos to their fate I believe what happened was the enigma known as the black man where a black man is only out for his own means.

T,

Over the next couple of days I will be sharing the chronology of what happened between 1959 and 1966.  Go back to that link and look , I think the first few pages, there is a list of promoted officers.  Do you see a single Yoruba in there?  If there was a coalition between Igbos and Yorubas would Ironsi not have honored thatt with the promotions?  So it's either there is a partnership as you said but Ironsi betrayed Yoruba officers. . . or there was never a partnership as strongly indicated by this list.  In addition, look at the following extraction on the event at Kaduna.


Exercise DAMISSA terminated at approximately 0130 hours on 15 Jan 66. Around
that time all officers engaged in the exercise with the exception of the officers of 1st Field
Battery NAA, were called by Major Nzeogwu to attend an "O" Group in the bush at
which, they believed, the success or otherwise of the exercise was to be discussed.
Identified as present at this discussion are the following:

(1) Major C.K. Nzeogwu )NMTC
(2) Major T. Onwatuegwu )NMTC
(3) Captain G. Ude ) NMTC
(4) 2/Lt. S. R. Omeruah )3rd Bn NA - "C" Coy
(5) 2/Lt. D.K. Waribor )
(6) Capt. B. Gbulie )at the time in command of lst and 2nd Field Squadron NAE
(7) 2/Lt. Ileabachi )
( 2/Lt. Kpera ) lst Field Sqn NAE
(9) 2/Lt. P. Ogoegbunam Ibik )
(10) Lieut. E. Okafor )
(11) 2/Lt. Ezedima ) 2nd Field Sqn NAE
(12) 2/Lt. H.O.D. EGHAGHA )

The officers of 1st Field Battery NAA were not called to the "O" Group for reasons
which are not altogether clear. No direct use in connection with the rebellion was made of
this Battery that night.

When all the officers were assembled, Major Nzeogwu addressed then on the
subject of the rapidly deteriorating political and security situation in the Federation. He
claimed that a stage had been reached at which the politicians should be told to quit. To
accomplish this, he announced, the army had decided to take over power by force of
arms.

He compared the incomes of the politicians with those of Nigerian workers and urged the
officers to support the rebellion. He further announced that the revolt was taking place
simultaneously in all regional capitals and at Lagos and that, therefore, they need fear no
repercussions as a result of the activities in which they were about to participate that
night. It would appear that none of these present raised a dissenting voice. In fact, their
subsequent actions showed, in most cases, enthusiastic support for the plan.

Major Nzeogwu then proceeded to issue set tasks to each officer present. Events
have shown that, subsequently, last minute changes in these plans were made. The tasks
allotted have been established as follows:
Occupation of Vulnerable Points

The officer in over-all charge of this part of the operation was Capt. B. Gbulie. He
claimed to have distributed tasks as shown below on the spur of the moment:

(1) Ammunition Service Depot (ASD) -2/Lt. Ileabachi
(2) P & T Telephone Exchange -2/Lt. P. Ogoegbunam Ibik
(3) N.B.C. House -2/Lt. Kpera
(4) BCNN Radio & TV Station -2/Lt. Ezedima
(5) State House -2/Lt. Okafor
(6) Road Blocks on Kachia Road near PMF Barracks -2/Lt. Eghagha
136. In addition, Capt. Gbulie was instructed to rouse the following officers to inform
them of what was taking place and to ask for support:

(1) Capt. P. Anakwe - 1 Bde Staff Capt. "A"
(2) Major A.A. Keshi - Brigade Major
(3) Capt. L. Dillibe - 1 Bde Staff Capt. "Q"
(4) Lieut. J.C. Ojukwu - 1 Recce Squadron NA (Not Odumegwu Ojukwu)
(5) Lieut. Ikeachor
(6} Lieut. Mohammed Eandiya

Capt. Gbulie has stated under interrogation that he complied with this order and caused
these officers to foregather at HQ 1 Bde where he informed them of the situation.
As far as has been established, the following officers were then detailed for tasks as
shown:

(1) Assassination of Alh Sir Ahmadu Bello
Major C.K. Nzeogwu
2/Lt. K.D. Waribor
2/Lt. S.E. Omeruah
Capt. G. Ude

(2) Assassination of Brigadier S. Ademulegun
Major T. Onwatuegwu

(3) Assassination of Colonel R.A. Shodeinde
2/Lt. K.D. Waribor

(4) Abduction of Sir Kashim Ibrahim
Major T. Onwatuegwu

(5) Abduction of Makaman Bida - Regional Finance Minister
Major C.K. Nzeogwu

After the officers had been briefed they were sent to join their men and to proceed
immediately with the execution of the tasks allotted to them. It is not clear whether or not
Major Nzeogwu instructed the officers to inform their men of what was afoot. It is certain
that the men of 3rd Battalion who were to be used for the attack of the Premier's Lodge
were not briefed. It is equally certain that Capt. Gbulie addressed all the men of the
Engineers under his command and spoke to them along the lines in which Major
Nzeogwu had briefed the officers.

Immediately after the "O" Group, senior NCOs of all units represented were sent to
the 3~Tonner containing the ammunition and order to draw ammunition for their men. In the case of the "C" company this raised a problem. The men believed the exercise to be
finished and a number of them queried the reason why they should be issued with live
ammunition. This was explained to them by 2/Lt. Waribor who told them that they were
proceeding on Internal Security Operations.

After the issue of ammunition had been completed, the entire force left the exercise
area and proceeded to its allotted targets.
141. The following officers and ORs have been identified as having been involved in the
attack on the Premier's Lodge:

Officers
(1) Major C .K. Nzeogwu - NMTC
(2) 2/Lt. K.D. Waribor - "C" Coy, 3rd BN NA
(3) 2/Lt. S.E. Omeruah - "
(4) Capt. G. Ude

Other ranks
(1) NA 18147406 Sgt. Husa Kanga - NMTC
(2) NA l8149900 Sgt Yakubu Adebiyi - NMTC
(3) Sgt Duromola Oyegoke . NMTC
(4) NA 5888 Pte. Ogbole Agwu - 3rd Bn NA
(5) NA 2405 Pte Bello Mbulla - 3rd Bn NA
(6) NA 18151763 L/Cpl . Samuel Amajo - 3rd Bn NA
(7) NA 18151319 L/Cpl Danyo Mbulla - 3rd Bn NA
( NA 5684 Pte. Abu Odiedier - 3rd Bn NA
(9) NA 18148998 Pte Lekoja Gidan-Jibrin - 3rd Bn NA
(10) NA 163287 Cp1. Bako Lamundo - 3rd Bn NA
(11) NA 5860 Pte. Joseph Wadu Goji -3rd Bn NA
(12) NA 1982 Pte. Alexander Agbe - 3rd Bn NA
(13) NA 18151864 Pte Lagwin Goshit - 3rd Bn NA
(14) NA 18266006 Pte Augustine Oguche Agbo - 3rd Bn NA
(15) NA 634212 Pte Effiong Atkinson - 3rd Bn NA
(16) NA 18147284 Cpl. Tunana Bangir - 3rd Bn NA
(17) NA 18l49368 Cpl. Abibo Elf - 3rd Bn NA
(18) NA 18151873 Pte. Uguman Monogi - 3rd Bn NA
(19) NA 1562 Pte Felako Kwa - 3rd Bn NA
(20) NA 18149363 Cpl. Reuben Nwagwugwu - 3rd Bn NA
(21) NA 502542 Cpl. Yakubu Kaje - 3rd Bn NA
(22) NA 505092 L/Cpl. Mamis Hundu - 3rd Bn NA
(23) NA 18151861 L/Cpl Thaddens Thamyil Tsenyi1 - 3rd Bn NA
(24) NA l8148269 L/Cpl Issna1m Tayapa - 3rd Bn NA
(25) NA 18148272 L/Cpl Ali Shendam - 3rd Bn NA
(26) NA 18151771 Pte. Usuman Gabure - 3rd Bn NA
(27) NA 18149613 Pte Emmanue1 Ekwueme - 3rd Bn NA
(28) NA 4887 Pte Erastus Nakito - 3rd Bn NA
(29) NA 3659 Pte Jonathan Anahiri - 3rd Bn NA

When this force left the DAMISSA exercise area, it was led by Major Nzeogwu who
was travelling in a landrover accompanied by a driver and two OR's. He was followed by
another landrover containing Sgts. Adebiyi, Manga and Oyegoke who were armed with
two 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank Guns and 6 projectiles.
Following this were a number of other vehicles, landrovers and 3-Tonner containing
2/Lts. Waribor and Omeruah and troops from "C" Coy 3rd BN NA. On arrival at the main gate to the compound, Major Nzeogwu found 4 PCs on guard
in front of the gate. They were the following:

(1) No.8301 L/Cpl. Musa Nimzo
(2) No. 10674 PC. Akpan Anduka
(3) No. 18913 PC Hagai Lai
(4) No. 18920 PC Peter Attah

145. Major Nzeogwu, who was armed with a sterling SMG, ordered the constables to
face the wall. Attah complied with this order but the three others refused. Without further
ado, Major Nzeogwu immediately opened fire on them with his SMG killing all three on
the spot. Immediately after the killing of the policemen, Major Nzeogwu ordered the two men
with the guns and the 3 NMTC Sergeants to follow him into the compound, bringing with
them the Carl Gustav guns and the projectiles for these weapons.

Immediately inside the compound, Major Nzeogwu stationed the Carl Gustavs some
10 yards apart facing the lodge. The gunners were Sgts. Oyegeke and Manga, whilst Sgt.
Adebiyi acted as ammunition number. As soon as both guns had been loaded, Major
Nzeogwu ordered the NCOs to open fire at the Lodge. Both fired their projectiles
bursting inside the ground floor rooms of the building. Sgt. Adebiyi stated that he then
ran towards Sgt. Manga to help this NCO reload.

Whilst he was with Manga he heard Major Nzeogwu shouting repeatedly "Fire you
bastard, fire". Immediately after this both Manga and Adebiyi heard a burst of SMG fire.
They turned round and observed Sgt. Oyegoke slumped on the ground bleeding from
multiple wounds. It was clear to both that their colleague had been killed by Major
Nzeogwu either for refusing to obey or because he attempted to run away.

After the killing of Oyegoke, Major Nzeogwu ordered Sgt. Adebiyi to take over
Oyegeke's gun and to continue firing at the house. Both Adebiyi and Manga, frightened
by Oyegoke's killing, continued to fire as ordered. They used a total of 5 projectiles. As a
result the building caught fire.

You can see that the planning and exection were designated to an ethnic group with a sprinkle of Yorubas and MiddleBelt to mke it appear as a national cause.  Look atthe list of tareted assasination, do you see a single Igbo in there?  Sgt Oyegoke refused orders or attempted to run away after discovering that their mission was not internal security but assassination of the Premier. . . and Nzeogwu pumped bullets into him.  

Please let me know if after reading this small caption you still believe that that the Yorubas who participated did so under their free will and thattheir mission was of a co-conspirator and not an instrument of propaganda by Igbos.  If we will call Sgt Oyegoke a co-conspirator, then we might as well conclude that Igbo are correct in their assertion that Yorubas are cowards.

Negro_Ntns:




T,

Over the next couple of days I will be sharing the chronology of what happened between 1959 and 1966.  Go back to that link and look , I think the first few pages, there is a list of promoted officers.  Do you see a single Yoruba in there?  If there was a coalition between Igbos and Yorubas would Ironsi not have honored thatt with the promotions?  So it's either there is a partnership as you said but Ironsi betrayed Yoruba officers. . . or there was never a partnership as strongly indicated by this list.  In addition, look at the following extraction on the event at Kaduna.

You are yet to answer a simple question: Irrespective of what Ironsi did, how and why should that translate into hatred for igbos. Should Ijo's utter the same vituperations on Yorubas for the actions of Obasanjo at Odi?. I mean, what is our business with the military culture of the 60's?. Why didn't you express the same hatred you have for the entire igbos  towards hausas for trying to exterminate the Yoruba race like Hitler. You still kiss their ass even when they butchered 100's of hard working and educated Yorubas in Jos last year, yet you prefer to hate igbos that are yet to butcher your brothers?. I bow for  you.

Exercise DAMISSA terminated at approximately 0130 hours on 15 Jan 66. Around
that time all officers engaged in the exercise with the exception of the officers of 1st Field
Battery NAA, were called by Major Nzeogwu to attend an "O" Group in the bush at
which, they believed, the success or otherwise of the exercise was to be discussed.
Identified as present at this discussion are the following:

(1) Major C.K. Nzeogwu )NMTC
(2) Major T. Onwatuegwu )NMTC
(3) Captain G. Ude ) NMTC
(4) 2/Lt. S. R. Omeruah )3rd Bn NA - "C" Coy
(5) 2/Lt. D.K. Waribor )
(6) Capt. B. Gbulie )at the time in command of lst and 2nd Field Squadron NAE
(7) 2/Lt. Ileabachi )
( 2/Lt. Kpera ) lst Field Sqn NAE
(9) 2/Lt. P. Ogoegbunam Ibik )
(10) Lieut. E. Okafor )
(11) 2/Lt. Ezedima ) 2nd Field Sqn NAE
(12) 2/Lt. H.O.D. EGHAGHA )

The officers of 1st Field Battery NAA were not called to the "O" Group for reasons
which are not altogether clear. No direct use in connection with the rebellion was made of
this Battery that night.

When all the officers were assembled, Major Nzeogwu addressed then on the
subject of the rapidly deteriorating political and security situation in the Federation. He
claimed that a stage had been reached at which the politicians should be told to quit. To
accomplish this, he announced, the army had decided to take over power by force of
arms.

He compared the incomes of the politicians with those of Nigerian workers and urged the
officers to support the rebellion. He further announced that the revolt was taking place
simultaneously in all regional capitals and at Lagos and that, therefore, they need fear no
repercussions as a result of the activities in which they were about to participate that
night. It would appear that none of these present raised a dissenting voice. In fact, their
subsequent actions showed, in most cases, enthusiastic support for the plan.

Major Nzeogwu then proceeded to issue set tasks to each officer present. Events
have shown that, subsequently, last minute changes in these plans were made. The tasks
allotted have been established as follows:
Occupation of Vulnerable Points

The officer in over-all charge of this part of the operation was Capt. B. Gbulie. He
claimed to have distributed tasks as shown below on the spur of the moment:

(1) Ammunition Service Depot (ASD) -2/Lt. Ileabachi
(2) P & T Telephone Exchange -2/Lt. P. Ogoegbunam Ibik
(3) N.B.C. House -2/Lt. Kpera
(4) BCNN Radio & TV Station -2/Lt. Ezedima
(5) State House -2/Lt. Okafor
(6) Road Blocks on Kachia Road near PMF Barracks -2/Lt. Eghagha
136. In addition, Capt. Gbulie was instructed to rouse the following officers to inform
them of what was taking place and to ask for support:

(1) Capt. P. Anakwe - 1 Bde Staff Capt. "A"
(2) Major A.A. Keshi - Brigade Major
(3) Capt. L. Dillibe - 1 Bde Staff Capt. "Q"
(4) Lieut. J.C. Ojukwu - 1 Recce Squadron NA (Not Odumegwu Ojukwu)
(5) Lieut. Ikeachor
(6} Lieut. Mohammed Eandiya

Capt. Gbulie has stated under interrogation that he complied with this order and caused
these officers to foregather at HQ 1 Bde where he informed them of the situation.
As far as has been established, the following officers were then detailed for tasks as
shown:

(1) Assassination of Alh Sir Ahmadu Bello
Major C.K. Nzeogwu
2/Lt. K.D. Waribor
2/Lt. S.E. Omeruah
Capt. G. Ude

(2) Assassination of Brigadier S. Ademulegun
Major T. Onwatuegwu

(3) Assassination of Colonel R.A. Shodeinde
2/Lt. K.D. Waribor

(4) Abduction of Sir Kashim Ibrahim
Major T. Onwatuegwu

(5) Abduction of Makaman Bida - Regional Finance Minister
Major C.K. Nzeogwu

After the officers had been briefed they were sent to join their men and to proceed
immediately with the execution of the tasks allotted to them. It is not clear whether or not
Major Nzeogwu instructed the officers to inform their men of what was afoot. It is certain
that the men of 3rd Battalion who were to be used for the attack of the Premier's Lodge
were not briefed. It is equally certain that Capt. Gbulie addressed all the men of the
Engineers under his command and spoke to them along the lines in which Major
Nzeogwu had briefed the officers.

Immediately after the "O" Group, senior NCOs of all units represented were sent to
the 3~Tonner containing the ammunition and order to draw ammunition for their men. In the case of the "C" company this raised a problem. The men believed the exercise to be
finished and a number of them queried the reason why they should be issued with live
ammunition. This was explained to them by 2/Lt. Waribor who told them that they were
proceeding on Internal Security Operations.

After the issue of ammunition had been completed, the entire force left the exercise
area and proceeded to its allotted targets.
141. The following officers and ORs have been identified as having been involved in the
attack on the Premier's Lodge:

Officers
(1) Major C .K. Nzeogwu - NMTC
(2) 2/Lt. K.D. Waribor - "C" Coy, 3rd BN NA
(3) 2/Lt. S.E. Omeruah - "
(4) Capt. G. Ude

Other ranks
(1) NA 18147406 Sgt. Husa Kanga - NMTC
(2) NA l8149900 Sgt Yakubu Adebiyi - NMTC
(3) Sgt Duromola Oyegoke . NMTC
(4) NA 5888 Pte. Ogbole Agwu - 3rd Bn NA
(5) NA 2405 Pte Bello Mbulla - 3rd Bn NA
(6) NA 18151763 L/Cpl . Samuel Amajo - 3rd Bn NA
(7) NA 18151319 L/Cpl Danyo Mbulla - 3rd Bn NA
( NA 5684 Pte. Abu Odiedier - 3rd Bn NA
(9) NA 18148998 Pte Lekoja Gidan-Jibrin - 3rd Bn NA
(10) NA 163287 Cp1. Bako Lamundo - 3rd Bn NA
(11) NA 5860 Pte. Joseph Wadu Goji -3rd Bn NA
(12) NA 1982 Pte. Alexander Agbe - 3rd Bn NA
(13) NA 18151864 Pte Lagwin Goshit - 3rd Bn NA
(14) NA 18266006 Pte Augustine Oguche Agbo - 3rd Bn NA
(15) NA 634212 Pte Effiong Atkinson - 3rd Bn NA
(16) NA 18147284 Cpl. Tunana Bangir - 3rd Bn NA
(17) NA 18l49368 Cpl. Abibo Elf - 3rd Bn NA
(18) NA 18151873 Pte. Uguman Monogi - 3rd Bn NA
(19) NA 1562 Pte Felako Kwa - 3rd Bn NA
(20) NA 18149363 Cpl. Reuben Nwagwugwu - 3rd Bn NA
(21) NA 502542 Cpl. Yakubu Kaje - 3rd Bn NA
(22) NA 505092 L/Cpl. Mamis Hundu - 3rd Bn NA
(23) NA 18151861 L/Cpl Thaddens Thamyil Tsenyi1 - 3rd Bn NA
(24) NA l8148269 L/Cpl Issna1m Tayapa - 3rd Bn NA
(25) NA 18148272 L/Cpl Ali Shendam - 3rd Bn NA
(26) NA 18151771 Pte. Usuman Gabure - 3rd Bn NA
(27) NA 18149613 Pte Emmanue1 Ekwueme - 3rd Bn NA
(28) NA 4887 Pte Erastus Nakito - 3rd Bn NA
(29) NA 3659 Pte Jonathan Anahiri - 3rd Bn NA

When this force left the DAMISSA exercise area, it was led by Major Nzeogwu who
was travelling in a landrover accompanied by a driver and two OR's. He was followed by
another landrover containing Sgts. Adebiyi, Manga and Oyegoke who were armed with
two 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank Guns and 6 projectiles.
Following this were a number of other vehicles, landrovers and 3-Tonner containing
2/Lts. Waribor and Omeruah and troops from "C" Coy 3rd BN NA. On arrival at the main gate to the compound, Major Nzeogwu found 4 PCs on guard
in front of the gate. They were the following:

(1) No.8301 L/Cpl. Musa Nimzo
(2) No. 10674 PC. Akpan Anduka
(3) No. 18913 PC Hagai Lai
(4) No. 18920 PC Peter Attah

145. Major Nzeogwu, who was armed with a sterling SMG, ordered the constables to
face the wall. Attah complied with this order but the three others refused. Without further
ado, Major Nzeogwu immediately opened fire on them with his SMG killing all three on
the spot. Immediately after the killing of the policemen, Major Nzeogwu ordered the two men
with the guns and the 3 NMTC Sergeants to follow him into the compound, bringing with
them the Carl Gustav guns and the projectiles for these weapons.

Immediately inside the compound, Major Nzeogwu stationed the Carl Gustavs some
10 yards apart facing the lodge. The gunners were Sgts. Oyegeke and Manga, whilst Sgt.
Adebiyi acted as ammunition number. As soon as both guns had been loaded, Major
Nzeogwu ordered the NCOs to open fire at the Lodge. Both fired their projectiles
bursting inside the ground floor rooms of the building. Sgt. Adebiyi stated that he then
ran towards Sgt. Manga to help this NCO reload.

Whilst he was with Manga he heard Major Nzeogwu shouting repeatedly "Fire you
bastard, fire". Immediately after this both Manga and Adebiyi heard a burst of SMG fire.
They turned round and observed Sgt. Oyegoke slumped on the ground bleeding from
multiple wounds. It was clear to both that their colleague had been killed by Major
Nzeogwu either for refusing to obey or because he attempted to run away.

After the killing of Oyegoke, Major Nzeogwu ordered Sgt. Adebiyi to take over
Oyegeke's gun and to continue firing at the house. Both Adebiyi and Manga, frightened
by Oyegoke's killing, continued to fire as ordered. They used a total of 5 projectiles. As a
result the building caught fire.

You can see that the planning and exection were designated to an ethnic group with a sprinkle of Yorubas and MiddleBelt to mke it appear as a national cause.  Look atthe list of tareted assasination, do you see a single Igbo in there?  Sgt Oyegoke refused orders or attempted to run away after discovering that their mission was not internal security but assassination of the Premier. . . and Nzeogwu pumped bullets into him.  

Please let me know if after reading this small caption you still believe that that the Yorubas who participated did so under their free will and thattheir mission was of a co-conspirator and not an instrument of propaganda by Igbos.  If we will call Sgt Oyegoke a co-conspirator, then we might as well conclude that Igbo are correct in their assertion that Yorubas are cowards.

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Skewed analysis. You need to post a complete blueprint of the military statistics in the 60's so we can get the percentage proportions of each ethnic group in the army and not a partial promotional report. I know igbos dominated the academic sector in the 60's, so if it was something like the NUC, one may wonder why their names come out in geometric progression. A lot changed in Nigeria after Biafran war, so you need to provide a full assessment  and their academic qualifications before you can prove to an extent that there was partiality besides, what has this got to do with igbos then and Now?.

Also, what was the origin of the queue? the power structure and what was the culture in the military then?. Check IBB's queue and tell me how many southerners that were there. IBB unseated his fellow northerner just like Nzeogwu tried to unseat his fellow igbo man, there fore, it's the military and their culture has nothing to do with we civilians.

Irrespective of what Ironsi did, how and why should that translate into hatred for igbos. Should Ijo's utter the same vituperations on Yorubas for the actions of Obasanjo at Odi?. I mean, what is our business with the military culture of the 60's?. Why didn't you express the same hatred you have for the entire igbos towards hausas for trying to exterminate the Yoruba race like Hitler. You still kiss their ass even when they butchered 100's of hard working and educated Yorubas in Jos last year, yet you prefer to hate igbos that are yet to butcher your brothers?. I bow for you.

Skewed analysis. You need to post a complete blueprint of the military statistics in the 60's so we can get the percentage proportions of each ethnic group in the army and not a partial promotional report. I know igbos dominated the academic sector in the 60's, so if it was something like the NUC, one may wonder why their names come out in geometric progression. A lot changed in Nigeria after Biafran war, so you need to provide a full assessment and their academic qualifications before you can prove to an extent that there was partiality besides, what has this got to do with igbos then and Now?.[/b]

Also, what was the origin of the queue? the power structure and what was the culture in the military then?. Check IBB's queue and tell me how many southerners that were there. IBB unseated his fellow northerner just like [b]Nzeogwu tried to unseat his fellow igbo man, there fore, it's the military and their culture has nothing to do with we civilians.

Somewhere here, someone had asked and said I gave hi fve to two people for reading the report and how would I know that other respondents have not. It's easy. . . by following the thought trail. Now, look at the regular highlight font, these are some examples of one who has not read th document in its entirety.


I like your challenge on the ethnic ratio of the officers by rank and qualification to the total population of serving officers on payroll. I have highlighted the reference in italics.


The top officer rank and command was a close reflection of the party coalition between NPC and NCNC. It had nothing to do with merits. . .even though the Igbo officers,on account of qualification, could have qualified on merit alone, still, this was not the case, politics was brought into military commands and tribal loyalty trumped every other criterias for promotion and command. In very few and a handful cases where Yorubas had excelled and were in senior ranks. . .they became targets and were marked for assassination in the plot which according to Nzeogwu was aimed at eliminating corrupted politicians. You should ask why it was only Yoruba military officers that were gunned down in the coup. . were they politicians?
The aim was to limit Yoruba's axis of control and command, both militarily and politically and force upon him a situation where he cannot move or act without first getting authority approvalfrom Igbo. It is evident everywhere in this report. . . follow the blood trail and you will see it.

Negro_Ntns:


Somewhere here, someone had asked and said I gave hi fve to two people for reading the report and how would I know that other respondents have not. It's easy. . . by following the thought trail. Now, look at the regular highlight font, these are some examples of one who has not read th document in its entirety.


I like your challenge on the ethnic ratio of the officers by rank and qualification to the total population of serving officers on payroll. I have highlighted the reference in italics.


The top officer rank and command was a close reflection of the party coalition between NPC and NCNC. It had nothing to do with merits. . .even though the Igbo officers,on account of qualification, could have qualified on merit alone, still, this was not the case, politics was brought into military commands and tribal loyalty trumped every other criterias for promotion and command. In very few and a handful cases where Yorubas had excelled and were in senior ranks. . .they became targets and were marked for assassination in the plot which according to Nzeogwu was aimed at eliminating corrupted politicians. You should ask why it was only Yoruba military officers that were gunned down in the coup. . were they politicians?
The aim was to limit Yoruba's axis of control and command, both militarily and politically and force upon him a situation where he cannot move or act without first getting authority approvalfrom Igbo. It is evident everywhere in this report. . . follow the blood trail and you will see it.

I hate to call people out but pal, you are a tribal irredentist. I am quite sure you have a considerable level of comprehensive ability and probably chose to ignore it.

This is the must ludicrous crap I have read from this forum. Again, do you really understood the Nigerian army command structure prior to January 15, 1966 coup?

For example:

GOC = Gen Ironsi   (Igbo)
2ic = Brigadier Ogundipe   (Yoruba)
Chief of Naval Staff = Commodore A. Wey  (Yoruba)
Chief of Army Staff = Col R. A. Adebayo,  (Yoruba ) later Col Mohamed Kur (Fulani)
Adjutant-General = Lt. Col James Pam (Tiv)
Quartermaster-General = Lt. Col Arthur Unegbe (Igbo)

1st Brigade Commander = Brigadier S Ademulogun (Yoruba)
2ic 1st Brigade = Col A. Shodinde   (Yoruba)
1st Brigade-Major = Major O. Rotimi  (Yoruba)

2nd Brigade Commander = Brigadier Zak. Maimalari (Kanuri)
2ic 2nd Brigade = Col.  E. O. Eze (Igbo)
2nd Brigade-Major = Major E. Ifeajuna  (Igbo)

1st Battalion Commander = Lt. Col F. Fajuyi (Yoruba) later Lt. Col. David Ejoor (Urhobo)

2nd Battalion Commander = Lt. Col. H. Njoku (Igbo)

3rd Battalion Commander = Lt. Col. W. Bassey (Ibibio)

4th Battalion Commander = Lt. Col. A. Largmann (Tiv)

5th Battalion Commander = Lt. Col. E. Ojukwu (Igbo)

I would want you to point out how the political party alliance in the coalition government played a major role in the command appointments in the Nigerian army prior to January 15, 1966.

Although the Ndigbo dominated the officer’s cadre of Nigerian army, command positions never reflected such reality. Anybody who understood the military parlance would come to terms that coup plotters would, among other reasons, target officers who held command positions. 

A careful examination of the Nigerian army command structure showed it was only the 1st Brigade that exemplified the tribal tendency in Nigeria army where the commanding officer had decided to introduce ethnic bias with the help of Alhaji Ahamdu Bello, premier of northern region of Nigeria and the Defense Minister, Alhaji Inua Wada.  Of course, the commanding officer was Brigadier Samuel Ademulogun, a Yoruba.

Some people are just irrational in thinking.these people inspite of knowing how large and diversified igbo is keep ascribing the deeds of few men to millions of innocent igbos.these people tribalise everything.these people should be reminded that during ibb regime the village of umuechem was grounded and so was odi during obj.

Dede1:

Please do not join the lunatic bunch in spreading the shameful propaganda planted by the western region of Nigerian government publication of 1967 to save face for the region’s inability to stand up against aggression.

The claim of Lt. Col. F Fajuyi opting to die with Gen. Ironsi was and continues to be a blatant falsehood. I had the opportunity to talk to ADC to Ironsi, the late FLt and Senator Arthur Nwankwo, who categorically refuted such crap.

Also, in the Gowon’s biography by Eliegwu, then Lt. William Wulbe rubbished such claim in the interview he gave to Eliagwu. The Wulbe further hinted that Lt. Col. Fajuyi was indeed legitimate target because the military governor had been allegedly involved in the coup of January 15, 1966. Nobody receives options of life or death in the heat of coup d'etat

@Dede1,

Thanks for pointing out the issue of Late Fajuyi. This is news to me and I will attempt to verify just to be certain. Was Late Nwankwo with Ironsi when he was killed? I am aware of the job of an ADC by the way, my dad was an army officer so I am not unaware of the workings of the military, I just want to be sure we are all on the same page.

@topic,

It seems Nego_Ntns has chosen to believe completely what the FG bought out as investigation and report so it would certainly not make sense to take him serious because as human beings we have the freewill to believe what we want to believe whether right or wrong.

He keeps telling people to read the highly subjective piece and even thanked two people for doing so but when one of them confirmed that indeed the coup was not just an Igbo coup he started asking for clarification. What manner of man is this with so much hate in his system?

[quote author=Abagworo link=topic=298478.msg4221665#msg4221665 date=1248157974][/quote]

@Afam

Late Senator and Flight Lieutenant A. Nwankwo, the Air force ADC to Gen. T. A. Ironsi traveled to Ibadan with the GOC. Also present in the government house during the arrest of Ironsi and Fajuyi were Lt. Sani Bello; the army ADC to Ironsi, Lt. Umar; ADC to Fajuyi, Lt. William Wulbe commanding officer in-charge of Ironsi’s security guards, Major Danjuma PSO to Ironsi, Lt. Col. H. Njoku; commander 2nd Battalion and Lt. John Onoja Adjutant of 4th Battalion.

Dede1:

@Afam

Late Senator and Flight Lieutenant A. Nwankwo, the Air force ADC to Gen. T. A. Ironsi traveled to Ibadan with the GOC. Also present in the government house during the arrest of Ironsi and Fajuyi were Lt. Sani Bello; the army ADC to Ironsi, Lt. Umar; ADC to Fajuyi, Lt. William Wulbe commanding officer in-charge of Ironsi’s security guards, Major Danjuma PSO to Ironsi, Lt. Col. H. Njoku; commander 2nd Battalion and Lt. John Onoja Adjutant of 4th Battalion.

@Dede1,

Thanks for the information.

So, Danjuma was the PSO to Ironsi and was the person that killed Ironsi, is this also factual? It seems that a lot of things have been twisted, adjusted, added or removed from the true account of events to the extent that one has to remove any form of bias or ethnic sentiments to get to the truth of the matter.

I think there were lots of mistakes, mistrust and sabotage in the whole nation.

i equaly think the author of this thread has some hand in posting the article on the website, he simply invited you to look so that his message will have the desired effect.

From the little i've read so far from the  article, it's apparent that so many things were not mere coincidences and should never be glossed over.

Why did Zik travelled out for medical check up just before the coup and never returned until after things had cleared up a bit?. Even his personal physician came back citing exhausted allowance as reason.

It looked there was a plot within a plot in the whole exercise of Jan 1966. Many people were not aware of so much details and the real motive of the 5 Majors,

I made bold to say that the real motive was to subjugate other Nigerians by the Igbos , if not why the Unification agenda even when the Hausas were shouting Federalism and Aruba. The Unifaction would have favoured them under that present circumstances that Nigeria was.

Whatever anyone might say to the contrary, it is apparent that Igbos started it all. The fear of such a repeat of Jan 1966 is the main reason that Hausas are up till now hell-bent in controlling the army.

Without  Jan 15 1966 there would not have been any July 1966 or RETURN MATCH as they called it and probably things would have been differerent in Nigeria today

Am sorry for whatever transpired during the civil war but to GOD who made me I remembered vividly that my partenal Grand father housed an entire Igbo family throughout the duration of the civil war and the grand children of these people are still living in my family compound up till this moment. So it not really an issue of hatred on my part.

ilugunboy:


Without  Jan 15 1966 there would not have been any July 1966 or RETURN MATCH as they called it and probably things would have been differerent in Nigeria today

The statement above is a statement of fact and I agree completely with it.

ilugunboy:

From the little i've read so far from the article, it's apparent that so many things were not mere coincidences and should never be glossed over.

Why did Zik travelled out for medical check up just before the coup and never returned until after things had cleared up a bit?. Even his personal physician came back citing exhausted allowance as reason.

It looked there was a plot within a plot in the whole exercise of Jan 1966. Many people were not aware of so much details and the real motive of the 5 Majors,

I made bold to say that the real motive was to subjugate other Nigerians by the Igbos , if not why the Unification agenda even when the Hausas were shouting Federalism and Aruba. The Unifaction would have favoured them under that present circumstances that Nigeria was.

Whatever anyone might say to the contrary, it is apparent that Igbos started it all. The fear of such a repeat of Jan 1966 is the main reason that Hausas are up till now hell-bent in controlling the army.

Without Jan 15 1966 there would not have been any July 1966 or RETURN MATCH as they called it and probably things would have been differerent in Nigeria today

Am sorry for whatever transpired during the civil war but to GOD who made me I remembered vividly that my partenal Grand father housed an entire Igbo family throughout the duration of the civil war and the grand children of these people are still living in my family compound up till this moment. So it not really an issue of hatred on my part.

I think what you have said is what Negro has been trying to say and I must say I completely agree. The civillians caught in the mess were all innocents but I do believe the Igbo leaders tried to grab power and they got burnt. I think Jan 15th was not the problem if Ironsi was not trying for igbo dominance he should of dealt with the Jan 15th plotters but he didnt. He triggered the mess off

[size=18pt]Mission failed!!! fail failllllllll fail

this thread is orchestrated[/size]

when mission failed, he asked for proof

but what he doesnt know, The report was compiled by the fg,so how willl i be sure this aint corrupted

propaganda ?

it like egptian pyraimd that got its nose taken off

ilugunboy:

From the little i've read so far from the article, it's apparent that so many things were not mere coincidences and should never be glossed over.

Why did Zik travelled out for medical check up just before the coup and never returned until after things had cleared up a bit?. Even his personal physician came back citing exhausted allowance as reason.

It looked there was a plot within a plot in the whole exercise of Jan 1966. Many people were not aware of so much details and the real motive of the 5 Majors,

I made bold to say that the real motive was to subjugate other Nigerians by the Igbos , if not why the Unification agenda even when the Hausas were shouting Federalism and Aruba. The Unifaction would have favoured them under that present circumstances that Nigeria was.

Whatever anyone might say to the contrary, it is apparent that Igbos started it all. The fear of such a repeat of Jan 1966 is the main reason that Hausas are up till now hell-bent in controlling the army.

Without Jan 15 1966 there would not have been any July 1966 or RETURN MATCH as they called it and probably things would have been differerent in Nigeria today

Am sorry for whatever transpired during the civil war but to GOD who made me I remembered vividly that my partenal Grand father housed an entire Igbo family throughout the duration of the civil war and the grand children of these people are still living in my family compound up till this moment. So it not really an issue of hatred on my part.

Are you for real? If you believe this crap pal, you can believe anything. The president of Nigeria was away on medical check up in London and few days after he left, there was a coup. There was no way the bills of the president could not have been settled unless the regime at home refused to pay.

In this case, there was no indication whatsoever that the short-lived Ironsi’s regime refused to settle Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s medical expenses including allowances of the president’s doctors. Please be mindful that Dr. Okechukwu Ikejiani was also attached to the president’s medical team.

These pitiful and conjectural craps, willfully intended to skew the facts in order to paint January 15, 1966 coup as Igbo, will continue to haunt the jungle called Nigeria. The jungle called Nigeria will never be united and nothing will bring more joy to me than to see the disintegration of colonial contraption called Nigeria.

It seems that people tend to confuse unification decree with unitary system of government. The unification decree #34 is what we are practicing today. The public service is the same every in the federation and regional governments were not changed. The unification decree did away with the nepotism imbibed in Local Authority Government system were the Emirs and their cronies decided who will join officers cadet, civil service, head of customary courts and headmasters of the schools.

The Local Authority Government left its hand-prints on the crop of army officers from northern region of Nigeria prior to the coups of 1966. Most of the officers from the northern region, from Katsina to Gowon, qualified to be army officer or not, were the sons, brothers, nephews, cousins of the Emirs, ministers, religious leaders, heads of the Local Authorities or army officers. .

The counter coup of July 29, 1966 was rather instigated by the fear of be purged from the armed forces than the killing of the politicians. I could implicate certain personalities from northern region of Nigeria who could have been affected if the anticipated purge had taken place.

ilugunboy:

Without Jan 15 1966 there would not have been any July 1966

Why was Jan 15 1966? Don't you guys think something instigated Jan 15.

Why was Jan 15 1966? Don't you guys think something instigated Jan 15.

Yes, it was not an impulsive move. It preceeded Independence but 1959 was an important mile post in Nigerian history and that's why I mentioned that I will start from there and work the way up to 1966.

People have questions. Many are wondering why I would bring this up in today's climate given that the political timeline is different. Yes, the timeline is different but we are beset by the same issues that the country faced back then and as was in 1966, the country is again going through a highly tense political culture.

. . .it should not matter what ethnic group our President belongs to. . .we desire to have a person of merit to lead. So why isn't the other two major tribes confident and trustful of an Igbo leadership? What is the past relationship between these three tribes where one is in disfavor amongst the other two and that one has been kept out of Presidential seat for so long?

Negro_Ntns:


. . .it should not matter what ethnic group our President belongs to. . .we desire to have a person of merit to lead. So why isn't the other two major tribes confident and trustful of an Igbo leadership? What is the past relationship between these three tribes where one is in disfavor amongst the other two and that one has been kept out of Presidential seat for so long?

Kept out of Presidential seat for how long?

Military coups are purely military issues and as such cannot be used to talk about keeping any tribe out of presidential seat.

How many democratic elections have you held in this country since independence or even since after the war?

1963 - Igbo president and Hausa prime minister

1979 - Hausa president and Igbo Vice president

1983 - Hausa president and Igbo Vice president

1993 - election annulled

1999 - Yoruba president and Hausa Vice president

2003 - Yoruba president and Hausa Vice president

2007 - Hausa president and Ijaw Vice president

The dates and entries for presidents and vice presidents above are facts.

Mind you, a free and fair election was annulled because according to some people the alleged winner would not be trusted with the presidency.

Also remember that 1999 was possible for the South West as a result of compromise.

More importantly I want you to remember that we currently operate on rotational presidency so the issue of Igbos not being trusted with the presidency will only make sense when other regions have produced the president and at the turn of the South East it is denied the Igbos.

Until such a time comes, please hold your hatred for the Igbos as your points though based on a lot of fabricated articles and baseless insinuations have been crashing like mad since you started this thread.

ODUDUWA

just accept ur fate

ikeyman00:

ODUDUWA

just accept ur fate

Ikeyman00, what's your anger with Omo Oduwa? It's a waste of time. Live and let live, and concentrate on bettering your people, am I not typing sense?