DerideGull:


One of biggest propaganda of the century. Lt Col Francis Fajuiyi had no iota of anything, not even his ADC Lt. Umar, during the debacle in Ibadan. Anybody who had stepped onto parade ground will tell you that during coup, there is no option. It has always been one way or the other. As a matter fact, Lt Col Francis Fajuiyi was more of a target than Gen. Ironsi. This local crap about Lt Col Fajuiyi was carried in the 1967 western regional publication. It smelt like a Yoruba then and today it still smells like a Yoruba, cunning and turncoat. The Yoruba cowered in front of Nigerian soldiers of northern region origins who have just murdered the son of the soil in Ibadan of all places the capital of Oodua republic. In order to save face from joining northern region whose soldiers have just desecrated the land of Oodua, Yoruba writers had to conjure a bull crap about Fajuiyi wanting to die with Ironsi. What a shame, The only soldier who challenged the soldiers from northern region was the ADC to Ironsi Flt Lt Andrew Nwankwo who threatened to kill Maj. Danjuma. Even Fajuiyi's ADC Lt. Umar was busy slapping the hell out of his boss. I had rear opportunity to meet with Andrew Nwankwo in Lagos.

edupedia:


....another useless IPOB fiction....the deeper their coma the more their yeye dreams....there was a sensible tribe...

evilyoruba:
Ojukwu has right to run away because he he was fighting on multiple fronts....no Yoruba dead or alive can fight on just 2 fronts....but as for zik, his greedy to preserve his name took a better part of him

Obasanjo was just up against abacha, but ojukwu was up against both Yoruba, Hausa Fulani's and minorities, then, British the true owner of Nigeria.... Ojukwu was fighting war where his people were been killed ....There is no comparison between Obj and ojukwu situation, neither is there a comparison between awo and zik situation... Diabolical suffercated yorubas always find way to twist everything...

franksam2009:
actually I laughed out loud when I read your comment, I was born and brought up in the north, I was playing with an abokï child some months ago, he did something wrong to a friend of mine and ran off, I caught the child some days later, and I jokingly told him am going to call my friend to deal with him, he asked me if my friend was Yoruba, I said yes, he laughed and said my friend won't do anything to him because they are the Yoruba masters, I laughed so hard and I had to let him go, if a little boy could think so, what do there elders think?

engrchykae:
awolowo must be very annoyed at you right now for making his free education policy to be in vain.your adekunle that killed biafra with his mouth.was adekunle not dismissed by the lagos government in 1968?the black scorpion puzzle was solved at owerri.by the way.are you really a colonel?if you actually are,then you are a disgrace.

DerideGull:


Those who perpetrate coup do not give any options to those targeted. Have you stepped onto parade ground in your life? Yari.ba are known for fabricating imaginary fallacies. The crap about Lt Col. Francis Fajuiyi wanting to die Gen. Ironsi was laughable when it was first published in the western Nigerian regional government gazette in 1967 and till laughable today. I suggest you read Eligwu's biography of Gowon and get some education.

Mbediogu:
Reno I am shocked at this attempt to tarnish igbo while brushing up your people. Let me wait for you to do an article 'Yorubas should stop seeing Igbos as swindlers´. You counted two brave Yoruba men. Try doing the same for brave igbo men. You may start from bottom up with Nnamdi Kanu. If Ojukwu and Azikiwe do not meet your standard for bravery, perhaps Brig. Adebayo s conduct during the counter coup crisis does. That was the last straw that caused the war.

evilyoruba:
Ojukwu has right to run away because he he was fighting on multiple fronts....no Yoruba dead or alive can fight on just 2 fronts....but as for zik, his greedy to preserve his name took a better part of him

Obasanjo was just up against abacha, but ojukwu was up against both Yoruba, Hausa Fulani's and minorities, then, British the true owner of Nigeria.... Ojukwu was fighting war where his people were been killed ....There is no comparison between Obj and ojukwu situation, neither is there a comparison between awo and zik situation... Diabolical suffercated yorubas always find way to twist everything...

middlebelter:


Stop swimming in ignorance. I spent my youthful life in Ilorin, the claim that Kwara if for FULANIS is not only wrong but very misleading. Yorùbás are the most peaceful tribe I have seen in this country. The fact that there is an error of history does not validate your claim. What you need to know is that, Yorùbá will not go to war because of throne in the 21st century, they have most civilised ways of handling issues and has won my respect. It may amaze you to know that the so called Fulanis have been assimilated into Yorùbá and they speak and live as one.
I don't want to join issues with you on which tribe is brave or coward, but if the likes of Adekunle Fajuyi could offered to die with his boss, Ironsi, do you think it is fear to refer to such tribe that produced someone that has alternative to escape but choose to die because of an igbo man, coward? Is that how you reward loyalty? Do you prefer a leader that didn't think through his war strategies which lead to the death of many, only to escape and the brave?
This analysis can go on and on. As a student in University of Ilorin, our SUG building in those days was names Kaduna Nzeogwu hall, do you know why? The man fought to change Nigeria to a better country without a tribal sentiment but his brothers that handled LAGOS and East messed him up.
We are better united.

KemjikaEme:
Another thread that give jobless youths the opportunity to thread derogatory words.
Why would a sane person compare a leader (fighting against the annihilation of his people who had to backtrack to put an end to the war) with two different personalities who were products of a political crises and power jockeying?
A clear sign of an unbalanced mind hustling for retweets and shares.

PearlStreet:
Ojukwu the bearded coward led 3M of his people to death only to run away dressed like a Mai suya to Abidjan.

The funny part is that the same Ojukwu came back to collect Federal Government pension for his excellence in long-distance running.

Abakaliki to Abidjan no be beans.

BuariCopyPaste:
As long as Kwara a hitherto Yoruba land remains the Fulani property, cowardice is spelled out.

Abiola saga, Awolowo's shameful suicide, Ogundipe fleeing to London even when not threatened, the other general crying and begging a subordinate to spare him, Mile12 saga, Hausa and Yoruba olotun beans sellers clash in Osun... ..etc

I have many reasons to call them bloody cowards...

PearlStreet:



You are poor students of history and you come from a lineage of nonentities and losers. Historically, Afonjas have always been whooping your azzes. The only war your fathers have won is in fighting in the village square for the hands of the village prostitute in marriage. That is why everone beats you like drums and all you do is give ultimatums and fast to Shuku Obuko Alabama.


An afonja man Victor banjo led the only Biafran offensive in the Civil war with more than 5,000 nyamiri soldiers.

He was defeated by less than 500 soldiers led by another afonja man called Col. iluyomade.

Finally, your fathers knelt down begging before Olu Obasanjo.

By the way, tell your fathers Benjamin Adekunle sends his regards and watch them wee on themselves.


Today, a yoruba man Maj-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun is the commander of the MNJTF consisting of various countries and leading the fight against Boko Haram.

evilyoruba:
Ojukwu has right to run away because he he was fighting on multiple fronts....no Yoruba dead or alive can fight on just 2 fronts....but as for zik, his greedy to preserve his name took a better part of him

Obasanjo was just up against abacha, but ojukwu was up against both Yoruba, Hausa Fulani's and minorities, then, British the true owner of Nigeria.... Ojukwu was fighting war where his people were been killed ....There is no comparison between Obj and ojukwu situation, neither is there a comparison between awo and zik situation... Diabolical suffercated yorubas always find way to twist everything...

franksam2009:
actually I laughed out loud when I read your comment, I was born and brought up in the north, I was playing with an abokï child some months ago, he did something wrong to a friend of mine and ran off, I caught the child some days later, and I jokingly told him am going to call my friend to deal with him, he asked me if my friend was Yoruba, I said yes, he laughed and said my friend won't do anything to him because they are the Yoruba masters, I laughed so hard and I had to let him go, if a little boy could think so, what do there elders think?

brightolaton:


They will not get it because they are sensible n objective while you r rigid n narrow in thinking.
When someone started war and was using others as shield. When you, your sisters and mothers starve during the civil war, Ojukwu n his family live in abundance. Stop deceiving una sef.

EmekaMD:
Forget this bigotry and get the message properly..

I also wish I have the powers to bring the igbos and the Yorubas (and by extension other Southerners) to a political alignment.

We'll moves mountains together. We'll reclaim Nigeria from the North that has held all of us (Igbos and Yorubas alike) captives..
Then we can assemble the best brains (instead of quota system) and build the Nigeria of our dreams

BuariCopyPaste:



How then your warriors lose Kwara to the Fulanis abi dem dey prepare for a re-match

bendike:
Can igbo and youruba simply unite and find things in common since we are both similar, share the same aspirations etc.. heck I am ibo. My mum is yoruba, wife na yoruba. I dont understand a word of ibo but speak yoruba!

slurryeye2:


I will give you the names of his brothers that messed up. Their names are Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Chris Anuforo, Humprey Chukwuka and Don Okafor. These guys were able to kill top Northern and South western military officers like lt. Gen Largema, Brig. Maimalari, Col. Shodeinde, lt. Col James Pam etc. But decided to leave out their brother Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi which eventually led to the failure of the coup. Unharmed Tafawa Balewa was shot dead by Ifeajuna and his group but the life of senate president Nwafor Orizu who was the acting president for Azikiwe was sparred. Meanwhile, President Azikiwe was surprisingly on Caribbean cruise for months during the period the January coup was being executed.
We should also remember how Emmanuel Ifeajuna ran all the way to Ghana after the coup failed with the assistance of his brother Christopher Okigbo. So Ojukwu wasn't the first soldier to run to another country afterall.
Meanwhile, we shouldn't forget the atrocity committed by Timothy Onwuatuegwu, killing not only Brig. Samuel Ademulegun but also his unharmed pregnant wife.
History will always incriminate the aggressors and the betrayals while the innocents will always be vindicated

BuariCopyPaste:
As long as Kwara a hitherto Yoruba land remains the Fulani property, cowardice is spelled out.

Abiola saga, Awolowo's shameful suicide, Ogundipe fleeing to London even when not threatened, the other general crying and begging a subordinate to spare him, Mile12 saga, Hausa and Yoruba olotun beans sellers clash in Osun... ..etc

I have many reasons to call them bloody cowards...

YorubaForum:

Fela!! That died of Hiv aids..shame.. When they federal govt were holding him hostage did any of you cowards talk or protest? ..even they killed his mom, you pple were still looking like mumu.

Mujtahida:

Those guys bleeped Nzeogwu up. I read that there was supposed to be a radio broadcast from the guys that handled Lagos. Instead when he read the news about the coup on the BBC Nzeogwu was maaad. Those guys betrayed him. He didn't know he was dealing with tribalists. He thought they were Patriots like him.