TheFacelessMan:


I am just curious....

You said he believed in ONE NIGERIA but most politicians they killed were mostly from other ethnic groups.....

He spared his own people.

Correct me if wrong. We are here to learn.

delamb01:
Thank you for being such a gentleman. There was chaos in Nigeria between 1964-1966. This chaos was caused by so many factors such as the 1963 census, the 1965 general elections, the Action Group crisis in the Western region. As at that the comments coming from The Action Group, the Northern People's Congress were such that could break the nation into pieces. Also there was a sort of ethnic cleansing in the Middle Belt region which made the people of the region to demand for a separate autonomous region but this was denied by the Regional government of the north under Ahmadu Bello in collaboration with his puppet Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa. Instead of granting granting the request of the middle belt people, the central government took the opportunity of AG crisis in the western region and declared state of emergency in that region and eventually created the Mid Western Region out of the defunct western region just to deduce the political power and influence of the AG and by extension that of Awolowo. Don't forget that the mid western people never demanded for a separate region. All these events were being observed and monitored by the some military officers who felt that politicians were dividing the nation along tribal, religious, ethnic, political, sectional divides. So, they felt that a central government would be the solution to all those issues. They consulted among themselves and came up with the coup that ousted the government of the day. Although they were motivated by other coups that took place in other African countries. But the same officers that agreed to the coup later denied any knowledge of it let alone agreeing or taking part in it. My dear, time will not avail me of the opportunity to explain things in details to you. However, I wish you can lay your hand on the account of these events written by an insider, Adewale Ademoyanga WHY WE STRUCK. he wrote from the facts of the events not out sentiments, sympathy or empathy. And don't forget that Adewale was a Yoruba man and one should not expect him to have taken side with an igbo man.

Castroii:
Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu...
First and last breed of his kind, an intelligent and brave officer, not the idiots we have now who display their braveness on innocent civilians and run like thieves at the sight of bokoharam.

Cantonese:


Very wrong information. Please you need to consult your history books again and find out exactly what happened. You may also ask elders at that time to relate it to you. Id you want you may ask me. The coup was well planned but the execution was poor. Nzeogwu held his own side but others failed and it gave the appearance of a tribal coup.

lonelydora:
Olusegun Obasanjo, the no-nonsense president.

kunkelhanspeter:

His the reason Nigeria declare war on Biafra over 3 millions civilians lost they lives tomorrow a delta man will say dey are not Igbo

Patrioticman007:


Nzeogwu toppled a legitimate Government, for his personal & ethnic interest. No wonder out of the 5 coupists only one person, was a Yoruba man.

Nzeogwu specifically killed Northern leaders & some Yoruba leaders, but shamelessly left out his kins men .
And hypocrites call it revolution .

9jaRealist:


Unlike the dude currently in Aso Rock...
Anyway, since you claim you like reading, pick up a copy of Wale Ademoyega’s book on the 1966 coup.

BTW, even though I am neither Ibo (it should be irrelevant to this discourse but this is Nairaland and Nigeria) nor obviously personally around during the time of those events, let’s not forget that the present occupant of Aso Rock participated in the counter-coup that was effectively genocidal against officers of Eastern Region origin (and claimed a gallant Yoruba officer like Fajuyi, who apparently refused to abandon his guest and commander-in-chief), and which precipitated the genocidal POGROM that claimed tens of thousands of INNOCENT Ibo lives.
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Patrioticman007:
First I have a copy of why we struck, and we all know that he sugar coated the ethnic kill of Northern leaders by claiming it was for national interest.

What do you expect from vampires sucking blood of defenseless civilians. Only a fool will believe Ademoyega lies. Nzeogwu had the power to place these Northern leaders to house arrest. But he refused. Karma served Igbo's right via the civil war, The killing of Northern leaders was avenge, by Gowon, TY danjuma, PMB & others.
If not hypocrisy, why single out PMB ?. Why not mention TY Danjuman & Gowon, who were Christians that partook in the killing of Igbo's during the war.

delamb01:
Thank you for being such a gentleman. There was chaos in Nigeria between 1964-1966. This chaos was caused by so many factors such as the 1963 census, the 1965 general elections, the Action Group crisis in the Western region. As at that the comments coming from The Action Group, the Northern People's Congress were such that could break the nation into pieces. Also there was a sort of ethnic cleansing in the Middle Belt region which made the people of the region to demand for a separate autonomous region but this was denied by the Regional government of the north under Ahmadu Bello in collaboration with his puppet Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa. Instead of granting granting the request of the middle belt people, the central government took the opportunity of AG crisis in the western region and declared state of emergency in that region and eventually created the Mid Western Region out of the defunct western region just to deduce the political power and influence of the AG and by extension that of Awolowo. Don't forget that the mid western people never demanded for a separate region. All these events were being observed and monitored by the some military officers who felt that politicians were dividing the nation along tribal, religious, ethnic, political, sectional divides. So, they felt that a central government would be the solution to all those issues. They consulted among themselves and came up with the coup that ousted the government of the day. Although they were motivated by other coups that took place in other African countries. But the same officers that agreed to the coup later denied any knowledge of it let alone agreeing or taking part in it. My dear, time will not avail me of the opportunity to explain things in details to you. However, I wish you can lay your hand on the account of these events written by an insider, Adewale Ademoyanga WHY WE STRUCK. he wrote from the facts of the events not out sentiments, sympathy or empathy. And don't forget that Adewale was a Yoruba man and one should not expect him to have taken side with an igbo man.

Patrioticman007:
First I have a copy of why we struck, and we all know that he sugar coated the ethnic kill of Northern leaders by claiming it was for national interest.

What do you expect from vampires sucking blood of defenseless civilians. Only a fool will believe Ademoyega lies. Nzeogwu had the power to place these Northern leaders to house arrest. But he refused. Karma served Igbo's right via the civil war, The killing of Northern leaders was avenge, by Gowon, TY danjuma, PMB & others.
If not hypocrisy, why single out PMB ?. Why not mention TY Danjuman & Gowon, who were Christians that partook in the killing of Igbo's during the war.

femarse:


because you don't read enough or understand well , who did u want him to kill from his own side mention them
all bigot that occupy power were northerner , so if things are going wrong is the people without power he will kill ?
aguyi ironsi escape and later become the greater beneficiary of the coup
ifeajuna tip the president of the intending coup , that one travel out of the country and even thou nig has a visitor towards the coup , the man refuse to come home
okotie was killed cos he was part of the corruption
every other person killed was part of the giant corruption and they were all Northerner , they have successfully suppressed every other opposition, like jailing awolowo for treason and preventing any southerner near power except u are among them
so who in the south did u want him to kill ?

Cantonese:


Not right. Nzeogwu seeing that he had been sorrounded, detonated a grenade that killed him. This fact was once again this year corroborated by his blood sister.

Biafrannuke:
adding to your reply to thefacelessman. i'll say Nzeogwu's coup was on point and timely but it would have been better bloodless. Aside census issues the country was already becoming fragmented by ethnic loyalty and military institutions politicized leading to use of excessive force or disproportionate response to civil protests or riots. The latest which would immediately cause the coup was western region riots. A state of emergency was declared in western region and Awolowo was jailed unfairly for trying to "overthrow the govt of western region" in a running battle with ahmadu Bello's ally akintola. when emergency rule ended, akintola was reinstated. later after alliance with NCNC, Awolowos party UPGA sought to prove its popularity in federal elections by unseating akintola who formed alliance with Balewas NPC and was largely seen as a traitor in the west. The election was brazenly rigged and akintola party won. The next election being even more important for region was more violent. politicians allied to the north who were obviously unpopular openly boasted "vote me or not Angels will vote for me" In fact on the election day, ward results of poling stations where elections were not yet concluded were being announced in favour of akintola's party. Final result was yet to be announced before wide spread disturbances and deadly riots broke out in the western region. the PM balewa who declared a state of emergency for a fight in a legislative house to the detriment of awolowo and his supporters turned blind eyes to the deadly riots (in akintola s favour) and instead, delegated extraordinary powers to the armed forces to quell the riots. The riots were not ended when he hosted a Commonwealth heads of states meeting in Lagos, not to discuss western region crisis but apartheid in Rhodesia! That was his last outing before the coup. some officers in the army saw all the development s in the country including the illegal deployment of the army to crush Tiv protest.

9jaRealist:


BTW, funny how you proclaim that Ademoyega who actually was an active participant in the events is "lying"...
While you who likely wasn't yet born (like most of us) during those events know the "truth"! Guess 'history' means only what you agree with.
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WoeBetide666:
I was today years old when I learned that OBJ wrote a biography of Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (the main plotter and executor of the 1966 coup) back in the 80s. This might be old news to some but for those who did not know, now you know.

Castroii:
Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu...
First and last breed of his kind, an intelligent and brave officer, not the idiots we have now who display their braveness on innocent civilians and run like thieves at the sight of bokoharam.

dalass:

Yes, he single handedly started tribal hatred in the Army when he killed only officers of other tribes and left his fellow Igbo's. It has led to series of counter coups which has destabilized and continue to divide us all till date.
His bad legacy lives on.

femarse:


if you are educated in the first place , you will know that kaduna is anything but a tribal person

beside too many kids here on nairaland who has never read any book (whether it's the right account or the wrong one) concerning what happened in 1966, claiming to be adult

ibietela2:


He's not the reason

Odingo1:
Kaduna the brutal one

Those close to him said that he can only speak Hausa as a local language.

The coup is an opportunity for north to take back Nigeria from the hand of Igbo domination.That is why they quickly tag it Igbo coup whereas the coup plotter can’t speak Igbo nor have he lived in Igboland.

lonelydora:


In terms of security

TheFacelessMan:


I am just curious....

You said he believed in ONE NIGERIA but most politicians they killed were mostly from other ethnic groups.....

He spared his own people.

Correct me if wrong. We are here to learn.

delamb01:
Nzeogwu was a patriotic Nigerian who wanted to save his beloved nation from the hands of chauvinist politicians. But as things didn't go as planned he was betrayed and by same people that he planned the coup with notable amongst them was Major H. U. Katsina. Till today I am yet to see a leader that believe in ONE NIGERIA as Nzeogwu did. I still love him despite the fact that history and historians have not been fair to him.

delamb01:
Nzeogwu was a patriotic Nigerian who wanted to save his beloved nation from the hands of chauvinist politicians. But as things didn't go as planned he was betrayed and by same people that he planned the coup with notable amongst them was Major H. U. Katsina. Till today I am yet to see a leader that believe in ONE NIGERIA as Nzeogwu did. I still love him despite the fact that history and historians have not been fair to him.

ekestic1976:
Have you read the book? Check with the Publishers, Spectrum Books, Ibadan for a copy! Obasanjo serves no other interest but his own! This books says much to prove this idea true. Read it and come back to share your experience about Obasanjo's mindset. Now, that isn't asking for too much, or is it?