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1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 4:57pm On Sep 16, 2020
* Kaduna Nzeogwu

*Timothy Onwuatuegwu

* Emmanuel Ifeajuna

* Don Okafor

*Humphrey Chukwuka

* Chris Anuforo and

* Adewale Ademoyegun


The 1966 Nigerian coup also known as Igbo coup began on the 15th of January 1966 with mutinous Nigerian soldiers led by by Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and
Emmanuel Ifeajuna killed 22 people including the Prime Minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, many senior Army officers (including their wives), and sentinels on protective duty.

The coup plotters attacked the cities of
Kaduna , Ibadan , and Lagos while also blockading the Niger and Benue River within a two-day span of time before the coup plotters were subdued. The General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi , was compelled to take control of the government of a country in upheaval, inadvertently putting Nigeria's nascent democracy on hold.


The president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe left the country in late 1965, first for Europe, then on a cruise to the Caribbean. Under the law, the
Senate president , Nwafor Orizu , became acting president during his absence and had all the powers of the president.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Nigerian_coup_d'état
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 4:58pm On Sep 16, 2020
CASUALTIES.


Civilians

Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Premier Ahmadu Bello
Premier Samuel Ladoke Akintola
Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh
Ahmed Ben Musa (Senior Assistant Secretary for Security)
Hafsatu Bello
Mrs Latifat Ademulegun
Zarumi Sardauna
Ahmed Pategi , (Government driver)
Minister of Finance {Fetus Okotie Eboh}
Military and police
Brig. Samuel Ademulegun
Brig. Zakariya Maimalari
Col. Ralph Shodeinde
Col. Kur Mohammed
Lt. Col. Abogo Largema
Lt. Col. James Pam
Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe
Sergeant Daramola Oyegoke
PC Yohana Garkawa
Lance Corporal Musa Nimzo
PC Akpan Anduka
PC Hagai Lai
Philip Lewande
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by valentineuwakwe(m): 5:01pm On Sep 16, 2020
Why post this now..we all read history and knew what went wrong.....instead of posting this to hate and divide the country, why not post reports about the fuel price and electricity traffic increase....that will go along way

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 5:05pm On Sep 16, 2020
* Prime minister, Tafawa Balewa was abducted from his home and his body was dumped along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

Sir Ahmadu Bello was killed in his home together with his wife, his security assistant and driver.

Chief Samuel Akintola was gunned gun in the presence of his family.


Festus Okotie-Eboh, the Minister of Finance, who was brutalised, abducted from his home and whose body was later dumped in a bush.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Idiotseverywher: 5:08pm On Sep 16, 2020
valentineuwakwe:
Why post this now..we all read history and knew what went wrong.....instead of posting this to hate and divide the country, why not post reports about the fuel price and electricity traffic increase....that will go along way
. Don't mind the ANUS, I am only blaming nairaland who give some of these lunatics and psychos medium to write out their dieseased mind

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 5:09pm On Sep 16, 2020
Cc.
Igboid
Proeast
Igbochief001
Rugaria
PROUDIGBO
What could be the cause of the bloody coup, was it because Nnamdi Azikiwe's famous domination plan wasn't coming as expected ( though you folks dominated the the civil and military service then, perhaps Azikiwe, Ironsi and the 5 Igbo killers wanted TOTAL domination?)

Why did Azikiwe travelled in build up to these night of blood?

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 5:18pm On Sep 16, 2020
BrownLondon:
Cc.
Igboid
Proeast
Igbochief001
Rugaria
PROUDIGBO
What could be the cause of the bloody coup, was it because Nnamdi Azikiwe's famous domination plan wasn't coming as expected ( though you folks dominated the the civil and military service then, perhaps Azikiwe, Ironsi and the 5 Igbo killers wanted TOTAL domination?)

Why did Azikiwe travelled in build up to these night of blood?
Ok igbos wanted domination ?
But same u said igbos dominated civil n military service

How does that make sense to you ? ....it's never in Igbo culture to conquer anyone ...never in our history did we do that


It's a well known facts the coupist plan was to hand over to awolowo because they believed his ability to lead Nigeria ...but that part of history has been buried but we know the real story

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/1966-coup-plotters-planned-make-awolowo-head-state-olutoye/%3famp=1


Now watch them close this thread

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by daddytime(m): 5:19pm On Sep 16, 2020
This is cynically distasteful.

We should be exploring all avenues and media to heal from all the hate, distrust, and division within us as people and nation.
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by DMerciful(m): 5:39pm On Sep 16, 2020
Only in Nigeria you will display hate towards a major ethnic group yet insists on being in the same country with them forever and resist any moves for them to breakaway.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Graysons: 5:47pm On Sep 16, 2020
Intresting!
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by T9ksy(m): 5:55pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Ok igbos wanted domination ?
But same u said igbos dominated civil n military service

How does that make sense to you ? ....it's never in Igbo culture to conquer anyone ...never in our history did we do that


It's a well known facts the coupist plan was to hand over to awolowo because they believed his ability to lead Nigeria ...but that part of history has been buried but we know the real story


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/1966-coup-plotters-planned-make-awolowo-head-state-olutoye/%3famp=1


Now watch them close this thread



Of course, it's a "well known fact" .............in alaigbo land that the coupists were going to force Awolowo out of prison and imposee him on us, whether he likes to or not.

This was the same Awo whom their political class colluded with their fulani masters, to throw into the gallows on trumped-up charges of coup plotting.

Same way, Banjo too was jailed on Jan 17th- two days after- for allegedly, trying to topple Ironsi's regime.

Incidentally, it was the same Nzeogwu who was the intelligence officer who shopped Awo for coup plotting that we are now meant to believe, wanted to spring Awo out of prison, 'cause of his ability to lead the country.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Daddysidhan: 6:06pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Ok igbos wanted domination ?
But same u said igbos dominated civil n military service

How does that make sense to you ? ....it's never in Igbo culture to conquer anyone ...never in our history did we do that


It's a well known facts the coupist plan was to hand over to awolowo because they believed his ability to lead Nigeria ...but that part of history has been buried but we know the real story

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/1966-coup-plotters-planned-make-awolowo-head-state-olutoye/%3famp=1


Now watch them close this thread
And you believe this trash hmmmn Igbo man logic.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by kolaaderin: 6:14pm On Sep 16, 2020
valentineuwakwe:
Why post this now..we all read history and knew what went wrong.....instead of posting this to hate and divide the country, why not post reports about the fuel price and electricity traffic increase....that will go along way
It important to know the history and the root cause of this mess, the first coup derailed the country which gives birth to series of coup and counter coup, it gives birth to people like Obasanjo, Buhari and Babangida to ever grace the first office of this country hence the whole mess we have now. Ibo coup and they are really enjoying the consequences of their actions.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 6:28pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Ok igbos wanted domination ?
But same u said igbos dominated civil n military service

How does that make sense to you ? ....it's never in Igbo culture to conquer anyone ...never in our history did we do that


It's a well known facts the coupist plan was to hand over to awolowo because they believed his ability to lead Nigeria ...but that part of history has been buried but we know the real story

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/1966-coup-plotters-planned-make-awolowo-head-state-olutoye/%3famp=1


Now watch them close this thread

Azikiwe in one of his speech iterated how the gods designed Igbos to dominate Nigeria, how he was the only leader to reject the succession clause.

We all saw/read about the atrocities he committed in the Western region ;

From kicking against movement of capital away from Lagos, the Yorubas/Western region never wanted the FCT.

How he masterminded the mid-west referendum (well, i may be wrong)

Trying to be premier of Western region.

Calling Lagos a no man's land.

Involvement in Akintola/Awolowo (together with northern leaders) which led to Awo spending few year in prison etcetera.

He had the chance to form the government with Awolowo but refused, he knew he would not be able to achieve his domination plan because Awolowo is one hell of a brilliant man, he chooses to form it with the fulani thinking they would be pushover, but he was wrong.
It's audible to the deaf and clear to the blind that his inability to totally control the government led to the coup, he clearly had a hand in the coup.

He wouldn't have travel prior to the coup.

And talking about the coupist plan to install Awolowo, isn't that foolish ?
You mean the same Awolowo that was jailed by Eastern and Northern joint leadership?

Let's look at it from this angle, the coup took place on the 15th of january, and he, Awolowo was still in the prison untill July? (That's some 6 months after the coup) and the coupist didn't still release awo from prison, didn't that sound foolish?

Ironsi didn't punish the coupist and that shows that he has a hand in it too, Ironsi should have release Awo from prison since you said the objective of the coup was to pave way for Awolowo.

Let's argue with logic nah.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 6:33pm On Sep 16, 2020
DMerciful:
Only in Nigeria you will display hate towards a major ethnic group yet insists on being in the same country with them forever and resist any moves for them to breakaway.
Nigeria doesn't have the power to grant them autonomy, we ain't no United Nations.

The UN is responsible for that, so how is Nigeria stopping them ?

You need some sense man.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 6:39pm On Sep 16, 2020
BrownLondon:


Azikiwe in one of his speech iterated how the gods designed Igbos to dominate Nigeria, how he was the only leader to reject the succession clause.

We all saw/read about the atrocities he committed in the Western region ;

From kicking against movement of capital away from Lagos, the Yorubas/Western region never wanted the FCT.

How he masterminded the mid-west referendum (well, i may be wrong)

Trying to be premier of Western region.

Calling Lagos a no man's land.

Involvement in Akintola/Awolowo (together with northern leaders) which led to Awo spending few year in prison etcetera.

He had the chance to form the government with Awolowo but refused, he knew he would not be able to achieve his domination plan because Awolowo is one hell of a brilliant man, he chooses to form it with the fulani thinking they would be pushover, but he was wrong.
It's audible to the deaf and clear to the blind that his inability to totally control the government led to the coup, he clearly had a hand in the coup.

He wouldn't have travel prior to the coup.

And talking about the coupist plan to install Awolowo, isn't that foolish ?
You mean the same Awolowo that was jailed by Eastern and Northern joint leadership?

Let's look at it from this angle, the coup took place on the 15th of january, and he, Awolowo was still in the prison untill July? (That's some 6 months after the coup) and the coupist didn't still release awo from prison, didn't that sound foolish?

Ironsi didn't punish the coupist and that shows that he has a hand in it too, Ironsi should have release Awo from prison since you said the objective of the coup was to pave way for Awolowo.

Let's argue with logic nah.
Logic ? Provide ziks speech let's start from there
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 6:39pm On Sep 16, 2020
Daddysidhan:
And you believe this trash hmmmn Igbo man logic.
So I should believe they did the coup cause they wanted igbos to dominate
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 6:40pm On Sep 16, 2020
T9ksy:




Of course, it's a "well known fact" .............in alaigbo land that the coupists were going to force Awolowo out of prison and imposee him on us, whether he likes to or not.

This was the same Awo whom their political class colluded with their fulani masters, to throw into the gallows on trumped-up charges of coup plotting.

Same way, Banjo too was jailed on Jan 17th- two days after- for trying to topple Ironsi's regime.

Incidentally, it was the same Nzeogwu who was the intelligence officer who shopped Awo for coup plotting that we are now meant to believe, wanted to sprang Awo out of prison, 'cause of his ability to lead the country.
The man is a Yoruba man he knows more than u
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by nku5: 6:46pm On Sep 16, 2020
T9ksy:



This was the same Awo whom their political class colluded with their fulani masters, to throw into the gallows on trumped-up charges of coup plotting.


Should I teach you about the Justice G.B. Coker commission's findings or do you want google it yourself?
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Beverlyjean(f): 6:59pm On Sep 16, 2020
Close this thread and ban the poster for life....
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:00pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Logic ? Provide ziks speech let's start from there
Here is what he wrote in July 1949 on his west Africa pilot newspaper.

Together with one Charles onyeama.

You can as well read his letter to northern leaders in 1954 when they were planning leaving Nigeria.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:01pm On Sep 16, 2020
Beverlyjean:
Close this thread and ban the poster for life....
Madam this thread does not violate any NL rule.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 7:02pm On Sep 16, 2020
BrownLondon:

Here is what he wrote in July 1949 on his west Africa pilot newspaper.

Together with one Charles onyeama.

You can as well read his letter to northern leaders in 1954 when they were planning leaving Nigeria.
Oga zik never said anything like Igbo domination ...igbos see themselves as leaders of Africa we still see

We believe if there is merit we would dominate every sector what's wrong with that ?
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:02pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Logic ? Provide ziks speech let's start from there
And why did some Igbo military officers resigned few days to the coup.

Though am still trying to get their names.
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Nobody: 7:05pm On Sep 16, 2020
BrownLondon:

And why did some Igbo military officers resigned few days to the coup.

Though am still trying to get their names.
Who stopped the coup in the north even ?
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:07pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Logic ? Provide ziks speech let's start from there
You asked for proof of his speech.

I provided the one he wrote on his newspaper, west African pilot.

And also, what a certain Charles onyeama (a legislative leader) said.


Isn't that enough?

You asked for it Sir.

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by Tyrant28: 7:07pm On Sep 16, 2020
Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:10pm On Sep 16, 2020
DMerciful:
You foolish o undecided
You dumb oo

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Re: 1966 Nigerian Coup D'etat Culprits (names) by BrownLondon(m): 7:12pm On Sep 16, 2020
Igbochief001:

Who stopped the coup in the north even ?
You mean someone stopped the coup after the aim as been achieved?

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