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| Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 2:41pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Let's go back a bit, remember the first Nigerian coup led by an Igbo man from delta state yes delta state for those of them saying that they are not Igbo, we all know it was not an Igbo or ethnic coup but the Fulanis tagged it as an Igbo coup and used the excuse to massacre Igbos, after the first coup the Fulani planned a counter-coup because they wanted revenge against the Igbos and they went to Ibadan and killed the head of state Aguiyi Ironsi an Igbo man and they even killed a Yoruba man as well Adekunle Fajuyi. So what were the Fulanis thinking that we would just let it slide? OK the score was 1-1, an Igbo man killed tafawa balewa and you people killed Ironsi and you want us to still be together? Are you people insane in the head? After you killed Ironsi because you feared the backlash that was why you use a Christian and a war criminal Gowon to face the Igbos while you monsters stood behind. yes, i know the mastermind was Murtala the dead war criminal and wrote about how Fulanis love to use Christians here https://www.biafranboys.org/fulanis-love-using-christians-to-do You killed an Igbo man the head of state a fine officer well decorated by the white witch Britain, not like the quota system and killer Buratai and you expect Ojukwu to sit down and watch and do nothing and you even killed over 30,000 Igbos even before the Civil War and in fact the revenge killing of an Igbo man means you people ended Nigeria, Aguiyi Ironsi is 100 times bigger first Nigeria indigenous officer to head the entire Nigerian Army and better than your quota system tafawa balewa, igbos have more rights in Nigeria more than you Fulani invaders that came from mali, you people held us down after you killed Ironsi till this very day, but guess what the blood of Ironsi and the millions of Igbos have risen up and we must take what belongs to us and that is freedom. https://www.biafranboys.org/ironsi-is-bigger-than-tafawa-balewa 5 Likes
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| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 2:43pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
ABOUT AGUIYI IRONSI In 1942, Aguiyi-Ironsi joined the Nigerian Regiment, as a private with the seventh battalion. He was promoted in 1946 to company sergeant major. Also in 1946, Aguiyi-Ironsi was sent on an officer training course in Staff College, Camberley, England. On 12 June 1949, after completion of his course at Camberley, he received a short-service commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal West African Frontier Force, with a subsequent retroactive promotion to lieutenant effective from the same date. Aguiyi-Ironsi was granted a regular commission on 16 May 1953 (seniority from 8 October 1947), and was promoted to captain with effect from the same date (seniority from 8 October 1951). Aguiyi-Ironsi was one of the officers who served as equerry for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Nigeria, at the time she visited Nigeria in 1956, for which he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO). He was promoted to Major on 8 October 1958. In 1960, Aguiyi-Ironsi was made commandant of the fifth battalion in Kano, Nigeria, with the rank of lieutenant colonel Later in 1960, Aguiyi-Ironsi headed the Nigerian contingent force of the United Nations Operation in the Congo. From 1961 to 1962, Aguiyi-Ironsi served as the military attaché to the Nigeria High Commission in London, United Kingdom. During this period he was promoted to the rank of brigadier. During his tenure as military attaché he attended courses at the Imperial Defence college (renamed Royal College of Defence Studies in 1961), Seaford House, Belgrave Square. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (MBE) in the 1962 New Year Honours list. In 1964 he was appointed as the commandant of the entire United Nations peacekeeping force in the Congo. In 1965, Aguiyi-Ironsi was promoted to the rank of major general. That same year Major General C.B. Welby-Everard handed over his position as the general officer Commanding, GOC of the entire Nigerian Army to Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (making him the first Nigeria indigenous officer to head the entire Nigerian Army) 1 Like |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by BKayy: 2:47pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
The only battle field decorated general to ever come out of the Zoo till date 3 Likes |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Lucas10(m): 2:50pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
We know that Ironsi is bigger than Tafawa Balewa. In the other news, Euro 2020 match between England and Croatia is on, don't miss it. |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 3:05pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Lucas10: who cares this is 2021 where adults talk,go back in time and watch |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Belial06: 3:16pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Who cares about this trash useless divisive impersonation post to case tribal bashing Just imagine , someone who claims to be yoruba in some posts is writing this. This tells you 99% of posts here are made from people impersonating other tribes 4 Likes |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by chatinent: 3:16pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Following intently... |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 3:21pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Belial06: are you drunk,show me where i said i was yoruba now?i will wire you 50knaira,i am just saying the truth dont compare ironsi with any of your quota system officers,when you tribal bash igbos it is normal but when igbos fight back it becomes a crime,una never see anytin yet |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Sunday2021: 3:42pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov:see mumu! Those that stop the gallant soldiers to tie his lifeless body on a car and drag to iwo road? This useless Ironsi was the idiot that brought this unity government on us. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by seunmsg(m): 3:51pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
The kind of trash one gets to read daily on Nairaland is simply nauseating. 2 Likes |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:00pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Sunday2021: you are too slow and dont understand what the write up means,he formed the unity government to keep nigeria one because of the coup and he trusted the people from the sahel,how do you make aman from the north your guard after the coup,even buhari cant try it |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:01pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
seunmsg: close mouth,you are a known igbo hater and when we fight back you then cry, nausea finish you there |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by seunmsg(m): 4:03pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov: Actually, you’re not fighting back. You’re simply populating the social media space with junks. 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by FatherCHRISTMAS: 4:08pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
seunmsg:  you should know not everyone online is a good student of history. Don't mind them1 Like |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:11pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
seunmsg: guess what there is nothing you can do about it all you can do is wail 1 Like |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:13pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
FatherCHRISTMAS: look at the quota system kid,post the bio of balewa and lets compare it to ironsi...run away please |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by FatherCHRISTMAS: 4:16pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
We need history back in school so that our history will not be rewritten to suit selfish purposes 1 Like |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:16pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
FatherCHRISTMAS: let me help you Balewa began his education at a[b] Kuranic School in Bauchi; when southern colonial administrators began to push for western education in the Northern region, Balewa was among the children sent to Tafawa Balewa Elementary School, after the Koranic school. Thereafter, he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial Schoo[/b]l. Like many of his contemporaries, he studied at Barewa College, then known as Katsina College, where he was student number 145. Ahmadu Rabah, later known as Ahmadu Bello, was student number 87 and was two years his senior, while Abubakar Imam was a year ahead of him. The College was several kilometers from Bauchi and was not close to a railway station nor other public transportation. During holidays, which was twice a year, Balewa trekked home, a journey of more than 400 kilometers. He trekked for 40 kilometers a day, before finding a resting place at a nearby village. In total, the journey took him 10 days Katsina College had British expatriate teachers, many of whom had been educated at leading British schools and then attended Cambridge or Oxford. Students were taught in English, and speech was an important part of learning for the students. Apart from excellence in English, the school was also a training ground for teachers to be posted to the provincial and middle schools within the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. Balewa completed his five-year education in 1933 and returned to Bauchi to teach at Bauchi Middle School. He taught at the school and rose to become a senior schoolmaster. In 1941, he became acquainted with a young Aminu Kano, who was posted to the school as a teacher. After a student unrest, investigations into student grievances indicted the headmaster, and in 1941 Balewa was nominated as the new headmaster. In 1944, Balewa and some other educated teachers in the Northern Provinces were chosen to study abroad at the University of London's Institute of Education, which today forms part of University College London. Upon returning to Nigeria, he became an Inspector of Schools for the colonial administration and later entered politics. now compare this to ironsi |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:17pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
FatherCHRISTMAS: Balewa began his education at a[b] Kuranic School in Bauchi; when southern colonial administrators began to push for western education in the Northern region, Balewa was among the children sent to Tafawa Balewa Elementary School, after the Koranic school. Thereafter, he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial Schoo[/b]l. Like many of his contemporaries, he studied at Barewa College, then known as Katsina College, where he was student number 145. Ahmadu Rabah, later known as Ahmadu Bello, was student number 87 and was two years his senior, while Abubakar Imam was a year ahead of him |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by 247Dior(m): 4:17pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov:you really need a brain � surgery 1 Like |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:18pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
247Dior: lol see pain..truth hurts i know,ndo |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Oracleforce: 4:22pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Aguyi Irosi rule for less than a year while Yakubu Gowon rule for 8 years....Gowon is still alive Aguyi Ironsi has been sent to his early grave... What an awkward comparison! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 4:26pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Oracleforce: OMG.quota system no good oo,,i compared ironsi to balewa and not the war criminal gowon,go school una refuse |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Sunday2021: 4:32pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov:do you know how tafawa Balewa trusted the igbos? Igbos were incharge of his administration, and what did he get? Nzeagwu was trained and brought up in the north, but what did he do after? Almost all the big men in Igbo land today started their livelihood in the north. The igbos are doing their business without intimidation in the north but just last week 2 northerners were killed when they convey cattle to the east . Mr man, the reason why Ironsi brought that unity government is because igbos were having nothing to survive. The north and the yorubas were doing fine in agriculture while the igbos had nothing in their region. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Oracleforce: 4:51pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov: Igbo crew, there is no basis for their comparison.....is just like comparing tea with pap....go and think about it 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 5:01pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Oracleforce: lol i just proved to everyone that you have comprehension issues,you cant even compare ojukwu with the war criminal gowon |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 5:03pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Sunday2021: spare me this crap,it was not an igbo coup how many times would we tell you people,go and read why we struck.lol..ok lets break up now and see who suffers,savages from the sahel are coming to swallow you all up |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Richandsimple: 5:07pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
When dy tell u to go to school,u say u want to learn trade,now see d rubish coming out of ur mouth. Zik who was the president even though ceremonial by personal choice was told to flee while the PM was slaughtered. All regional premiers wr killed except d eastern premier. Everything pointed to an ethnic coup. Ironsi was busy arrogating powers to himself & treating d coupists with kid gloves instead of providing strong leadership. Unfortunately his actions destroyed federalism & regional growth. Use google if u're too old to go back to school. vodimov: 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by Oracleforce: 5:17pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
vodimov: After the civil war ,Ojukwu ran away while gowon rule.for another 5 years...what a compassion.....! Ojukwu fought the war he knew he can not win and ruin the life of 2 million Yeebos... Nnamdi Cownu is presently fighting the war he knows he can not win, and he is losing his boys to our securities forces.... Don't worry ISIS will soon come to the southeast and wipe the entire Igbo race away...hope your mama and papa still dey village.... 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 5:44pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Richandsimple: quota system boy,same reason y Babangida never killed buhari in the coup is the same reason ironsi never killed the coup plotters,go and read why we struck,if you sabi read |
| Re: Aguiyi Ironsi Was Bigger Than Tafawa Balewa[photos ] by vodimov: 5:46pm On Jun 13, 2021 |
Oracleforce: lol quota system kid,i know you are typing from one IDP camp in yobe,even ISIS cant come here they know their boundaries and for the last time the comparison was between ironsi and balewa,try reading next time |
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