HBB1:


Oga!

They did... and openly.

Pictures of fliers printed and put in bread are in Alabi Isama's book.
It showed Nzeogwu dressed as a Knight, running down Ahmadu Bello who was caricatured as a beast.

It was quite arrogant and stupid of them.

You understand the blood lust that came afterwards now yeah?

2ndBase:

Counter coup of July, 1966 is what?

Idiko1:


The same Alabi Isama who did not know his surname until he was well over 80 years old. Yes, the Igbo women in northern region were accused of circulating the fliers which showed the dead body of Ahmadu Bello. The fliers were circulated by NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) Kaduna as a controlled propaganda. The fact remains that even Muslim women could not see the dead body of Ahmadu Bello talk less of non-Muslim women snaping the picture of it. Are you okay upstairs?

Idiko1:



Please stop littering the forum with the crap from Rubin Luckham. There is difference between the year of enlistment and commission.
Duke Bassey, Sey (A Ghanaian) Ironsi and Ademulogun were commissioned the same year.

Idiko1:


The same Alabi Isama who did not know his surname until he was well over 80 years old. Yes, the Igbo women in northern region were accused of circulating the fliers which showed the dead body of Ahmadu Bello. The fliers were circulated by NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) Kaduna as a controlled propaganda. The fact remains that even Muslim women could not see the dead body of Ahmadu Bello talk less of non-Muslim women snaping the picture of it. Are you okay upstairs?

HBB1:


Oga!

They did... and openly.

Pictures of fliers printed and put in bread are in Alabi Isama's book.
It showed Nzeogwu dressed as a Knight, running down Ahmadu Bello who was caricatured as a beast.

It was quite arrogant and stupid of them.

You understand the blood lust that came afterwards now yeah?

Christistruth00:

Racoon:


Though the coup was very unfortunate, but the pervading politico-military events preceding it were pointers that there were a lots of unaddressed grievances.

...

However, the introduction of ethno-religious supremacist agenda cum bastardization of the then military by the Balewa-led NPC govt, quota system into the military and civil service, suppression of vociferous cry of the Western(Having clashed Awolowo-Akintola in the Wild Wild West era)/Middle Belt regions against marginalization by the northern controlled-army among many were among the catalysts.

Same thing they are still doing today-using the divide and rule approach that you lots are still supporting. Imagine it were a Yoruba/Igbo populated govt that is commiting all the atrocities under this satanic gov.

Let a Yoruba/Igbo led revolt happen now then you will understand why the early Nigerian Army officer acted they way they did then..........

Investigative:

So Igbo now answer Yoruba names
List of coup plotters
Maj. Kaduna Nzeogwu (Igbo)
Maj. Adewale Ademoyega (Yoruba), author of "Why we struck"
Maj. Emmanuel Ifeajuna (Igbo)
Maj. Timothy Onwuatuegwu (Igbo)
Maj. Chris Anuforo (Igbo)
Maj. Humphrey Chukwuka (Igbo)
Maj. Don Okafor (Igbo)
Capt. Ogbo Oji (Igbo)

Participants

Capt. Emmanuel Nwobosi (Igbo)
Capt. G. Adeleke (Yoruba)
Lt. Fola Oyewole (Yoruba), author of "The reluctant rebel"
Lt. R. Egbiko (Esan)
Lt. PM Okocha (Igbo)
Lt. Tijani Katsina(Hausa/Fulani)
Lt. O. Olafemiyan (Yoruba)
Capt. Gibson Jalo (Bali)
Capt. Swanton (Middle Belt)
Lt. Dag Warribor (Ijaw)
2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo (Hausa)
2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera (Tiv)
Capt. Ben Gbulie (Igbo)

Government officials

Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa † (Baggara)
Premier Ahmadu Bello † (Fulani)
Premier Samuel Akintola † (Yoruba)
Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh † (Itsekiri)
Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (Igbo)
Brig. Samuel Ademulegun † (Yoruba)
Brig. Zakariya Maimalari † (Kanuri)
Col. Kur Mohammed † (Kanuri)
Col. Ralph Shodeinde † (Yoruba)
Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon (Ngas)
Lt. Col. Abogo Largema † (Kanuri)
Lt. Col. James Pam † (Berom)
Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe † (Igbo)
Lt. Col. Conrad Nwawo (Igbo)
Maj. Hassan Katsina (Fulani)






List of the coup plotter

helinues:


Civilization got to my region so early.. I would rather use a mirror to count my teeth.

Reason why we are Sophisticated West

Tingotoe:
Col Kur Muhammed was not Kanuri but Shuwa Arab and Lt Col Abogo Largema was a Marghi man from Askira Uba in Borno.

Navalsadiq:
Oga it was an Igbo coup because most of the officers killed were top military officers from the north.

The picture doesn't change anything.if an only if MAI malari believed he was standing in the midst of traitors he would have watched his step and probably still be alive till today

Ifejuana killed Mai malari and Kaduna nzogu killed sar dauna of sokoto

Becareful when dealing with an Igbo man betrayal is a cause that flows in their blood stream.

Christistruth00:

amuwo1980:
Not less than 40% of them were igbos , when things were done on merit, you got to admit it Nigeria fared better under the colonial rule than under these jihadist belly crawling vermins

Christistruth00:

Tomoarika:


Just thinking about conspiracy theory. is it possible that those bread images et al were fabricated as a means to instigate reprisal because I don't want to believe anyone would be so stupid to print such images in public. As a private joke (distasteful) I could understand but this? Nah, person for just douse himself in petrol

cazchi:


Oh wow! Guy, I can assure you that the poster there was made on PowerPoint.

There is something seriously wrong in Nigeria.

Christistruth00:



Wellington duke Bassey was first commissioned before the 2nd world war ended in 1944

it was adjusted to 1946 when they transferred from the RWAFF to the Nigerian Army.

wellington Bassey was more than 3 years Ironsi's and Ademulegun's Senior Officer.


you can confirm it from the london Gazette of 1953 that lists all their seniority dates in RWAFF

Omoluabi16:
If only they knew they'd later turn on one another, losing their lives in the process leading to the deadly Nigerian civil war. Whenever I see these pre-indepence picture I just feel a kind of sadness. It would have been interesting to see what Nigeria would have become without those coups and the war.

Investigative:

So Igbo now answer Yoruba names
List of coup plotters
Maj. Kaduna Nzeogwu (Igbo)
Maj. Adewale Ademoyega (Yoruba), author of "Why we struck"
Maj. Emmanuel Ifeajuna (Igbo)
Maj. Timothy Onwuatuegwu (Igbo)
Maj. Chris Anuforo (Igbo)
Maj. Humphrey Chukwuka (Igbo)
Maj. Don Okafor (Igbo)
Capt. Ogbo Oji (Igbo)

Participants

Capt. Emmanuel Nwobosi (Igbo)
Capt. G. Adeleke (Yoruba)
Lt. Fola Oyewole (Yoruba), author of "The reluctant rebel"
Lt. R. Egbiko (Esan)
Lt. PM Okocha (Igbo)
Lt. Tijani Katsina(Hausa/Fulani)
Lt. O. Olafemiyan (Yoruba)
Capt. Gibson Jalo (Bali)
Capt. Swanton (Middle Belt)
Lt. Dag Warribor (Ijaw)
2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo (Hausa)
2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera (Tiv)
Capt. Ben Gbulie (Igbo)

Government officials

Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa † (Baggara)
Premier Ahmadu Bello † (Fulani)
Premier Samuel Akintola † (Yoruba)
Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh † (Itsekiri)
Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (Igbo)
Brig. Samuel Ademulegun † (Yoruba)
Brig. Zakariya Maimalari † (Kanuri)
Col. Kur Mohammed † (Kanuri)
Col. Ralph Shodeinde † (Yoruba)
Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon (Ngas)
Lt. Col. Abogo Largema † (Kanuri)
Lt. Col. James Pam † (Berom)
Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe † (Igbo)
Lt. Col. Conrad Nwawo (Igbo)
Maj. Hassan Katsina (Fulani)






List of the coup plotter

gidgiddy:


Its not possible that Wellington Bassey would have been commissioned in 1944, in the middle of a raging second world war. Some people think that Wellington Bassey was the first Nigerian to be commissioned, he wasnt, it was actually Louis Ugboma in 1948. Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were all commissioned in 1949 but Bassey was senior to Ironsi and Ademulegun by just three months. All this has been covered previously in the thread below

https://www.nairaland.com/3243963/meet-first-five-nigerians-commissioned

9gerian:
But out of the 8 major planners, 7 were Igbos, and no Eastern leader was killed.

As I explained in my earlier post, the coup was initially welcomed even in the North until it dawned on them that their major political leaders had been killed with no casualties amongst the Igbo leaders. And with the coup leaders being overwhelmingly Igbos (7 out of 8 ), the urge for a revenge coup was almost inevitable as a new narrative quickly overtook the initial one offered by the coup plotters. To make matters worse, an Igbo man General Aguiyi Ironsi was a major beneficiary of the fallout from the coup.

I can imagine that some of the other northern soldiers that participated at the lower levels may have regretted and likely joined in supporting the counter coup and the incredible carnage that followed and led to the civil war.

Christistruth00:


Read the London Gazette again

All the Seniority dates are there



Wellington Bassey was over 3 years Gen Ironsi’s Senior Officer

Ugbomah who was an indigene Of Ozubulu left the Army in 1953 to become a Teacher afterwards Bassey was the most Senior Officer


Robin Luckham has all the Equivalent Nigerian Army dates and Wellington Bassey was still more than 3 years Ironsi’s and Ademulegun’s Senior Officer

In Jan of 1966 Ironsi was already a Major General

It was Gowon that finally Promoted Wellington Bassey to Brigadier after Gowon took Power in July of 1966

Wellington Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when he helped to Recruit Gowon into the Army



Wellington Bassey Joined the Army in 1936 , at least 6 years before Ironsi

and he was more than 3 years Gen Ironsi’s Senior Officer , he was about 10 years Ojukwus Senior Officer

gidgiddy:


What matters is date of one is commissioned as an officer, not the date they joined the Army. If Louis Ugboma was commissioned in 1948, theres no way Bassey could be commissioned earlier than that. Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were all commissioned in 1949 after Ugboma in 1948. However, Bassey was three months earlier than Ironsi

Unfortunately for Bassey, he was not the stuff officers were made of and he wasnt that educated. Brigadier Njoku would later say in his book that Bassey could not command a brigade, let alone a division. Ironsi, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Ogundipe had all become Brigadiers when Bassey was still a Colonel

olas24u:


why did azikiwe travel when the coup was planned?

Sunsets:
I wish I can save you from this primitivity. Ethnic groups don't plan coup. Individuals do - be they Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba or any other group for that matter. Coups are planned by officers who are loyal to themselves. Of course someone may exhibit nepotistic tendency. I hope this saves you.

Sunsets:
I wish I can save you from this primitivity. Ethnic groups don't plan coup. Individuals do - be they Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba or any other group for that matter. Coups are planned by officers who are loyal to themselves. Of course someone may exhibit nepotistic tendency. I hope this saves you.

Sunsets:
I wish I can save you from this primitivity. Ethnic groups don't plan coup. Individuals do - be they Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba or any other group for that matter. Coups are planned by officers who are loyal to themselves. Of course someone may exhibit nepotistic tendency. I hope this saves you.

Sunsets:
I wish I can save you from this primitivity. Ethnic groups don't plan coup. Individuals do - be they Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba or any other group for that matter. Coups are planned by officers who are loyal to themselves. Of course someone may exhibit nepotistic tendency. I hope this saves you.

gidgiddy:


What matters is date of one is commissioned as an officer, not the date they joined the Army. If Louis Ugboma was commissioned in 1948, theres no way Bassey could be commissioned earlier than that. Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were all commissioned in 1949 after Ugboma in 1948. However, Bassey was three months earlier than Ironsi

Unfortunately for Bassey, he was not the stuff officers were made of and he wasnt that educated. Brigadier Njoku would later say in his book that Bassey could not command a brigade, let alone a division. Ironsi, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Ogundipe had all become Brigadiers when Bassey was still a Colonel

olas24u:


kindly read about eyo ita and find out why he left the party that he was a leader

Eyo Ita
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Eyo Ita
Premier of Eastern Region of Nigeria
In office
1951–1953
Succeeded by Nnamdi Azikiwe
Leader of Government Business, Eastern Region of Nigeria
In office
1951–1953
Minister for Natural Resources
Personal details
Born 1903
Creek Town
Died 1972
Political party N.C.N.C
Profession Educationist Politician
Eyo Ita (1903 – 1972)[1] was a Nigerian educationist and politician from Ibeno, in present-day Akwa Ibom, who was the leader of the Eastern Government of Nigeria in 1951. He was one of the earliest Nigerian students who studied in the United States instead of the frequent route of studying in the United Kingdom.[2] He was a deputy national president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in the late 1940s and early 1950s.


Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Nigerian nationalism
3 Political career
3.1 National Independence Party
4 References
Early life and education
Ita attended the Presbyterian Hope Waddell Training School in Calabar before pursuing his tertiary education at London University and Columbia University in New York. He stayed in the U.S. for 8 years.

While in Calabar, he was exposed to the teachings of James Aggrey, who pursued academic opportunities for African students in Historical Black Colleges and Universities in America. Calabar became a training ground for some nationalist politicians due to the early site of secondary schools in the city and the influence of people like James Agrrey.

Nigerian nationalism
Ita was a leading Nigerian nationalist during British colonial rule. Upon his return from the United States, he formed the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934 and galvanized the Nigerian youths for nationalism. The cannons of the Youth Charter adopted in 1937 centered on nationalism, inter-tribal harmony and a greater tomorrow. The Youth Movement became catalyst for championing Nigeria's independence from Britain. The return of Nnamdi Azikiwe from the United States in 1937 added more prominent Nigerians into the movement.

Political career
In the 1930s, Ita was a member of two movements in West Africa, the Youth movement and the Education movement. He was a member of the former with the establishment of the Nigerian Youth League in Calabar[3] and he also campaigned vigorously for education as a tool of freeing the African mind and soul and liberating it from forces of political repression. He formed the Nigerian Youth Movement in 1934 which rapidly expanded with the addition of Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1938. He later became the proprietor of the West African People's Institute in Calabar. He joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in the 1940s and was elected Vice President after the death of Herbert Macaulay, which saw Nnamdi Azikiwe emerging as the new leader of the party. Eyo Ita left NCNC to form the National Independence Party (NIP), which became one of the five Nigerian political parties that sent representatives to the July 27, 1953 London Conference on Nigerian Constitution.

Some of his mentors were W. E. B. Du Bois and Edward Wilmot Blyden, who were notable Pan-Africanists of their eras.

National Independence Party
In 1946 the Richards Constitution which advanced a regional political framework for the country to enhance regional political and economic autonomy became law. The constitution was made law without the proper consultation of Nigerians, leading to Nnamdi Azikiwe and Eyo Ita opposing the regional political arrangement, while they presented a minority report of a federation of eight states. However, in 1951, the constitution was reviewed with minor changes to the original but opposed by Azikiwe. The major politicians of the time resorted to work within their ethnic and regional base as a foundation to gain political power, this led to regional politics and concentration of power in regional and federal ministers, who were largely nominated by the party and the regional House of Assemblies. In 1951, major elections were held in the Eastern region of Nigeria with Eyo Ita becoming leader of the Eastern government and Azikiwe, leader of opposition in the Western Regional Assembly, a potential obscure position in light of his national repute.[4]

A few federal ministers, however, from the NCNC supported a trial run of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951, in contravention of Azikiwe's view of opposition. The ministers had an ally in Eyo Ita. This led to internal wrangling, and a power struggle began, leading to the exit of some of the ministers and Eyo Ita.[5] The new group later formed the National Independence Party, and Eyo Ita later became a member of the movement for the creation of the Calabar, Ogoja and Rivers State (COR State). He left the movement, however, and re-joined the NCNC in 1956

christistruth01:



That is a Lie

Ironsi wasn't even that more Educated than Wellington Bassey and the British thought so highly of Wellington Bassey that in 1960 they were already preparing him to take over as Head of the Nigerian Army

It was Wellington Bassey that Commanded Nigeria's Independence day Parade

And in 1957 the Queen of England had given him an Award for his outstanding Army Service

olas24u:


if you have read Azikiwe speech after the death of Hebert macualy ,you will be able to linke every action and plan to the speech.i can summarize the speech for you ,he said igbos are destined to conquer all other tribes and rule over them , google the speech and read the text. There were events before the coup