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NCP:
And they think they can Rule Again. I prefer an Ibibio or Ijaw over this Bloodletting tribe.

Ironsi was fully aware of the Coup going by the conversation between Pam and Ironsi.

Oga all ibos were part of the coup, it was grand conspiracy by them against other tribes.zik,okpara,ironsi,nzeogwu were the same.Can you tell me the reason why senate president Nwafor refused to hand over power to minister selected by cabinets after the corpse of tafawa belawa was discovered rather he handed over power to his co ibgo Gen.ironsi,as narrated by akinjede Richard.

By Tony Egbulefu

With a narrative from Dr Ishaku Chollom Pam FRCP, Consultant Physician, Tony Egbulefu captures the ghastly details of the conversations that preceded the cold-blooded execution of Lt Col James Pam, the Adjutant-general of the Nigerian Army in the hands of the January 15, 1966 mutineers.

As the guns cracked in the early hours of January 15, 1966 from the officers and men loyal to some mutineering middle rank officers of the Nigerian Army, led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, 11 prominent Nigerian politicians and some senior army officers met their fatal end in its trail.

Gone with the coup that spanned across the cities of Lagos (then federal capital ), Kaduna, (capital of Northern Region), and Ibadan, (capital of the Western Region) were the Nigerian Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Premier of the Northern Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Premier of the Western Region, and minister of finance, Festus Okotie Eboh.

Ostensibly targeted at the ruling political class, whom the mutineers accused of bad governance and systemic destruction of the bonds of country’s unity, the coup which had other protagonist as Maj Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Maj Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Maj Don Okafor, Maj Ademola Ademoyega, Maj Chris Anuforo, Maj Humphrey Chukwuka and Capt Emmanuel Nwobosi, brought the country’s nascent democracy, which was just six years old to a screeching halt. Major-general JTU Aguiyi Ironsi, Commander of the Nigerian Army, GOC, who became the prime beneficiary of the coup as the Head of State sought to consolidate his hold on power, and on the country by enacting a decree that made the country turn to a unitary system of government. Though the Nigeria is still nominally designated as a federal entity, Ironsi’s unitary structure in effect, has been the operational model till date.

Army officers the coup claimed include Lt Col Abogo Largema, (the Commanding Officer of the 4th Battalion, Ibadan), Brig Zakariya Maimalari, (Commander 2nd Brigade, Lagos), Brig Ademulegun, Col Kur Mohammed, (Chief of Army Staff), Lt Col Arthur Unegbe (Quarter Master General Nigerian Army, and the only officer of Igbo extraction to be executed by the coup plotters) and Lt Col James Pam.

Lt Col Pam, however, stood out as the officer, who broke the news of the coup to Ironsi, the would-be Head of State.

In the dead of the night, Pam rather than being more concerned about the safety of his life, braced the odds and tipped off Ironsi, the army GOC on telephone about the mutiny. Shortly after ending the call to Ironsi, Pam’s apartment was invaded and he was abducted and later shot dead by Maj Anuforo.

It was on a grim Saturday night, about 2am, January 15, 1966. Pam, Adjutant-general of the Nigerian Army, his wife Elizabeth and all other members of his family have been asleep for several hours in their Nigerian Army residence at 8 Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos, when they awoke to a start to behold the sight of soldiers, crouching decidedly towards their house. By a sense of duty, concern and loyalty, he picked up the telephone in the bedroom and called the Nigerian Army GOC, Major General Aguiyi Ironsi.

The following narrative is captured by Dr Ishaku Chollom Pam FRCP, Consultant Physician between Pam and Ironsi:

Lt. Col JY Pam: “Sir, there have been gunshots around my house and there is a party of armed soldiers making its way towards my home.”

GOC: sounding alert “Ummm. Don’t worry. I will do everything I can to help. Good bye.” Lt Col Pam dialled a second number. This time to Brigadier Maimalari, and repeated what he has just relayed to the GOC.

Back at 8 Ikoyi Crescent, the fully-armed soldiers were deployed with deadly efficiency at the gate, at the front entrance, to the kitchen door and to the Boys Quarters. Those approaching the kitchen chose to make their entrance by shooting through the door. A quick run up the stairs and the soldiers took over the bedrooms. By thisBy this time Elizabeth was no longer in doubt that something has badly gone wrong. As she ran to the children’s rooms in her distress and confusion, she screamed for her oldest child and daughter who was eight years old. “Kaneng ! Kaneng! Help me! Help me!” she called out.

The invading soldiers had come face-to-face with her husband, Lt Col Pam, led by a man very familiar to him, Major (HC) Humphrey Chukwuka, his second-in-command, and Deputy Adjutant General (DAG)1 whom Major Benjamin Adekunle who was DAG 2 had earlier warned him to beware of and Major Anuforo.

The rest of the party comprised 2nd Lt G. Onyefuru, Sergeants NN Ugongene, H.Okibe, B.Anyanwu, L.Egbukichi and P.Iwueke

Major Humphrey Chukwuka (HC): “Sir, we have come to take you with us.”

JY: “Why? What is the meaning of this?”

HC: “Sir, please come with us.”

JY: “Ok. Allow me to dress”

Lt. Col JY Pam at this point was joined by his heart-broken wife, Elizabeth as he retreated into the bedroom and changed swiftly into a pair of trousers, a vest and shirt and put on his watch. He returned to the waiting soldiers as Elizabeth pleaded with Major Chukwuka who was well known to her to spare her husband’s life.

Elizabeth pleads: “please don’t kill him, please don’t kill my husband”

HC: “No. We won’t Madam. Don’t worry. I will bring him back to you.”

Major Chukwuka, who had rather become impatient began to march Lt Col Pam out of his home but not without first advising him to put on a coat because it was the harmattan season and was cold outside.

As Pam was led out, Kaneng, his daughter, aware of the present danger, ran to her father and hugged him. Col Pam promptly turned to Elizabeth his wife and said in Hausa: “Liz, ki lura da yara,” which means “Liz, look after the children.”

These as it were, became the last words that she will hear her husband speak. And that was also the last glimpse he would have of his family that comprised Jummai, six years; Yusufu, four years; identical twins Ishaku and Ishaya, one year nine months and Ibrahim (Gambo), four months and two weeks.

The abduction party left the house, leaving behind the wailings from the Pam family. On the journey of a few kilometres from Ikoyi Crescent to the Federal Guards Officers Mess Ikoyi, Lt Col Pam sat in the back of a camouflage green Nigerian Army Land Rover under armed guard. They remain in the premises of the Officers Mess for less than an hour when Major Christian Anuforo arrived of from Apapa, where he had gone to execute Colonel Kur Mohammed. Upon discovery that it was Lt Col JY Pam who was under guard, Major Chukwuka expressed surprise that Lt Col Pam has not been eliminated.

Major Anuforo who had taken charge at the Federal Guards’ Officers Mess, ordered the driver to take the party to Ikoyi Golf Course. At a convenient point he ordered the driver to stop and for Lt Col Pam to disembark. Though not in operational command of troops, Col Pam was the most senior administrative officer in the Nigerian Army, in charge of institutional support and personnel; and for reasons best known to them, Major Anuforo and his co-conspirators had ordained that he was to die.

Major Christian Anuforo (CA): “You are to be shot Sir.”

JY: “Chris why?”

CA: “That is our decision”

JY: “I have a young family of six. This makes no sense.”

CA: “I have no choice. I am simply obeying orders.”

JY: “Allow me to say my prayers.”

CA: “Please do.”

Dawn has not broken, and Lt Col Pam, 32, knelt on the soft, cold grass. His last thoughts were obviously for his devoted wife Elizabeth and their children. “Lord save them. Lord bless them and Lord keep them.”

Anuforo’s gun cracked, two bullets flew out in the first volley, hitting his chest and jaw. Pam crumbled to the ground and then eleven more bullets pierced through from his the back. And life was over.

Major General Ironsi became the Head of State. Bloody retaliation followed in July same year, and over a million lives were lost in the orgy of violence that eruptedFifty-one years on and the country is still counting the cost,” notes Dr Pam.

Col Pam was part of the soldiers that quelled the Tiv Riots. Tasked with the duty of reorganising and training the fledgling Tanganyika (later Tanzanian) Army, he accomplished it with an outstanding efficiency, and returned with the gift of a leopard skin and shield from a grateful President Julius Nyerere. He was awarded MFR (Member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) for his industry and professionalism.

http://leadership.ng/news/567209/january-15-1966-coup-conversation-between-lt-col-pam-and-his-murderers

By Tony Egbulefu


With a narrative from Dr Ishaku Chollom Pam FRCP, Consultant Physician, Tony Egbulefu captures the ghastly details of the conversations that preceded the cold-blooded execution of Lt Col James Pam, the Adjutant-general of the Nigerian Army in the hands of the January 15, 1966 mutineers.

As the guns cracked in the early hours of January 15, 1966 from the officers and men loyal to some mutineering middle rank officers of the Nigerian Army, led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, 11 prominent Nigerian politicians and some senior army officers met their fatal end in its trail.

Gone with the coup that spanned across the cities of Lagos (then federal capital ), Kaduna, (capital of Northern Region), and Ibadan, (capital of the Western Region) were the Nigerian Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Premier of the Northern Region, Chief Samuel Akintola, Premier of the Western Region, and minister of finance, Festus Okotie Eboh.

Ostensibly targeted at the ruling political class, whom the mutineers accused of bad governance and systemic destruction of the bonds of country’s unity, the coup which had other protagonist as Maj Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Maj Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Maj Don Okafor, Maj Ademola Ademoyega, Maj Chris Anuforo, Maj Humphrey Chukwuka and Capt Emmanuel Nwobosi, brought the country’s nascent democracy, which was just six years old to a screeching halt. Major-general JTU Aguiyi Ironsi, Commander of the Nigerian Army, GOC, who became the prime beneficiary of the coup as the Head of State sought to consolidate his hold on power, and on the country by enacting a decree that made the country turn to a unitary system of government. Though the Nigeria is still nominally designated as a federal entity, Ironsi’s unitary structure in effect, has been the operational model till date.

Army officers the coup claimed include Lt Col Abogo Largema, (the Commanding Officer of the 4th Battalion, Ibadan), Brig Zakariya Maimalari, (Commander 2nd Brigade, Lagos), Brig Ademulegun, Col Kur Mohammed, (Chief of Army Staff), Lt Col Arthur Unegbe (Quarter Master General Nigerian Army, and the only officer of Igbo extraction to be executed by the coup plotters) and Lt Col James Pam.

Lt Col Pam, however, stood out as the officer, who broke the news of the coup to Ironsi, the would-be Head of State.

In the dead of the night, Pam rather than being more concerned about the safety of his life, braced the odds and tipped off Ironsi, the army GOC on telephone about the mutiny. Shortly after ending the call to Ironsi, Pam’s apartment was invaded and he was abducted and later shot dead by Maj Anuforo.

It was on a grim Saturday night, about 2am, January 15, 1966. Pam, Adjutant-general of the Nigerian Army, his wife Elizabeth and all other members of his family have been asleep for several hours in their Nigerian Army residence at 8 Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos, when they awoke to a start to behold the sight of soldiers, crouching decidedly towards their house. By a sense of duty, concern and loyalty, he picked up the telephone in the bedroom and called the Nigerian Army GOC, Major General Aguiyi Ironsi.

The following narrative is captured by Dr Ishaku Chollom Pam FRCP, Consultant Physician between Pam and Ironsi:

Lt. Col JY Pam: “Sir, there have been gunshots around my house and there is a party of armed soldiers making its way towards my home.”

GOC: sounding alert “Ummm. Don’t worry. I will do everything I can to help. Good bye.” Lt Col Pam dialled a second number. This time to Brigadier Maimalari, and repeated what he has just relayed to the GOC.

Back at 8 Ikoyi Crescent, the fully-armed soldiers were deployed with deadly efficiency at the gate, at the front entrance, to the kitchen door and to the Boys Quarters. Those approaching the kitchen chose to make their entrance by shooting through the door. A quick run up the stairs and the soldiers took over the bedrooms. By this

Now if the social welfare take her to her home state,it will be another campaign toll for egwu exporter(obiono) that Yoruba are deporting Igbo from Lagos. Shame on 5million Igbo that are in Lagos as they claimed, they can't take care of their sister

Nonsense we are tried of this news.Everyday north this north that.Please OP use any of ur iPod charge and bail lawyer under freedom of information bill to seek nominal roll of SEC and report back to us how many northerners are in their nominal roll.Help us do analysis state by state.thanks in advance for accepting my challenge

Sai baba

tit:
Wetin dey pain you?

nothing my dear,I just hate misleading and sentimental news.Hmmm but you are pretty wooooo

The transfer of AVM Christopher from Bauchi to Air force training command kaduna as commander was part of routine transfer of 37,AVM conducted by in this December by air force authority.
By the nature of OP as iPod hypocrite only the hand over ceremony of fellow ibo was reported without mention his new place of posting. And his anti government brothers have start shouting ethnic cleansing. IPod your misleading themselves since 1800.shame of u

Go and check your fact,the groom is younger brother of Amina wife of namadi not his son

This shameless scammer is at it again. I remember his prophecy of Dec.2014 that Jonathan and PDP will win 2015 election and El-Rufai dead.shameless lier

Sunnymatey:
Want to take the Buhari's infested cluelessness to the international scene.

bigotry go kill you the frustrated iPod frog.The only thing that your region can export to international community is drug,419 and prostitution.This appointment is base on merit not your attitude of always playing victims. COngrat Hajia Amina Alzubair.

The screening by state and local government is the best approach to this exercise and is welcome development. Hmm I was going through Borno state list and saw 60% of those selected are iPod yout and they put Borno local governments as their place of residence. are they living in those local government? Screening by the state will prove that.All those that are complaining about the screening aren't actually living in the places they put as their place of residence.

limitless101:
A top Federal Government employee just disclosed that most FG workers including security agencies have not been paid for the month of November. I then asked; Where are the TSA savings, the recovered loot and so on. Lagos State pays salaries as early as 24th of each month. This government is a complete failure!
I'm sure they get their entitlements without delay. 2019 abeg come quick!!!

November salary na old story. Are u sure u are FGN worker.we are waiting for December salary to enjoy Christmas

Please I am planning to contest for our vacant house of rep. Seat under PDP, anybody with cost of ffk not support me.urgent reply is need friends election is around the corner

From IMO senatorial election to Edo governorship election now ondo state rejection of killer party,Nigerians are wiser and have trust in pmb honest leadership. So no any where they fault election with evidence until they use fake picture. Where is my big bros FFK with his blood campaign

IPod rat no go kill person, jalop rice is now levish party .Please election is over go and prepare for 2019,instead of this dance of shame,hatred is not madness,this is too boring abeg

"The punishment for drugs is dead" with this ibo man will still carry the drugs. Tell me the name of this action if not suicide bombing.IBO land have some suicide bombers than any other tribe in Nigeria if you doubt me go and ask antidrugs agents of Malaysia, Indonesia,China,Singapore, Korea etc.

blackpanda:
If Buhari is only supporting farmers on the pages of newspaper then how are they able to produce so much that they can export
And if u dont sell your crops locally because u want quick cash, you will still end up spending all that cash when the cost of goods and service skyrocket. Its simple logic. Money is good, but not at the expense of your country!

Can you tell me one area this clueless government is supporting farmers. For the first time after return of democracy farmers brought fertilizer at N10000 to N12,000 because of non government subsidies on fertilizer. The guy is right buhari's support is only on the newspapers.let me remind you I am Buhari supporter but let us tell ourselves the truth this government is clueless. What is the purpose of billions if naira spent in buildings grains salons across the nations. A proactive government suppose to buy the surplus and keep.

we are waiting for the first meeting of red cap chiefs with trump.You guys will be disappointed but time will tell.No leader in the world will associate himself with people that their main export commodity is crime and criminality.I am sure you will be back in this forum complaining.Trump neee i dey lap in Malaysian language

Onechancearmy:
Congrats. If sheer s.tup.idity was an olympic event you would be Michael Phelps.
Most intelligent people can tell the difference between a genuine medical examination and a travesty organised by perverts to titilate themselves.

Keep deceiving yourselves that northerners are deprived of chances to enlist because of their "hardstand" against nudity. Northerners keep failing WAEC, NECO and JAMB in large numbers. Does this mean that northerners have a "hardstand" against education?
No. It only means they are less intellectually endowed. Like you and Northernparrot.

Look at what you just typed kid.whether northerners are failing WEAC OR JAMB is non of my business.if you are not bloody hypocrite,you are aware that Muslim hate anything nudity,but i cant stop you from display your bigotry behaviors like OP.Like what stated by many posters above screening of applicants nicked is common practice in security cycle all over the world.So there is nothing hausas about it

That is the practice in all security agencies.so stop this nonsense propaganda just discreet some section of the country[ (in a thick Hausa accent) as 'Salleh'. i f we are going by your submission they are doing that to disallow Muslim women in general and hausas in particular from participation because of their hardstand on nudity.

The Director General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Joe Abah, on Friday, disclosed that no fewer than 89, 511 civil servants are in the Federal Government’s employ, across States of the Federation.


Abah, in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle, @DrJoeAbah said that as at November 2015, States that topped the chat with most civil servants in the Federal Civil Service are Imo (5825), Kogi (5186), Ogun (4669) Delta (4419) and Akwa-Ibom (4416).

In percentage, Imo State makes up ( 7 %), Kogi (6 %), Ogun (5% ), Delta (5%) and Akwa Ibom (5%).

According to Abah, the Federal Civil Servants by State of Origin read thus:


1. Abia 3579
2. Adamawa 1727
3. Akwa Ibom 4416
4. Anambra 3576
5. Bauchi 1172
6. Bayelsa 957
7. Benue 3951
8. Borno 1822
9. Cross River 2681
10. Delta 4419
11. Ebonyi 865
12. Edo 3890
13. Ekiti 2613
14. Enugu 2695
15. FCT 533
16. Gombe 1218
17. Imo 5825
18. Jigawa 675
19. Kaduna 3199
20. Kano 1545
21. Katsina 1237
22. Kebbi 875
23. Kogi 5186
24. Kwara 2537
25. Lagos 2180
26. Nasarawa 1452
27. Niger 2193
28. Ogun 4669
29. Ondo 3393
30. Osun 3321
31. Oyo 3244
32. Plateau 2542
33. Rivers 1675
34. Sokoto 732
35. Taraba 1112
36. Yobe 744
37. Zamfara 543
Not specified 518
TOTAL: 89,511

Nominal Roll as at November 2015
By Dr Joe Abah - DG, Bureau of Public Service Reforms.

This is nonsense and trash.How many northerners are in federal service? variable data proof that the federal civil servants from Imo state are more than the federal civil servants from 6 state of north west combine courtesy of biafranasation of civil service by former SGF Ayim.

States And Number Of Federal Civil Servants - Politics ... - Nairaland
www.nairaland.com/3197306/states-number-federal-civil-servants
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/89-511-civil-servants-in-fgs-employ-by-nov-2015-dg-bpsr
Ibo are more in federal service then any other tribe

wonders shall never end!!!! our great Iroko in APC? Soul of PDP founders will never forgive fayose and Wike they are the ones that brought shareef to PDP,unaware of them, that he is smarter then them.His own is good sef i cant remember him insulting PMB.fayose& wike see ur life

The news of his sack was reported by vanguard newspaper of yesterday. That newspaper is so use less and unreliable.One day the will cause problem in this country, I don't know whose interest they are serving. Nonsense

i dey envy my guy FFK !!!!femi and biafran kbomo are 5 and 6

Bolustic:
Aside from the education sector, the northerners are really investing in their places.

For instance, it still surprises me to see patients been transferred from UCH, Ibadan to Uthman DanFodio Teaching Hospital, Sokoto because it is the only hospital in Nigeria that can boast of a particular machine. Medicine students here receive monthly bursaries and are retained in their hospitals here.

I have been to different local governments in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto states and hardly would you see potholes on their roads. The bad roads in some of these states are FG roads.

How many northern states are owing their workforce? Compare with that of your geopolitical region.

Let's compare the allocations these northern states with those of the southern ones, then we would really know if the FG or state governors are our real enemies.

I just laugh at people when they ignorantly talk about development in the north, most southern states are far behind.

God bless you my brother.The machine in question was acquired to the Hospital by sokoto state govt under bafarawa.many northerners are on nairaland just for the fun of ignorant comments of some people.Common drainage their state government cant construct but nobody in the south is bold enough to question the governors.

gurunlocker:
This man has really brought backwardness to this country..... I know there's money in Nigeria, this man didn't just disburse money to people and even workers....

your ignorance has no bound.check status of PPC b4 directing your insult to PMB.Let me assist you,PPC is under legislative arm not executive,so their salary is under national assembly blame saraki and dogara for their inability to pay PPC's workers salary