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richie240:
Lolz. Keep wallowing in delusion!
Which of what I said is untrue?

The coupist were well on ground to execute the coup in d north, west and mid-west, but were no where to be found (aka "unavailable"- to borrow ur words) in d east when it mattered most. Does dt sell to ur ears?

Macbeth indeed hath murdered sleep!

How such an ignorant person can be so loud is so amusing. Let me educate you for the benefit of others reading

The officer in Enugu, Major Chude-Sokei was sent to India for a course few weeks to the coup. Major Ademoyega had to get a replacement and recruited one young officer named Lt Oguchi. Besides it doesn't matter, the President of Cyprus was with Okpara when they came for him. Engage your brain and it will be clearer eventually

richie240:
Lols, did u just hear urself? "The officers to handle d s/e part of d coup were not available", but they were fully available to execute d northern, western and Midwestern part of d coup ba? How convenient!



In ur 'church mind' u think if hassan katsina, wale ademulegun and co had known DT d (as u put it) the original officers meant to handle Enugu /SE would be 'unavailable', and dt d proposed 'national' coup would turn tribal/ethnic cleansing, they would have gone ahead with it?

Its amazing when u (pl.) put up arguments as if ur audience is bereft of sense!

Please go and read Adewale Ademoyega's book. I don't debate with people who are as uninformed as this

franchasng:
the Igbo officers messed up the coup by first, leaking the info to Nnamdi Azikiwe all thanks to Ifeajuna. If Zik was killed in that coup, North wouldn't have seen it as an Igbo coup.

Secondly, the Igbo soldiers that handled Enugu side of the coup refused to kill any Igbo leader like Michael Okpara, etc, that also raised dust of the coup being Igbo coup.


They ought to have sacrificed Azikiwe or another prominent Igbo politician to balance their action, so they messed up.

I agree with you that it was carried out by soldiers from several tribes, but the key actors and leader of the coup were Igbo soldiers.

Learn to research from outside the gossip and second hand propaganda flying around everywhere.

1. I don't know the historical backing for your claim that Ifeajuna leaked the info to Zik but even if he did his does it amount to "Igbos" doing it? Col. Arthur Unegbe, an Igbo officer who resisted them was killed. I don't know the balance you are referring to? None of them expected the propagandists to run mad and pour tons of lies into the ears of the public to name it an Igbo coup

2. If you read accounts from non-igbo plotters like Ademoyega, you will see that the original officers meant to handle Enugu were unavailable. Besides are you aware that the President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios was with Okpara when the plotters came for him and stood between him and them. Okpara was still arrested and detained. Besides who told you that the plan was to kill the premiers?

3. Are you aware that Northern officers like Hassan Katsina were aware of the coup even if they looked the other way? This picture of Nzeogwu and Katsina being interviewed just after the Kaduna operation is not popular and in many cases Katsina is cropped out to show only Nzeogwu just so revisionists can hold on to their lies.

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franchasng:
1966 Coup by Maj. Nzeogwu – The Biggest Mistake of The Igbo Military Officers & Political Elites


Whenever I read a new book on the January 1966 bloody coup that ended Nigeria’s first indigenous government led by Tafawa Belewa and Nnamdi Azikiwe, tears roll down my eyes.

Igbos lost so much after that unfortunate coup of January 1966 and the counter coup + civil war that followed. Imagine no matter how much an Igbo man or woman had in Nigerian bank before the war, they were given just 20 pounds after the war to start life with; courtesy of Obafemi Awolowo’s 20 pounds policy after the war.

Personally on my family side, my father had close to a million pounds in his bank account before the war, though he managed to take some back to his hometown before the war broke out, but he lost over 500,000 pounds after the war.

On my maternal side, my mom’s elder brother was a head engineer at Enugu railway station, he died in the war as a volunteer special Biafra forces that went to recapture Ebonyi from Federal forces with no weapon, they were only trained to fight with their bare hands to capture weapons from federal forces.

Now enough of my family story.

Nzeogwu had no reason, I mean no reason at all to carry out the first coup of 1966, and if at all their action was to be justified, then the manner in which they carried out the coup – killing Northern political leaders and some Mid-West and Western Premier, while abandoning the Igbo political leaders was the greatest mistake of the Igbo race!

Aguiyi Ironsi who was supposed to correct this mistake when he took over power after the coup made the most stupid mistake of not heeding to Ojukwu’s advice of executing the coupists to pacify the already angered and boiling Northern Nigeria heavily cooking up revenge.

The mistakes of Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna, Anofuru, and co are the root cause of every predicament the great Igbo race are encountering in Nigeria today.

Igbos were completely in charge of Nigeria; from politics to leadership to military to trade, to business to almost every sector and were already the envy of other regions, so carrying out a coup was totally unnecessary when you were in charge, what else did you want

Before the coup and the civil war that followed, Igbos were the President (Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe), Igbos were the Senate President (Sen. Nwafor Orizu), the Chief of Army Staff (Maj, Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi), Head of Nigerian Military Intelligence (Maj. Chukwuma Nzeogwu), richest person in Nigeria & Africa (Sir Louis Odumegwu-Ojukwu), first Vice Chancellor of Nigeria who headed University of Ibadan (Prof. Kenneth Dike), and so many other things.

I am writing this to awaken all Igbo sons and daughters home and abroad, we must resist every attempt to repeat the same mistake we made in the 1960s that pushed us out of national political relevance and others in Nigeria, which is one of the reasons Igbo region is struggling with infrastructural developments compared to other regions.

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So much intellectually lazy nonsense online these days.

1. Igbos did not carry out any coup. Nigerian soldiers with a sizeable number of Igbos overthrew the corrupt, violent first republic to save Nigeria from imploding due to the crisis in the Western Region. The plotters were men like Nzeogwu, Ademoyega, Atom Kpera, Fola Oyewole, Ifeajuna etc. Igbo commanders like Ironsi and Ojukwu helped frustrate the coup.

2. Ironsi's Supreme Military Council appointed a special panel to investigate the coup from top to bottom. Gowon was the one in charge of reporting the progress to the council. M.D. Yusuf was in charge of the investigation. Gowon and co were planning their coup so they didn't bother investigating.

3. The only thing I agree with you on is that the Igbos were in charge of everything before the coup. Why would people with everything risk it all to take over what they already control See as you take dribble yourself

johnmartus:
Southeast have been champion the campaign for restructuring Nigeria to Regional system of government. But I keep asking myself if southeast would survive the regional system of government in this present generation.
My reason for saying this could trace back to 1950 to 1960 where the same pattern was operated then. During regional system of government in the southeast ,we have enough evidence that the system wasn't work for them.

When Nnamdi Azikiwe knew that the system wasn't work for them he came to southwest but instead of Azikiwe to learn how Awolowo [/b]operating the system that working for his region. Azikiwe sermons Awolowo political enemies to frustrate Awolowo leadership.
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Another reason why igbo should stop talking about restructuring . Southeast have no resources to finance regional government.

Also the southeast contributions to federal government is very low compare to what south-south and southwest contributing.

Again many igbo will still not willing to return back to their home state.

Another reason during the regional system of government southeast didn't achieve anything but other regions are flourishing. That is why Aguiyi ironsi introduced unitary system of government. Every government pursues economic development by trying to achieve macroeconomic objectives in a particular system of government.

Let's get into the details of your crappy post

1. The Eastern Region was a thriving zone that saw rapid development and initiative that endures until today. Dr Okpara created Obudu cattle ranch, Trans-Amadi industrial layout and others too numerous to mention. The Federal Mortgage Bank was an Eastern Region agency until Gowon took over and made it the useless drain pipe on our resources it has become.

2. Go and look at the IGR of civil service states like Enugu state before you spew this rubbish

3. Ironsi unified the civil service. He did not abolish the regions. Get some knowledge before you come online to display a total lack of knowledge

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johnmartus:
Southeast have been champion the campaign for restructuring Nigeria to Regional system of government. But I keep asking myself if southeast would survive the regional system of government in this present generation.
My reason for saying this could trace back to 1950 to 1960 where the same pattern was operated then. During regional system of government in the southeast ,we have enough evidence that the system wasn't work for them.

When Nnamdi Azikiwe knew that the system wasn't work for them he came to southwest but instead of Azikiwe to learn how Awolowo operating the system that working for his region. Azikiwe sermons Awolowo political enemies to frustrate Awolowo leadership.

Another reason why igbo should stop talking about restructuring . Southeast have no resources to finance regional government.

Also the southeast contributions to federal government is very low compare to what south-south and southwest contributing.

Again many igbo will still not willing to return back to their home state.

Another reason during the regional system of government southeast didn't achieve anything but other regions are flourishing. That is why Aguiyi ironsi introduced unitary system of government. Every government pursues economic development by trying to achieve macroeconomic objectives in a particular system of government.

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This is primary 1 level propaganda and reasoning until Nzeogwu, Ademoyega and co tried to save the Western Region by overthrowing the government in 1966, the Eastern Region was the fastest growing administrative entity in the world.

Today the South East in spite of this useless, demonic states system that Gowon introduced is the lowest in crime, lowest poverty rates etc.

See all the hate....but just like the Hebrews in Egypt the more they tried to bury us the more we prospered and multiplied. This is why they have been going more insane with envy all these years

Under the Land Use Act, the state can revoke title to land in the interest of the people of the state. There is no existing lease to bind the Anambra state government anyway.

Besides the Federal Government does not have the authority to fine the state. I don't know why this Buhari government is so full of olodos, it's embarrassing. State Government allocated the Land to the Federal Govt in 2009 and they failed to develop it but they think any sensible court will rule in their favour

LegendHero:
Again go and learn history. What you’re saying is not what happened.

Awolowo was in the opposition till he was jailed by the Balewa government which Azikwe was part of. Azikwe never interceded for him but instead looked the other way because he thought he would control the Fulanis alone.

dem use lie swear for you? When you are cornered now you will dribble yourself into a corner and start crying foul.

After the abracadabra of the Federal census that the north used to inflate its numbers, Zik's party the NCNC, disengaged from its coalition with the NPC and merged with Awo's faction of the Action Group to form the UPGA See this your lie against Zik no get head. It's DOA.

see as OP don spoil market for so many propagandists who claim Ironsi erased our regional government

Gowon the stooge is the one who wrecked Nigeria finally with his state creation

ZombieHUNT:
Lol.... Cowards everywhere
What do you have in Benin Republic...
Brothers my foot... Yet you fight dirty every day....lol . You can only deceive the gullible...
Shame on you

Fighting dirty is their only strength once you decode them the game is over

LamidiCownu:
I'm coming

That's what Tinubu told Olisa Agbakoba and NADECO before escaping into Cotonou like the rat he is

gidgiddy:
They hoped that by now, Umuahia will be burning. They hoped that Kanu would come back so he can be killed or bundled into detention so they can laugh. They hoped that many IPOB would be shot and killed

They were so angry that there evil wishes never happened

Dem no born Buratai well to try any nonsense yesterday. Unfortunately for them, Trump and Pompeo are keeping a close eye on Nigeria's human rights abuses. Any murder of Igbos in the name of clamping down on IPOB and Buhari will know that the travel ban was just a sample

LamidiCownu:
While Ojukwu , the world renowned coward left helpless and defenceless women and children to their fate . Women and children who were victims of his stupidity.
The cantekerous bearded coward returned from from hide out only to dance on the graves of his people by joining

Ojukwu stood up for his people and saved them from extinction. He reinforced their morale when Gowon declared war on them and stood until the very end against the UK, USSR, Egypt etc. That's what a man looks like.

Tinubu betrayed Abiola and made a deal with Abacha and Abiola died in detention. Today he and Abacha's best friend Chagoury are business partners and good friends and he has sold his tribe for a presidency he will never smell. That's what a slave and a clown looks like

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LamidiCownu:
People in glass house should not throw stone .

Abi you've forgotten a certain cantekerous coward by the name Ojukwu ( the greatest osu man in history ) who fled the war he started in the middle of the night dressed in his wife's skirt and spaghetti top with lipstick , mascara and mary kay powder ...what a coward !!!


Tinubu was even upcoming then..E never get level that time ..

Abiola and Obasanjo came down to Nigeria to fight for whatever they believed in even when they could have remained abroad ..

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Tinubu left students like Sowore to die from Abacha bullets and ran away to hide in London. Same with Soyinka, Fayemi and many others Tinubu's mother like a typical afonja went to tie gele and mobilise market women for Abacha million March. Tinubu betrayed Abiola in the end. Never in your life compare that thief, drug addict and drug dealer to Ojukwu.

hisexcellency34:
A man dies but once...

I expect Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to come and pay his parents their last respects especially when his agitations led to their deaths.

The best Buhari can do is to arrest him but the international community will come to his aid like they did for Sowore. His staying away portrays him like a coward.

But Tinubu who was hiding in London from Abacha while university students were being killed for protesting over June 12 is a hero abi

Meanwhile their king Tinubu escaped from Abacha dressed like an almajiri through cotonou border to London

Buhari and Buratai were put to shame yesterday The fear of Trump and U.S.A travel ban kept the armed forces in line

If they had killed IPOB members it wouldn't have been funny

Omooba77:
Why did God allowed Rtd Gen. Buhari to be our President at this time?

God gave us a gentleman servant (GEJ) but Nigerians asked for a king (Buhari) now eye don clear

Davash222:
To teach us a lesson.
In our quest for a solution, we find a problem in Buhari.

Gbam

Because the political elite of SW and SE have been competing to be political first wives to the north since 1999. No long thing

Wow it pays to be dedicated. Congrats to her. Very nice gesture by Zulum. So APC fit do ONE thing properly? nice one

Gowon really showed a lot of malice and a lack of courage to talk about Aburi and Ojukwu after the man died. "Because I am Involved" was just a collection of articles but it has a lot of information. Gowon has not written a pamphlet talkless of article or book to give us details of what really happened

Beachside:
I know all about the fact all generated electricity goes to the national grid , but is that applicable to private industrial generators? if no, what's the difference between generator and power plant electricity generation? The law itself makes no sense . Nigeria may never develop without true federalism. All towns,cities and /or states should have liberty to generate own electricity.

Generators are allowed. Some Gencos have been adding 1 megawatt generators to boost their output for some years now

T9ksy:
Yeah, i posted the same thing twice simply because, as a certified clone that you are, one of your problem is comprehension deficit.
The fact of the matter is your dumb advance was finally scuppered at Ore under the command of an illustrious and ingenuity of a "True son of the soil".

That a few yoruba officers were at Ore does not mean that the total number of yoruba soldiers at Ore were more than 100 men stop trying to be smart by half. Or you really don't get the point

DeViNe007:
Will you shut up,you bloody coward,the EFIKS,IBIBIOS,OGOJAS,IJAWS among others that fight on the Biafra side,WERE THEY IGBOS?

Who said the likes of Effiong and Opigowere Igbo? Abi you drink expired kai kai

The majority of FG troops that fought at Ore and the civil war were northerners and they are quiet. End of story

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T9ksy:
Of course, it was badly embellished by a principal actor in the fray as opined by you who definitely must have heard it from your lying incompetent elders. Was obasanjo not the commander in ibadan at the time? yes or no? Both obasanjo and wole soyinka backed up the fact that Obasanjo refused Banjo easy entry into yorubaland ahead of Ojukwu's BLF troops. Obasanjo in no uncertain terms told Banjo that if he insisted on coming to the west that he will attack his convoy.

when we asked you intellectual midgets to read wildly, you refused but would rather rely on fallacies from your inept fathers who are genetically morally bankrupt. Am sure, you didn't read through the link i provided. moreover, Obasanjo and Soyinka, both wrote about this incidence (in their books) but you guys just refused to read or believe anything that may debunk the tall tales you have been "conditioned" with by your duplicitous leaders hence the reason why i call you guys, clones. Even when you have a lump of horseshit right under your nostrils, you will still be chanting, "hell, it's a bed of roses". Your impish elders really did a good number on you lot!!!

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You posted the same thing twice and tried to be smart by half as usual. I ask again, apart from Iluyomade, Obasanjo and one or two other officers how many of your people actually did the fighting at Ore? It's a very simple question.

The middle belt and northerners who made up most of the actual fighting men don't make noise like you

Gabkosh:
Haha, why are you laughing at yourself, or did you say British and US armies plus the world Armies fought against your cockroach soldiers?

Upon all una mouth 500,000 of your soldiers were killed by cockroaches

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/biafran-soldiers-protest-in-ibadan/

baysol:
The Igbo so called ezes can't even stand where a baale of yorubas are not to talk of a Yoruba king. Did you see any eze there? Who dey chop wey dog dey wag tail. abeg commot for here.

Igbo kings can never kneel down to take picture because of brown envelope Just chop your L with dignity and stop making noise

Gabkosh:
Ehen, so not US and British armies again

British and US soldiers at Ore? You never close from beer parlour morning don reach o