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APC is like the biblical mark of the beast in Anambra state. An abomination of sorts. A type of leprosy infact.

Ngige no get mouth for yard. Whether Bubu apologises or not that party na shit for our area. Shikena

dustmalik:
Some people would just sit somewhere and imagine one hell of a fictional story, because this is far from reality.

So whats the true story?

Over the course of two years, Lt. Col Nyiam and Major Gideon Orkar were planning the coup. Nyiam saw Orkar as a hot head and a very passionate officer that was ready to die for what he believed in. But knowing the craftiness of the Babangida regime, he pleaded with Orkar and the group of mostly midriff officers to allow him take care of the planning. Nyiam and Orkar devised a very strong encrypted way of recruiting officers. The coup was compartmentalized in such a way that two people might be neighbors and they are part of the coup, but they didn't know. Officers within the force were fiercely loyal to the administration. No one could get by without speaking Hausa. The army hierarchy was all northern, corruption in the force was rife and professionalism jettisoned. Saliba Mukoro came first in the army promotional exam, but he was not sent abroad for the course, instead a northern officer that came 9th was selected. Captain Tolofari, a very brilliant officer was even insulted by his junior and when he punished the officer, he was transferred to a smaller unit meant for someone lower than him. The northern officers were so undisciplined that they had the right to disobey superiors and nothing could happen, as long as that superior is not northern. Their attitude gave them the nickname ‘’Junior AFRC’’ A term that was taken from Armed Forces Ruling Council. To show their power. Being close to Babangida, Nyiam started planning the coup. Orkar started organizing things in Ojo from a distance. The soldiers planned the coup to the letter without being discovered. A date was set, April 28th 1990. Then Lieutenant colonel Nyiam decided that they needed support from the Lagos state administrator, Brigadier Raji Rasaki. He went to General Rasaki and after the two had a meeting, he left in the hope that Rasaki’s troops would stand down when H-hour arrived. Unsure of Raji Rasaki, Nyiam ordered one of his boys to tail Rasaki. Rasaki was tailed and he did not disappoint. He drove straight to Ikoyi and entered Dodan. This happened on April 21 1990. Immediately, Nyiam contacted Orkar and told him the coup must be executed immediately, to avoid the Vatsa situation. They sent for ex service men that were recruited into the plot. they came all the way from Bendel and other parts of the east. Then, Mukoro leveraging his partnership with Great Ogboru assembled them in Ogboru’s depot in the guise of training them to be security men. He did not tell them they will be participating in a coup. Meanwhile, Nyiam went to the government house in Dodan, he removed the firing pins from the from the T72 Russian tanks and sized up the security detail, while alerting lieutenant Uchendu that H-hour was now that night.

The ex service men, armed with some AK 47, went to Apapa military depot and seized the armory. They then arrived Ojo cantonment where Mukoro was and that was where the mastery of the coup was displayed. The Officer in charge of the armory was in a party and he was called by an officer that wanted to show him a girl outside. He went joyfully, only to receive the beating of his life and the keys to the armory collected from him and he was tied. Routine was well studied by the plotters in Ojo, so, most of the people that could have defended the base were arrested with their pants down or on top of a woman. With Ojo down, the team moved towards Ikoyi and Costaine. Signals Mile two was Ignored because they knew that they needed men for the fight in Dodan and they had hoped that Babangida too would have been arrested pants down. The men moved swiftly, but their stealth movement was blown open too early, when a soldier on guard at the gate, finished the bullet in his magazine with one burst before fleeing into the bush. Babangida heard it and asked U.K Bello to go check it out. Once Bello was outside, the revolutionaries were just a pole away. He quickly entered the tank and tried to engage, but the firing pin was off, then, all hell was let lose. It rained bullets on Dodan. Bello was killed and the base was seized. How Babangida escaped is still a mystery. While people think there is an underground tunnel at Dodan, I have been there and there is nothing like that. I still personally believe Babangida disappeared with a charm.

After destroying Dodan and not getting hold of IBB, the boys had simultaneously taken the Radio Nigeria complex Ikoyi and Bonny camp. Major Gideon Orkar was already giving the speech. The group then had to divide themselves. One group to flag house, another to Ikeja cantonement. At Ikeja, the ferocity of the arrival of the revolutionaries was just total horrow. Brigadier Ishaya Bamaiyi, the commander of the armored base ran into the bush behind in shock. But just before they could get into the armored shed, they ran low on ammunition and the fight became almost a stalemate there. The people that were supposed to supply ammunition were caught up in the euphoria that the coup was already a success since Dodan was destroyed. They failed to make that one more reinforcement move of ammunition while the government was still confused and without leadership.

In Ikoyi, Abacha was having sex in his guest house, but still they could not find him. Again, I suspect juju. After the boys left flag house and rushed to join their colleagues to take Ikeja base, Sani Abacha came out. He ordered his son to drive him out. He armed himself with an Uzzi sub machine gun and he bravely moved to Signals mile two and from there Abacha started making contacts to all military units around the country. Once Abacha saw that the coup wasn’t Nationwide, he first ordered the armored division Ibadan to proceed to Lagos. Then he started contacting bases in Lagos. He was planning how to leave Lagos and fight back in because he thought Ikeja was down already, then he contacted Ikeja and they were under siege. He ordered Bamaiyi to defend the base at all cost. Northern officers, after hearing a part of Orkar’s speech where determined more than ever to maintain the status quo. Those that would have normally been passive, threw their weight against the coup.

By this time, it was almost 5 am and Nigerians were visibly jubilating. Bamaiyi was able to turn the tide and just as he was doing that, Dangiwa Umar took Bonnie camp too. The amored unit proceeded to Dodan and some to Ojo. Fighting erupted at Orile and they were there exchanging gunfire. The situation kept getting worse for the revolutionaries, as reinforcement after reinforcement kept coming in for the government side. Orkar held the radio station despite being outnumbered and outgunned. He kept fighting with his boys. Apapa base was then taken by government forces. Nyiam knew by this time that the coup had failed. Although Nigerians supported them, they were betrayed by the excitement of people that thought destroying Dodan meant the coup succeeded. Nyiam and co decided to escape, they walked through communities and shanty towns. People were giving them water to drink, helping them with canoe rides across the lagoon. Soldiers even saw them and told them to march along.

Meanwhile Orkar was defiant. He refused to escape. He fought on till he ran out of ammunition and he was captured.
Did the Orkar coup fail? No. That coup did one thing. It put fear into the heart of the north and it made people see Babangida as a human being again. Before April 22 1990, IBB was a demi god. After April 22, IBB became humble. The northern oligarchy knew they must reform things if they are to survive. Babangida ran away from Lagos because of a comment made by one of the revolutionaries before execution. ‘’Our juniors will do even more, you all must be removed. The fear of that coup made it possible that no dictator was ever comfortable on that sit anymore. It also marked the rise of Sani Abacha

Today, being the 27th anniversary of that coup, I want to honor the men that fought against the machination of the evil ones in Nigeria. The men that took it upon themselves to correct the ills of our society. We remember you all today soldiers of valor.

Forever in our heart, soldiers of honor:
Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar
Captain N Harley Empere
Captain Perebo A Dakolo
Capt AA Nonju
Lt. AE Akogun
Lt. CN Odey
Lt. Cyril O Ozualor
Lt. NEO Deji
2/Lt AB Umukoro
2/Lt EJ Ejesuku
SSgt Julius Itua
Sgt Martins Ademokhai
Sgt. Pius Ilegar
WO2 Monday Bayefa
L/Cpl Francis Ogo
L/Cpl Jepta Inesei
Cpl. Sunday Effiong
L/Cpl Sam Mbakwe
L/Cpl Albert Ojerangbe
L/Cpl Godfrey Deesiiyira
L/Cpl Emma Oyemolan
Sgt. Stephen Iyeke
Cpl. Joseph Efe
WO Afolabi Moses
L/Cpl Idowu Azeez
WO Jonathan Ekini
S/Sgt Solomon Okungbowa
Private Richard Iseghoei
Private Egwolo Makpamekun
L/Cpl Edogamen Friday
S/Sgt Jolly Agbodowi
Sgt. Etim Umoh
L/Cpl Sam Obasuyi
Ex. Serviceman LC Otajareiri
Ex. Pvt Osazuwa Osifo
Ex. Pvt CP Wasiu Lawal
Ex. Pvt Peter Unuyoma
Ex. Pvt Synalman Goodluck Emefe
Ex. S/Sgt Samson Idegere
Pvt. Emmanuel Onoje
Trooper Roland Odogu
Corporal Lateef Awolola
Pvt. Dickson Omenka
Corp Ehietan Pius
Private Iroabuchi Anyalewechi
Private Henry Eguaoyi
L/Cpl Martins Odey
L/Cpl Sunday Asuquo
Trooper Celestine Ofuoku
Pvt. Anthony Korie
Pvt Thomas Angor
Pvt Edem Basi
Pvt Joseph Odey
Trooper Obioma Esiworo
L/C Magnus Ekechi
WO2 Godwin Donkon
Sgt. Ojo Adegboyega
Pvt Peter Abua
Pvt. Phillip Akamkpo
Sgt. Shehu Onleje
Corp Olanrewaju Ogunshola
L/Cpl Luka Yang
Trooper Malkily Ayogu
L/Cpl Andrew Onah
Michael Ebeku

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naijaking1:
Please tell me that you are just kidding.
How many structures destroyed during the war has been repaired?
Please get out of your civil war mentality.

I honestly dont get your point. Has the Hausa/Fulani led Nigerian state not denied the old eastern region a functional port since the war?

naijaking1:
^^^^
No group survives with many debilitating federal laws hanging on their necks and weighing down down at every turn.
Like their Sarduana said many years ago, "We will make it impossible for those christian southerners to govern themselves"
That's why you can't build and maintain roads, airports or sea ports without some silly fellow in Abuja threaten you with secession attempt!
Even our education has almost been degraded to their own level of no education at all, thanks to the federal character system, rewarding those who actually failed exams vs those who passed.. The list goes on and on!

Biafran soldiers retreating during the war mined the ports and as revenge they swore Igbos must never have access to the sea leaving ports in the east unusable and causing domination by Igbos and Hausa/Fulani of the Lagos port and making Lagos an overcrowded semi slum.

They are like a huge rock around the neck that one has to manage to carry around in this country. Very unfortunate

If BMC like let them raise 10,000,000 minions, Buhari is going home to his cows in 2019

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Ipob yoots bore me with their low level of reasoning![/quote

Mynd44 Rule 2 too

NgeneUkwenu:
You guys said more than this in 2015.....But Here we are....

Buhari is loved by patriotic Nigerians....I mean those who hate corruption....Those who want the progress of Nigeria....Those who Cherish the Unity of this Country...




If Not Buhari in 2019, Who? Atiku? Lamido? Fayose? I mean who? Abi na Nnamdi Coward?

Kwakwakwakwakwa

Chai BMC yarns no go bust man belle this morning. Very cheap and uninspiring propaganda. BMC no go pay you salary this month o

Buhari that is badly in need of rest to recuperate from illness, Buhari who is not in charge of his government (DSS v EFCC, Minister v Abike Dabiri), Buhari's government that budgeted N200m to run cable from security gate to main house in aso rock, Buhari who his chief aide took egunje from MTN

Nothing person no go see for this country

MerryMonody:
Hi, do you have any proof to show they are Liberian and not actually Biafran? Because when I did a reverse image search the oldest result was from getty images and tagged the women as Biafran. No hint of them being Liberian in any of the results.

I have seen that picture from a french picture book on biafra written in the late 70s

Obodo oma. Such a beautiful sight to behold.

This Nwodo man don dey vex me. The man's grammar is becoming too much.

When asked about restructuring and self determination instead of him to articulate a simple framework or programme for it he is yarning "Igbos are marginalised, weeh weeh weeh"!" Duh?? Even a 10 year old child knows

The man should pull his weight fast because now no be like before when Igbo youths dey look uche face. They might get impatient and start disrespecting him

The abacha days were dark and power was in the hands of rotten, evil men with animal ambition. God saved us o. Hit-squads with men picked from the best marksmen in the police and armed forces prowled the streets following human rights activists like Gani Fawehinmi ready to kill if ordered.

Only Bamaiyi knows why he is singing after all these years but the more people involved in that era spill the beans the more we will know

11 pages and counting and umu SW have not brought ONE fact to counter OP's nuclear bomb. Just desperate trolling and cursing

OP these voltrons are fighting for extinguished pride to save face why are you wasting your time responding. They have not replied you with a single fact

3 pages and SW defenders have not brought one fact to the table to counter the topic just noise, insults and smoke. OP don hold dem for throat

The truth is indeed powerful

OP - You have killed and buried the worthless and baseless propaganda about yorubas and south west being "accomodating" , "hospitable"bla bla bla and nonsense.

Chai! Infact collect go chop

kingzizzy:
The Ugolor guy is worried about Niger Delta unity? I wonder why he is worried? Niger Delta unity is just like Nigerian unity, it exsts on paper only. If I ask him what an Efik man and a Bini man have ever done together in Nigeria, will he be able to tell me? What has an Itsekiri man and an Ogoja man ever done together?

There is not even one single Apex organisation that speaks for all the collective tribes in Niger Delta.

110% correct !!! Bini are are closer to Yorubas/SW culturally, politically and even linguistically. There is almost no unity of purpose between Edo state people and the people further east and it has always been that way

When there was a referendum in 1963 they were the only ones who voted in the majority to stay in the old western region while all the other tribes Urhobos, Igbos, Ijaws etc chose to leave and form Mid-Western region which later became Bendel State.

Edo was included as part of "South South" because there is oil there and to help divide the people of the Niger Delta. Funny how this Ugolor man is doing exactly what he is hypocritically accusing Asari of.

Is Edo part of Niger Delta? What is this Ugolor man saying?

blackpanda:
You can always relocate to cameroun

Epp me with the cash to process Cameroun citizenship naw. Abi you never hear say recession dey town. Even Benin republic I can manage.

One thing I now know about Nigerians is that they think they are so sharp but are some of the most stupid ppl on earth.

We are in recession because of a stupid govt, there is no light, buhari has no leadership capacity at all, we are almost in April but no 2017 budget, fulani hitmen are above the law and openly threatening to kill without consequence etc.....but Dino is trending.....

I am ashamed to say I am a Nigerian

sarrki:
says who ?



please stop misleading the public Igbo are different from Ipob



Igbo are great and industrious people

while Ipob is a criminal and terrorist group.

lead by a certified criminal kanu

Have you set foot on Igbo soil in your life?

If IPOB gives a stay at home order you would be astonished at the intricacy of organisation and dedication from ward level and upwards. Keep deceiving yourself sha

This clown called Joke Igbokwe must have been conceived by rotten semen.

Igbos are interested in restructuring this federation not any silly presidency. The fact that he is a proud slave of Tinubu is his own reality and business. E no concern us

Just see the goat saying that Igbos "missed chance to cement ties with yorubas" by not supporting MKO and his June 12 mandate except for him and few other igbos. The list of prominent igbos who threw their weight behind June 12 is very long and Joke Igbokwe is not among. Thunder fire his sellout monkey arse

A man that is a total nobody in his village trying to speak on our behalf.

"The poor adesina, like a tomato struggling for self expression" - Hon Patrick Obahiagbon"

Femi Adesina is going mad over Aso Rock free food powered by oil from the east and talking nonsense like an overfed palace clown.

With all the killings by herdsmen and gunmen and inter ethnic violence its Igbo ppl that is his priority.

Small sense e no get again

King of the Lagoon. #shameless

Yorubas are not cowards. Just that their leader Tinubu is a coward and is afonja 2.0

Tinubu and his touts almost destroyed OPC by branding it PDP but thank goodness he failed.


Jungle don dey mature...

Nonsense propaganda from the most ineffectual minister of power in history.

He is failing woefully on the job as minister of power. Professor Nebo and Barth Nnaji are head and shoulders above him. The same way Tinubu and Jakande were much better than him. Nobody can point to any Fashola legacy in Lagos besides a toll road ,toll bridge and monstrous propaganda machine that churns out zombies in large numbers daily. Fake guy

Ebeleiscorupt:
And so what?

Amnesty International is anti government, projecting wrong image of government activities so it's welcome if the government sponsors a protest against it.

I hope for your sake that you were paid to type this. Not that it is your honest opinion

kingzizzy:
Even the name of the group will tell you it is fake. Igbo students? Ndigbo students? Students of where?


How can Igbo students be pledging allegiance to Buhari? Are they doing this because Buhari is loved in Igboland or are they doing it because of the recession he brought? An Igbo student already knows that politicians cannot be trusted, so why pledge allegiance to the same politician if there was no monetary inducement?

An Igbo student who doesnt like Biafra would be pledging allegiance to Nigeria, not to APC or Buhari.

Not even one person in the crowd is holding a Nigerian flag to express their love of Nigeria.

The just gathared a group of jobless youths, gave then green shirts and face cap and N2000 each.

A true Igbo son cannot be pledging allegiance to an Hausa/Fulani man.

Gbam!!

At least previous governments tried to make these rented crowds believable

This is unbelievably crappy. Besides giving BMC shills work it is just very low quality

Highest some Igbo APC people that cannot even deliver their wards will hammer better money from the matter

APC can't win a rat's nest in SE. Especially after all the venom and failure by that party