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unbitchable:
Fajuyi was obviously not the target but Aguiyi Ironsi. His insistence on not giving away his boss and guest led to his death.

Someone who was under arrest as soon as he was sighted was insisting to save the main target .Both of them was a target and they killed them both.

Now read from eye witness account and get yourself educated rather than dwell in ignorance.

This story was told by none other than the ADC to General Aguiyi Ironsi himself, Captain (Now Senator) Andrew Nwankwo. It shows how the Northerners murdered Lt. Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi and his host, Ironsi. It also shows that they lied to the Yoruba nation that Fajuyi was killed accidentally while defending Ironsi. His murder was covered up by the north in order not to make the west suspicious of their agenda. Read on.

How Ironsi was killed, by his ADC
By PETRUS OBI, Abakaliki
Monday, June 28, 2004
• Senator Andrew Nwankwo
Photo.Sun News Publishing

Senator Andrew Nwankwo from the Izzi clan in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, was a captain in the Nigeria Air Force before the January 1966 coup that made way for Major General J. T. U Aguiyi Ironsi to emerge as Head of State.
He became Ironsi’s Aide-De-Camp through the recommendation of Brigadier George Krubo who was then in-charge of the Air Force and subsequently supervised the late Head of State’s security.

Capt. Andrew Nwankwo (rtd) said he was to die with his boss, but for fate. He was present when both Ironsi and Fajuyi were shot dead.

Tracking the 61-year-old former ADC down in his one story building residence in Abakaliki was not as difficult as getting him to recall the events that led to the death of his master 38 years ago.
He would start by taking you down memory lane when he served as a courier to late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, "I was manning the octopus-a helicopter that carries 105 artillery gun and six other machine guns.

"So when Ethiopia was at war with Somalia in 1964/65 we formed the defence group of the emperor, we also formed an attack force. When the emperor is going to the frontline to see what is happening, we ring him round to clear the way for him".
It was part of these that Ironsi saw and handed over his security to the young captain. "It was cool working with Ironsi, he understood everything about what I should do because he had commanded the UN forces in Congo, and that exposed him to the type of people he needed".

The coup
Recalling the events of that night, July 29, 1966, Nwankwo noted that they were in Ibadan, "we had a small detachment of 106 Artillery, Commanded by one Walbe from Plateau"
The Head of State had the previous day hosted traditional rulers from all parts of the country in the Ibadan Government House. "He wasn’t feeling quite well, he had a knee problem and had to go to bed early.

"Lieutenant Sanni Bello was the army ADC, and we were very close. So, we left that night to go and look out and came back late. Lt. Adamu who was the ADC to Fajuyi, Sanni Bello, Walbe and myself, we all slept together in one room that night".
"At about 4a.m the telephone rang, I picked it up and that was Adeola, the then commissioner of police, Ibadan he said he wanted to speak with Ironsi, I said I was the ADC, he said he wanted to speak with him because there was a coup and he gave me some names Orok and two others that had been killed in

Abeokuta.
"Immediately, I made a mental picture of it, and I knew that it was the northerners that were responsible. So, I handed the phone to Ironsi and they talked. I then alerted Adamu and Sanni Bello and said look, there is a coup and the trend is this way.

"Bello assured me that if it is his own people he will protect me, because, there was tension in the land such that we knew a coup was imminent. So, we agreed to protect each other depending on where it will be coming from. I later discovered that Walbe who was sleeping with us was part of the coup; he later became ADC to Gowon.

"Around 5:30 we heard gunfire, then Ironsi had called Col. Njoku to tell him about the coup. As Njoku was going out, he was short at, but he escaped with bullet wounds. It was Njoku, who was the commander of Lagos Garrison that alerted others outside the Government House, Ibadan.
"Fajuyi later sent me outside the government House to find out what was happening. I met Danjuma, who was then a major and he was my friend. He pretended he didn’t know what was happening, he was asking me, and I said I didn’t know. While I was trying to go back, one sergeant from Benue almost shot me, but Danjuma stopped him and spoke to him in Hausa. Danjuma later told me that he would like to see Ironsi, so that he could tell them what to do.

"It was then that Fajuyi came out to find out what was holding me, and there inside the Government House Danjuma ordered for his arrest and mine too. That was when I saw Walbe. Then Fajuyi asked me to take him to Ironsi so that they will obey him, that there should be only one person in charge. So, I took them to Ironsi, and major Newman, immediately he saw Ironsi, he seized his crocodile swagger stick, and then they started asking him about the January coup, he said he didn’t know about it that he only agreed to be Head of State so that he can restore confidence and normalcy. It was immediately they arrested Ironsi that they turned violent".

The road to the valley of death
They marched us down, Ironsi and myself, to where Fajuyi was. They used telephone cable to tie my hands behind and my legs, with a little space to walk. Same they did to Ironsi, but they removed his shirt, he wore only trousers, they also tied Fajuyi. Ironsi was in a Land Rover, Fajuyi in a mini bus and myself in another bus. They drove us towards Iwo Road, 10 km from Ibadan, there was a small forest were they stopped, marched us to the right hand side of the bush, Fajuyi was leading and as he tried to cross a small stream, he fell down, the soldiers were unruly, it appeared some of them had for the first time taken Indian hemp, so when he fell down some of them started beating him.

My escape
As Fajuyi fell down and they were beating him, Sanni Bello came to me and tapped me and said, we could do something now. It was providence, may be I was not destined to die. I took a few steps from them and jumped into a nearby ditch, all in a split of a second, Bello came and stood by the ditch and was shouting that I had escaped pointing at another direction. So the soldiers ran around that direction shooting into the bush, and when they felt they must have killed me, they shot Fajuyi and then Ironsi there, by the side of the stream. So Bello made sure that he was the last to leave the place.
The ADC, who was later elected senator in 1983 stated that the former Head of State could have escaped if not that he wanted to make sure that there was no bloodshed. He said if he sacrificed his life and prevented bloodshed in Nigeria, it’s better for him. Even his chaplain urged him to escape but he said No. Also many of his officers who were contacted instead of taking action ran away.
The ADC denied the prevailing story that Ironsi was tied to a Land Rover and dragged along the road. He maintained that he saw Ironsi and Fajuyi shot dead. "They shot him on the chest and it was a burst, so he would have died after the first shot".

The crocodile staff
It was a swagger stick, which he made after his name Aguiyi (crocodile). It was in the Congo, when he was commanding the United Nations Forces, the Indian troops were to land at the Lumumbashi Airport but the Cameroon gendarmes went and blocked the place with trucks, so that the Indian soldiers will not land, so, he used a Land Rover and with the stagger stick waved as they were shouting, he was eventually able to convince them to remove the trucks. Many attributed that feat to extraordinary powers in his swagger stick. But there was nothing in it, it was just a stick. Ironsi was not fetish; he was a devoted Catholic and attended mass every morning, even the day he was killed. ***** This Interview was culled from www.sunnewsonline.com

Now tell me how Fajuyi who was equally a victim defended Ironsi?

unbitchable:
I can't imagine a day y'all will ever stop twisting history to massage your egos.
Did Ojukwu not write a letter to Banjo requesting he join forces with him?
Ojukwu would also release the likes of Oyewole in prison so he could fight for biafra.

This is the definition of a mercenary.
Now tell me what they are if not mercenaries?

mbaise1000:
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Gini gbasara mbaise na ihe ana ekwu?

Mana monika gi bu mbaise.

theTranslator:
You are a liar

I pity you


About Fajuiyi
He hid Ironsi and tried talking
That's how a tactical soldier fights
Not fighting a lost battle with dozens of angry northerners after which Ironsi and his kinsmen killed his premier months beforehand
Why didn't your "brave" Igbo man Ironsi shoot a single shot?
Or is he not a brave Igbo man?
Was he not superior in rank to "coward" Fajuiyi?
The thing about you guys is that you believe the lies of your forbears that lie to you because of the frustration of loosing the war

I can't believe you're trying to downplay what Yoruba has done for you

I might not reply you anymore

With this your attitude
If I was Fajuiyi
I would have shot Ironsi in the head when he came to Ibadan
And die for mutiny

The Northern coupists murdered both Ironsi and Fajuyi...End of story.This your beer parlour story belongs to beer parlours.That story was a cooked up propaganda.None of those who participated in that coup have ever come out to give such reason why they killed Fajuyi.

mbaise1000:
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Emegi ya maka onye nile (onye obula) ihu ya.
Obu so ndi aka ha di ocha n'ahu ya

Idi sure na aka nke'gi di ocha?
Nwa mba5 hi kwa asaa na anya maka ndu gi.

theTranslator:
Lol
Who paid them?

You are a liar abeg

Banjo was a mercenary?

Why are you like this?

I didn't insult your father
Was he the one that paid them?

Do you know that they didn't want to kill Fajuiyi?

Later you'll shout betrayal
I hate this kind of 10 mouthed attitude

Every mercenary is fighting for one favour or the other.The person who hired South African and European mercenaries also hired few Yoruba soldiers who were fighting for their own interest which could be cash or something else since they were never Biafrans.
Fajuyi as a soldier defended his commander in chief with what exactly?
As a soldier did he fire a single shot to defend his guest or how did he do it ?Tell me exactly what he did to defend Gen Ironsi and died as a result of it.
What did Peter do when they came to arrest his master Jesus?That is how to defend your boss more especially when you are a military man.

theTranslator:
Lol
I thought Biafra had no money?
That Igbos fought alone with thier God


Na your papa pay the Mercs?
Just a question

Was Fajuiyi also paid to die defending Ironsi?


We have never been your enemy

Listen very carefully.I am not implying that Yorubas are enemy or whatever but ı have to call few Yoruba that fought on the side of Biafra what it is.There were European mercenaries too. as for Fajuyi ,he was a victim of July 1966 coup as much as Ironsi was.Respect your father by respecting other people's fathers if you have one.

AroleOduduwa2:
These guys doesn’t have balls, they are still beating around the bush. They should rally around him, after all Buhari and El rufai supported a far worse organization that killed thousands of Nigerians

Rally around him and burn Igboland down as planned by Kanu abi?
Ohanaeze ndi Igbo are wise elders and won't do that.

Jameszinchenkov:
Hmm

Where is the link,wetin be ya source of this news?
If the news is authentic Nigeria government should fly to London for treatment.

theTranslator:
Do you know that about 5 Yoruba officers fought on the Biafran side? e.g Banjo

That's different from the un named foot soldiers o.

That many Yoruba elites supported Biafra even with the threat of prison? e.g Soyinka

We were mostly neutral until Ojukwu tried coming to the West and killed Banjo

5 mercenary Yoruba fighters doesn't mean Yoruba fought with Biafra.

OBALOLA55:
YOU MEAN NORTHERNERS LIKE JULIUSMALEMA
OJIOFOR
ONIONBANDIT
PISSFULPROTESTER
THEBOSSTREVOR1
ARREWA
RICHMOND500
AHIBOILANDGAS

They are free to love their terrorist and bandits that toment them in the North.We can never like UGM/ESN in the East that bring death and anarchy to our land.

Eastlink:
I agree with you on this Ojiofor. IPOB are Jews who migrated from Isreal but with a Supreme Leader now in prison, while Igbos are African indigenous to Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea.

Igbos are republican in nature and majority Christians.

GBAM!
I am always on point but IPOBs find it hard to accept.
We Igbos are an indigenous west Africans and got no ancestral link with the Jews.
IPOBs are brainwashed Jew wannabes.The caging of their supreme leader is the begining of the end of their menace.

November1857:
Our Elite are currently working on Ibom republic, that'll not stop our alliance with south East.

Why you come dey para under my mention?
Mind your Ibom Republic or go out there and take bullet like IPOBs usually do in the name of agitation.

November1857:
Shut hell up ! I am proud Akwa Ibomit by the Special Grace of GOD,

A coastal land Biafran, understand Biafra Nations league..https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/BiafraLeague/posts/

The Igbo'll ever remain our ally , go and slammed your head 100 time for all I care...

Akwa Ibom my black ass.
If you are from Akwa Ibom so what?
When are you going to put your money where your mouth is by organizing a pro Biafra protest in Uyo to show your support?

Omoslim26:
Gbamsolutey correct � anyone who tags Igbo into the occultic ipob,is drawing a curse on his head�

They deceitfully formed ESN in the name of fighting Fulani killer herdsmen but their real motive was to use it to kill and intimidate Igbo people into submission to the leadership of their Supreme leader MNK which failed woefully rather the Supreme Ranter is going to face justice for spilling Igboblood on Igbo soil.

November1857:
In your little Aboki mind, Ipob fall from the sky, abi

I bet your fulani government to conduct referendum know if Ipob actually Igbo or not!

Your blood sucking ocultic native doctor patronizing group can't be clasified as Igbo but a terrorist org.
Btw,I thought IPOB covers Ibibio,Efik,Bini,Urhobo,Ijaw,Igala,Ogoja,Ogoni,Auchi and many others whose mothers ties two wrapper?
Now that your Supreme leader is caged IPOB have suddenly become Igbo okwaya?

True talk op.
IPOBs are not Igbos and Igbos are not IPOBs.

stanluiz:
Did nnamdi give fair trial to his victims ?

Kanu should jail for life or better still sentence to death.

Fair trial doesn't mean he will be set free or be given national award it simply means, let his trial go through legal due process and let justice run its full cause.

mbaise1000:
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Emelam ihe mu choro ime

Odika imere ihe na ikuku maka onweghi ihe mhuru Ihe audio things

Yes o we wish Nnamdi Kanu a fair and speedy trial.

Joe Igbokwe is right this time around.Those IPOBs are always comparing and competing with unfortunate events in the North East and wish to bring the same level of insecurity down to Igboland.IPOBians should better go to Ibini Ukpabi shrine and demand to take their senses back where it was deposited by MNK.

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BeardedMeat:
Wailing duck! Na only to wail for NL you Sabi.

Go out and protest,No!

Petition relevant authorities, No!

Fight like a man, No!

Only to insult those who have taken their own destinies into their own hands.

If I was a woman, I will never marry a man like you!

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Doing something by killing your own people?
How many Fulani terrorist did your ESN killed then Compared with number of Igbos you I'd.ots murdered in cold blood.
Kanu created a terror org to fight and intimidate his own people. Spits on your forehead.

Once Fulanis are at the receiving end the police and army will be swift in action to safe their dirty unwashed asses but when Fulani killers are in a mission to wipe out villagers you will not see any security agent to stop them.

Kanu speaks for his brainwashed followers only.

mbaise1000:
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Ogbasaram,

Ebe isi'na ogbasara gi gwaziem ihe iga eme ugbua.

[[s]quote author=esnbrutality post=103563245]You are "petty and foolish"...so you have this very "Afonja" attribute of "spying" and snitching??...

You had to go check my profile ...??......YOU ARE VERY SHALLOW...

That is why you are paid to be foolish......AND FOR 11yrs you have been so foolish that you couldnt upgrade your existence...

exhibiting Dirty behavior and character traits meant for skunks...Shame on you AFONJA... [/quote][/s]

No time to engage a terrorist.

esnbrutality:
When cornered and exposed for what you really are ...you come with that newbie bullshyt....Guy carry your Afonja Almajiri reasoning and face bourdillion.

IGBOs are 99.999% behind Kanu and you matter not!..spits!!

Me and you no be mate,go and find your mate to play with.
You registered in April 2021 and have the audacity to question someone that have been around here for the past 11 years because you are newly recruited into Nnamdi Kanu's terror group called ESN?
Get the hell outta here.

gasparpisciotta:
Read again from verse 57-62

To attend burial no be by force.
Did TB Joshua attend burial of any member of those groups when he alive?
Did he form any kind of association with them while he was living?
Even as those christian groups didn't attend his burial it did not stop the burial ceremony from happening,so whats the big deal,abi their presence for raise TB from dead?

gasparpisciotta:
What would Jesus do in this circumstance?

Jesus in Luke 9:60 said.But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
In response to a disciple who wanted to go and bury his father.So Jesus did not attend every burial ceremony.

OBALOLA55:
ALHAJI WETIN CONCERN YOU FOR CHRISTIAN MATTER

I still remain the Ojiofor Ndigbo worldwide.

esnbrutality:
Stop trying with the "Google translate bullshyt"....its stale...

NO IGBO MAN BORN OF A WOMAN WILL SUPPORT FOOLISHNESS....YOUR DESPERATION IS REAL..

UNITY BEGGING ZOMBIES EVERYWHERE...HABA!!

I don't usually engage newbies in this platform.
But sometimes these brainwashed ürchins need some lesson.