₦airaland Forum

naijaking1:
You will not mind closing Lagos and Kano markets because of hunt for fake products?
The stupidity is that your tribalistic mind doesn't see the precedence of a wrong action in SE, not knowing that you are going to have the same thing happening to you soon.

Wahabfuture:
What do you expect him to say, 🤣you actually believe he participated in the coup blindfolded, funny you , even your fellow Yorubas participated in the coup, I’m sure they were blindfolded too according to your logic 😃

keep writing long epistle but it won’t change the fact that the coup was not an Igbo coup, Yorubas make una rest small, why do you guys carry this matter for head like gala. Spit

Difrent:
This is the irony of all your revisionism

After denigrating all yoruba newspapers and labelling them liars till date
Its still a yoruba newspaper that is your evidence of what led to awolowo death.....
The same yoruba newspapers you say lie all the time? Definitely the news item should be a lie according to you
Stop confusing yourself like many of your tribesmen since IBB book came out

Konquest:
Your post is another of your highly insidious, rambling historical inconsistencies and conjectures you are known for. I once debunked your FALSE account years back that it was Awolowo and Yakubu Gowon that teamed up to create states on May 27, 1967,
BUT Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye (who hailed from Bonny Island) media interviews which I still have CLEARLY stating that it was he and other Rivers State leaders of thought including Ken Saro-Wiwa and more that visited Lagos Island several times (where Nigeria's administrative capital was located) and impressed it on General Yakubu Gowon from 1966 to 1967 to create states and move away from regions to reduce the alleged domination of the larger ethnic groups especially from the Igbo in the Old Eastern Region. That 12 new states creation of May 27 1967 by General Yakubu Gowon was effectively carried out after due consultations with the indigenes of those new states contrary the claims you made on that thread post years back.

Second, Ibrahim Babangida NEVER accused Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN (who passed on in 1987 at the age of 78) of trying to overthrow him in any coup! YOU are spreading a recycled FAKE old story here. I was alive and a young adult as of the time Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo passed on and Babangida himself and many world leaders eulogised Awolowo who was given a grand state burial in Ikenne, Ogun State. IBB came into power in August 1985 till 1993, so, he didn't overthrow Awolowo or Jakande directly. Awolowo was a septuagenarian then (so how can an old man of 76 to 78 between 1985 to 1987 be plotting to overthrow IBB?). It's ONLY mentally deranged minds that would sit down in one little dingy corner, fabricate and then spread such defamatory conspiracy theories online!

Third. This same shameless strand among the Igbos are rewriting history by spreading criminal falsehoods that Awolowo plotted the January 1966 coup when the rest of the sane world knows from documented historical facts right from the early 1960s (1962) that Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, Chief Ayo Adebanjo (the lawyer and factional Afenifere member passed on last week), Chief Anthony Enahoro and other leaders of the iconic Action Group Party totalling 17 people were all imprisoned in 1963 on FALSE charges by the NPC/Zik alliance structure which later floundered. Awolowo and the 17 others imprisoned in 1963 for 10 years NEVER committed treason OR plotted from prison ANY Ifeajuna-led coup of January 15, 1966 as irresponsibly being alleged and pushed around by ill-informed young Igbo posters on multiple online platforms.


Chief Obafemi Awolowo Arriving For Sentencing | Jailed For 10 Years For Treason | September 1963

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d-PGsQqNJk?si=dr3-tsQC7WZtpf46
Adeyinka Makinde • Sep 25 2019

Nigeria Chief Awolowo Released From Prison 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMNa4671Yuw?si=W_YUQiN6YZ78W1xR
John Doe • Nov 21 2019

Obafemi Awolowo: The Best President Nigeria Never Had

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXWTJC8MPw
HistoryVille • Oct 8 2022


Fourth. It's the same historical FACT that Ibrahim Babangida NEVER said "Yorubas are cowards" in any 1993 interview whether in Hausa or English languages. It's again another defamatory and asinine Igbo fabrication that gained momentum from ipob propaganda websites that I have visited for years now and that FAKE news is being relentlessly spread online by ONLY Igbos even right till last week. Babangida has a lot of Yoruba friends and associates over the years, so, he NEVER spoke condescendingly about Yorubas in any 1993 interview. All these highly offensive fables are being spread by you and other Igbos online and I have said it before that you are particularly known for engaging in sophistry on this website and your insidious falsehoods and half-truths will be debunked and much more. This place is not an ipob website where you can blatantly spread disinformation.

5] The MAJOR reasons why that January 15, 1966 coup has been termed an "Igbo coup" or "Igbo-dominated coup" since the 1966 in publications around Nigeria (NOT your so-called Western Nigeria media you falsely alluded to here) is simply because it was "hijacked" by Igbo officers who the Okpanam-born Kaduna Nzeogwu accused of in his interview he granted after the coup of TRIBALISM due to the fact that they did NOT carry out any killings in the Eastern Region while political and military leaders from other regions of Nigeria were killed.

Historically, ALL the Igbo officers who opened direct gunfire and KILLED the senior politicians and military leaders from the Northern, Western, and Mid-West Regions are all known by name right BELOW. NOBODY from other ethnic group killed Northern, Western and Mid-West leaders... ONLY the Igbos opened gunfire! Then MOST of the officers who took part that infamous coup were Igbos despite a few non-Igbos such as the naive Major Ademoyega and 2nd Lieutenant John Atom Kpera being mentioned. John Atom Kpera later fought as a veteran during the exactly 30 months Nigerian Civil War of July 1967 to January 1970 and rose to become a General from Benue State after it was clearly shown that he knew NOTHING about the coup and he and other non-Igbos in his squadron were drafted to take part in the military exercise by the largely Igbo officers who knew about the coup (without their knowledge of any coup plot!). General John Atom Kpera (rtd) is still alive and granted several interviews and reaffirmed that the 4 non-Igbo officers knew nothing about that irresponsible coup until after it occurred.

BELOW is the EXCERPT of the 2017 interview publication about the Nigerian Civil War veteran General John Atom Kpera. He is still alive in Benue State.

"Role I Played in 1966 Coup – General Atom Kpera"
Published on December 31, 2017
By John Owen Nwachukwu

“That is why I said I participated in it blindfolded. I wasn’t the ONLY one; ALL our officers, probably ONLY the Igbo officers knew that it was a coup. In that squadron, we were four that were non-Igbo, every other person was an officer of Igbo extraction. That was how it went.”
=>https://dailypost.ng/2017/12/31/role-played-1966-coup-general-atom-kpera/


6] Last but NOT least, (as an older man here with a vast knowledge for decades now of the geopolitical events before and after the EXACTLY two-and-half years Nigerian Civil War) the perception of that highly irresponsible January 15, 1966 ALL over Nigeria is that it was an "Igbo-dominated coup" OR "Igbo coup" because of the CLEAR FACTS I stated above even though that wasn't the ORIGINAL intention when Nzeogwu and co were selling that vision to some officers, BUT it was later hijacked, gullible officers like Ademoyega were cut off from the real goings on, and the killings MAJORLY occured in the Northern, Western and Mid-West Regions. This is the MAJOR reason why a counter coup or REPRISAL attacks by Northern Region military officers such as Theophilus Danjuma and more against largely Igbo officers took place 6 months later and civil unrests laced with deep public anger targeting ONLY Igbos took place in the Northern Region of Nigeria because that coup which was ORIGINALLY supposed to be a nationalistic coup unfortunately got hijacked and metamorphosed into grand "Igbo coup."


So, DON'T try to rewrite history here.

There is absolutely NOWHERE in IBB’s book where he said that the coup of January 15, 1966, was NOT an Igbo coup.

In fact, he alluded to the contrary in the book excerpt right BELOW, when he said the coup had taken on an ‘unmistakable ethnic coloration. (Meaning the coup which was supposed to be nationalistic was hijacked by "OUTSIDERS" or Igbo officers. IBB was simply being diplomatic or charitable in NOT using harsher words than he did in his book on those Igbo-dominated coup plotters).



He (Ibrahim Babangida) wrote:

"It was heinously callous for Nzeogwu to have murdered Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife, Hafsatu, because not only were they eminently adored by many but also because they were said NOT to have put up a fight. From that moment the putsch was infiltrated by "OUTSIDERS" to its supposed ORIGINAL intention and it took on an unmistakable ethnic coloration COMPOUNDED by the fact that there were NO related coup activities in the Eastern Region"- President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, 'A Journey In Service: An Autobiography', February 2025.



The Ethnic Profiles of the Killer Officers and Military Logistics of the January 15, 1966 Coup Assassinations:

1] Ifeajuna led the Lagos faction that went to Sir. Tafawa Balewa’s residence… He is Igbo-speaking

2] Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu led the Northern faction that killed Sir. Ahmadu Bello and his wife in Kaduna … He is Igbo-speaking.

3] Nwobosi led the faction that went to Ibadan and killed Aare Samuel Ladoke Akintola… He is Igbo-speaking.

4] Timothy Onwuatuegwu led the faction that went to Ademulegun’s house and killed him and his pregnant wife... He is Igbo.

5] Timothy Onwuatuegwu again led the faction that went to Ralph Sodeinde’s house in Kaduna... He is Igbo.

6] Ezedigbo led the faction that went to the Itsekiri leader Okotie- Eboh’s house and killed him… He is Igbo

7] Chris Anuforo led the faction that went to Col. Kur Mohammed’s house… He is Igbo

8] Donatus Okafor led the faction that went to Maimalari’s house... He is Igbo.


9] Lt. Oguchi was sent to the East to kill the Eastern Region Premier Sam Okpara… He spared his life… He was Igbo.


As can be seen from ALL the evidence right ABOVE EVERYONE (from the former Northern, Western and Mid-West Regions who got brutally killed by gunfires in the highly irresponsible January 15, 1966 coup were killed by Igbo-speaking officers.

To irresponsibly deny and think that the January 15, 1966 coup was NOT an Igbo-dominated affair is criminal and a BIG insult by some Igbos on the memory of those who lost their lives in that coup and their surviving loved ones. Period.

ottersberger:
Summary:

Chief Awolowo was a thief
Chief Awolowo was a megalomaniac like his tribesman in Abuja.
Most Yoruba politicians at that time were kleptocratic and corrupt (thieves).
Northerners and Easterners were the opposite of their Western counterparts.

The above lends itself to the assertion that Chief Awolowo was probably guilty of the high treason charges brought against him by the government.

aswani:
And a non descript website like that is your proof?

A website that provided zero proof and where the writer uses the words "self murder" apart from other grammatical and typographical errors.

You should be ashamed to reference that website, I wrote better English at primary school.

Shane truly catch me for you!

aswani:
How can I deny what there's no proof of?

I guess it would come out in his book soon assuming it was true if course.

PHIPEX:
You can also say Buhari did not Arrest Nnamdi Kanu, security men did right? Don't be naive

Greenback:
Fajuyi is a great man and remains a great man.
A selfless soldier.

God continue to rest his soul.

Please stop this false narrative

Thiefobi1:
Gibberish as usual.

I Believe all these falsehood u allege should have been written in babagida books.

Ibo people and lies 5 &6.

Christistruth02:
Gen Ironsi’s son was behind the door and heard everything
He later looked outside the window and saw Fajuyi insisting on following the Soldiers
if they wouldn’t let Ironsi go

OfoIgbo:
The same Gowon that did not try all those that committed pogroms against Igbos in the north, you expect to go try Awolowo, when he was looking for an alliance with the west.

Planning coup was not new to Awolowo
1. Balewa, Ahmadu Bello and Akintola imprisoned Awolowo because he was planning a coup
2. Awolowo was to be installed as the president if the January 1966 coupists had succeeded. All his political opponents were killed in that coup, and all his political allies were spared.
3. During Babangida's tenure, Awolowo was also caught planning another coup. This led to his suicide, as he knew he couldn't rope in the usual Igbos into his devilish plans.

Pazienza

OkCornel:
You’re waiting out for Nigeria without dealing with the sellouts in your tribe?

Ok…

Thiefobi1:
U re still a boy with ur reasoning and analysis.


Ironsi and fajiyuyi were best of friends in the millitary.


Ironsi actually sent those boys for special training in Ibadan prior to the coup.

Awolowo is in no capacity to order a millitary personnel.

Stop trying to twist the IBO coup debacle.

Nigerians knows the first coup was carried out by easterner to dominate others.

Thiefobi1:
U will just kpai another million if u re not careful these time around.


Other are watching u people if u don't know.

OkCornel:
Alright then, stay divided and remain exploited.

By the way, a Yoruba man has never been a governor in the South East.

An Igbo man has never been a governor in the South West.

Yet the standard of living in either regions is abysmal, the people can’t unite at ward level or local government level or at state level to hold their leaders accountable.

Forget it, tribalism is all smokes and mirrors perpetuated by the elites to keep y’all in bondage.

Lifestone:
Most of the accounts show that the coup was planned and executed by Igbos. The outcome and lopsidedness of the fatalities was crucial to determine who owns the coup

Thiefobi1:
Are u serious.

Killing ahmadu bello offered Gowon to power.

Was it not Ironsi and his boys who benefited from their IBO coup.

What was the question those northern soilders who came for his head ask him.

Thiefobi1:
Return back to ur region or ur tribalism will be Ibo end in Nigeria

Thiefobi1:
U ibo people are criminal minded and liers.


Same awolowo was release by Gowon , driven to his home ikenne by miritala Muhammed and finally made deputy to Gowon.

So awolowo will plan a coup and Gowon will not deem it fit to try him.

U S.E are BST.

Christistruth02:
Go and read his interview


Better Still listen to Gen Ironsi’s Son Thomas who was in the house with Ironsi and Fajuyi when they were
taken away


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOR2RM-0xx4?si=7Me5Njr0VzRayUP4

OkCornel:
It’s simple, stay divided and remain exploited.

Or

Unite and demand what you deserve.

The vultures have tricked the suffering masses that they are their own enemies because of tribal differences…

Whereas the irony of the whole thing is nobody chose the tribe they were born into.

pazienza:
In 1962, during a political crisis in the Western region of Nigeria, Coker was appointed by Moses Majekodunmi, the sole administrator of the region to chair a commission of enquiry into the affairs of some statutory corporations. The commission was viewed by some as an instrument to discredit the Awolowo faction of the Action Group.[7] However, in the final report of the enquiry, it found Awolowo culpable in the diversion of regional funds to finance the Action Group but exonerated Akintola, which made it easier for the latter to be reinstated as Premier of the region.[8][9] This became known as the Coker Commission Of Inquiry.

The Coker Commission Of Inquiry issued a four-volume report detailing administrative excesses in the region. The report reported the misuse of public funds for private and political gain. This was not the case in the other two regions of North and East. The Governor of Northern Region Kashim Ibrahim of blessed memory died a Poor man where as M.I Okpara(of Great fame), Premier of Eastern Region despite all the industries he built could not build a single house for himself, but across the Niger, the Premier of Western Region then, Awo was already a Millionaire in Foreign currency. Money meant for Government Project were siphoned into private businesses such as Media(Tribune Newspapers), Real Estate , Hotel Management amongst many business concerns owns by the Yoruba Leader . The Commissioners stated further that Awolowo’s scheme “was to build around him with money an empire financially formidable both in Nigeria and abroad-an empire in which dominance would be maintained by him by the power of the money which he had given out.” Little wonder, why when Helicopter was a Luxury, he was the only Presidential Candidate that have the luxury to afford 2 helicopters for his campaign which failed woefully.

pazienza:
In 1962, during a political crisis in the Western region of Nigeria, Coker was appointed by Moses Majekodunmi, the sole administrator of the region to chair a commission of enquiry into the affairs of some statutory corporations. The commission was viewed by some as an instrument to discredit the Awolowo faction of the Action Group.[7] However, in the final report of the enquiry, it found Awolowo culpable in the diversion of regional funds to finance the Action Group but exonerated Akintola, which made it easier for the latter to be reinstated as Premier of the region.[8][9] This became known as the Coker Commission Of Inquiry.

The Coker Commission Of Inquiry issued a four-volume report detailing administrative excesses in the region. The report reported the misuse of public funds for private and political gain. This was not the case in the other two regions of North and East. The Governor of Northern Region Kashim Ibrahim of blessed memory died a Poor man where as M.I Okpara(of Great fame), Premier of Eastern Region despite all the industries he built could not build a single house for himself, but across the Niger, the Premier of Western Region then, Awo was already a Millionaire in Foreign currency. Money meant for Government Project were siphoned into private businesses such as Media(Tribune Newspapers), Real Estate , Hotel Management amongst many business concerns owns by the Yoruba Leader . The Commissioners stated further that Awolowo’s scheme “was to build around him with money an empire financially formidable both in Nigeria and abroad-an empire in which dominance would be maintained by him by the power of the money which he had given out.” Little wonder, why when Helicopter was a Luxury, he was the only Presidential Candidate that have the luxury to afford 2 helicopters for his campaign which failed woefully.

aswani:
Per the text in bold, I am genuinely interested, where or when did IBB say this?

Of course it should be in this book he has Just published, shouldn't it?

He wouldn't have left something so important out, would he?

OkCornel:
And how has tribalism helped the masses from independence till date?

While the vultures put aside their differences to loot the common wealth of the masses 🤷

OfoIgbo:
He died because the July coup plotters considered him one of the senior officers that helped the January 1966 coupists with combat training.

I suspect he was Awolowo's man.

The two most senior military officers involved in the January coup were Yorubas. Fajuyi and Banjo. The others were junior to them, but they cleverly stayed out of playing active part, thereby roping in unsuspecting Nzeogwu and co, into making it seem like an Igbo coup, when in actual fact, it was Awolowo's coup, who used it to eliminate all his political opponents.

Pazienza

Xisnin:
No, he wasn't indicted for coup plotting.
He was indicted for wanting to "overthrow the government" by the stupid Balewa administration
who got angry because Awolowo resisted his attempt to politically take over the western region.


Anybody with functioning brain knows that the trial was a political hit by the jittery NPC.
The judge even declared that "My hands are tied." before passing the judgment.
That is the first coup trial in the history of the world where 100% of the accused are civilians
that have zero ties with the military.
And what evidence was used?
Alleged article writings published in newspapers! Yes, the weapon for the coup was the
public writings of the accused, not guns , not bombs but writings.

It is soldiers that plots coups and not civilians with zero official powers.
I don't expect you to understand due to your severe intellectual deficiency.

flokii:
He should come out clean.. he wants a docile Southerner that he and his Northern friends can toss around to replace President Tinubu.. such will not happen.
Southerners are wiser than El-rufai and his croonies.

Since a Southerner was appointed FCT Minister, these muslim fanatics have been going gaga. We heard about their plans to operationalize sharia in the FCT before the current President came into power and dismantled their evil agenda.
Nigeria is a secular nation and will remain so as far as the country remains.

Useless extremists.. nothing to show for all the monies allocated to the FCT for years now. A sensible SSner became FCT Minister and within two years changes came, many forgotten places are getting developmental projects and the nation's capital is now looking presentable.