₦airaland Forum

Idiko1:
You need to reread your historical records. It is from an eyewitness not from internet news. The first wave of the pogroms in northern region of Nigeria happened in the presence of the drunkard called Ironsi. Ironsi's ineptitude as seasoned soldier emboldened the northern region elites to strike.

kingawothefirst:
To the contrary I provide jobs to Nigerians. You must be mistaking me for someone else.

Yes I read the letter, seems like you weren’t aware of the letter and Nzeogwu’s last recorded interview. What is your problem with the letter and why is it junk.

It is an excerpt from Obasanjo’s book titled Nzeogwu. I bet you didn’t know that Obasanjo is a renowned author and he wrote books. He was very good friends with Nzeogwu and wrote a book about him.

Instead of hauling insults because you are severely pained and disagree with facts, all you have to do is ask questions, I am more than willing to educate you for free if you ask nicely.

paramakina202:
Give dates and places it happened and link to support your argument.Dont come here with your own side of the story and present it as facts.

AlexBells:
It was not deception actually, the fact is that the execution was filled with some miscalculations, there would have been no easy way for Igbo officers to execute fellow Igbos, they could have sent Northerners to execute the East, I wouldn't support the execution of MI Okpara but Zik could have been hunted down and executed with his friends, what else did Zik really achieve again after the coup

BafanaBafana:
Investigations have revealed that who is who in Igbo land knew about the coup. As a matter of fact, Ojukwu had told Zik's son that his father would soon be given real powers in Nigeria. Zik was aware, Ironsi was aware and he was plotting to take advantage and hold unto power.
Zik was supposed to be made head of government but Ironsi took and held unto power for himself. In the letter he wrote to Ironsi after the coup, it was more like "o boy how far na",

AlexBells:
Investigation by who, Lagos Ibadan propaganda papers, why didn't they investigate Fajuyi's Assassination,

Like I stated earlier, if knowing about the coup made anyone part of it, then both Akintola and Saduana knew, maybe they all thought it was all on Zik and Tafawa, so you are just keeping the opinion of fabricated Bulshit, Zik had always been a wise man, Akintilo and Bello thought it was not about the regions why they were not concerned,

Whatever happened is in the past and hopefully every region got a fair share of the calamity of the past, no one really got over it, every region felt it, I hope now every party is satisfied, now let's start on a fresh page, I support the current unitary government, I'm happy it was achieved and instead of going back to regional governments, I prefer a total breakup, hopefully I prefer the country the way it is with a touch of confedracy

Idiko1:
They are the most cowered and conniving dingbats on earth. The fools manufactured the fallacy that Fajuyi wanted to die along with Ironsi while protecting his boss. A person wonders if the jackasses knew anything about a coup and the military. Francis Fajuyi had no command of a gateman at government house in Ibadan talk less protect someone.

AlexBells:
I wonder why our people never cared to burst those lies, funny enough I grew up believing that trash, coming to think of it, how could a soldier offer to die with another Soldier, meanwhile the other soldier was a Governor of a whole region, so does him volunteering to die make it less of a murder so why didnt his people press for justice, these people can't even protect their own, anyone trusting them is on their own.

They play very mean politics and propaganda and if you listened to Aburi, do you know these people didn't care about the Governor of the West which was abducted and subsequently assassinated with Ironsi, only The Governor of the East and Midwest still insisted on knowing the way about of Ironsi, I don't even know the front or back of those people, honestly.

Idiko1:
Ndigbo and Biafrans were in a war of attrition in 1967 and had no time to counter such rubbish. The same deceitful maggots, in conjunction with the moronic northern regional elites, informed the public that "Ewu Na Ebe Akwa" was a handiwork of Igbo artist to slight the northerners over the killing of their leaders. Little did the fools know that the artist of the aforementioned song was Ijaw. It was the NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) that published and distributed the gruesome photograph of dead bodies of northern leaders killed in 1966 coup and pitched the blame on Igbo market women in northern region. How did Igbo market women get close to the dead body of Sardauna of Sokoto talk less snaping a picture of it?

Bastardlyrich:
When you talk about as,ijaws are the first tribe.
I'm an ijaw man so we rule ss.
Ss and se are brothers,if you don't like it join afonjas in their ewedu republic.
God bless the ijaws.

Tetrahedron:
[s]Nzeogwu a fine soldier-gentleman!

He saw Nigeria for it was and what it will become and he took necessary actions!

Even though I am yoruba,
Nzeogwu did well
He did nothing wrong!

Those that should be blamed for the coup are leaders that were and are still corrupt till date!

I have immense respect for Kaduna, we dont have such fine soldiers anymore! What a pity[/s]

AlexBells:
Investigation by who, Lagos Ibadan propaganda papers, why didn't they investigate Fajuyi's Assassination,

Like I stated earlier, if knowing about the coup made anyone part of it, then both Akintola and Saduana knew, maybe they all thought it was all on Zik and Tafawa, so you are just keeping the opinion of fabricated Bulshit, Zik had always been a wise man, Akintilo and Bello thought it was not about the regions why they were not concerned,

Whatever happened is in the past and hopefully every region got a fair share of the calamity of the past, no one really got over it, every region felt it, I hope now every party is satisfied, now let's start on a fresh page, I support the current unitary government, I'm happy it was achieved and instead of going back to regional governments, I prefer a total breakup, hopefully I prefer the country the way it is with a touch of confedracy

Idiko1:
Ndigbo and Biafrans were in a war of attrition in 1967 and had no time to counter such rubbish. The same deceitful maggots, in conjunction with the moronic northern regional elites, informed the public that "Ewu Na Ebe Akwa" was a handiwork of Igbo artist to slight the northerners over the killing of their leaders. Little did the fools know that the artist of the aforementioned song was Ijaw. It was the NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) that published and distributed the gruesome photograph of dead bodies of northern leaders killed in 1966 coup and pitched the blame on Igbo market women in northern region. How did Igbo market women get close to the dead body of Sardauna of Sokoto talk less snaping a picture of it?

BafanaBafana:
I'm talking about CIA files on the coup.
Bros, you can go with whatever narratives suits you, it doesn't change the truth about what happened.
A coup was plotted by politicians and soldiers from a particular tribe.

BafanaBafana:
I'm talking about CIA files on the coup.
Bros, you can go with whatever narratives suits you, it doesn't change the truth about what happened.
A coup was plotted by politicians and soldiers from a particular tribe.

BafanaBafana:
Investigations have revealed that who is who in Igbo land knew about the coup. As a matter of fact, Ojukwu had told Zik's son that his father would soon be given real powers in Nigeria. Zik was aware, Ironsi was aware and he was plotting to take advantage and hold unto power.
Zik was supposed to be made head of government but Ironsi took and held unto power for himself. In the letter he wrote to Ironsi after the coup, it was more like "o boy how far na",

gidgiddy:
Midwest was not in Nigeria? Was it an independent country of its own? The Military Governor of the Midwest, Lt Colonel David Ejoor, was a Nigerian Military officer paid by the Nigerian government.

christistruth01:
At the time Azikiwe wrote that Telegram to Gen Ironsi ,Dipcherma of Borno State was still the acting head of the Government and Gen Ironsi hadn't even taken power yet

Gen David Ejoor also said he got to know that Ironsi was Part of the Coup because his deputy had been told to take over the Enugu battalion since Ejoor would not be returning

Ejoor was supposed to have been assasinated at Eko Holiday inn but the Coup plotters went to shoot up the wrong room
Col Largema was shot dead in the same Hotel

Col Fajuyi was also supposed to have been killed but he slept at a Friend's house

Gowon would have been killed with Col Pam at his house but he too had gone elsewhere to sleep at the last minute

Col Bassey at Kaduna was also on the list of those to be killed but he got wind of the plan at the last minute and managed to escape dressed as an Hausa Civilian

Col Bassey was 3 years Ironsi's Senior Officer but Azikiwe had used Politics to delay Basseys Promotion while accelerating Ironsi's own otherwise Bassey Of Calabar was meant to be head of the Army as he was the most senior Officer at Independence in 1960

AlexBells:
First Nzeogwu and others adviced against the war, just like today, if irrespective of how I'm against war as an object of secession, if the war eventually comes, I have no option than to fight else, Either I live the country, travel to the North where I would feel safer by blending with my friends up North or leave the country entirely.

Remember that Ojukwu had banned the war game and deprived Nzeogwu of every command, we first lost when Ojukwu sidelined everyone, remember that Ifeajuna was an international sensation, Ojukwu didn't have much connection in the army and an Nzeogwu command could have doused the war perhaps if the North decided to fight, Nzeogwu could have broken Western loyalties if he was influential during the war and he could have kept negotiating, in fact Nzeogwu indirectly could have looked away from Gowon

But the fact is that Nzeogwu was not someone that would stay out of a war, if he had a full command and he would sit in the office in Enugu and directing affairs, he could not have directly been involved in the field and with people like Ifeajuna also, they could have advanced towards the North instead of Westward they could have occupied some part of middle belt which I keep stressing Kogi and Benue, Ojukwu was not prepared,

christistruth01:
At the time Azikiwe wrote that Telegram to Gen Ironsi ,Dipcherma of Borno State was still the acting head of the Government [/b]and Gen Ironsi hadn't even taken power yet

[b]Gen David Ejoor also said he got to know that Ironsi was Part of the Coup because his deputy had been told to take over the Enugu battalion since Ejoor would not be returning

Ejoor was supposed to have been assasinated at Eko Holiday inn but the Coup plotters went to shoot up the wrong room
Col Largema was shot dead in the same Hotel

Col Fajuyi was also supposed to have been killed but he slept at a Friend's house

Gowon would have been killed with Col Pam at his house but he too had gone elsewhere to sleep at the last minute

Col Bassey at Kaduna was also on the list of those to be killed but he got wind of the plan at the last minute and managed to escape dressed as an Hausa Civilian

Col Bassey was 3 years Ironsi's Senior Officer but Azikiwe had used Politics to delay Basseys Promotion while accelerating Ironsi's own otherwise Bassey Of Calabar was meant to be head of the Army as he was the most senior Officer at Independence in 1960

Idiko1:
Zanna Bukar Zipcharima was a junior minister could not have acted as a head of government in coalition between NPC and NCNC.

Major David Ejoor could claim anything to placate his northern masters. Besides, he claimed to have ridden his bicycle from Benin to Lagos. Ejoor had no deputy at Enugu since he never assumed the command of fifth battalion.

Lt Col Fajuyi could not have been marked for death when he was allegedly pinpointed as the ringleader of January 1966 coup.

Lt Col Gowon had no command of boy's company and very irrelevant to coup plotters. Besides, Gowon just came back from overseas course and scheduled to take over from Njoku as second battalion commander.

Lt Col Wellington Umoh Bassey was not in Kaduna on January 15, 1966. He was in Zaria as the commander of S&T Depot. Typical Nigerian fallacy. there were two men with name, Wellington Bassey. Wellington Duke Bassey was Ironsi's senior and resigned his commission before Nigeria got independence in1960. Wellington Umoh Bassey enlisted in1953 alongside Robert Adeyinka Adebayo.

christistruth01:
Dipcherma was the most Senior NPC Minister alive. and was nominated to act on behalf of Balewa that was missing

Col Bassey was made an officer 3 years before Ironsi

Col Bassey was in Zaria depot Kaduna State

Idiko1:
You are very childish. Dipcharima was a minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under Mbadiwe. Zanna later moved to Ministry of Transport with portfolio to replace Ray Amaze Njoku. The Bassey who senior to Ironsi did not make the rank of Lt Col. Ironsi became the only African with the rank of Major in British West African force in 1956 and became ADC to Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the amalgamated territories which became Nigeria. There was no Kaduna State in 1966. Zaria and Kaduna were urban places in northern region of Nigeria.

christistruth01:
That is not true Col Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when Gowon joined the Army

That Bassey was still a lt Col 12 years later in 1966 was the Tribulation that Azikiwe and his Kinsmen put Bassey through for being a Calabar man loyal to Eyo Ita

Idiko1:
Wellington Duke Bassey was never a Nigeria army officer because he resigned his commission before Nigeria became independent country. Most goons in Nigeria erroneously believed Umoh was Duke.

christistruth01:
That is not true Col Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when Gowon joined the Army

That Bassey was still a lt Col 12 years later in 1966 was the Tribulation that Azikiwe and his Kinsmen put Bassey through for being a Calabar man loyal to Eyo Ita

Please note Wellington Duke Bassey's Army number RWAFF was WA 1 .Ironsi's number was WA 4. That means that Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was the most Senior Army Officer in British West Africa !! Can you see the wickedness and envy against Bassey? What was Bassey still doing on the same Rank as Ojukwu in 1966 ? Bassey was not Ironsi's mate !

Learn to Respect your Elders !!

Idiko1:
You should use your empty skull. Nobody stays in army on one rank for four years without promotion. Umoh Bassey a Major in 1954 only advance one rank to Lt Col in 12 years. I shook my head. He enlisted in 1953 as recruit and he rose in rank.

Idiko1:
Which Nzeogwu advised against the war and from what position? Nzeogwu was lucky to have been held in Nigerian prison at Enugu.

owagbeba:
Hello. I guess you know quite a bit about the civil war era. I wonder why the Biafrans fought like a national army Knowing they lacked a lot in armament? And they sustained that strategy till their defeat.

Do you think irregular approach or guerrilla would have made much difference in the outcome of the war?

Reading Chinua’s “there was a country,” one can see that the Biafrans were fightBig to hold territories. I think that was a wrong approach against a well armed “regular” Nigerian Army.

What do you think?