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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by BrodaBenad: 12:15pm On Sep 17, 2023
tiger28:
AND these are the PEOPLE that WANT to rule OUR Nigeria

GREEDY SAVAGES!!!

They will NEVER taste that seat of Power.

JUST SEE how they have recently become daily nuisances WITHOUT power....imagine if they get the power

No one should trust them!
grin

God has spoken grin you're God ọkwia? See as you dey spit everywhere cheesy

If you spit finish you go go find next rice motor to Rob grin
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by LaRosa01: 3:47pm On Sep 17, 2023
I support that 100% let Igbo carry there 5 state go form there country and Fulani we give them two state up north.make them leave us in peace



Yujin:

So what do we do to both the Igbos and Fulanis? Expel them from Nigeria right?

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 3:53pm On Sep 17, 2023
leanonme82:
Last hours of Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari

January 14, 1966… There was a party at Maimalari’s house at 11, Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos. it was planned by his ADC. The man he trusted with his life, Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna. The very man who planned the first coup in Nigeria in which his boss was one of the targets to be eliminated.

At this time, Maimalari was the Commander of 2ndbrigade Nigerian army in Lagos, Ifeajuna was his chief of staff and in charge of his details. Maimalari was the most powerful soldier from the North and a greatly admired public figure among northerners.

Maimalari was celebrating his marriage to a new bride. Ifeajuna sent out all the letters for the party that day. All senior officers and their ADC were at the party that evening. The list included the GOC of the army, Aguyi Ironsi, Colonel Kur Mohammed, Chief of Staff, army headquarters and Colonel Yakubu Gowon, commander of the 2nd battalion at Ikeja. A lot of politicians and cabinet ministers were also at the party. As the party progressed, his new wife from Kano was presented to his friends. She was young and very beautiful. Maimlari showed her off as the soldiers gazed at her while the orchestra and the 2nd battalion band from Ikeja drummed for the occasion.

A lot of junior officers were at the party as well. Some of them were in on Ifeajuna’s plans for a coup the next day. At midnight, shortly after the party, they all met at Ifeajuna’s house at Apapa. He got in late, there were 12 officers waiting for him among them were Humprey Chukwuka (deputy general in the Nigerian army) and Major Christain Anuforo, General staff officer at the army headquarters.

A Yoruba akotileta house negro was at the meeting. His name was Adegboyega. Another very important active member of the group was Anuforo. Other important officers at the meeting that evening were Donatus Okafor, Captain Ogbonna Oji and Lientenant Oyewole. Someone joined them much later at the meeting, Obienu, his task was to take over the barracks at Abeokuta which had a lot of firepower that they needed for the coup. The man tasked to go to Maimalari’s house to kill him was Donatus Okafor.

2am, the phone rang at Maimalari’s house, it was Elizabeth, Yakubu Gowon’s wife that called him to tell him her husband had been arrested by some of the coup plotters. While Maimalari was on the phone with him, he heard commotion at his own gate. One of his guards had been shot and killed for refusing to open the gate . Immediately he heard the gunshot, he ran upstairs to his house, took his new wife and hid her in the servant’s quarters, then he ran to the back of his house, scaled the fence, and disappeared into the darkness.

Donatus Okafor….. nearly ran mad when he realized Maimlari had escaped…. Maimalari was the most powerful solder in Lagos ( although not the most senior)…. he was the commander of the southern brigade in Apapa… lots of the fighting forces of the battalions…. Field artillery corps… armored and mechanized corps were under his command… he could mobilize an entire brigade with his powers in the military….. most of the ammunitions that Ifeajuna took from the barracks for the coup, he did so with forged clearance in the name of Maimlari

Okafor told his soldiers to search every part of the house and to kill Maimalari if they sight him anywhere. If Maimalari made his way to any barracks, they were all doomed. He could easily round them up and they would face a well predicted fate in his hands…. When they did not find him in the house, they went back in their cars and searched around Thompson Street and glover road in search of Maimalari… when they did not find him… they searched along Bourdillon road…. Really frantic to make sure he did not reach the barracks.

Maimlari was running on the streets in his Pijamas… bare feet, trying to make his way to the federal guards palace…. If any car drove by, he docked into the shrubs or bush….. now a car passed by and he tried to dock… then from where he was hiding, he noticed it was a familiar car…. Of his ADC…. They partied together few hours earlier…… he jumped out from the bush where he was hiding and waved down at him… unaware that he just fell into a trap……

‘Emma… thank God…. Some of your boys have gone crazy… Do you have a knowledge of who they might be and what unit? …
’No sir’ replied Ifeajuna
‘Never mind, just get me to the barracks … I am going to find those bastards in the morning and finish them’

As Maimalari walked towards Ifeajuna’s car… He saw the Prime minister… Tafawa Balewa in the car…. Maimalari froze to his feet… realizing he just walked into a trap…. Ifeajuna told him to say his last prayers… cocked his gun and fired three bullets at the Brigadier…. He fell to the floor and died instantly…. Ifeajuna fired five more shots at him on the floor….

This was the last hours of a man that did no wrong…. In the hands of a man he took like a brother and entrusted his life into…. Ifeajuna... the man who celebrated with him just a few hours earlier…. Murdered him on his wedding day……
The January 1966 coup was not a revolution... like the Obidient movement, it was a sham... the rage in the heart of these savages going around at night across the country in their coordinated selective murders as they pelleted their victims with bullets is all that needed to be observed.

On that same route… Aguyi Ironsi was intercepted and allowed to pass as he made his way to the barracks.

The kind of nemesis that is awaiting Igbo in Nigeria,civil war era will be a child play cos they are the ones still crying for victimisation when nothing is playing yet.

I advise them to start relocating gradually to Biafra.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 3:54pm On Sep 17, 2023
Acekidc4:
Igbos are the first People to Betray all the other Tribes in Nigeria. They're the first Betrayer of Nigeria cos of Power Hungriness!! Yeye People!!

Even in Biafra they will continue paying the price, very horrible tribe.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 3:57pm On Sep 17, 2023
Ashez:
Ifeajuna na mumu man

That was the reason speaking Igbo residing in Asaba was massacre for being betrayal.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 3:58pm On Sep 17, 2023
pandoragirigory:
Reasons why igbos will never be trusted with power

Only in their Biafra they will be president cannot happen in Nigeria

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:00pm On Sep 17, 2023
Timothy89:
did those fools abusing Northerners now see the reason they fear igbo President. just look at what happen post election, how peter obi kinsmen were abusing the tribes of those that supported them?



do not entrust your safety, businesses in any igbo hand if you want to live long, even my woman an igbo always warned me about doing business with igbo



out of 100% obidients mummies outside of southeast, 70% have dropped, some fools are still carried away with the lies despite glaring of obi failure in Anambra foolish man

Sorry ooo inter marry will soon affect some of you by the time Igbo is granted Biafra cos an average Nigerian's doesn't want them anymore.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:01pm On Sep 17, 2023
Epistasis:
This country is not ripe for our brothers to lead yet, Maybe after 2038 Sha.

In Biafra, nigeria doesn't need you.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:04pm On Sep 17, 2023
delpee:
A very sad part of our history. Moving away from the regional set up is a major factor in the ruination of this country.

The coupists made things worse by centralising power in the Federal Government. That killed the fair competition and progress we were making in the different regions, which could have culminated in faster and more sustainable progress, for the regions and the country as a whole.

They are horrible and greedy tribe thinking that they can override the whole tribes in Nigeria due their fetish ritualist believe but they will continue paying the price till they get Biafra.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:06pm On Sep 17, 2023
BrodaBenad:
Typical SW Rice Bandit libelists cheesy

Still working on " let's hate igbos' madness grin grin

Stale! grin even north central is now aligning with Igbos cheesy

Attachment by force it seems you guys are shameless inferiority people, must you force yourselves on others and who told you that the poster is Yoruba.






Meanwhile tinubu is a failure cheesy
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:07pm On Sep 17, 2023
[quote author=BrodaBenad post=125836626]Typical SW Rice Bandit libelists cheesy

Still working on " let's hate igbos' madness grin grin

Stale! grin even north central is now aligning with Igbos cheesy

Attachment by force it seems you guys are shameless inferiority people, must you force yourselves on others and who told you that the poster is Yoruba.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:08pm On Sep 17, 2023
truthhurtsnaira:



Dont mind them… They know they are shythole blackies…. They cant tell you one single policy stance Tinubu has…. But have decided to cover it up with Igbo this…. Igbo that ni….

N I G G E R S

Thank God from tomorrow sit at home your Biafra is loading....

Very soon you will know your boundaries or you die.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:09pm On Sep 17, 2023
complexstuffs:
Some say IIGB0S are a cursed tribe

Worldwide that's why asari dokubo said let Igbo Go.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:11pm On Sep 17, 2023
garfield1:


Oga,most of those that took part in it were igbos.the beneficiary was igbos.all those killed were non igbos so there's nothing you can do about it

They think they are wise very soon they will know their boundary

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Cabalgeneral: 4:13pm On Sep 17, 2023
garfield1:


95% were non igbos.carrying out the coup wasn't the issue but the bloodiness and the elimination pattern.whar were the coupists thinking? You could have carried out a bloody coup.the killing of ahmadu bello the leader of the north and the killing of brigadier maimalari the military icon of the northern soldiers was the greatest error.these two killings is still haunting Nigeria till now.the se should find a way and placate the north

The northerners will still massacre them one more time before granting them sorrowful Biafra.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Yujin(m): 8:52pm On Sep 17, 2023
LaRosa01:
I support that 100% let Igbo carry there 5 state go form there country and Fulani we give them two state up north.make them leave us in peace



Lol. See this onuku. Them tell you say Igboland na only the 5 SE states? You be thief?
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by gragz8701: 9:27pm On Sep 17, 2023
LaRosa01:

which North Central?quote me there is no difference between Igbo and the Fulani,only difference is Fulani are smoother in operation and think further while the igbos are loud and shallow in thinking.
both tribes are the problem of Nigeria


You nailed it.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by OMBIIGA: 10:38pm On Sep 17, 2023
The event of January 66 is a sad reminder on are innocent blood were shed inrespective of the motivating factor.
Life is sacred and no one got the right to take that which was not created by him . May God brings through healing and reconciliation to our land.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 10:57pm On Sep 17, 2023
Acekidc4:
Igbos are the first People to Betray all the other Tribes in Nigeria. They're the first Betrayer of Nigeria cos of Power Hungriness!! Yeye People!!

Hey watch your words. Ifeajuna betrayed his boss and not igbos as a tribe. Also you failed to tell people that the same Ifeajuna shot a senior igbo officer and killed him in that coup. He was the Quartermaster General of the Nigerian army by name Col Arthur Unegbe.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 10:59pm On Sep 17, 2023
pandoragirigory:
Reasons why igbos will never be trusted with power

Ifeanjuna as a person and not igbos betrayed his boss. The same Ifeajuna killed the quartermaster general of the Nigerian Army Col Arthur Unegbe who is an igbo. But they keep saying no igbo senior officer was killed in that coup.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:01pm On Sep 17, 2023
LaRosa01:
I support that 100% let Igbo carry there 5 state go form there country and Fulani we give them two state up north.make them leave us in peace




Stop saying rubbish and stop being stupid and dense. Did all the igbos instruct ifeajuna to shoot his Boss? Did you forget that a Yoruba man Fajuyi provided tactical encouragement and support to the coup plotters. Stop being stupid abeg.

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:01pm On Sep 17, 2023
gragz8701:


You nailed it.

He didn't nail anything
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Donaldoni: 11:01pm On Sep 17, 2023
Wow

Terrible!

Igbos CAN NEVER be trusted with presidency. Even VP will be denied them henceforth.

After we backed GEJ, he turned against us. How much more an Igbo man

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:02pm On Sep 17, 2023
Cabalgeneral:


The northerners will still massacre them one more time before granting them sorrowful Biafra.

You people will soon be arrested one by one in this forum. Keep doing ethnic baiting this is how Rwanda started and I assure you if any thing happens in this country. This post will be used to track and arrest you.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:03pm On Sep 17, 2023
Timothy89:
did those fools abusing Northerners now see the reason they fear igbo President. just look at what happen post election, how peter obi kinsmen were abusing the tribes of those that supported them?



do not entrust your safety, businesses in any igbo hand if you want to live long, even my woman an igbo always warned me about doing business with igbo



out of 100% obidients mummies outside of southeast, 70% have dropped, some fools are still carried away with the lies despite glaring of obi failure in Anambra foolish man

Look my friend watch your words do you know that ethnic baiting is a crime and it attracts jail time, you would be arrested as it is not hard to track you.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:05pm On Sep 17, 2023
delpee:
A very sad part of our history. Moving away from the regional set up is a major factor in the ruination of this country.

The coupists made things worse by centralising power in the Federal Government. That killed the fair competition and progress we were making in the different regions, which could have culminated in faster and more sustainable progress, for the regions and the country as a whole.

Do you know the funny thing. The person who killed regionalism was Gowon with decree 8 that abolished regions and created states. Ironsi with his unitary decree only centralised the civil service, he kept the regions and provinces intact.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:07pm On Sep 17, 2023
Cabalgeneral:


The kind of nemesis that is awaiting Igbo in Nigeria,civil war era will be a child play cos they are the ones still crying for victimisation when nothing is playing yet.

I advise them to start relocating gradually to Biafra.

Do you know this threat can get you arrested? Ethnic baiting is a crime oooo. Look I have made a screenshot of this and I will send it to the law enforcement agencies. You are threatening the lives of fellow Nigerians juts because they are igbos. Mind you ifeajuna acted on his own. Igbos never instructed him to do what he did. Even you, I don't think you were born at that time to even know the events yet you are here spreading hate. See let me tell you, ethnic baiting is a crime that attracts jail time and I assure you, na there you go dey.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:09pm On Sep 17, 2023
Cabalgeneral:


Worldwide that's why asari dokubo said let Igbo Go.

You will soon be arrested. Ethnic profiling and baiting is a crime and it attracts jail time. Continue.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Timothy89(m): 11:10pm On Sep 17, 2023
Irony1:


Look my friend watch your words do you know that ethnic baiting is a crime and it attracts jail time, you would be arrested as it is not hard to track you.


arrested by Emmanuel Ifeajuna? and jail by Ironsi



go and sit down

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Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:11pm On Sep 17, 2023
complexstuffs:
Some say IIGB0S are a cursed tribe

Oga ethnic baiting is a crime that attracts jailtime. Your profile has been marked and you will be tracked I promise you this.
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Timothy89(m): 11:11pm On Sep 17, 2023
Cabalgeneral:


Sorry ooo inter marry will soon affect some of you by the time Igbo is granted Biafra cos an average Nigerian's doesn't want them anymore.


dey play, my babe is even more Yoruba than you, I won't tell you how
Re: How Brig. Zakari Maimalari Was Killed By His Chief Of Staff, Ifeajuna (Jan 1966) by Irony1: 11:12pm On Sep 17, 2023
Timothy89:



arrested by Emmanuel Ifeajuna? and jail by Ironsi



go and sit down

That guy that called for igbos to be killed. He was arrested in Oshogbo. Don't worry yours will be child's play. First Seun will be picked and trust me he will give up your profile details with ease.

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