₦airaland Forum

Welcome, Guest: RegisterLoginWith GoogleTrendingRecentNew

Stats: 3,327,281 members, 8,430,170 topics. Date: Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 01:21 AM

Toggle theme

Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? - Politics - Nairaland

Nairaland ForumNairaland GeneralPoliticsWhy Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? (1843 Views)

1 2 3 Reply (Go Down)

Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by OredoPikin(op): 7:10am On Jun 29, 2024
The 1966 coup in Nigeria was led by a delta man, born and brought up in kaduna.
Why still tag it igbo coup instead of South south coup or delta coup?

Is there a collective agenda to paint the igbo tribe bad?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 7:56am On Jun 29, 2024
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Hadone(m): 8:01am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class on secondary school
Well said!
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Gentle034(m): 8:06am On Jun 29, 2024
huh
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by AwkaFinest: 8:32am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
You have said it all.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Godwin4444: 8:38am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
don’t mind them

U did something that hurt everyone n only u benefitted n u also mocked people about it but u don’t want them to believe u are d one

U think others are stupid abi

Igbos even mocked d north more, imagine the label on a bread

Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 8:40am On Jun 29, 2024
Godwin4444:
don’t mind them

U did something that hurt everyone n only u benefitted n u also mocked people about it but u don’t want them to believe u are d one

U think others are stupid abi

Igbos even mocked d north more, imagine the label on a bread
That's why hypocrisy stinks far more than rotten eggs
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Christistruth00: 8:52am On Jun 29, 2024
Just list the names of the Killers

And then list the names of those who were killed

Afterwards just post that list here for everyone to see it

Ps: No insults please this is just for investigative Education purposes
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by 2elliot: 9:04am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
At the time the coup happened, the Eastern region was easily the most peaceful region, and there was no good reason to kill anybody from the east. That coup happened basically because of the crisis in the south western region caused by the Awolowo and Akintola politics, and the seemingly biased actions of Balewa who favoured Akintola and had Awolowo imprisoned, who was loved by the majority. Those soldiers were sympathetic to Awolowo.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 9:06am On Jun 29, 2024
2elliot:
At the time the coup happened, the Eastern region was easily the most peaceful region, and there was no good reason to kill anybody from the east. That coup happened basically because of the crisis in the south western region caused by the Awolowo and Akintola politics, and the seemingly biased actions of Balewa who favoured Akintola and had Awolowo imprisoned, who was loved by the majority. Those soldiers were sympathetic to Awolowo.
See justification

grin
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by SisterRamota(f): 9:20am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
See justification

grin
A caregiver job, yes or no?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by StolenEggsDEPT: 9:30am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
See justification

grin
Stealing eggs?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by phantom(m):
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
This is not true. The military at the time, just like every other sector had a predominance of igbos. A yoruba man ademoyega was also involved.

The plan was to get rid of the corrupt civilian leadership at the time. They started executions from the west and north and had plans to eliminate the igbo leaders at the time but the coup was foiled before they could get to the East.

Go and read "why we struck" by adewale ademoyega.

Please note that nzeogwu was delta igbo but grew up in the North and spoke hausa fluently. He was igbo in name.

That coup was not intended to entrench igbo dominance.

We keep talking about the coup but forget the chaos that led to it.
Awolowo in his tribalistic nature caused the events that led to that coup.
Please go and read and stop constituting nuisance here on nairaland
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by NaMe4:
Masterminds of the 1966 coup:

Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Chris Anuforo, Don Okafor, Humphrey Chukwuka, and Adewale Ademoyega


These guys were Majors (in rank) in the Nigerian Army at the time. They invariably had to involve senior officer(s) - Kaduna Nzeogwu, who was Lieutenant Colonel.

On realisation that the coup had failed, Ifeajuna escaped into Ghana dressed as a woman and only returned to fight with the Biafran army (before ultimately, his principal also followed suit), while Nzeogwu Kaduna was apprehended.

This is just to clear the erroneous assumption that Lt Colonel Kaduna Nzeogwu was the mastermind behind the coup.

Major Adewale Ademoyega who was one of the masterminds was not Igbo, so calling it an Igbo coup based on participants was very unlikely. Besides many lower-ranking personnel across the Country partook in the operations aspect of the coup.

It appears there was some level of sabotage of the coup itself by partakers as leaders in other regions were eliminated while those of Igbo stock seemed to have been led to escape or were coincidentally nowhere to be seen.
That is where the perception of an 'Igbo coup' began to grow. Also, with sequence of events after the coup - political and social, this perception grew stronger.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Notasyouthink: 10:01am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
Ok, what do you have to say about those coups that brought people like Gowon,buhari and IBB to power and even Gideon okay coup?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 10:04am On Jun 29, 2024
StolenEggsDEPT:
Stealing eggs?
Have you made up your mind not to be making sense again on this forum?

Stop making the years of trolling as a curse on you

You can't be wasting your time and life away on NL creating senseless monikers only for trolling

Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 10:05am On Jun 29, 2024
Notasyouthink:
Ok, what do you have to say about those coups that brought people like Gowon,buhari and IBB to power and even Gideon okay coup?
Why can't you stick to the topic of discussion without doing whataboutism?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Notasyouthink: 10:19am On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Why can't you stick to the topic of discussion without doing whataboutism?
Ok, I will still catch you enjoy for now.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Buccalcavity2:
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
And the beneficiary,Ironsi, coincidentally was reluctant to punish the "coupist".....but speedily promulgated Unitary decree.
What a series of coincidences!
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by kedeojo(m): 1:08pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
See justification

grin
Don't mind that fool cos he thinks we are fools like his people who he can decive easily. It was an Igbo coup agenda, anyway they are been paid back in Nigeria today by that devilish act. Others don't trust them with power at the national level again.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by gidgiddy: 1:17pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
Same happened with Murtala Mohammeds coup, but it was never tagged "Hausa Coup"

They even put Murtala on the N20 note, named buildings and Airports after him, just for being a successful coup plotter
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues: 1:18pm On Jun 29, 2024
gidgiddy:
Same happened with Murtala Mohammeds coup, but it was never tagged "Hausa Coup"

They even put Murtala on the N20 note, named buildings and Airports after him, just for being a successful coup plotter
Can you stick to this thread?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by gidgiddy: 1:21pm On Jun 29, 2024
Godwin4444:
don’t mind them

U did something that hurt everyone n only u benefitted n u also mocked people about it but u don’t want them to believe u are d one

U think others are stupid abi

Igbos even mocked d north more, imagine the label on a bread
This bread you are posting, do you think picture of this quality, and photo editing software of this level that has Nzeogwu crushing the Sarduana, actually existed in 1966?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by gidgiddy: 1:25pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Can you stick to this thread?
I'm asking a question

Why is that coup the only one that has ethnic tag?

But Murtala Mohammeds coup that even killed your Military Governor of the Western Region, Lt Colonel Fajuyi and other leaders from other parts of the country, was not called "Hausa coup"

Rather, Murtala Mohammed was honoured on the N20 note, had Airports and Highways named after him, just for being a murderous coup plotter

One rule for the North and another for the East?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by helinues:
gidgiddy:
I'm asking a question

Whi is that coup the only one that has ethnic tag?

But Murtala Mohammeds coup thatbeven killed you Military Governor of the Western Region, Lt Colonel Fajuyi and other leaders from other parts of the country, was not called "Hausa coup"

But Murtala Mohammed was honoured on the N20 note, had Airports and Highways named after him, just for being a murderous coup plotter
Create a thread for that and don't derail this.

1966 coup is Igbo coup. Epistle is not needed
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Godwin4444: 1:29pm On Jun 29, 2024
2elliot:
At the time the coup happened, the Eastern region was easily the most peaceful region, and there was no good reason to kill anybody from the east. That coup happened basically because of the crisis in the south western region caused by the Awolowo and Akintola politics, and the seemingly biased actions of Balewa who favoured Akintola and had Awolowo imprisoned, who was loved by the majority. Those soldiers were sympathetic to Awolowo.
u can’t even lie with sense
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by gidgiddy: 1:29pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Create a thread for that and fone derail this.

1966 coup is Igbo coup. Epistle is not needed
No point creating another thread, everyone knows it's always one rule for the North and another for the East. That's why Murtala can be on the N20 note but Nzeogwu can never be there even though both men did the same thing

One of the hypocrisy of the Nigerian State
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by Ofodirinwa: 1:32pm On Jun 29, 2024
OredoPikin:
The 1966 coup in Nigeria was led by a delta man, born and brought up in kaduna.
Why still tag it igbo coup instead of South south coup or delta coup?

Is there a collective agenda to paint the igbo tribe bad?
so for the sake of hoping people you don't know like you, you've decided to paint a full blooded fully aware Igbo man as a lesser igbo man.
Nzeogwu is 600% an igbo man and if he leads a coup, it's an igbo coup. Something he's not ashamed of, you want to feel shame on his behalf. Shut up.

Start your own igbo coup aturu. You think you're the normal one and he was abnormal?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by OredoPikin(op): 2:16pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Because leaders from other regions were killed except the Igbo leaders.

And eventually after the coup, it was an Igbo man , Aguiyi Ironsi who benefited from the coup.

So it's Igbo's coup

It be like some of una missed history class in secondary school
Lolz
U dodged the question.
Why called a coup led by a SS man an igbo coup?
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by SisterRamota(f): 2:30pm On Jun 29, 2024
helinues:
Create a thread for that and fone derail this.

1966 coup is Igbo coup. Epistle is not needed
I have a job for you ok.
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by 2elliot: 8:20pm On Jun 29, 2024
Re: Why Was The 1966 Coup Tagged Igbo Coup? by 2elliot: 8:20pm On Jun 29, 2024
1 2 3 Reply

Ethnic Bigots Are Upset That IBB Debunked The Igbo Coup Narrative - Rufai OseniThere Was No Igbo Coup - Rufai OseniDavid Hundeyin Blasts Legacy Media For Inventing The "Igbo Coup" Hoax234

How We Ferried Globacom Boss Adenuga Into Exile On Night Of Orkar’s CoupLIVE: Mammoth Crowd as Protesters Chant 'No Wike, No Rivers'"Na Your Mama"- Nursing Students Reject Remi Tinubu During Visit To Their School