₦airaland Forum

casualobserver:
I actually believe the coup was not an Ibo coup as such. I sincerely beleive they were a bunch of overzealous immature, deluded misguided but sincere young men who saw themselves as patriots. The problem is that it failed and as a result of its failure, all we witnessed was the unintended effects.

I also believe there has always existed and still exist a band of Ibo expansionists whose views are represented by the Dady Onyeama declaration at the Ibo conference and unfortunately for the coup plotters, they are the ones who took over after the failed coup and started to act in an Ibo centric manner for instance by not trying their coup plotting kinsmen and enacting laws that suggested an Ibo supremacy/conquering agenda.

1: Whether by commission or by omission, the major actors in the coup were Ibos.
2: whether by commission of by omission the major causalities were non Ibos.
3: whether by commission or omission those who got away were the Ibos. Not only were Ibo politicians spared but the Ibo coup plotters were not tried.
4: if my brother kills your brother and I do not offer my apologies for or distance myself from his behavior then it is natural for you to conclude he had my approval.
5: the nature of some of the deaths/murders are unconscionable.
6: the fact that Ibos have never dissociated themselves from the coup but more importantly apologized and also carry on today like a people intent on conquering others only to perpetuate the idea that it was an Ibo coup.

Like I said, with what I know now. I have 98% certainty it was not an Ibo coup. It was just a series of unfortunate coincidences by young revolutionaries and Yorubas at the time looked down on joining the army, so naturally there would be more Ibos involved.

It was not who staged the coup that continues to be the problem but the actions thereafter.

garykoeman:
1966 coupist lied to Nigerians that their intentions was to rid the country of corruption.

Why spare ozumba mbadiwe who was one of the most corrupt man under balewa government and killed ahmadu bello who was servicing a loan with a bank.

garykoeman:
Ok, only northerners and southwest leaders were corrupt and deserve to be killed.

stuffs2002:
Nzeougwu marked the worst record of back stabbing in the history of Nigeria.

Nzeougwu was raised and made a Northerner by Sardauna because Nzeougwu's father was a gardener in Sardauna's house so he knew everyone in Sardauna's house and used come and grow freely.

Sardauna was the one that gave Nzeougwu the name Kaduna so as to make him a full Northerner and thereafter put him in the army using a northern slot.

2elliot:
That coup was not a secret coup. Several military guys from the south west were informed but they declined to join. The crisis in the western regions, and another in the north, necessitated the coup. The likes of FFK's father were corruption personified and was remotely involved in the crisis. And besides, the muteeners' were sympathetic to Awolowo's plight. The coup was carried out to take those men out. It had nothing to do with all politicians or leaders at the time. Try to understand the history based on the context. Nnamdi Azikiwe or any other Igbo leader was not remotely involved in the political crisis of the western regions at the time.

garykoeman:
Ok, only northerners and southwest leaders were corrupt and deserve to be killed.

Umuinyioku:
Yes, they were corrupt and deserved to be killed.

nairalanda1:
Actually, the above is not true.

1. Nzeogwu's father...James Nzeogwu ....worked for the precusor of NEPA. He never worked under or directly for the Sardauna as a gardener or in any capacity.

2.Nzeogwu was born in Kaduna, and that was why he was called Kaduna. He was not named by the Sardauna or any prominent Northerner (His brother Peter Nzeogwu in his biographical sketch of his older bro gives another Hausa name that he was given by the Hausa neighbours.)

3. He did not know nor was he on any name basis with the Sardauna.

Infact, read a good biography of Nzeogwu...one was written by his brother, the other by Obasanjo.

kettykin:
A fascinating story, but let’s dig deeper. What truly triggered this coup? Wasn’t its original intention to free Awolowo from prison and install him as prime minister? If so, why has history been distorted to present only one side of the story?

As usual, the one sides story seeks but to scapegoat the igbos. No one talks about another group of igbos led by Aguiyi Ironsi and Odumegwu Ojukwu that stepped in to restore government.

Umuinyioku:
Yes, they were corrupt and deserved to be killed.

casualobserver:
I actually believe the coup was not an Ibo coup as such. I sincerely beleive they were a bunch of overzealous immature, deluded misguided but sincere young men who saw themselves as patriots. The problem is that it failed and as a result of its failure, all we witnessed was the unintended effects.

I also believe there has always existed and still exist a band of Ibo expansionists whose views are represented by the Dady Onyeama declaration at the Ibo conference and unfortunately for the coup plotters, they are the ones who took over after the failed coup and started to act in an Ibo centric manner for instance by not trying their coup plotting kinsmen and enacting laws that suggested an Ibo supremacy/conquering agenda.

1: Whether by commission or by omission, the major actors in the coup were Ibos.
2: whether by commission of by omission the major causalities were non Ibos.
3: whether by commission or omission those who got away were the Ibos. Not only were Ibo politicians spared but the Ibo coup plotters were not tried.
4: if my brother kills your brother and I do not offer my apologies for or distance myself from his behavior then it is natural for you to conclude he had my approval.
5: the nature of some of the deaths/murders are unconscionable.
6: the fact that Ibos have never dissociated themselves from the coup but more importantly apologized and also carry on today like a people intent on conquering others only serves to perpetuate the idea that it was an Ibo coup.
7: I draw parallels with the Obidient movement, where you have probably sincere naive young non Ibos who genuinely think Obi will bring the change they desire but haven’t thought it through. IMHO if they succeed they will unleash probably the worst regime in Nigerias history because the real agenda of the Obidient movement will take ove but they will be blamed. The only difference between the Obidient movement and the coup plotters is 1) the coup plotters were in the army and controlled weapons and 2) the failure of the 1966 coup brought negative consequences while the failure of the Obidients is a blessing.

Like I said, with what I know now. I have 98% certainty it was not an Ibo coup. It was just a series of unfortunate coincidences by young revolutionaries and Yorubas at the time looked down on joining the army, so naturally there would be more Ibos involved.

It was not who staged the coup that continues to be the problem but the actions thereafter.

casualobserver:
I actually believe the coup was not an Ibo coup as such. I sincerely beleive they were a bunch of overzealous immature, deluded misguided but sincere young men who saw themselves as patriots. The problem is that it failed and as a result of its failure, all we witnessed was the unintended effects.

I also believe there has always existed and still exist a band of Ibo expansionists whose views are represented by the Dady Onyeama declaration at the Ibo conference and unfortunately for the coup plotters, they are the ones who took over after the failed coup and started to act in an Ibo centric manner for instance by not trying their coup plotting kinsmen and enacting laws that suggested an Ibo supremacy/conquering agenda.

1: Whether by commission or by omission, the major actors in the coup were Ibos.
2: whether by commission of by omission the major causalities were non Ibos.
3: whether by commission or omission those who got away were the Ibos. Not only were Ibo politicians spared but the Ibo coup plotters were not tried.
4: if my brother kills your brother and I do not offer my apologies for or distance myself from his behavior then it is natural for you to conclude he had my approval.
5: the nature of some of the deaths/murders are unconscionable.
6: the fact that Ibos have never dissociated themselves from the coup but more importantly apologized and also carry on today like a people intent on conquering others only to perpetuate the idea that it was an Ibo coup.

Like I said, with what I know now. I have 98% certainty it was not an Ibo coup. It was just a series of unfortunate coincidences by young revolutionaries and Yorubas at the time looked down on joining the army, so naturally there would be more Ibos involved.

It was not who staged the coup that continues to be the problem but the actions thereafter.

casualobserver:
I actually believe the coup was not an Ibo coup as such. I sincerely beleive they were a bunch of overzealous immature, deluded misguided but sincere young men who saw themselves as patriots. The problem is that it failed and as a result of its failure, all we witnessed was the unintended effects.

I also believe there has always existed and still exist a band of Ibo expansionists whose views are represented by the Dady Onyeama declaration at the Ibo conference and unfortunately for the coup plotters, they are the ones who took over after the failed coup and started to act in an Ibo centric manner for instance by not trying their coup plotting kinsmen and enacting laws that suggested an Ibo supremacy/conquering agenda.

1: Whether by commission or by omission, the major actors in the coup were Ibos.
2: whether by commission of by omission the major causalities were non Ibos.
3: whether by commission or omission those who got away were the Ibos. Not only were Ibo politicians spared but the Ibo coup plotters were not tried.
4: if my brother kills your brother and I do not offer my apologies for or distance myself from his behavior then it is natural for you to conclude he had my approval.
5: the nature of some of the deaths/murders are unconscionable.
6: the fact that Ibos have never dissociated themselves from the coup but more importantly apologized and also carry on today like a people intent on conquering others only serves to perpetuate the idea that it was an Ibo coup.
7: I draw parallels with the Obidient movement, where you have probably sincere naive young non Ibos who genuinely think Obi will bring the change they desire but haven’t thought it through. IMHO if they succeed they will unleash probably the worst regime in Nigerias history because the real agenda of the Obidient movement will take ove but they will be blamed. The only difference between the Obidient movement and the coup plotters is 1) the coup plotters were in the army and controlled weapons and 2) the failure of the 1966 coup brought negative consequences while the failure of the Obidients is a blessing.

Like I said, with what I know now. I have 98% certainty it was not an Ibo coup. It was just a series of unfortunate coincidences by young revolutionaries and Yorubas at the time looked down on joining the army, so naturally there would be more Ibos involved.

It was not who staged the coup that continues to be the problem but the actions thereafter.

kettykin:
You’re absolutely right. The Igbos had no need for the coup. They held the officer cadre of the military, the Chief of Army Staff, the presidency, and the presidency of the House. Yet, a group of soldiers foolishly intervened in a Western Region crisis—a problem tied to Awolowo and his jailed cronies.

This disastrous meddling should be a brutal lesson for every Igbo: never intervene in battles that aren’t yours, no matter how much blood floods the streets. Let others fight their own wars.

zero8zero:
Were you there when they were planning the coup to know their intentions?. You igbos never taken responsibility for the atrocities, you always find excuses around your acts.

2elliot:
That period in history was a time when young men and women had revolutionary ideas, not now that 50yrs old men and women are without any ideology or direction like pussies and woke feminists. That period was when boys and girls of 18–30 acted like real men with balls, and girls with intellect, not affected by flouride in their paste and water that diminishes their manliness and brains.
The idealogy of the time was pan Africanism and liberation movements. Those young soldiers saw a need to stop the chaos in the south western region–with Awolowo's freedom as their rallying point. This is very important note. If you miss this aspect, then you will miss all.

ednut1:
Nnamdi azikwe was miraculously on a long vacation. Premier of eastern region was not killed. Senate president orizu was not killed. Make i no just talk

raumdeuter:
What did Sardauna Bello, Okotie Eboh, Ademulegun, Sodeinde, Pam, Lagerma Maimalari etc have to do with the crisis in the Western Region

PressMyButton:
The President has reintroduced history in schools and made it compulsory, so shall we talk history?.
The irony is that those people who struck FIRST without any provocation are the ones crying to be the victims today.

MasterJayJay:
1966 came first before 1945?

Go and read about Jos riot 1945 where they massacred Igbo people.

Kano riot of 1953..

Back then Akintola planned to your northern Nigeria, Wada planned to attack him and gathered youths
Akintola cancelled his visit. When they saw that Akintola wasn't coming again, they started killing Igbo people in the north.

Excerpts "Here, Mallam Inua Wada, a former Federal Minister and an honourable man, recalls: “It was the booing and jeering experienced by the Northern members of parliament at the hands of Lagos crowds in Lagos”. So, on Saturday, 16th May 1953, despite the fact that Chief Akintola team’s did not even turn up, red-eyed organised mobs and hoodlums went into action and killed innocent citizens from the South, especially those from the Eastern part of the country."

All these happened before 1966.

See how Akintola a Yoruba man cancelled his visit and Igbo people have to suffer for it.

Godwin4444:
yes

We prefer to bow down to fulanis than having anything doing with the igbos

happney65:
FFK is a Blantant Liar. He didnt say what his father and the nonesense Akintola did to Awolowo and the entire Western Region. One of the major reason why the coup took place.

The failed coup was plannend and executed by three majors

Kaduna Nzegwu
Adewale Ademoyaga
Emmauel Ifejuana.

And they brought in others to see to the success of the coup

The Entire Western Region was in turmoil. In connivance with the North, This nonesense FFK's Father who he was deputy to Akintola rigged the 1965 election with impunity and people were killed here and there. Awolowo was locked up on trumped up charges of treason by the North and Akintola and Remi Kayode. Men who were desperate for nothing but power at the expense of the people they claimed they were serving.

Akintola's Aides at a Time even told him to resign but in Akintola's word "It is only death that van take the position away from him" And so it happened

FFK who was trying to claim his father isnt a coward.

When the Soldiers got to Agodi Ibadan and called him out telling him he was under arrest, Dude threw his hands in the air and begging the soldiers not to kill him. They were even surprised and asking themselves if this was truly the Fani Power. Got to Akintola's house where he shot back at the soldiers and they killed him when he ran out of ammo.

All the People that were killed were those who resisted arrest. Remi wasnt killed because he didnt resist arrest.

By the time they got to Lagos around 7AM with Remi,The coup had already failed and Ironsi boys had them all rounded up and Remi Kayode released.

Whenever I see FFK ranting,I remember his father. He is nothing but a coward like his father..

Occurstaem:
That's an abomination.
We don't want anything to do with the two of them.

2elliot:
They made up the government that were involved in the crisis in the western region. The state of emergency was enforced by military hierarchy in support of the Akintola and Belewa alliance. Sardauna Bello was the leader of the NPC, which means that he was the leader of Belewa. All of these men were interconnected.

PressMyButton:
https://x.com/realFFK/status/1879437809972601086?t=8zH6JkaGjrPHW8HUd5qxkA&s=19[/quote]E go long ooo