₦airaland Forum

Nanalucky:
Was the story teller there when all this write up happened...how old was he....? Or he was told one sided story........we keep talking about we must come together as one to build a better country...like this?. With all this hate.... what course the coup....?. ...I am not saying I supported what happened....but in my government text book, I was told and read that the leaders were living big....someone had his clothes carried by a little boy..... where ever he was going to...... others were eating the national cake alone... corruption was in government..........the hen that laid the golden egg was given a pinch......why did Issac boro foght his 12 days fight?.... No body answered that.... what he fought for is still playing out till today...... what course the war is still playing out today...till we kill sentiments frm us...we can't get it right

You had govt text book but you think another person does not have his own history book, do you think you're wise?

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.


There was peace in the eastern Region with the economy adjudged as the fastest-growing in the world. The east was at peace with itself.
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.

The Igbo playbook going forward should be that no intervention if an issue has nothing to do with the Igbo race. Southern Nigeria only exist in the feeble mind of manipulators. The best interests is the interests of the only the igbos.

the i:gbos had need for the coup and greed fueled that need because they wanted control of the Western region revenues and institutions..

Eastern region does not start and end with igbos.. the Eastern region major revenue was not coming from the i:gbo dominated parts it was coming from Cross River, Port Harcourt and the present day Bayelsa state.

you are grossly mis-informed

codemaniacs:
igbos that hate Yorubas with passion will attempt a coup to free Awolowo a Yoruba man... You igbos must think Yorubas are dull and lack sense to be spreading lies...

Awolowo was in Calabar prison... if they wanted to release him they would have done it after the coup during the 6 months they ruled for..

you igbos always lie hiding behind pan-africanism, ironsi abolished regionalism because he wanted access to funds in Western Nigeria while Northern Nigeria funds would have just been bonus because they were never a rich region..

There is a difference between coup plotters who happened to be ibos and ibos. The coup plotters failed so we will never know their intentions. Because the ibos that took over after the failed coup were the typical ibos, they acted in typical ibo fashion hence their brothers were not tried and Awolowo remained in prison, decree34 was promulgated etc.

Like I have said many times, there is evidence to show that the coup plotters may have been revolutionary, patriotic, nationalist and not sectarian……unfortunately for them and history……and for the ibos, they failed! So we will never truly know.

What I will say is that the coup plotters do not represent typical ibos and they ended up handing over power to typical establishment ibos who acted like typical fashion. I said in a previous post that I believe 95% that the coup was not an ibo coup. The 5% is because the ibos were already losing/lost influence at the center, a successful Balewa/Akintola alliance would have further dented the influence of the east so there is that 5% chance it could have been an ibo centric coup such that the only hand left to play was to install Awolowo since he was already in alliance with NCNC anyway. We don’t know. On the balance of probability, I am willing to believe it wasn’t an ibo coup but the actions of the ibos since have not helped their perception.

codemaniacs:
igbos that hate Yorubas with passion will attempt a coup to free Awolowo a Yoruba man... You igbos must think Yorubas are dull and lack sense to be spreading lies...

Awolowo was in Calabar prison... if they wanted to release him they would have done it after the coup during the 6 months they ruled for..

you igbos always lie hiding behind pan-africanism, ironsi abolished regionalism because he wanted access to funds in Western Nigeria while Northern Nigeria funds would have just been bonus because they were never a rich region..

The coup failed and so they couldn't release him, and an opportunist called Ironsi took over. What don't you understand here?

gbemishile:
U need to tell us how he die tge coup o.
Besides,he died by the bullets and u dont see his yribe or lineage trying to distort history and carrying their bitterness and anger down through generations

Correct..but you people wey carry the matter for head nko!?
So kindly tell your people to stop carrying Thier bitterness over what happened decades ago to disturb everybody,abi the late ahmedu bellow na yoruba?!!!!

You point one finger accusing others but the remaining four are pointing back at you....

franvincoop:
Was any Ibo man or politician killed in the coup of 15th January 1966?
If there was, please state his name.
If there wasn't then it was an Igbo coup simply because the perpetrators were Igbos and of course the beneficiary were Igbos.
Don't forget also how Igbos were provoking and taunting Northerners in the North after the coup.

Captian Unegbe was Igbo and was killed. He was the Quatermaster General and he didnt want to hand over the keys to the Armoury to the coup plotters and they killed him

2elliot:
If Ironsi was part of the coup, he would have moved the country's military to the east and empowered the east militarily. Some of you are just wickedly stupid. How do you think that the Igbos could carried that coup out to subjugate the entire country when they do not have the population or the military power to do so, and especially if the west did not give them that support. Just think with your head na.

Empowered east millitary bawo.
Dont be stupid.
Look at the list of coup plotters and tell me which tribe majority of them came from

gbemishile:
He made d coup fail??
U need history lessons
And when he got into power,he did not do what his tribe went to war for.

You are the one that needs History lesson. He was the one that stopped the coup when the coup plotters didnt meet him at home.

He was among those penciled down for arrest. You can believe anything you want to believe. It doesnt make it the truth

flokii:
That's true Yoruba spirit.. never to run from battle. Had it been he had enough ammo, I'm sure he'd have killed all the Igbo coupisits that came for him even if it meant inevitable death.
Yorubas have grown weak.

its true because during that whole pogrom war madness two legendary hero’s became household names for their bravery and how they can take down whole enemies terrain in under one hour, just straight up stone cold warriors and none of em was Hausa or Igbo

1- VICTOR BANJO
2 - BENJAMIN BLACK SCORPION ADEKUNLE

Flexyup:
FFK you ve done your own harm to the country in this days of democracy

Is there any harm in talking about history?, do you want to hide it?.

Be mindful a one sided story coming from a gullible and transactional individual who loves to distort history to favour his paymasters!

Interestingly,any time the eyes of some politicians from the north are about to be open about the hypocrisy of some certain individuals from the west,propaganda machinery will start reminding them of 1966 just so that the alliance will continue despite their disagreements!

It's the same machinery successfully used to keep everyone divided knowing it serves their purpose!

My question is why should the actions of a few individuals be used to exert revenge or blame on the region where they come from?

Why should an individual or citizens from the middle belt be blamed for the actions of yakubu gown or should the citizens from the South East be made responsible for the actions of agu ironsi?

Why blame the collective actions of few military men to assassinate individuals from a certain region on the citizens of the states where these individuals come from?

Do the Jews still blame today Germans for the wicked acts of Adolf Hitler?

All I know is that it's easy for politicians to keep average Nigerians apart....just use religion and ethnic bigotry!

2elliot:
Wipe out to achieve what? Some of you are so damn myopic. SE did not wipe out the British who ruled them for decades during colonialism, but they chose to do that with the entire country without any military base in the region, or the population and power to subjugate the entire country. Some of you are just daft to think that that coup was an Igbo coup. Not even the Fulanis some of you dread can openly carry out such an act. Dem no born them reach. But you think Igbos who were well represented in government and military at the time would want to dominate the entire country through force. If that was the case, Ironsi would have moved all military wares to the east and strengthen it. Yet, that would have been foolish. But except, the corrupt west was behind them to destabilise the country.
You all need to start thinking for yourselves, honestly.

from the early 1900s even before Nigeria's almagation of northern and southern Nigeria.. Nnamdi Azikwe's father was working for the Bri:tish as a secretary and hundreds if not thousands of other i:gbos were also working for the bri:tish all over Nigeria because the Bri:tish favored them and not because other tribes were not qualified and un-educated.

why would igbos attack Bri:tish that favored them and in 1960 when the British left Nigeria they handed it over to the i:gbos..

it would have been very foolish of the igbos to attack the Bri:tish that favored them over other ethnic nations in Nigeria.

the i:gbos and igbo leaders of that era believed they had the population and power to subjugate the entire country but you are too igbocentric to see this and acknowledge it.

Don't i:gbos of this 2025 era also believe they have the power and population to subjugate the Yorubas and take over Lagos and its political structure or you are just too igbocentric to accept this

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

No mind them. Then think say na Dem wise pass other Nigerians

rummmy:
see as they remove NZOGWUs name as the coup leader because they discovered he is from their darling south south...............also i can see a youba man among the planners and also igbo man was among the people killed so how is this Igbo coup when it has a national coverage..
can someone explain to me......
do not also forget that over 9m igbos were murdered because of what they tagged igbo coup..
IRONSI was also killed.....

Who removed Nzogwu's name because he's from the SS?.. Are you not the same people clamouring for Anioma state to be part of SE?. Are you denying that he wasof Ibos extraction.

Godwin4444:
Igbo n mouth

By now I think Nigeria will b burning after kanu was arrested but here we are today

Still waxing stronger

Nobody takes Igbo noise serious from here, ordinary MC oluomo na him put Igbos for their place in d last election

Igbos and mouth but you are afraid of them?

Abagworo:
No matter how the media tries to justify the genocide against Igbos the truth cannot be changed that Igbos were killed more because of inherent jealousy than the coup itself. Of Tinubu the present President was Igbo they would have still done same by attributing every suffering from the economic policy to Igbos and claiming it is only affecting other Nigerians. Nzeogwu and his fellow coup plotters did wrong but it has nothing to do with Igbo ethnic group.

Since Okorocha was flogged in APC for his stupid greed, you can't stop seeing Tinubu in your dreams. Wetin carry Tinubu enter this matter?

2elliot:
It is not hard to understand why. The crisis in the western region tore the west apart, with one side on Akintola and the other on Awolowo's side. While in the north, the sardauna is both the NPC head, the premier of the north and religious leader. They have a herd mentality. Hardly any northern soldier will join to lead such a coup that will aim at their own leaders.
The east did not have that herd mentality and also didn't have factional leaderships as was the case in the west. Yet, the coup was communicated to others who even in the west who simply declined to join.

stop spreading lies..

Awolowo had nothing to do with anything.

read the quote below and have more understanding

raumdeuter:
Actually there was need for the Ibos

1959 to 1964 was a NPC(mainly North) and NCNC(Mainly East) alliance which ruled and formed the cabinet. By 1964 Akintola already broke away from the AG and formed his NNDP. Akintola already reasoned that this alliance was to the detriment of Yorubas since all the good positions were cornered by the Ibos and Hausas. To the level where even the Vice Chancellor for UNILAG and UI both in Yorubaland were Ibo men Eni Njoku and Kenneth Dike.
(I listened to Akintolas campaign speech of 1964)
The initial alliance between the NPC(Balewa) and NCNC(Azikwe) was broken and Akintolas NNDP became the new partner with NPC to form the NNA alliance. The NNA Alliance won the election thus Balewa and Akintolas party would be forming the new govt and the Ibos would be pushed into opposition. Akintola started replacing Ibos in the former govt with Yorubas from his NNDP. An example, At that time the tenure of Eni Njoku expired as UNILAG VC and Akintola ensured that Prof Saburi Biobaku was made the VC. This was too much for the Ibos to take and they reacted which meant Akintola had to be killed and those in the new NNA alliance

diamond68:
its true because during that whole pogrom war madness two legendary hero’s became household names for their bravery and how they can take down whole enemies terrain in under one hour, just straight up stone cold warriors and none of em was Hausa or Igbo

1- VICTOR BANJO
2 - BENJAMIN BLACK SCORPION ADEKUNLE

It's common knowledge that Yorubas fought and won the biafra war for Nigeria.. likes of Murtala and the other Northerners were just losing soldiers as biafra forces were annihilating them.. Story changed when Yorubas took command of the battalions invading biafra.

The only Military advance defunct biafra republic had was led by a Yoruba man by name Victor Banjo.. seeing his Military prowess made the Igbos jittery and they lied to Ojukwu that Banjo was a sellout working for Nigeria which wasn't even enough reason for Ojukwu to have him killed .. what followed after was total destruction for Ojukwu and his biafran army (including foreign mercenaries from France, South Africa and likes).

Benjamin Adekunle a.k.a Black Scorpion was a fearsome and gallant Yoruba warrior that did exploits.. God continue to rest his soul.

casualobserver:
But 6 months was enough to alter the trajectory of the country forever with laws like the unification decree? I hope you know it is not the coup that has set us backwards but the single most important reason is the loss of federalism and who did that? But apparently 6 months is not long enough.

The coup was not an ibo coup. I state that will full chest. That does not mean certain ibo did not and still do not have an agenda. Like I stated in my post earlier, the consequence of the failed coup is that it handed over power to the group of expansionist ibos.

I have said it many times already, the problem is not the coup. It wasn’t an ibo coup but if my brother kills your brother and I neither apologize to you, show any remorse and act in a manner that seems to be in sympathy for the actions of my brother then I can’t blame you for holding me responsible for the death of your brother, whether I knew about it or not. Perception is reality.

In the same way you hold Awo responsible for not supporting Ojukwu when he pulled out of Nigeria, despite the fact that Federal troops were in the western region, the federal govt was in the western region, Yorubas were underrepresented in the army as the army then was seen as a profession for lowlifes. Neither can you show where Awo said the west would fight against the federal, all he said was if they go, we go. It didn’t stop you from saying and continuing to say Awo betrayed you did it?


The problem the ibo man faces, is not the coup but their actions after the coup failed and which continues till date. I don’t know how many times I can say this.

I am an Ijaw man from Gbarain clan in Bayelsa state; I am not an Igbo man. I am one of those rare people who look beyond religion, tribe and what have you. Today, I will defend the likes of Dele Farotomi, Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Ibrahim Traore and a few others with my life and everything I have because these men share in my truth and we have a lot in common. Look, I was and remain one of the greatest critics of Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, Asari, and others from my Ijaw tribe who are incompetent or do not support the truth.
So, when I speak in favour of the Igbos pertaining these events, I speak in line with my nature.
I know what I have seen and passed through for speaking the truth. I come from a place that has oil and its politics is as deep as our national politics.

Umuinyioku:
You are getting it wrong.

SS and SE are one because they're facing marginalization in Nigerian state. From North to southwest where they believe Nigeria is Their inheritance and shares common values.

Unbundling the federalism is panacea to the problems confronting her growth.

Your usual line of domination, when did SS tell you they're one with you?. After telling you so many times that they're not the same with igbos, better respect yourself.

flokii:
It's common knowledge that Yorubas fought and won the biafra war for Nigeria.. likes of Murtala and the other Northerners were kust losing soldiers as biafra forces were annihilating them..

The only Military advance defuct biafra republic had was led by a Yoruba man by name Victor Banjo.. seeing his Military prowess made the Igbos jittery and they lied to Okukwu that Banjo was a sellout working for Nigeria which wasn't even enough reason for Ojukwu to have him killed .. what followed after was total destruction for Ojukwu and his biafran army (including foreign mercenaries from France, South Africa and likes).

Benjamin Adekunle a.k.a Black Scorpion was a fearsome and gallant Yoruba warrior that did exploits.. God continue to rest his soul.

Your Benjamin Adekunle will continue to rot in hell for the murder of my vibrant uncle, which brought about untold sorrow to my extended family to this day.

zero8zero:
Your usual line of domination, when did SS tell you they're one with you?. After telling you so many times that they're not the same with igbos, better respect yourself.

I am an Ijaw. I and the SE are one.

chatinent:
If you know the history well, you need no one to tell you.

And of course, I can see the selective judgement and many omitted important parts in this story.

Tell us the parts that were omitted

2elliot:
I am an Ijaw man from Gbarain clan in Bayelsa state; I am not an Igbo man. I am one of those rare people who look beyond religion, tribe and what have you. Today, I will defend the likes of Dele Farotomi, Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Ibrahim Traore and a few others with my life and everything I have because these men share in my truth and we have a lot in common. Look, I was and remain one of the greatest critics of Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, Asari, and others from my Ijaw tribe who are incompetent or do not support the truth.
So, when I speak in favour of the Igbos pertaining these events, I speak in line with my nature.
I know what I have seen and passed through for speaking the truth. I come from a place that has oil and its politics is as deep as our national politics.

And what is the relevance of what you just wrote?

AfonjaConehead:
Correct..but you people wey carry the matter for head nko!?
So kindly tell your people to stop carrying Thier bitterness over what happened decades ago to disturb everybody,abi the late ahmedu bellow na yoruba?!!!!

You point one finger accusing others but the remaining four are pointing back at you....

Who be d tribe wey dey shout upandan for biafuro?
Who dey diaturb tge entire nation bcua their tribe no enter presidency.

casualobserver:
And what is the relevance of what you just wrote?

...I am on the side of truth, as your kinsman did here. https://punchng.com/akintola-travelled-ambulances-protection-wild-wild-west-crisis-ayo-adebanjo/

Okpollo:
Are you not the one that inherited over 60 year old tears from your father on how igbos killed your future and your past ? You should be ashamed of your self for having power and still crying about death of your useless grand fathers. If we get another chance you see that death you want , yoy see death and fear will grip you. Who want a worthless vulture like you alive around them? So we dont want you to be around or share same space with you as we are your fear but you think you can drink your poison and live? Lol such unfortunate sets of fools

You see typical Igbo agenda . See why karma is dealing with you

flokii:
It's common knowledge that Yorubas fought and won the biafra war for Nigeria.. likes of Murtala and the other Northerners were just losing soldiers as biafra forces were annihilating them.. Story changed when Yorubas took command of the battalions invading biafra.

The only Military advance defunct biafra republic had was led by a Yoruba man by name Victor Banjo.. seeing his Military prowess made the Igbos jittery and they lied to Ojukwu that Banjo was a sellout working for Nigeria which wasn't even enough reason for Ojukwu to have him killed .. what followed after was total destruction for Ojukwu and his biafran army (including foreign mercenaries from France, South Africa and likes).

Benjamin Adekunle a.k.a Black Scorpion was a fearsome and gallant Yoruba warrior that did exploits.. God continue to rest his soul.

yeah ojukwu did Victor banjo dirty. We all know it was jealousy. Such a handsome guy too. Looked like a scholar. You wouldn’t know he was a stone cold killing machine to look at him. Looks posh and polished

2elliot:
Your Benjamin Adekunle will continue to rot in hell for the murder of my vibrant uncle, which brought about untold sorrow to my extended family to this day.

He was commissioned by the Government of Nigeria to quell Ojukwu's rebellion which he did to the best of his abilities.. God is a warrior Himself and understands Rules of engagement in warfare.

That's why the language used in the Armed Forces is "Victory" cos only God gives victory to deserving side in any warfare.

gbemishile:
Who be d tribe wey dey shout upandan for biafuro?
Who dey diaturb tge entire nation bcua their tribe no enter presidency.

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2elliot:
Igbos had it all, so what are you talking about? Whether they formed the alliance with the north or the west, Igbos were well placed and represented in politics and military. So, and with the newly found oil in the eastern region, no other region could have matched them. So, what power do you think they needed? Some of you are just stupid and wicked parroting lies.
That coup happened because of Awolowo and nothing else. And the coup wasn't a secret one. Several military men especially in the south west were informed but most declined to join. There was no Igbo conspiracy involved. The crisis in the South west was a concern to a lot of vibrant people, both civilians and military, at a time youths were very vibrant and fighting colonialism and corruption in the African continent. It is not like now that 50yrs old men are stupid and cowardly and do not have any revolutionary ideas.
If you want to understand history, you must study and put yourself in the era of those who participated in that history. Don't use you 2025 logic. You won't get it.

How did the coup happened because of Awo?, how did it benefits Awo directly or indirectly?.
If it was because of crisis in the western region, why did the Igbo coupists then went to west to kill their leaders instead of dousing the crisis?

kettykin:
Awolowo was imprisoned Calabar in the Eastern region. Killing him would have been the easiest assignment for a boy scout. The coupist never had it in mind to kill him

Freeing him would have been the easiest assignment too, why didn't they free him?