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Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Godwin4444: 11:19am On Jan 17, 2025
OkayDaddy:
The people who Northerners, Mid-westerners and Westerners voted for, Nzeogwu killed them and Ironsi protected Nzeogwu and in fact, gave him succour in Igboland.
You are here asking foolish questions.

You people are hypocrites and karma is showing you shege.
the main reason y we are still here today is that Igbos will never own up to their irresponsibility

They will never agree they make mistake instead they will want to twist narrative n with that nothing will change

Now I know y many said they will prefer to vote a non Nigerian than Igbo

Imagine pure hypocrisy, pure insincerity n deny
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 11:42am On Jan 17, 2025
Finquas:
Lazy youths creating stale senile threads all over the place like say those who have governed Nigeria since after the war has made it El derado... Una mumu go soon set when looming famine and hunger go finally damage una little unproductive brains left
Hunger, kwashiokor and starvation destroyed your fathers.
Just last month, your mothers were tramp to death over uncooked rice.
Igbo man, your curses are already manifesting in your lineage
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by PHIPEX(m): 11:44am On Jan 17, 2025
danvon:
According to Ademoyega, Ojukwu was aware there was a coup but he adopted a 'wait-and-see' stance, then once it looked like the coup wasn't going to be successful he turned against it.

It was coup within a coup within a coup.
See how daft this sounds.

"When it appears it wasn't going to be successfull"
Who then made it not to be successful?
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by NothingDoMe: 11:44am On Jan 17, 2025
helinues:
Here we go

Foiled coup. Who got killed then? arrogant and ego won't just let some people accept their mistakes
Was the "The People" that planned the coup?
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by christistruth01: 11:53am On Jan 17, 2025
cool
Can you believe that at the time Azikiwe did this interview below on the 16th of Jan 1966
Gen Ironsi had not yet taken Power
look outside the Window you can see it is broad daylight
Listen to Azikiwe

Dr Orizu who was the Acting President didn't invite Gen Ironsi to takeover Power until 10 minutes to midnight on that same day (16th of January 1966 ) which couldn't have been less than about 6 hours after Azikiwe gave this interview to the British Press yet Azikiwe was speaking as if Gen Ironsi was already in Power

Gen Ironsi didn't take Power until 17th Jan 1966 the next day

From his replies you can see that Azikiwe was completely uninterested in finding Prime Minister Balewa who had only been kidnapped and was only missing at the time of this interview and whose body was not found until almost a week later but see how so confident Azikiwe already was that Balewa wouldn't be found alive


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCD7uQsSU6U?si=_lCuNifvAGEIRXrp
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Finquas: 12:14pm On Jan 17, 2025
OkayDaddy:
Hunger, kwashiokor and starvation destroyed your fathers.
Just last month, your mothers were tramp to death over uncooked rice.
Igbo man, your curses are already manifesting in your lineage
Agbado has eaten up the little brain left.. destroyed ke.. and igbo is dominating ur envious memory cuz they are highly industrious and productive .. lazy brains should go get jobs and be productive.. stop spewing garbage trash on nairaland
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Finquas: 12:16pm On Jan 17, 2025
christistruth01:
cool
Can you believe that at the time Azikiwe did this interview below on the 16th of Jan 1966
Gen Ironsi had not yet taken Power
look outside the Window you can see it is broad daylight
Listen to Azikiwe

Dr Orizu who was the Acting President didn't invite Gen Ironsi to takeover Power until 10 minutes to midnight on that same day (16th of January 1966 ) which couldn't have been less than about 6 hours after Azikiwe gave this interview to the British Press yet Azikiwe was speaking as if Gen Ironsi was already in Power

Gen Ironsi didn't take Power until 17th Jan 1966 the next day

From his replies you can see that Azikiwe was completely uninterested in finding Prime Minister Balewa who had only been kidnapped and was only missing at the time of this interview and whose body was not found until almost a week later but see how so confident Azikiwe already was that Balewa wouldn't be found alive


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCD7uQsSU6U?si=_lCuNifvAGEIRXrp
Oga all this stale rants and gist no de tired you... Lol
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 12:40pm On Jan 17, 2025
Finquas:
Oga all this stale rants and gist no de tired you... Lol
You haven't seen anything yet.
Wait till other reports come out. You cantankerous fools will regret the reintroduction of history.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 12:41pm On Jan 17, 2025
Finquas:
Agbado has eaten up the little brain left.. destroyed ke.. and igbo is dominating ur envious memory cuz they are highly industrious and productive .. lazy brains should go get jobs and be productive.. stop spewing garbage trash on nairaland
You are deceiving yourself. After your parents signed the instruments of surrender after the war, Ekpa is locking your mother indoors every day Monday. You are eternally senseless and na your papa you resemble.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Finquas: 12:59pm On Jan 17, 2025
OkayDaddy:
You are deceiving yourself. After your parents signed the instruments of surrender after the war, Ekpa is locking your mother indoors every day Monday. You are eternally senseless and na your papa you resemble.
Hahahahahahaha.. Agbado should be banned in Nigeria cum west Africa grin
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Finquas: 1:01pm On Jan 17, 2025
OkayDaddy:
You haven't seen anything yet.
Wait till other reports come out. You cantankerous fools will regret the reintroduction of history.
If u like turn yaself to cantankerous reports and history reintroduction.. igbo s will still be progressing and dominant... Lol shocked grin.
How I wish I was from that tribe...
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by LegendHero(m): 1:16pm On Jan 17, 2025
mrvitalis:
So you know the aim of the coup?

What was operation wetie n it's relationship to the coup sir
No relationship. It’s just coincidence.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by LegendHero(m): 1:17pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
The coup cannot be undone but this unworkable union can be undone.

Lets push for this!
I agree with you. The union is unworkable.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by T9ksy(m): 1:37pm On Jan 17, 2025
mrvitalis:
So you know the aim of the coup?

What was operation wetie n it's relationship to the coup sir
Abeg, STFU, jor!!!

Wetin concern ibos (from eastern nigeria) with operation wetie in western nigeria?

The aim of the coupists (Igbos) was no rocket science. it was simply to grab power at the center which they did but unfortunately, could not hang on to it.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by danvon(m): 2:08pm On Jan 17, 2025
PHIPEX:
See how daft this sounds.

"When it appears it wasn't going to be successfull"
Who then made it not to be successful?
Coups are divided into blocks and units

Jan 15 1966 coup was divided into A, B and C

A was supposed to take control of the capital, also take control of the armoury, tanks and the central structures like the Parliamentary building.

B was supposed to intercept the communication and either enlist soldiers support or prevent any military interference during the operation.

C was supposed to take care of personalities and symbols either by enlisting, arresting or killing important figures who can rally public support against the coup.

Ifeajuna was in charge of A, Chris was in charge of B, Nzeogwu was in charge of C.

A performed his part terribly, B was partly successful, C was very successful.

Upon seeing the failure of A and part failure of B, this then gave Ojukwu chance to switch to a different coup operation by Aguiyi Ironsi, to stop C.

If A was successful, Ojukwu would have never switched sides, even if B was partly successful.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by christistruth01:
Finquas:
Oga all this stale rants and gist no de tired you... Lol
The Truth must be told over and over and over again if necessary especially as some people still believe the wrong that happened was right
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 2:45pm On Jan 17, 2025
All Nigerians supported the coup at first until BBC twisted it to an Igbo coup. Again, the specific officers acted on their own, they had zero votes and are dead.

Godwin4444:
y don't u collectively condemn them as Igbos then?

When gbenga adeyinka grandson realised he had no support he was easily defeated but when nnamdi kanu n ekpa realised they had support they wax stronger

U want us to believe u Igbos didn't support it but u applauded them after d coup

U can't change history

Look at d label of this bread n how Igbos mocked d north
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 2:51pm On Jan 17, 2025
Ironsi and Nzeogwu are nobody's ancestors.
Nzeogwu was 30yrs old at the time
OkayDaddy:
Yes, you will be held accountable for the foolishness of your ancestors. After all, the name Biafra you are talking about today was brought up by your ancestors, not you.

You agitation for secession will be treated just how you treated Midwest people who were agitating for secession.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by christistruth01: 2:52pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
All Nigerians supported the coup at first until BBC twisted it to an Igbo coup. Again, the specific officers acted on their own, they had zero votes and are dead.
Even Nzeogwu said the execution of the Coup in the South was Tribal
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 2:57pm On Jan 17, 2025
You keep missing the point. You can't hold civilians responsible for the actions of 30yrs old soldiers
christistruth01:
Even Nzeogwu said the execution of the Coup in the South was Tribal
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 2:58pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
Ironsi and Nzeogwu are nobody's ancestors.
Nzeogwu was 30yrs old at the time
Yes na
Your ancestors who died young are not your ancestors because they died young.
Why are you now crying over Biafran children?

You no get sense
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 3:04pm On Jan 17, 2025
Who are the children of Nzeogwu? Who was his wife?

Who voted for Nzeogwu? Who voted for Ironsi? They both represented nobody, they went to the military on their own
OkayDaddy:
Yes na
Your ancestors who died young are not your ancestors because they died young.
Why are you now crying over Biafran children?

You no get sense
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Gerhards: 3:05pm On Jan 17, 2025
OkayDaddy:
Yes na
Your ancestors who died young are not your ancestors because they died young.
Why are you now crying over Biafran children?

You no get sense
People don't die in your southwest or what about those you mine their skull on daily basis all over yoruba land? dude sense is far from you, keep beating your dried ewedu chest for me? omo ofo grin grin
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by christistruth01: 3:49pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
You keep missing the point. You can't hold civilians responsible for the actions of 30yrs old soldiers
Are Ipob Civilians or Soldiers
They are the reason why you are being reminded about History
Ipob has been rewriting it desperately and frantically

And their own ipob version of History is so dangerously wrong and off that it needs immediate and full Correction

Everyone had forgotten the past before
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 3:53pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
Who are the children of Nzeogwu? Who was his wife?

Who voted for Nzeogwu? Who voted for Ironsi? They both represented nobody, they went to the military on their own
Since nobody voted first Ojukwu, why did you losers follow him?
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkayDaddy: 3:53pm On Jan 17, 2025
DMerciful:
You keep missing the point. You can't hold civilians responsible for the actions of 30yrs old soldiers
This one is ancestral madness o. grin
No wonder they said they want to build massive psychiatric hospitals in the East.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 3:57pm On Jan 17, 2025
The Easterners were in the East when the military attacked.

Ojukwu was a military man who lead soldiers to war. Easterners were attacked in their homeland
OkayDaddy:
Since nobody voted first Ojukwu, why did you losers follow him?
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by DMerciful(m): 4:01pm On Jan 17, 2025
Nobody has firgotten any past.

Ipob is ipob, Igbos are Igbos.

You can't hold the generality of Igbos accountable for Ipobs action
christistruth01:
Are Ipob Civilians or Soldiers
They are the reason why you are being reminded about History
Ipob has been rewriting it desperately and frantically

And their own ipob version of History is so dangerously wrong and off that it needs immediate and full Correction

Everyone had forgotten the past before
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by ogaemma: 4:09pm On Jan 17, 2025
NIGERIA have so many dark and secret history.
What you see in camera 📷 is far different from what happened behind the cameras.
On the context of the NIGERIA history, in many cases, what happened behind the cameras is always the TRUTH.

I have read different books and articles about the 1966 coup and counter coup which led to the Civil war.
There are a lot of contradictions.

I have said it long time ago, that the likes of Yakubu Gowon, Obasanjo, Babagida and Late General David Ejoor who was the person that put a call to General Aguyi Ironsi to inform him about the coup, owe NIGERIANS a lot of UNTOLD HISTORY.

These men should tell NIGERIANS their own side of the story before they join their ancestors.
They have a lot of secrets in their hands about the past, present and future of Nigeria.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by OkCornel(op): 4:09pm On Jan 17, 2025
danvon:
Coups are divided into blocks and units

Jan 15 1966 coup was divided into A, B and C

A was supposed to take control of the capital, also take control of the armoury, tanks and the central structures like the Parliamentary building.

B was supposed to intercept the communication and either enlist soldiers support or prevent any military interference during the operation.

C was supposed to take care of personalities and symbols either by enlisting, arresting or killing important figures who can rally public support against the coup.

Ifeajuna was in charge of A, Chris was in charge of B, Nzeogwu was in charge of C.

A performed his part terribly, B was partly successful, C was very successful.

Upon seeing the failure of A and part failure of B, this then gave Ojukwu chance to switch to a different coup operation by Aguiyi Ironsi, to stop C.

If A was successful, Ojukwu would have never switched sides, even if B was partly successful.
At the bolded, one can only make speculations.
Ojukwu and Ironsi foiled the coup, according to historical accounts.
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by Streetinvestor2: 4:18pm On Jan 17, 2025
The only thing that is our interest now is the SE will never vote frog eye SW president. The Se will align with the north to remove SW president. The Sw will never succeed again with that enemity card they play btw the North and SE.
It is finished for T Pain ....salusu just re echoed what the North has been saying
Angama maths
Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by danvon(m): 5:08pm On Jan 17, 2025
OkCornel:
At the bolded, one can only make speculations.
Ojukwu and Ironsi foiled the coup, according to historical accounts.
There was nothing to foil because if A & B did their jobs correctly, Aguiyi Ironsi would have been either dead or he would be alive and would be isolated in such a way that he would not know a coup is happening until it's too late, the fact that he was alive and was informed enough to launch his own coup, meant that A & B failed.

You don't plot a coup by keeping the most senior military officer alive and active...

Unless he is on your side (that is also risky considering you have nothing to offer him, since he already controls the army and has money and prestige) , he must be on your side and must be the leader of the coup.
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