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At some point, we may just need to leave the past and live in the present and consider the future. The best thing about the past is a source of reference to learn from. And that’s what the civil war should be, something to learn from.

If we are to really move on for progress, it may be time to stop shifting blames…
Let’s remember, first we are humans, we are Africans and we really need to unite as a people in order to move forward and be in position to shake the world.

When slave masters and evil colonizers claim, they didn’t care, they invaded all lands from east to west to north and with one agenda…

Yet the most evil people in history who committed the most inhumane thing against humanity, through slavery, colonization and genocide and even spread diseases. They have moved one and forgiven themselves

No one is still blaming Germany for starting world war… now Germany, uk, France, USA are best of allies now
Japan and US are allies today…
And when it was time to colonize Africa , they all sat down and united to invade our lands….(we are still suffering the pain today.)


And come to think of it, no one wants to be the villain of their own world, continually calling the civil war an “igbo coup” won’t make anything better other than worsen things… The people who fought the war, all the people involved both children and old will be no more in few years time… most are even gone already

The first step to forgiveness and progress may just to let it go….

But but but but!!!! In the name of letting go, it will only happen if the igbos themselves let go… it won’t be a time to start looking for a new way to shift blames… it will lead to more resistance and clap backs

The 1966 coup is like saying 2022/23 Obidient movement is not an Igbo movement simply because there are a pockets of other tribes in the movement.

You can imagine how it all turned out, for example Lagos which Obi came first. The chest beating of Igbos in mockery of even the Yorubas who stood side by side to vote Peter Obi.

Which ever perspective anyone may want to look at it. The 1966 coup was an Igbo coup. The only reason why Igbos don't want to associate themselves with the 1966 coup is because of how it ended up as an humiliation.

Softmirror:
The 1966 coup is like saying 2022/23 Obidient movement is not an Igbo movement simply because there are a pockets of other tribes in the movement.

You can imagine how it all turned out, for example Lagos which Obi came first. The chest beating of Igbos in mockery of even the Yorubas who stood side by side to vote Peter Obi.

Which ever perspective anyone may want to look at it. The 1966 coup was an Igbo coup. The only reason why Igbos don't want to associate themselves with the 1966 coup is because of how it ended up as an humiliation.

Unfortunately for you Babangida's opinion on this issue carries way more weight than yours.

All the major actors from Ademoyega to Awolowo himself, have all confirmed that the major beneficiary of that coup was Awolowo, thus making it a Yoruba coup. CASE CLOSED

Softmirror:
The 1966 coup is like saying 2022/23 Obidient movement is not an Igbo movement simply because there are a pockets of other tribes in the movement.

You can imagine how it all turned out, for example Lagos which Obi came first. The chest beating of Igbos in mockery of even the Yorubas who stood side by side to vote Peter Obi.

Which ever perspective anyone may want to look at it. The 1966 coup was an Igbo coup. The only reason why Igbos don't want to associate themselves with the 1966 coup is because of how it ended up as an humiliation.

Was 2015 Sai Buhari movement a Fulani movement?
A lot of northerners have been grandstanding and referring to themselves as kingmakers since the 2015 elections
Even Tinubu bragged about making Buhari president

Ojuntana:
Was 2015 Sai Buhari movement a Fulani movement?
A lot of northerners have been grandstanding and referring to themselves as kingmakers since the 2015 elections
Even Tinubu bragged about making Buhari president

There was nothing like sai Buhari movement. Nothing of such.

Softmirror:
There was nothing like sai Buhari movement. Nothing of such.

How old are you
Sai Baba..... Sai Buhari
That was the chant all over the North pre-2015

1966 coup was an Igbo coup, cry, shout, write many articles to the contrary as much as you want but the fact still remains that it was an Igbo coup.

OfoIgbo:
Unfortunately for you Babangida's opinion on this issue carries way more weight than yours.

All the major actors from Ademoyega to Awolowo how himself, have all confirmed that the major beneficiary of f that coul was Awolowo, thus making it a Yoruba coup. CASE CLOSED

This thread is not for unintelligent people like yourself…
I don’t regret and will never regret being a pain to daft people of your caliber. Yours is to come and insult my tribe and think you go scott free, lai lai…

For people like you, it’s about counting scores and never learn… and for beerpalour champions of your caliber, it will forever remain an Igbo coup…

Anyway, I know some intelligent ones will understand my point…


And again, nothing concern me with IBB book, it’s just my personal reflection.

IBB remains a liar, maradona!

Softmirror:
The 1966 coup is like saying 2022/23 Obidient movement is not an Igbo movement simply because there are a pockets of other tribes in the movement.

You can imagine how it all turned out, for example Lagos which Obi came first. The chest beating of Igbos in mockery of even the Yorubas who stood side by side to vote Peter Obi.

Which ever perspective anyone may want to look at it. The 1966 coup was an Igbo coup. The only reason why Igbos don't want to associate themselves with the 1966 coup is because of how it ended up as an humiliation.

I get your point, I’m just looking at the big big bigger picture of things…
We Dey suffer for Africa oo, and it will take an evolved generation with evolved minds to focus on building a united Africa to take their glory in the world..

See Germany for instance, same people that started world war, the most destructive war mankind has ever seen. Yet nobody call it a German war… the only person oyinbo now blame is Hitler… rather than say Germans, they will say Hitler and nazis…
Same with Japan, Japan and US are allies and enjoying development

Omoawoke:
I get your point, I’m just looking at the big big bigger picture of things…
We Dey suffer for Africa oo, and it will take an evolved generation with evolved minds to focus on building a united Africa to take their glory in the world..

See Germany for instance, same people that started world war, the most destructive war mankind has ever seen. Yet nobody call it a German war… the only person oyinbo now blame is Hitler… rather than say Germans, they will say Hitler and nazis…
Same with Japan, Japan and US are allies and enjoying development

Whenever the word Nazi is mentioned everyone knows it refers to the Germans, in like sheds when you say Biafra we all know those it is referred to. It is rightly called a world war and couldn't have been called a German war because it had many phases to it and wasn't all about the Germans or Adolf Hitler.

The fact that the January 1966 coup is the only coup being discussed today out of 8 coups that happened in Nigeria, because Igbos were involved, should be a great indicator to all Igbos that Nigeria is not their future country

Babangida wrote a book that spanned a period of four decades, and several important events. But the only discussion for most people is one particular day, January 15th 1966

To my fellow Igbos, if this does not show that you don't belong to Nigeria, nothing will

gidgiddy:
The fact that the January 1966 coup is the only coup being discussed today out of 8 coups that happened in Nigeria, because Igbos were involved, should be a great indicator to all Igbos that Nigeria is not their future country

Babangida wrote a book that spanned a period of four decades, and several important events. But the only discussion for most people is one particular day, January 15th 1966

To my fellow Igbos, if this does not show that you don't belong to Nigeria, nothing will

It’s the only one that led to civil war

So that’s why it stands out

Be fair in your analysis

Omoawoke:
It’s the only one that led to civil war

So that’s why it stands out

Be fair in your analysis

The civil war did not start until 18 months later, the coup is not what led to civil war

The coup only stands out because Igbo's were involved. Had the coup been done by Northerners, nobody would be talking about it today, like nobody talks about the 7 other coups that happened in Nigeria

OfoIgbo:
Unfortunately for you Babangida's opinion on this issue carries way more weight than yours.

All the major actors from Ademoyega to Awolowo himself, have all confirmed that the major beneficiary of that coup was Awolowo, thus making it a Yoruba coup. CASE CLOSED

but ibb in the same book made it clear it was originally ethnically motivated n he even made it clear that Igbo people were mocking northerners in the north

It's like u Igbos only read a page in that book

gidgiddy:
The fact that the January 1966 coup is the only coup being discussed today out of 8 coups that happened in Nigeria, because Igbos were involved, should be a great indicator to all Igbos that Nigeria is not their future country

Babangida wrote a book that spanned a period of four decades, and several important events. But the only discussion for most people is one particular day, January 15th 1966

To my fellow Igbos, if this does not show that you don't belong to Nigeria, nothing will

out of all the coups

Just name one where only one tribe leaders was spared while others were killed from the tribe of the people spared?

gidgiddy:
The civil war did not start until 18 months later, the coup is not what led to civil war

The coup only standards out because Igbo's were involved. Had the coup been done by Northerners, nobody would be talking about it today, like nobody talks about the 7 other coups that happened in Nigeria

reprisal happened because the Igbos were mocking the northerners

The ibb that is now your hero made it clear n an Igbo artist even sang a song titled "goat is crying" to mock d northerners

gidgiddy:
The fact that the January 1966 coup is the only coup being discussed today out of 8 coups that happened in Nigeria, because Igbos were involved, should be a great indicator to all Igbos that Nigeria is not their future country

Babangida wrote a book that spanned a period of four decades, and several important events. But the only discussion for most people is one particular day, January 15th 1966

To my fellow Igbos, if this does not show that you don't belong to Nigeria, nothing will

The fact that only Ibos celebrated the coup by taunting Northerners is for me an eye opener as to where a lot of Ibos stood regarding the coup.
I wish Babangida could have elaborated on this because the taunting was so biting that it led to the second coup and progrom against Ibos in the North.

Counterigbolies:
but ibb in the same book made it clear it was originally ethnically motivated n he even made it clear that Igbo people were mocking northerners in the north

It's like u Igbos only read a page in that book

Ademoyega, Awolowo, Gbulie and lately Babangida have already revealed that the major beneficiary of that coup was Awolowo.

To this end, all of Awolowo's political opponents were massacred. Awolowo, who was a sitting duck in jail was spared.

What am I doing with the gossips of military wives?

The two highest ranking military people associated with that coup were Yorubas namely Fajuyi and Banjo. They outranked the foot soldiers that carried out Awolowo's coup.

Fajuyi trained all the coupists, so they obviously carried out Fajuyi's orders on the D - day

Black man... especially of the stock of particular Nigerians...doomed to remain hopeless and frustrated and dull forever.

Just imagine babangida,who is from the same north as the likes of the late Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello-two high casualty figures of the 1966 putsch,said in his book that the coup ain't Igbo coup. He, being a northerner would've said otherwise and everyone would've understood,but he chose the side of honour.


But these yoruba people keep crying everyday,they keep lamenting everyday and the whole country is fed up with you people!!!!

OfoIgbo:
Ademoyega, Awolowo, Gbulie and lately Babangida have already revealed that the major beneficiary of that coup was Awolowo.

To this end, all of Awolowo's political opponents were massacred. Awolowo, who was a sitting duck in jail was spared.

What am I doing with the gossips of military wives?

The two highest ranking military people associated with that coup were Yorubas namely Fajuyi and Banjo. They outranked the foot soldiers that carried out Awolowo's coup.

Fajuyi trained all the coupists, so they obviously carried out Fajuyi's orders on the D - day

I feel your anguish. Facts are unfortunately too stubborn. Generations unborn will know what ibo officers did in January 1966. How they went 🗡 daggers in hand in the middle of the night to murder people in their beds.

ElSudani:
The fact that only Ibos celebrated the coup by taunting Northerners is for me an eye opener as to where a lot of Ibos stood regarding the coup.
I wish Babangida could have elaborated on this because the taunting was so biting that it led to the second coup and progrom again Ibos in the North.

Igbos taunting Northerners was one of the stories they used in turning the coup into 'Igbo coup'. In reality, it never happened

gidgiddy:
Igbos taunting Northerners was one of the stories they used in turning the coup into 'Igbo coup'. In reality, it never happened

It actually happened. This is why I disagree with some of you. Trying so hard to rewrite the history of something which happened not so long ago. There are millions of Nigerians living right now and able to give you their first hand experience of what happened.
It is futile and laughable to try and distort what is known to millions.

Counterigbolies:
reprisal happened because the Igbos were mocking the northerners

The ibb that is now your hero made it clear n an Igbo artist even sang a song titled "goat is crying" to mock d northerners

This thing you are posting, you really believe that something of this print and colour quality existed in 1966?

Of all the myriads of problems facing Nigerians,dirty roforofo mudslinging is the only thing on their minds,big shame!!!!!

Counterigbolies:
out of all the coups

Just name one where only one tribe leaders was spared while others were killed from the tribe of the people spared?

Murtala Mohammeds coup, he was put on your N20 note

Buhari's coup, he was elected civilan President

gidgiddy:
Murtala Mohammeds coup, he was put on your N20 note

Buhari's coup, he was elected civilan President

I said name just one coup where people from an ethnic group killed all leaders from other ethnic groups aside theirs?

gidgiddy:
This thing you are posting, you really believe that something of this print and colour quality existed in 1966?

what about d song by that Igbo man called Igbos are crying?

What about ibb account that igbos were mocking northerners?

Omoawoke:
At some point, we may just need to leave the past and live in the present and consider the future. The best thing about the past is a source of reference to learn from. And that’s what the civil war should be, something to learn from.

If we are to really move on for progress, it may be time to stop shifting blames…
Let’s remember, first we are humans, we are Africans and we really need to unite as a people in order to move forward and be in position to shake the world.

When slave masters and evil colonizers claim, they didn’t care, they invaded all lands from east to west to north and with one agenda…

Yet the most evil people in history who committed the most inhumane thing against humanity, through slavery, colonization and genocide and even spread diseases. They have moved one and forgiven themselves

No one is still blaming Germany for starting world war… now Germany, uk, France, USA are best of allies now
Japan and US are allies today…
And when it was time to colonize Africa , they all sat down and united to invade our lands….(we are still suffering the pain today.)


And come to think of it, no one wants to be the villain of their own world, continually calling the civil war an “igbo coup” won’t make anything better other than worsen things… The people who fought the war, all the people involved both children and old will be no more in few years time… most are even gone already

The first step to forgiveness and progress may just to let it go….

But but but but!!!! In the name of letting go, it will only happen if the igbos themselves let go… it won’t be a time to start looking for a new way to shift blames… it will lead to more resistance and clap backs

1966 coup is as follows:

Ifeajuna led the Lagos faction that went to Tafawa Balewa’s residence…. He is Igbo

Nzeogwu led the Northern faction in Kaduna…. He is Igbo

Nwobosi led the faction that went to Ibadan and killed Aare Akintola…. He is Igbo

Timothy Onwatwegu led the faction that went to Ademulegun’s house and killed him and his pregnant wife. He is Igbo.

Timothy Onwatwegu led the faction that went to Ralph Sodeinde’s house in Kaduna…. He is Igbo.

Ezedigbo led the faction that went to Okotie- Eboh’s house…. He is Igbo

Chris Anuforo led the faction that went to Col Kur Mohammed’s house…. He is Igbo

Donatus Okafor led the faction that went to Maimalari’s house. He is Igbo.

Lt Oguchi was sent to the East to kill Okpara…. He spared his life…. He was Igbo.

Everyone who died in the January 1966 coup was killed by Igbos. Nobody from another tribe pulled a trigger that killed anyone in the January 1966 coup.

To imagine that the January 1966 coup was not an Igbo agenda is an insult on the memory of the innocent victims that were brutally killed for no just cause.

Stop the Gaslighting ! THE NORTH PLANNED A COUNTER COUP IN JULY 66 AS A REVENGE AFTER THEY REALISED IT WAS AN IGBO AGENDA

THE NORTH COUP WAS WIDELY KNOWN AS “ NORTHERN COUP “ why ? Because most of the soldiers that carried out the coup were of Northern origin . We dont see them crying about it . They own it !!

Stop the victim crying already and stop disrespecting Dead because you are too weak to take responsibility for your actions ..

🪬🪬🪬
I have a question for you why is it that yorubas

Ojuntana:
How old are you
Sai Baba..... Sai Buhari
That was the chant all over the North pre-2015

"Sai Buhari" like you rightly said was nothing but a chant it was never any form of a movement.

Softmirror:
"Sai Buhari" like you rightly said was nothing but a chant it never to any form of a movement.

What is a political movement

OfoIgbo:
Ademoyega, Awolowo, Gbulie and lately Babangida have already revealed that the major beneficiary of that coup was Awolowo.

To this end, all of Awolowo's political opponents were massacred. Awolowo, who was a sitting duck in jail was spared.

What am I doing with the gossips of military wives?

The two highest ranking military people associated with that coup were Yorubas namely Fajuyi and Banjo. They outranked the foot soldiers that carried out Awolowo's coup.

Fajuyi trained all the coupists, so they obviously carried out Fajuyi's orders on the D - day

are u ready for this cos me I will ask u questions u won't n able to answer

So are u ready for this?

Counterigbolies:
what about d song by that Igbo man called Igbos are crying?

What about ibb account that igbos were mocking northerners?

The song nobody has ever heard and the same rumours they used in turning it into Igbo coup. Nothing new