bonbayk:
Col Conrad Nwawo is alive...his 91 yrs Old, the non Nigerian was then known as Lt Titus Malonge (a Cameroonian, Now late), photograph was taken in June 1959 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Conrad Nwawo convinced Nzeogwu and the northern coup plotters to surrender.
Once he brought them to the then Ikeja Airport, he lay them on thefloor of the lounge and gave them fifty lashes of koboko each.

Lalasticlala, kindly bless this thread.

raumdeuter:
Some of these fine officers were killed by those bastardss that planned the January 15 1966 coups

None of Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna were in his picture

Those two guys were toddlers as at the time of that pic. But why the tribal bashing?

it wasn't only the Igbos that were involved in that coup, the group spread across all regions and mind you that those young soldiers felt they were doing great deed to their fatherland.

All they wanted was to write their names in the history book by ending corruption in their beloved country with the only language understood then-COUP.

Same feat buhari and idi agbon intended to achieve with WAI. Don't let tribalism becloud your judgement

IdiAmin1:
So Ojukwu was senior to Gowon afterall, hmmm.

It has been a subject of debate about who is senior between Gowon and Ojukwu. Gowon stated recently while celebrating his 80th Birthday that he was commissioned as an officer in 1956 while Ojukwu was commissioned in 1957 making him Ojukwus senior in the army. This is true,however it should be noted that an Army officer is still a civil servant. Ojukwu joined the civil service as a graduate in 1955. When Ojukwu joined the Army and was subsequently commissioned in 1957 after undergoing officers training abroad,the government backdated his commission date to 1955 to reflect the year he joined the civil service and that is how Ojukwu gained seniority over Gowon. The government just saw his joining the military as transferring from one Government department to another. To this day, the Government still recognises Ojukwu as senior to Gowon while the Army might recognise Gowon as senior to Ojukwu.

raumdeuter:
Some of these fine officers were killed by those bastardss that planned the January 15 1966 coups

None of Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna were in his picture

Nzeogwu along with Obasunjo joined the army in 1960. Ifeajuna joined 1961.

So Ojukwu was senior to Gowon afterall, hmmm.

I also thought northerners claimed the Igbos dominated the military in the first republic, hmmm.

A good mathematician in the house should please help me count igbo names in that pic

15 galant officers.

Mods, why the repetition of this thread naa??

Mmm, men in uniform

musiwa97:
This picture is not 1959.. This picture was 1963.

General Forster left and ironsi was made head by azikiwe. This picture was taken during the sendforth of General Forster

are you quoting history or you we're there

So Ojukwu was senior to Gowon afterall, hmmm.

I also thought northerners claimed the Igbos dominated the military in the first republic, hmmm.

A good mathematician in the house should please help me count igbo names in that pic

The fear of the intelligence and wits of Ojukwu made the Queen of England to appoint Gowon Head of the army! Gowon seems more loyal to the dictates of the colonial masters than Ojukwu who schooled in their Land, Oxford! Imperial interests since the days of Adam

MrsPhyno:
Mmm, men in uniform

How is that alluring

KingEbukasBlog:


How is that alluring

Unless that uniform is a white lab coat.....

Uh, I'm being silly but I think it conveys authority and bravery and strength. Most women like that.

[quote author=zendy post=29083224]First Generation of Nigerian Army officers,June 1959.

From Left to Right sitting: Captain Adeyinka Adebayo,Captain Philip Effiong,Captain Imo,Major Samuel Adesoji Ademulegun,Major Wellington Bassey,General Forster, Major JTU Ironsi,Major Ralph Shodeinde,Captain Zakaria Maimalari, Captain Conrad Nwawo, Captain David Ejoor.

Middle Row standing: Lt Igboba,Lt George Kurubo, (non Nigerian standing next to Kurubo), Lt J Akaga,Lt Patrick Anwunah, Lt Louis Ogbonnia, Lt Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Lt Eyo Ekpo, Lt Arthur Unegbe, Lt Abogo Largema

Back Row: Lt Hilary Njoku, 2nd Lt Nzefili, 2nd Lt Ogunenwe, 2nd Lt Shadrak, Lt Madiebo,2nd Lt Anthony Eze, Lt Yakubu Gowon, 2nd Lt Sylvanus Nwanjei,Lt Yakubu Pam, 2nd Lt Hassan Katsina.

Those not in the picture are Captain Kur Mohammed,Lt Victor Banjo and Lt Michael Okwechime

[/quot only the white man wore trouser that is my concern

STOP celebrating the people who destroyed Nigeria.

These dictators should be consigned to the dustbin of history forever!

They actually laid the foundation of the Nigerian Army, But the Present day Nigerian Army brought Pride, Dignity, Patriotism and Career. Gallant Men and Women of the Nigerian Armed Force's, The Pride of the Federal Republic Of Nigerian and Africa.

Hmmmmm........... Almost all them played active part in the Civil War. "The Nigeria Revolution and Biafra War" written by Alexander Madiebo gave the full account of what led to the war and the war itself. Can't get tired of reading the book over and over again.

zendy:
It should be noted that the numbering system for the Army at the time was the 'N' system.

Wellington Bassey was (N1) as the first commissioned officer of the Nigerian Army.

Ironsi (N2)


Ademulegun (N3)

Nwawo (N10)

Ejoor (N17)

What number is fajuiyi then?

Bravo Nigerian Army Victory belongs to God alone

raumdeuter:
Some of these fine officers were killed by those bastardss that planned the January 15 1966 coups

None of Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna were in his picture

Yes Brigadier Maimalari comes to mind, a military barrack was named after him in Maiduguri.

I once had a dinner with Captain Ejoor. the stories he told me that night over a pepperish Chinese cuisine at the then Nixon Hilton hotel were amazing... History is 'sweet'

new2020:
That's when quota system was absent. See how Easterners dominated.

True..

wadetaw202:


The tribal bigot is here again!

You called him a "tribal bigot" but he said the truth which is always bitter!!! The Hausa and Fulani ethnic groups really messed up the Nigerian Armed Forces and ended up politicizing it! We are still backward in this country because we hate hearing the truth!!!

One of these people will come out of wherever they are now to contest to be president in 2019. Only old people rule in Nigeria. Soldier go soldier come.

tyrannysucks:
I didn't bother checking, but if I have to go to Seun to seek redress on a matter as simple as this, then what are the moderators for? I assume they were appointed to make his job easier!!!

thy no go school ooo

IKJ66:
this pics got me lolz coz of their short nicker

It's either shorts or knickers, nothing like "short nicker". In this case, since the trousers end at/above the knees, they are called shorts.

Ninilowo:
Hmmmmm........... Almost all them played active part in the Civil War. "The Nigeria Revolution and Biafra War" written by Alexander Madiebo gave the full account of what led to the war and the war itself. Can't get tired of reading the book over and over again.

Most of those fine ibo officers there were buried alive in the counter coup of 1966,the first coup was spearheaded by Nzeogwu a midwesterner(present day Delta)and it was tagged an ibo Coup,today when i see Nzeogwu's kit and kin denying the ibos accross the Niger,i shake my head.

Thumbs up to Generals Ojukwu,Effiong,Madiebo et al who stood up and where counted when the chips where down.

zendy:
First Generation of Nigerian Army officers,June 1959.

From Left to Right sitting: Captain Adeyinka Adebayo,Captain Philip Effiong,Captain Imo,Major Samuel Adesoji Ademulegun,Major Wellington Bassey,General Forster, Major JTU Ironsi,Major Ralph Shodeinde,Captain Zakaria Maimalari, Captain Conrad Nwawo, Captain David Ejoor.

Middle Row standing: Lt Igboba,Lt George Kurubo, (non Nigerian standing next to Kurubo), Lt J Akaga,Lt Patrick Anwunah, Lt Louis Ogbonnia, Lt Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Lt Eyo Ekpo, Lt Arthur Unegbe, Lt Abogo Largema

Back Row: Lt Hilary Njoku, 2nd Lt Nzefili, 2nd Lt Ogunenwe, 2nd Lt Shadrak, Lt Madiebo,2nd Lt Anthony Eze, Lt Yakubu Gowon, 2nd Lt Sylvanus Nwanjei,Lt Yakubu Pam, 2nd Lt Hassan Katsina.

Those not in the picture are Captain Kur Mohammed,Lt Victor Banjo and Lt Michael Okwechime

ojnnaco:
Bravo Nigerian Army
Victory belongs to God alone

Little did the white instructors know they were training and grooming assassins, murderers and hitmen.

IKJ66:
this pics got me lolz coz of their short nicker

It is knicker and not nicker.

niceprof:


Most of those fine ibo officers there were buried alive in the counter coup of 1966,the first coup was spearheaded by Nzeogwu a midwesterner(present day Delta)and it was tagged an ibo Coup,today when i see Nzeogwu's kit and kin denying the ibos accross the Niger,i shake my head.

Thumbs up to Generals Ojukwu,Effiong,Madiebo et al who stood up and where counted when the chips where down.

Bro, you just finished the job.
And I bet you that many more will surly be counted now that the chips are going down more and more.