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PFRB:
Ejoor was not a major character in that coup.

wingman:
Very, very weird. Could it be the old man is now senile? The story is quite incoherent.

pazienza:
Exactly my point. Who sent Nzeogwu message? Certainly not Okpara or Zik. Of all the regions in Nigeria, East was the most peaceful and politically stable, the last thing we needed was a coup.

We had no reason to kill Akintola, Balewa or Saraduna, the only one that did at that point in time was Awolowo. They were the direct cause of his fall from Grace to grass.


The fact that the coup eliminated all Awolowo mortal enemies in full swoop already legitimated the coup as an Awolowo coup, and the fact the Fajuyi , a Yoruba man it was who mentored Nzeogwu , Ademoyega and co, and that they all agreed that the aim of the coup was to enthrone a corrupt Awolowo languishing in jail with a dead political career, solidified this fact!

Do you need to be reminded that without the death of Akintola , Saraduna, Balewa, Awolowo political career was already done and dusted!

How else can we explain Awolowo teaming up as a junior partner with Gowon,legitimizing his dictatorship, supporting Gowon centralization policy and then destruction of our regional structure with the creation of 12 dysfunctional non viable entities called states, if not greed for power and political desperation?

Awolowo and Yorubas had always been greedy and power hungry people, Awolowo tried to grab power by playing game of treachery against NPC and NCNC, backfired on him, his greed for power saw him trying to usurp Balewa government, a move that landed him in jail.
This greed saw him mastermind the coup that killed Akintola, Balewa and Saraduna with plan to become a president, before Ironsi truncated it.

Awolowo desperation and thirst for power would see him team up with Gowon, a military dictator with hope that the North would reward him with presidency in the future, he got played by the North in 1979 and the greedy man still tried again in 1983 and still got dumped, before he ended up planning another hostile take over against IBB that culminated in his death.
The story of Awolowo and Yorubas from independence to date have been about greed, selfishness and lust for power.
We see Tinubu playing same Awolowo game today, sacrificing House speaker GEJ offered him in 2011 in hope for future VP slot, sacrificing GEJ in 2015 with hope that the North would reciprocate his support for them in the future.
Always greedy, treacherous, selfish and scheming for power, with no regard for who get thrown under the bus by your selfish agenda.

I will keep saying it, your reward for your demonic behavior and altitude will be the reward of Ilorin, eternal condemnation in a Islamic Republic of Arewa-Oduanistani with your Hausa-Fulani overlords.

pazienza:
Yes, Akintola, Balewa, and Saraduna who together rendered Awolowo politically irrelevant and were well under way to eternally replace him with Akintola as the numero uno in SW politics.
Okotie , a Zik friend and NCNC henchman who through the help of Saraduna and Balewa was able to liberate Mid west, not by military fiat, but by democratic referendum from the imperial grasp of Awolowo and Yorubas, thereby thinning Awolowo political power base.

Any wonder why all these men winded up dead in an Awolowo masterminded coup? Who else in Nigeria in that era other than Awolowo had more axe to grind with those men?

The witch cried in the night, the baby died in the morning , coincidence? I don't think so.

Diademk07:
Lmao..

Awolowo's coup when the man was in Prison? In fact, Awolowo should be thanking his star that he was in the prison if not he would have been beheaded by you manipulative selfish victim card playing eediots!

I can't even laugh enough at this stupid revisionism! Pray tell if it the coup was for Awolowo's sake, why was he still in the prison after Ironsi took over? Why didn't Ironsi release him immediately he took over? Why did it have to be Gowon to release him at the end of the day? LOL! It's like you Ibos don't think with your brain whenever you make your ridiculous lies. Bunch of weasels!

Moreover, if the coup was for Awolowo's sake, the first person who should have died should have been Zik, who's Awolowo's mortal enemy and the very person who connived with Balewa to put Awolowo in the prison in he first place. So why was he alive while other regional leaders got slaughtered by your devilish folk?

You know what? Cry me a river, no one is interested and I'm quite sure God aint interested in your woe!

Diademk07:
Lmao..

A prison man was masterminding a coup? Yet he was still in the prison after the coup? Yet his no. 1 enemy which is Zik was still alive after the coup? LOL!

Bunch of manipulative weasels!

pazienza:
Lol! You are already roaming.

Greater hits in history had been masterminded from prison walls. All he needed was misguided footsoldiers.
Awolowo couldn't be killed in a coup he masterminded, remember that the aim of the coup was to enthrone him, use you brain for once, it's an app.

He was still in prison because the coup failed. His boys lost control as Ironsi truncated their plans. Ironsi was never part of Awolowo coup. You obviously need a brain transplant surgery to replace your brain with that of a goat, as a goat as it stands has a higher IQ than you.

Never did Zik cause Awo imprisonment, Awolowo chased Zik out of Western region politics out of greed for power, the same greed saw Awolowo alienate Akintola, forcing Akintola to align with Saraduna and Balewa, in bid to cut Awo to size.
The primary reason Awolowo lost out in power game in the West was Akintola, the secondary reason was Saraduna-Balewa and the underlying reason was Awolowo political immaturity and greed.
Trying to pin Awo misfortunes on Zik is a hallmark of stupidity emanating from Yorubas.

Zik survived Awolowo coup because throughout his life, he was one step ahead of Awolowo. Deal with it.

pazienza:
His coup failed, silly!

Awolowo was never a wise one, he failed at every coup he attempted during his life time and eventually took his own life when he could no longer bear the consequences of yet another failed coup attempt of his.

Greed for power killed Awolowo, history never forgets.

Diademk07:
You keep exposing your your little intelligence.

Ironsi was no part of the coup yet failed to bring the coup plotters to justice?

Zik was no part of the coup yet others were in Nigeria during the coup but him who travelled for treatment, even when his doctor claimed he was sound and healthy?

Go meet your fellow dunce to brainwash.. I'm no part of your stupidity!

Diademk07:
A 78yrs man who was seen sleeping in his bed at the time he died took his own life? What then happened to the crippled senile Ojukwu who was seen foaming in the mouth at the same age? Shouldn't the claim of poisoning have been for someone foaming in the mouth? LOL!

Until you tell us why Zik was in abroad during the coup, your stupid claim is as redundant as the ibos!

pazienza:
What Justice were you expecting? Kill Nzeogwu and co while the evil genius, the self acclaimed sage lives?
Nzeogwu and co had been apprehended and put in prison by Ironsi, after reaching a compromise with them and with their handler, Fajuyi pleading for their lives, every where was hot, Ironsi was simply bidding his time.

Awolowo was not the masterminder of the coup, yet the coup plotters killed all his major political enemies, while proclaiming that their aim was to make a corrupt jailbird the president of a supposedly new corrupt free Nigeria?

How do you explain away this coincidence?

Diademk07:
Lmao!

Awolowo's major political enemies when his no. 1 enemy, Zik was still roaming on the street? When his no. 1 enemy chose the convenience of that very time to travel abroad?

Awolowo's coup consisting of Ibo military men as the majority? Even the devil is covering face at your stupid lies! LOL!

Like I stated earlier, your tales are meant for your fellow dunces, not me.

pazienza:
Lol! The final failed coup attempt of Awolowo and his journey to the spirit world through otapiapia gateway is a known fact, confirmed by his fellow Yoruba people too.
Otapiapia is a natural death for the kind of man Awolowo was, you don't take that much lives and get a free pass, so I agree with you that he died "naturally ".


Until you tell us how a coup planned and carried out by soldiers who proclaimed their aim of enthroning Awolowo from Prison, managed to take away in one full sweep, all Awolowo mortal political enemies and stumbling blocks, your 50 year old Igbo coup lies would remain a joke and a display of your mental retardation.

Diademk07:
Lmao!

Awolowo's major political enemies when his no. 1 enemy, Zik was still roaming on the street? When his no. 1 enemy chose the convenience of that very time to travel abroad?

Awolowo's coup consisting of Ibo military men as the majority? Even the devil is covering face at your stupid lies! LOL!

Like I stated earlier, your tales are meant for your fellow dunces, not me.

Dumaknesset:
Gowon had just come back on the 20th of December and he was posted to take over a battalion in Ikeja. He had not moved to his official house.. He was staying in one of the Officers Mess accommodation. On that night, he did not come back to where he was staying because he went to see his prospective in-law. He did not come back in time, so when the coup plotters went there, they did not see him. They were now saying it is me and Gowon that would counter their coup and on the following day the news was that there was a coup. The following day, I was told that my colleague was killed and I went to his room and all what I saw was just blood. His body was not in the room and so I went to the person who was in charge, Brigadier Pam to come and take the blood sample and check. But when I got to that place, his wife told me that his husband was taken away in the middle of the night around 3.00 a.m. to a rendezvous where he was killed. Then, I rushed to Maimalari’s house who was then our commander where we had the cocktail party. When we got there, his soldiers just told me that Maimalari was killed in Ikoyi, Awolowo Road by the petrol station that night. I now told myself, ‘how can I just rush to Enugu when I have heard this bad news.’ So, I went to Ironsi´s house whether he could tell me anything before I went to Enugu . But when I got there, his soldiers said he left his house at 4..00 o’clock in the morning. What do I do? The head of the army, we could not find him. So, I said to myself, let me go to the Army unit, maybe I would get more information from them. I rushed to Ikeja Battalion and it was there, luckily, I saw his car in a car park. I sent my guard to check his office if there was anybody, and to ask if I should come in. And then I heard them all shouting: “Tell him to come. Tell him to come.” So, I went in. He opened the door for me and when I got in, I saw Ironsi sitting opposite the door pointing a gun at me, saying: ” David, are you with me or against me?” It was a surprise to him because he thought I was dead. So, I shouted back at him that “you are our father. Whatever it is, I am with you. What is it, anyway?” He said: “All right, sit down.” So, I sat down and he told me how the Prime Minister contacted him to say that he was being attacked with Okotie- Eboh and all that.He promised me he was going to get some help, but he couldn´t raise any help and that was why I had to go to the battalion itself, to get some soldiers under his command. He told me that he had to send Gowon out with soldiers to trace the coup plotters. I couldn´t see Gowon at that time. After I had told him the story, then he said he was going to the Police headquarters for a meeting where he was appointed Head of State. I told him I was going to Enugu to join my troops and also to join my wife and children. He just turned round to me and said, “David, I cannot order you to Enugu now.” He did not want me to go to Enugu.
Why did he not want you to go to Enugu ?

Probably, in their plan, I was to have been killed. I was not in their team. He said I should not go to Enugu and he left. I now concluded that Ironsi was part of the coup and that I could no longer rely on him because he was part of the coup plotters. I said to myself that my loyalty is to my country and I would not take any instruction from any officer anymore. I said if I went to Enugu by road, I would not arrive there. So, I went to the airport for an aircraft to take to Enugu . When I got to Enugu , everybody was shaking. The officer, my Second in Command, Major Gabriel Okonweze, told me that he was not expecting me. I asked him why he was not expecting me. He said he was given instruction to take over the command of the battalion, that I was not coming back. I said how did you get this information? Is it by radio, telephone or what? He said no and put his hand in his pocket and brought out a letter saying he should take over the command of the battalion. When I put the letter inside my pocket, he said no, that it was his letter and I said, “but I am still the commander.”

I left the battalion and went to see Dr. Opara, the governor of Eastern Region, came back to the battalion and ordered that all soldiers that were deployed outside the battalion should be brought back to the barrack. I assembled them by 4.00 o’clock and addressed them. My second-in-command was telling me, “don´t tell them that anybody is dead. Don´t tell them anything?” I said I would tell them; these people were taken to unknown destinations, I will not say I saw any dead body, I saw blood. Yes, I cannot say so but if I do not mention it that way, when they get to know, you and I would be the first victim of Hausa soldiers. I told them what I knew and then we ran the battalion with peace. Then on the third day when Ironsi was made the Head of State, he withdrew me from Enugu and called me back to Lagos .

Why do you think he removed you from Enugu ?

He removed me from Enugu because since I was still not dead, he could not trust me in Enugu . When I got to Lagos , he now said that I should be the Governor of the Mid- West.

Did he do that to compensate you?

More or less. But, you know that he had to behave in a way to show that he still liked me. Having removed me from Enugu , he brought me to Benin and that time, most of the officers in the Mid-West were from Anioma area, predominantly Igbo, because as it was, we were nine Lieutenant-Colonels in the Mid-West. I was the only Urhobo and the remaining eight were Anioma. Now that the person they wanted to kill was the governor, how was I to rule that place with satisfaction? I worked with them. I did not know that they were against me. I worked with them in the day time, but in the night, they worked against me. It wasn´t easy. God just preserved me because they did all sorts of things to see whether I could die.
When General Ironsi came on a visit to your region, 24 hours after he left your zone, he was kidnapped by some sections of the army along with the Governor of the Western Region where they were killed.

What was in your mind when you heard the news?

The fact was this. He visited Western Region after leaving my place. The idea was that he did not want my killing to take place while he was there

Your own killing?

Yes. When he got to Ibadan , the counter-coup people, Brigadier Danjuma, waylaid him. It was there they waylaid him and killed him in Ibadan . When he was with Fajuyi, Fajuyi did not want them to take Ironsi away just like that. That was why they killed Fajuyi with Ironsi, not that they had anything against Fajuyi at that time. That was how I escaped death for the second time. As I am talking to you, I have looked at death, where there was nothing I could do, I was just waiting for death to come, for seven times. How many people have gone through that? Looking at death, not that I was told. The other ones that happened when I did not know is different, but the ones I saw, I know.

Are you saying the lack of trust and the in-fighting among the top generals at that time led to Nigeria ´s civil war?

The civil war was straightforward. the Igbo wanted to take over the ruling of Nigeria . When all these cunny-cunny actions that people who were preventing them from organising a coup had not been killed, that is Gowon and I, the only thing left was to have a civil war. That was why there was a civil war and in the civil war, the first place Ojukwu attacked was the Mid-West. Now, I do not know that he was already in league with all the officers from Anioma area. When the Federal Government was suspecting them, most of them ran away to the East and joined Ojukwu in the Biafran army. At that time, Banjo himself, being a friend to Ojukwu because they joined the army the same day and commissioned, was suspected to be organising a coup. Ironsi had sent him, well not to prison but more or less arrested but sent to the East where he was detained in one of the prisons there. But being a friend to Ojukwu, Ojukwu released him and made him the Commander of the Biafran troops. And he was the one who commanded the Biafran soldiers to come and attack Mid- West before moving to Lagos . The Igbo tried to rule Nigeria by force, what they cannot do through the ballot box; they tried it through coup. They tried the coup, it failed and now decided to do a civil war. It was a contract. That is the basic thing.

During this war, you said Ojukwu was coming from the East through your zone to Lagos . What were the things you put in place to checkmate him at that time?

As I told you, I did not know. It was just that morning that I heard firing in the State House where I was told that the Biafran Army was in the Mid- West. I could not believe that Banjo would be the person to kill me because he was the nearest person to me in the army. What happened was that when they got to Ikpoba Hills in Benin , the person that was sent by Ojukwu to kill me was ordered to take me dead or alive to Enugu was different because Banjo did not know about this. When they got to Ikpoba Hill, this officer from the Mid West, from Anioma, told Banjo he should give him time; let him go and find out where I was in Benin and take me to Enugu , dead or alive. The firing started at about 7.00 o’clock. I just managed to get the radio to tell Gowon that I was being attacked by the Biafran army. I took the weapon of the operator and ran down to the gate to join the soldiers who were firing and we started firing together. But after sometime, we ran out of ammunition.

What do we do? I knew that if they came in, they were coming for me to kill me. These soldiers who were defending me, why should I allow them to die? And then if I leave this place they would be killed, including my wife and children. Why should I allow any of these people to be killed? I said they had to kill me first so that other people would survive. I jumped down from where I was and walked towards where they were firing. I thought that that was the end. I didn´t know what was happening and then I found myself in a veranda in one of the houses not far from the State House. I decided to move my leg but I couldn´t move any part of my body. I looked up and I saw somebody holding my leg and my hand. He was kneeling down when I was thinking about other things. I did not know that somebody was holding me. I now asked him who are you? He said he was Chief Asemota. I thanked him and said I had to go now. He sad “no, you can´t go, they are everywhere.” When he got up and started dragging me in, I asked him have you not seen any of the Biafran soldiers here? He answered that they were two in this veranda. It wasn´t long when they left that you came.These are the ones that would have killed you. I said: “My time has come; those who sent me here want me dead. My time has come. Let me go so that you or any of your family members will not die.” He said no. I argued and argued but he did not agree. So, I got up annoyed, to walk out. But before I could get to the door, he ran past me, he locked the door and threw the key out through the window. So, what do I do now? I could not break the door like that. Then I persuaded him that he should go and look for an Urhobo person around the area who could take me away from Benin . I waited for him and he found somebody from Urhobo who said he was coming. In the afternoon, in the night, we did not see him.

So, I said he was not interested. The following morning, around 7.00 o’clock, I heard a woman shouting: “There is war; you are going there if they kill you now, who will bury me?” That was what he was saying in Urhobo. I peeped through the window and I saw the woman running after the son, and returning into the compound I recognized him as one of the people with whom we grew up together.

What is the name of that person, sir?

John Ebuche. So, I opened the door and told him, “look, take your mother home,” and turned. He took his mother home.

A Generals´General

That Major General David Akpode Ejoor (rtd) parades an intimidating profile is an understatement. Commissioned in 1953 in the United Kingdom , he is a Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) and an Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR). Ejoor also holds the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK ; a Pass Staff College (PSC) and a honorary Doctor of Letters (LL. D), of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

He was a member of the Supreme Military Council from 1966 to 1975, the first Military Governor of Mid-Western State between 1966 and 1967; Chief of Army Staff, from 1972 to 1975, when he retired.
His medals include the Congo , Independence , Republic, Defence Service, General Service and National Service. He is a Grand Commander of the Republic of Togo , and has received the Order of the two Niles-Ist Class Sudan , the Grand Officer O.N. Du Lion Senegal and Kt. Order of the Crown, Belgium . His chieftaincy titles include the Olorogun Oloho of Olomu, Okakuro-Egbe of Agbon, Okakuro of Ovu, Onotuku of Ebor and Orhuerakpo Ru Ughelli.
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laudate:
The chap you quoted thrives on spreading falsehood & illogical views. Kindly ignore him. Even if you continue this debate till next year, he would still refuse to see the truth, even if it came & slapped him in the face!

pazienza:
Lol! Yoruba logic! How pathetic.

How can Zik be Awolowo main Enemy in 1966, when for all intents and purposes, Awo was a convict, who had been stripped of his powers by Akintola with the help of Saraduna and Balewa.
Awo was like a king on exile with no kingdom, a palace coup occurred, and a stronger man, Akintola, with the help of Arewa, in a classical re enaction of Afonja -Alimi story, Usurped him, and took away his kingdom.

Common sense dictates that for Awolowo to even fight Zik and recognize Zik as an Enemy, he needed to regain his Kingdom back.
And if Akintola was not eliminated in 1966, alongside Balewa and Saraduna, Awolowo would have gone the way of Abiola.
He would have rotted in prison while his Yoruba supporters and henchmen would be bought over using federal might in instalments.

Keep roaming.
When I'm through with you, your life will never remain the same again.

Dumaknesset:
David Ejoor is not an afonja now. This is quite revealing.

Diademk07:
Lmao..

Do tell me what your beautiful harlot, Zik was doing abroad at the time of the coup? Or why ibo men spearheaded the acclaimed Awolowo's coup? LOL!

Even your fellow dunces are shaking their head at your foolishness.

pazienza:

Can you tell me why the coup killed all political opponents of the jail bird, Awolowo.
Can you also tell me why non of the principal actors in the January coup called it an Igbo coup, not even Ademoyega, yet demonic Yoruba Lagos -Ibadan media propaganda and their Igbophobic allies had been running the Igbo coup propaganda with no remorse?

Your superiors like Katsumoto had failed many times to prove your Igbo coup agenda without resorting to conjecture, half truths and misinterpretations of actions and words of actors in the coup.

Why have you failed in 50years to prove your Igbo coup falsehood?

It must be frustrating for you, realizing that Awolowo coup hypothesis carries more plausibility than your Igbo coup falsehood, when placed side by side.

Diademk07:
Like I stated earlier, the prison saved Awolowo from you devilish eediots!

Do tell why many ibo military men spearheaded your acclaimed Awolowo's coup or why his no. 1 enemy was in abroad during the coup?

If you can't answer these, get your scallywags fingers off my mention!

pazienza:
The prison can't save a power seeking and greedy demonic self acclaimed sage from his own coup, neither could it stop him from trying future coup that ended with him ending his miserable life.

Do tell why Awolowo targets all turned out to be those that caused his convict state as of that moment?

Tell me why a Yoruba man, Ademoyega should be involved in a supposedly Igbo coup and still maintain the coup wasn't Igbo till today?
Tell me why Fajuyi a Yoruba mentored the men involved in the so called Igbo coup?

If you can't answer these questions, you will end up the way of your demonic self acclaimed sage, and would leave the Earth through an Otapiapia gateway.

Diademk07:
Lmao..

Awolowo's coup when the man was in Prison? In fact, Awolowo should be thanking his star that he was in the prison. If not, he would have been beheaded by you manipulative selfish victim card playing eediots!

I can't even laugh enough at this stupid revisionism! Pray tell if it the coup was for Awolowo sake, why was he still in the prison after Ironsi took over? Why didn't Ironsi release him immediately he took over? Why did it have to be Gowon to release him at the end of the day? LOL! It's like you Ibos don't think with your brain whenever you make your ridiculous lies. Bunch of weasels!

Moreover, if the coup was for Awolowo's sake, the first person who should have been killed should be Zik, Awolowo's mortal enemy and the very person who connived with Balewa to put Awolowo in the prison in the first place. So why was he alive while other regional leaders got slaughtered by your devilish folk?

You know what? Cry me a river, no one is interested and I'm quite sure God aint interested in your woe!

Tequilah:
maybe yu shld ask him for the minutes of the meeting Awo held with Fajuyi, where he gave instructions to the late Fajuyi to mentor Nzeogwu and do a coup on his behalf. am sure if he produces the records, ds would solve the argument. it sounds rilly funny that a Yoruba man instruct igbo boys, to plan a coup on his behalf.

laudate:
The chap you quoted thrives on spreading falsehood & illogical views. Kindly ignore him. Even if you continue this debate till next year, he would still refuse to see the truth, even if it came & slapped him in the face!

T9ksy:
Ignore ke? You must be kidding. The fella you referred to is not unique-it's a genetic trait. If we ignore their infantille revisionism before you know it, they will be parroting it as FACT.

For example, almost 70 years after the act, these people are still regurgitating the same fallacy that NCNC won the regional election in western region but was denied the premiership during to "carpet-crossing" by yoruba politicians, as FACT. However, none of them has been able to produce the election result which conclusively indicate that NCNC did win the election.

This is their stock in trade-repeat (obvious) lies as often as they can and before long they will start calling it, FACT yet can't buttress their fact with irrefutable evidence.

pazienza:
Lol! You are already roaming.

Greater hits in history had been masterminded from prison walls. All he needed was misguided footsoldiers.
Awolowo couldn't be killed in a coup he masterminded, remember that the aim of the coup was to enthrone him, use you brain for once, it's an app.

He was still in prison because the coup failed. His boys lost control as Ironsi truncated their plans. Ironsi was never part of Awolowo coup. You obviously need a brain transplant surgery to replace your brain with that of a goat, as a goat as it stands has a higher IQ than you.

Never did Zik cause Awo imprisonment, Awolowo chased Zik out of Western region politics out of greed for power, the same greed saw Awolowo alienate Akintola, forcing Akintola to align with Saraduna and Balewa, in bid to cut Awo to size.
The primary reason Awolowo lost out in power game in the West was Akintola, the secondary reason was Saraduna-Balewa and the underlying reason was Awolowo political immaturity and greed.
Trying to pin Awo misfortunes on Zik is a hallmark of stupidity emanating from Yorubas.

Zik survived Awolowo coup because throughout his life, he was one step ahead of Awolowo. Deal with it.

pazienza:
The prison can't save a power seeking and greedy demonic self acclaimed sage from his own coup, neither could it stop him from trying future coup that ended with him ending his miserable life.

Do tell why Awolowo targets all turned out to be those that caused his convict state as of that moment?

Tell me why a Yoruba man, Ademoyega should be involved in a supposedly Igbo coup and still maintain the coup wasn't Igbo till today?
Tell me why Fajuyi a Yoruba mentored the men involved in the so called Igbo coup?

If you can't answer these questions, you will end up the way of your demonic self acclaimed sage, and would leave the Earth through an Otapiapia gateway.

jargo89:
Using your logic, then the civil wasnt fought against Nigerian soldiers by Igbos, as Victor Banjo was a part of it. So as much as a yoruba was in the Biafran army, it stopped being an Igbo struggle? Spare me.

The fact Yoruba soldiers were involved doesnt change the motive of the coup and it was achieved. It was decades ago, so just accept and move on. Every region makes a mistake. Trying to avoid blame is however wrong.

I am very sure if it were only Igbo leaders killed in that first coup, the anti-Igbo claims from you guys would have been top notch. You cant wipe out the political class of 2 major regions while leaving yours and expect anything less than suspicion. I know you care less but give it a thought.

pazienza:
Exactly my point. Your Banjo point was succinct. The fact that Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna were Igbos doesn't change the fact that they were playing a game masterminded by Awolowo.

The last time I checked, the coup was masterminded by Awolowo and he wiped out his political opponents ( Saraduna, Akintola and Balewa).
You can't expect all Awolowo enemies to be wiped out by a group of misguided military men who confessed to planning to enthrone Awolowo, without rational beings pointing hands at Awolowo?

Just kill your yoloboid bias and give it a thought for a minute.