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femi4:
IBB chop blood wella.....how he managed to turn around the table still baffle me till date. The success of 1990 coup was cut short before you say jack

Maradona returned to power mysteriously

mansakhalifa:
@leeezzz Murtala didn't lead that 1975 coup directly:TRUE But then,he was indirectly the main mastermind acting from behind the scene. It was said by Nowa Omoigui that he told the disgruntled officers that led the coup that he wasn't going to be seen to be playing an active role during the coup but that he was going to make sure that non of them got into trouble if the plan failed. By doing that,he gave the coup his covert blessings.

leezzz:
females were virtually non existent in d armed forces of dat era
but u sef if u wan plan coup u go call woman ni?

Raintaker:
lol @ d last statement.
You are right, but I believe all these military men would have some of their surbodinates as girlfriends or woman friends as per military philandering if there were females in d forces then making them privy to the coup(A man tells a woman everything whenever they are in a room together).
Either there are no female military then or most were given soft landing.

leezzz:
u right bro ahahaha
bali told his wife dt dy were going to remove shagari
his wife was close to solomon lar's wife who told solo dn solo now told shagari

leezzz:
u right bro ahahaha
bali told his wife dt dy were going to remove shagari
his wife was close to solomon lar's wife who told solo dn solo now told shagari

mansakhalifa:
@Raintaker According to some reports on B.S. Dimka that I have been priviledged to peruse,he was often described as a very convivial and charismatic officer. So,if you think people like the man,then the above ^^ could pass for a plausible explanation. As for your thoughts on females not being part of coup plots,let's just say maybe the male officers did not trust the women well enough to "hush-hush" and made the coup-plotting a strictly all-male affair and simply left the females out. No gender equality in this murky business. The fact that they "don't go far in the military" shouldn't be a tenable explanation afterall NCOs took part in most of these putchs,you know?

Michael004:
Fearless and you never ruled the nation. Are you OK?

Ishilove:
In 1990, another set of coup plotters were rounded up by the Babangida regime and this is the end result:

EXECUTED IN APRIL 1990

Major Gideon Orkar
Capt. Nimibibowei Harley Empere
Capt. P.A. Dakolo
Lt. A. E. Akogun
Lt. Cyril Okuser Ozoalor
2nd Lt. Arthur Bandenyinitite Umukoro
2nd Lt. E.J. Ejesuku
2nd Lt. Emmanuel Ade-Alade
Staff Sgt. Julius Itua
Sgt. Martins Ademokhai
Sgt. Pius Ilegar
Warrant Officer 2 Monday Bayefa
Lance Corporal Francis Ogo
Lance Corporal Jephthan Inesai
Corporal Sunday Effiong
L/Cpl. Samuel Mbasue
L/Cpl. Albert Ojerongbe
L/Cpl. Godfrey Desiyira
L/Cpl. Emmanuel Aiyemola
Sgt. Stephen Iyeke
Corporal Joseph Efe
Warrant Officer 2 Afolabi Moses
L/Cpl. Idowu Azeez
Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Ekimi
Staff Sergeant Solomon Okungbowa
Private Richard Iseghohi
Private Egwola Makpamenkun
L/Cpl. Adeganan Friday
Private Monday Esebanen
Staff Sgt. Barnabas Jarikpe
Trooper Nnadi Mogaha
Sgt. Etim Umoh
Sgt. Jolly Agbodowi
L/Cpl. Samuel Obasuyi
Ex-L/Cpl Goodluck Otojareri
Ex-Private Osazuwa Osifo
Ex-Corporal Wasiu Lawal
Ex-Lance Corporal Examiner
Ex-Lance Corporal Examiner
Ex-Lance Corporal Peter Umuyoma
Ex-Signalman Goodluck Emefe
Ex-Staff Sgt. Samson
Private Joseph Odey
Trooper Obioma Esiwoko
Lance Corporal Magnus Ekechi
WO2 Godwin Donko
Sgt. Shehu Oneje
Corporal Olanrewaju Ogunsola
Lance Corporal Luka Yang
Trooper Makachy Ayogu
L/Cpl. Andrew Onah
L/Cpl Michael Ebeku
Sgt. Ojo Adegboyega
Private Abuagu
Private Phil Kankpo
Capt A. A. Nonju
Private Emmanuel Onojie
Trooper Toland Odogu
Corporal
Private Dickson Omenka
Corporal Ebietan Pius
Private Iroabuchi Anyalewechi
L/Cpl. Mathias Odey
L/Cpl. Sunday Asuquo
Trooper Celestine Ofuokwu
Private Anthony Okorie
Private Thomas Angor
Private Edem Bassey

JAILED

Turner Ochuko Ogboru – sentenced to life imprisonment
Lance Corporal David Amoomo – sentenced to two years in prison
Sergeant Andoricheladonye – sentenced to two years in prison
Captain A Monju – sentenced to one year in prison
Sergeant John Alido – sentenced to seven years in prison
Patrick Etadafema – sentenced to seven years in prison
S A Francis Agaro – sentenced to seven years in prison
/Cpl. Ezekiel Akuodu – sentenced to seven years in prison
Private Ibrahim Egwa

In July 1995, the regime of General Sani Abacha convicted the following of plotting a coup against it. They were later freed by the General Abubakar Alhaji Abdulsami regime but one of them (Major-General Musa Yar’adua) died during Abacha’s regime while in jail.

LIFE IMPRISONMENT

Colonel Lawan Gwadabe
Colonel O Oloruntoba
Colonel R S B Fadile
Ex-Major Akinloye Akinyemi

OTHER PRISON SENTENCES

Major-General Shehu Musa Yar’adua – sentenced to 25 years in jail but died in prison. His younger brother, Umaru, would later become the president of Nigeria in 2007.
Lieutenant Colonel E H Bulus – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Lieutenant Colonel S E Oyewole – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Colonel C A Ajayi – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Colonel R N Emokpae – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Lieutenant Colonel M A Igwe – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Colonel Ndubueze – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Lieutenant A Olowokere – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Major E O Obalisa – sentenced to 25 years in jail
Lieutenant Colonel M A Ajayi (rtd) – sentenced to 25 years in jail
General Olusegun Obasanjo – sentenced to 15 years in jail. Later freed and became the president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 before handing over to Umaru Yar’adua.
Captain M A Ibrahim – sentenced to 15 years in jail
2nd Lieutenant R Emouvhe – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Staff Sergeant Patrick Usikpo – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Commodore Limu Fabiyi – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Ben Charles Obi – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Shehu Sani – sentenced to 15 years in jail. Now a senator representing Kaduna State at the National Assembly.
Lieutenant Colonel R D Obiki – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Sanusi Mato – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Julius Badejo – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Matthew Popoola – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Chris Anyanwu – sentenced to 15 years in jail. A journalist, she later became a senator of the federal republic representing Imo State.
George Mba – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Kunle Ajibade – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Moses Ayegba – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Rebecca Onyebi Ikpe – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Beko Ransome Kuti – sentenced to 15 years in jail
Felix Ndamagidon – sentenced to 15 years in jail

DECLARED WANTED

Lieutenant Colonel M Sambo Dasuki (rtd), later appointed the National Security Adviser by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Lieutenant Colonel C A A Nyiam
Great Ogboru
Benson Ikpe
Anthony Auroloyi

Raintaker:

Jeezuzpick:
Colonel Abdullahi (former Kwara military governor) was loyal to IBB. There was speculation that responded by air and probably airlifted personnel to Dodan Barracks.....

He was definitely responsible for a recorded broadcast "assuring" Nigerians (we were praying the coup would succeed) that the plotters were being confronted.

That man was one of the main peeps that crippled the coup effort.

Plus, Orkar was broadcasting even when the coup was going south, so we didn't know what was what, till we saw a slightly bandaged (injured?) IBB on an outdoor podium that evening.

Still remember it like yesterday.

tendawarrior1:
murtala was of d kano boys and Gowon was of d jos boys they were never brothers. read obj my command

lenghtinny:
Abeg Wetin Murtala Mohammed do Plateau people

Jeezuzpick:
Colonel Abdullahi (former Kwara military governor) was loyal to IBB. There was speculation that responded by air and probably airlifted personnel to Dodan Barracks.....

He was definitely responsible for a recorded broadcast "assuring" Nigerians (we were praying the coup would succeed) that the plotters were being confronted.

That man was one of the main peeps that crippled the coup effort.

Plus, Orkar was broadcasting even when the coup was going south, so we didn't know what was what, till we saw a slightly bandaged (injured?) IBB on an outdoor podium that evening.

Still remember it like yesterday.

EMMAUGOH:
And today Nigerian youth hail and praise successful ones... One day shekau will be a Nigerian hero

kinibigdeal:
Ishilove.....

lenghtinny:
Abeg Wetin Murtala Mohammed do Plateau people

imhotep:
Plateau people woke up from slumber 20 years after Biafra

Rajosh:
My dad once told me about Wing commander Ben Ekele. He was said to be one of the best then.

But Plateau people dey vex o.

OnucheAdams:
Indeed, it was alleged that the Russians were looking to do a trade with Nigeria for Ekele, but IBB rejected their offer.

Ishilove:
He was locked up for exposing a coup plot?

OgundeleT:
a plateau man known as Yakubu Gowon was in power before Biafra rebels declared a nation within Nigeria and he was the one that fought and conquered the Biafra rebels. if you can't afford history book, you can just use google to do little research about Nigeria.

MrPresident1:
Ishilove, change this name
Lieutenant Mike Fyorshe

EXECUTED IN JANUARY 1986
Lieutenant Colonel Aker Mike Iyorshe- Benue

He was one of the most brilliant military officers Nigeria ever produced.

Major Daniel Bamidele – ONDO
The case of Bamidele is just pathetic. Bamidele knew of the 1983 coup to overthrow Shagari and reported to his GOC, General Muhammadu Buhari, he was promptly put in jail and was released only after the coup, to his chagrin his GOC to whom he had reported a coup in the plans, was made head of state.

Again, apparently, he got wind of the Vatsa plan and this time, he locked up.

http://www.waado.org/NigerDelta/Nigeria_Facts/MilitaryRule/Omoigui/VatsaConspiracy-1985.html

Sad, sad, sad

OgundeleT:
a plateau man known as Yakubu Gowon was in power before Biafra rebels declared a nation within Nigeria and he was the one that fought and conquered the Biafra rebels. if you can't afford history book, you can just use google to do little research about Nigeria.

chyz:
The Northern Counter-coup of 1966: The Full Story

By
Max Siollun
juj_uk@yahoo.com
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OGUNDIPE IN DISTRESS

Following the murders of 200-300 Igbo soldiers (names, ranks, units and numbers are listed in Hilary Njoku’s: "A Tragedy Without Heroes" and the Eastern Ministry of Information’s "January 15th: before and after"wink, Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe (a mild mannered Yoruba officer with no political ambition) was now the most senior surviving officer. When the British handed over command of the Nigerian army to indigenous soldiers in 1965, the outgoing General Officer Commanding, Major-General Welby-Everard had recommended Ogundipe as his replacement without success. However, as mayhem ensued following the mutinies across the country, Ogundipe could not assert his authority over the northern troops.

Via telephone, Ogundipe informed the military governor of the Eastern region; Lt-Col Ojukwu, that northern troops had stated their conditions for a “ceasefire”: the killings of Igbos would continue until the northern region seceded from the federation, and northerners and southerners were repatriated to their respective regions of origin. Ojukwu replied "if that is what they want, let them go" and replaced the receiver (see N U Akpan - "The Struggle For Secession"wink.

The Ikeja cantonment became the undeclared Headquarters of the mutineers. Ogundipe dispatched a platoon from the Federal Guard to Ikeja cantonment. However the northern troops refused to accept their orders and turned them away. Ogundipe’s own orders received a similar response. The “limit" came for the Brigadier when a northern Sergeant quipped to him: "I do not take orders from you until my (northern) captain comes". To a seasoned professional soldier like Ogundipe (accustomed to unquestioning obedience of his orders during a military career spanning over 20 years), such disobedience was beyond comprehension. A northern private similarly refused to obey orders from the Military Governor of Lagos State; Major Mobolaji Johnson.

The exasperated Ogundipe sent the Chief of Staff (Army), Lt-Col Yakubu Gowon to bargain with the mutineers. Gowon like other senior northern officers Lt-Col Hassan Katsina, and Lt-Col Mohammed Shuwa was not personally involved in the mutiny. However, when the smoke temporarily cleared, they gave their assent to the fait accompli and were brought in to participate in the Ikeja negotiations. When Gowon arrived, it appears that he was not a free agent and was held in circumstances amounting to arrest (see Ruth First: “The Barrel Of A Gun”). The northern officers were joined by a number of federal secretaries, two Judges, prominent northern civil servants and by British and American diplomats who asked the northern soldiers to drop their plan to secede from the federation. As negotiations continued in Ikeja, the explosive Lt-Col Murtala Muhammed was the most vociferous and uncompromising advocate of northern secession. The civilian participants managed to persuade the northern soldiers to drop their secessionist plan, and their most senior member; Lt-Col Gowon was appointed Head of State.

Convinced that he was to be the next target of the northern soldiers, Brigadier Ogundipe departed with his pistol, to emerge in London as Nigeria's High Commissioner in the United Kingdom.

MURTALA MUHAMMED

As the leader of the counter-coup, Murtala Muhammed commanded almost mythical loyalty from northern soldiers. He was from an influential northern family with close links to the NPC, and his uncle Inuwa Wada, was the former Defence Minister. Even when Gowon became the Head of State, he remained the power behind the throne. If anyone was going to rebel against a perceived anti-northern regime - it was Murtala. He would not tolerate disobedience from his subordinates, despite himself having "very little respect for constituted authority" (see Oluleye: "Military Leadership In Nigeria"wink.

COLLAPSE OF DISCIPLINE

The deaths of hundreds of Igbo soldiers, and the sight of one of their number as Head of State did not mollify some northern soldiers. Discipline among them got so bad that some northern officers had to on occasions, threaten to shoot their own wayward troops. This threat was hardly ever carried out, although Lt-Cols Hassan Katsina and Mohammed Shuwa had at great risk to themselves put down an army mutiny in Kano. Even northern officers became cautious around their own troops, some of whom were behaving in bizarre manner. Lt-Col Akahan was kept away from his barracks by his own men. Tied in to the furious violence of the coup were strange attempts by junior northern officers to militarily legitimize their actions by asking their superior officers for "orders" to kill Igbo soldiers, or to turn a blind eye when they did so. For example, the junior officers who killed Ironsi asked their superiors for permission to deal with him. This pattern of behaviour was repeated in 1975 when the officers who were planning to overthrow the Head of State: General Gowon (Babangida, Yar'Adua, Buhari, Ibrahim Taiwo, Abdullahi Mohammed) asked their superior officers; (Danjuma, Murtala Muhammed, Martin Adamu) to turn a blind eye while they got on with the job of removing Gowon.
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anonimi:
After the most senior army officer, a Yoruba man was passed over in July 19666?
If truly you are a Yoruba man who can afford a history book, you should not be saying what you just said. It smirks of purefect idiocy and self-denigration in favour of the owners of naijeriya who swindled Awolowo and Gowon into executing their war to cement their born-to-rule ruin status over us all.




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imhotep:
And plateau got conquered by Fulani, hence all the lame-ass coups and subsequent execution of Plateau people and middle belters.

MayorofLagos:
Bamidele was first locked up for talking

So he learnt his lesson to zip it.

...but then was executed for keeping silent.

anonimi:
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be for Fulani ownership of naijeriya as they are born-to-rule ruin us forever with willing allies in the south, such as Ogundipe who would rather play safe and be ambassador in London instead of resigning his commission honourably like Ebitu Ukiwe for posterity.
Where is all the bragging of the fearless southerners and middle belt
From Afonja to Akintola, to MKO and now Tinubu passing by Awolowo, our foolanis have shown they master the brutal game of power and will go to any extent such as Boko Haram terrorists on their own people to hold on to power and access Niger Delta oil revenue and VAT from haram alcohol sales in lagos state.


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