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Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 4:45pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
schoolboij: How did shagari/Obasanjo become president? Nzeogwu claimed they were going to install/hand over to awolowo after some time. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by ChidiAlaigbo: 4:45pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
ezegenigbonine: Yes they were FOOLs! For fighting a war they were grossly unprepared for - based on emotions. We see igbo emotions in their politics today. 2 Likes |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 4:50pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
schoolboij: Renegade ogundipe abandoned his responsibility and eloped - that's the crux of the matter, nothing else is important here. Ironsi is another renegade. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by maestroferddi: 4:50pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee:What have you been smoking? Nzeogwu"s coup was aborted by Ironsi so how would the issue of installing Awolowo have featured in the scheme of things? Go and read your kindergarten children books, this kid... 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 4:54pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
maestroferddi: What's your point? Awolowo is a coup plotter.
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Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:00pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
gidgiddy: I dunno where u got ur info from, Aguiyi Ironsi's body was never found till today |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:01pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
Lordave: And what made Ironsi a foolish man? |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by CloudResident(m): 5:03pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
Konquest: They dragged them to the present day Lalupon on the outskirts of Ibadan.Sadly enough the 504 and Landrover defender jeep used to convey them is rotting away at the 2division of the Nigerian army Odogbo in Ibadan instead of the national museum! It might also interest you that most soldiers do not even know the story of these vehicles in front of the soldiers block there. What a country! 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:06pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
PrecisionFx: Gullibility. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Baselm: 5:10pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: Yes, in fact the young captain that was to fly in a special plane to effect the release of Awolowo on the D-Day didn't report. Awolowo,would have been released on the day of the coup |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Baselm: 5:14pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
maestroferddi: Those guys are revolutionists, not reactionists, so they had planned everything before embarking on the coup, Awolowo was to be released that day but the captain supposed to go and effect his release, didn't turn up according to Ademoyega's record. 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by olajizz01(m): 5:19pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
opyzy:Those bastards knew what happen to Agbari Ojukwu after commencement of war,he fled and left his bastards followers behind so that they can be consumed by war,where is the coward bastard hunchback abino? 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Godskidk(m): 5:20pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
greyham:My thoughts exactly Uncivilised civilians roaming in this forum 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:21pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
PrecisionFx: Alexander Madiebo wrote in his book - the Nigerian revolution and the Biafran war, that there was a particular time, he (or col njoku) warned Ironsi about the impending coup and the people involved. In reaction to this, Ironsi in the presence of Gowon (or danjuma), asked Madiebo (or col Njoku) to repeat what he said concerning the impending coup. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:22pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: Shagari became president by winning election. Obj was a soldier. He became HOS after his boss was killed in a failed coup. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by dru23(m): 5:22pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
pooozeee: 1 Like
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Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:26pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
schoolboij: Shagari won elections and became president after, the military had agreed to hand over leadership to the civilians. Nzeogwu and his co-revolutionists planned the same. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by jafol(m): 5:32pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
kayusely70:Well let's think about it if its the opposite, that igbo man will kill fajuyi without blinking. Yorubas r mugun. With all the yoruba help to protect ironsi, the good for nothing Igbos or igbos wont still see anything good with YORUBAS. Ontop matter they call us dirty. What their ancestors cant even do to protect their lives. Nwanchukwu that was ironsi brother ran away, while a yoruba man EKITI for that matter, the funny thing is im Ekiti too, i know we r strong headed, he should have have let them take him. Im dissapointed in my Ekiti brother but i take his pride as heroism. 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Baselm: 5:33pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
It was the action of Ironsi and other reactionists like Ojukwu who benefitted from the coup of the revolutionists (Ademoyega, Nzeogwu, Ifeanjuna, Onwuategu, Okafor and co) that made Nigerians term the First coup a tribal coup. Those guys planned everything, in fact they ensured there were no civilian casualties, Most of the politicians and officers killed were those who resisted arrest and later when they had to flee, they had to kill others as most of those Officers arrested are highly skilled and could take advantage of the situation. The coup was largely celebrated as at then cos the country especially the western region was in tension. It was the tribalism exhibited by Ironsi that made people start reading tribalism in the coup. To show they had a different outlook to Ojukwu, despite serving under the biafran army which granted them pardon, Nzeogwu was not given a command, Ifeanjuna was killed by Ojukwu, Ademoyega was released but wasn't supported in his bid to capture the mid western region and proceed to the western region, Ojukwu was only interested in the Eastern region, He was subsequently returned to prison after less than 2 months by Ojukwu. Please you all should correct the wrong impression. prime minister and all the regional premiers as well as other top government people including chief of defense Ironsi, were to be arrested. Those killed(Sardauna and Akintola resisted arrest by fighting back, Others like okoti eboh, Tafawa were killed after Ironsi had regained the command of troops by ). |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by LZAA: 5:33pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
ChidiAlaigbo:Stop twisting facts Igbos had to fight that war because northerners were killing them as part of their plan to secede but those plans were stopped by the british After the middle belt,the hausas have the clesest r/ship with igbos compared to any other tribe Politics apart from the prime minister slot,igbos were in charge of EVERY major sector in nigeria Cc immhotep velocity25 DaBullIT 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:42pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
Baselm: How did Ironsi exhibit tribalism? Ojukwu claimed that Nzeogwu and ifeajuna were making contacts with the Nigerian government. He claimed they planned to execute a coup in the Biafran territory, kill him and surrender to the Nigerian government. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by darrellg9: 5:45pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
Thomas Ironsi would later become a minister under the regime of Obasunjo. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma who killed was appointed Defence minister during the regime of Obasanjo and is today a billionaire Oil mogul. so both the killer and the killed's son became minister jn obasanjo's regime na wa oo.. is God not wonderful. what a country. i weep! |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 5:49pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
winj3: How can you call a man who commanded the entire UN peacekeeping force in Congo a coward. What do you call ogundipe then? |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Baselm: 6:05pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: I like the fact u used the word claimed. Nzeogwu died on one of his raids on the Federal troops when Ojukwu didn't give such a man a troop to lead. It was Ifeanjuwa and Brigadier Banjo that were killed by Ojukwu on allegations of those claims. Even if the allegations were true, was it not better Ojukwu was killed and they hand over to the federal troops rather than the thousands of lives wasted before Ojukwu fled and hand over. It only shows who amongst them was tribal and who was a more tactical soldier. 1 Like |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by romzy33: 6:06pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
superlightning:nigga u lied don't forget d are history students here ironsi promotion within d military rank and file was onesided he favour his kinsmen also triggered d plot to ride him out |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Chukazu: 6:17pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: Are you on Twitter? |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 6:30pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
JuanDeDios: Yes. It is true that Ironsi negotiated to halt Nzeogwu's march to Lagos. That's why he could not execute them. But you underestimate Nzeogwu. He had total control of the North. That guy is super, do your research. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 6:35pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
JuanDeDios: Bro, you don't know Kaduna Nzeogwu. He was also a northerner technically. Thats why he was buried in the north despite killing 'Sardauna'. He was in total control of the north and Ojukwu was in Kano, they would have fought Ironsi to standstill. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 6:37pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
perdollar: Yes. And even during the war, northerners soldiers died more than reported. In fact, East didn't lose if you consider only Ironsi vs All northern leaders slaughtered. |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 6:43pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: Does what you typed made sense to you? They planned to install awolowo by making him win election? |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Nobody: 6:45pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
IkonBee: So u would have preferred he rounded up 10 - 20 northern soldiers alleged to be planning a coup n slaughter all of them? |
Re: General Ironsi And Lt Colonel Fajuyi The Day Before They Were Killed (Photo) by Buffalo2(m): 6:50pm On Dec 31, 2018 |
Born2Breed:I learnt there was an argument between both of them as to which side will stage another coup and they resolved that whoever is on "the winning side" will protect another. That's why Bello protected Nwankwo. (From The Nigeria Revolution and Biafra War by Alexander Madiebo) 1 Like 1 Share |
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