9jaRealist:


It is doubtful that Wale Ademoyega signed up for the enthronement of Ibo dominance...

I am not Ibo, and obviously these were events well before our time, but from everything that one has read thus far (especially from non-Nigerian historians and commentators, since Nigeria unfortunately does not appear to value its own history), there appears to be considerable dissonance between the planning and execution of the coup, which, crucially with the failure of the coup in Lagos and the presence of the Cypriot President as guest of the Eastern Region premier, fortuitously but unfortunately manifested itself along tribal fissures. Ironsi’s subsequent indecisiveness with the fate of the coup plotters (and of Awolowo), coupled with the apparent reaction (reportedly bordering on jubilation) of some Ibos even in the North merely served to make the fissure even wider, and frankly a Northern reaction was not surprising.
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WoeBetide666:
I was today years old when I learned that OBJ wrote a biography of Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (the main plotter and executor of the 1966 coup) back in the 80s. This might be old news to some but for those who did not know, now you know.

stzy:
What Tribe is this guys sef..

Kaduna Olusegun Nzeogwu

stzy:
What Tribe is this guys sef..

Kaduna Olusegun Nzeogwu

luvprince4real:
He is from delta state. Okpanam to be precise

stzy:
What Tribe is this guys sef..

Kaduna Olusegun Nzeogwu

stzy:
What Tribe is this guys sef..

Kaduna Olusegun Nzeogwu

selemempe:
nzeogwu was no hero. He was a misguided young man. Exuberant and brash

boogie2910:
he should write buhari's own. he doesn't even need to write na to draw cow full the page

Halopy:
Please how many books has buhari written? Maybe he should write on any of the suggested topics below:

1. From boom to depression. A case study of Nigeria economy from 2015 till date.
2. Lifeless and clueless. Nigerians between the devil and the red sea.
3. The kwurupt hypocrite. How to crush your opponents
4. The Osinbade I know. Where loyalty lies between the pulpit and the politics
5. Next level of hopelessness. The journey of no return
6. The lazy Nigerian youths. The plight of unfortunate Nigerian youths.
7. Ruga. Your land or your life

At least e go dey record say he write one

TheFacelessMan:


I am just curious....

You said he believed in ONE NIGERIA but most politicians they killed were mostly from other ethnic groups.....

He spared his own people.

Correct me if wrong. We are here to learn.

dalass:

Yes, he single handedly started tribal hatred in the Army when he killed only officers of other tribes and left his fellow Igbo's. It has led to series of counter coups which has destabilized and continue to divide us all till date.
His bad legacy lives on.

femarse:


because you don't read enough or understand well , who did u want him to kill from his own side mention them
all bigot that occupy power were northerner , so if things are going wrong is the people without power he will kill ?
aguyi ironsi escape and later become the greater beneficiary of the coup
ifeajuna tip the president of the intending coup , that one travel out of the country and even thou nig has a visitor towards the coup , the man refuse to come home
okotie was killed cos he was part of the corruption
every other person killed was part of the giant corruption and they were all Northerner , they have successfully suppressed every other opposition, like jailing awolowo for treason and preventing any southerner near power except u are among them
so who in the south did u want him to kill ?

BabaOwen:
Major chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu.

His parent were from delta state, but lived in Kaduna, they so much love Kaduna that they name it after their son.

goldenarrow:


His descendants are still plenty in the land, rash and brash fellows, who would rather act before thinking.

Castroii:
Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu...
First and last breed of his kind, an intelligent and brave officer, not the idiots we have now who display their braveness on innocent civilians and run like thieves at the sight of bokoharam.

selemempe:
i hope u are talking about abiola and opc members? Yes i agree

TheFacelessMan:


I am just curious....

You said he believed in ONE NIGERIA but most politicians they killed were mostly from other ethnic groups.....

He spared his own people.

Correct me if wrong. We are here to learn.

delamb01:
Thank you for being such a gentleman. There was chaos in Nigeria between 1964-1966. This chaos was caused by so many factors such as the 1963 census, the 1965 general elections, the Action Group crisis in the Western region. As at that the comments coming from The Action Group, the Northern People's Congress were such that could break the nation into pieces. Also there was a sort of ethnic cleansing in the Middle Belt region which made the people of the region to demand for a separate autonomous region but this was denied by the Regional government of the north under Ahmadu Bello in collaboration with his puppet Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa. Instead of granting granting the request of the middle belt people, the central government took the opportunity of AG crisis in the western region and declared state of emergency in that region and eventually created the Mid Western Region out of the defunct western region just to deduce the political power and influence of the AG and by extension that of Awolowo. Don't forget that the mid western people never demanded for a separate region. All these events were being observed and monitored by the some military officers who felt that politicians were dividing the nation along tribal, religious, ethnic, political, sectional divides. So, they felt that a central government would be the solution to all those issues. They consulted among themselves and came up with the coup that ousted the government of the day. Although they were motivated by other coups that took place in other African countries. But the same officers that agreed to the coup later denied any knowledge of it let alone agreeing or taking part in it. My dear, time will not avail me of the opportunity to explain things in details to you. However, I wish you can lay your hand on the account of these events written by an insider, Adewale Ademoyanga WHY WE STRUCK. he wrote from the facts of the events not out sentiments, sympathy or empathy. And don't forget that Adewale was a Yoruba man and one should not expect him to have taken side with an igbo man.

bnt:
Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, the man from Okpanam in Asaba, present day Delta state. He was born and raised in the north. He was the pioneer commandant of Nigerian Army Depot and NDA. Ahmadu Bello was his godfather but he personally executed him in the 1966 revolution. Nzeogwu had genuine revolutionary intentions but his colleagues bungled the coup. Aguiyi-Ironsi was supposed to be killed but his juju saved him. Nzeogwu was an officer and a gentleman. He had no wife or children but loved kids a lot. He was killed in Orokam in Benue state during the civil war, along with Ojukwu's half brother. The northern soldiers that opened fire on the locally made armored tank never knew Nzeogwu was in it.

Automatic3444:

TheFacelessMan:


When you learn to write like an educated person and convey your ideas like an adult, get back to me.

Check the other sensible responses to my question for guidance.

EazyMoh:

Exactly! Including sleeping with his daughter inlaws.