Celestial777:



Nah it's because he speaks Kaduna dialect of Hausa joor

Lol... Most of una for nairaland too funny please show me a source where you got this.

Cantonese:
Obasanjo, the man who truly cherishes friendship. Never forgets his very good friends and their children. Has always remembered and taken care of the family of Major Nzeogwu. He is that detribalised Nigerian we refer to.

A few years ago during his presidency he stood in as the father of his friend's daughter at her wedding. The lady's father just before he passed away ask OBJ to do him that favour. He made it and the lady was very pleased.

Lesson to be learnt. Good relationships will always give you peace and move you forward.

The biggest fraud in politics is to credit a Nigerian politician with detribalization.
A 'detribalized' Obasanjo ordered soldiers to kill and maim innocent civilians in Odi and Zakibiam for alleged security threat but couldn't repeat same when the same security threat scenario later played out in Shagamu and Ota both in his home state of Ogun. You people just love to cheaply shower these useless Nigerian leaders with undeserved accolades.

nija80:

May god be with you for saying this.Ir ead the book ,including two others from OBJ.Under my watch and Because i was involved or something like that.OBJ serves his own interest and in most cases you only hear about him at almost the end of the book.
Mind you i am Yoruba so i am not been tribalistic

I'm Yoruba too. Proudly Ekiti.

My dad have had that book in his library since 1980.
I'm currently thinking of sponsoring a movie about the life and times of Maj. Kaduna Nzeogwu.

nija80:

May god be with you for saying this.Ir ead the book ,including two others from OBJ.Under my watch and Because i was involved or something like that.OBJ serves his own interest and in most cases you only hear about him at almost the end of the book.
Mind you i am Yoruba so i am not been tribalistic

Because I am involved was written by General Odumegwu Ojukwu.

OBJ wrote My command and Nzeogwu.

We have all these books in my family house library. I read all of them before I got into secondary school.

Odingo1:
Kaduna the brutal one

Those close to him said that he can only speak Hausa as a local language.

The coup is an opportunity for north to take back Nigeria from the hand of Igbo domination.That is why they quickly tag it Igbo coup whereas the coup plotter can’t speak Igbo nor have he lived in Igboland.

The coup was tagged Igbo coup because of the pattern of killings in the execution which left the political leaders of other regions dead while those of Igbo origin all escaped unhurt.

Deadlytruth:


The coup was tagged Igbo coup because of the pattern of killings in the execution which left the political leaders of other regions dead while those of Igbo origin all escaped unhurt.

Col. Unegbe was a top Igbo military leader and was killed too. Always say the truth.

cosef:


Col. Unegbe was a top Igbo military leader and was killed too. Always say the truth.

Unegbe was not a political leader. Moreover his death was rather a collateral damage as he was not among the figures targeted at the planning stage hit list.

even though i respected his bravery, Nzeogwu was tribalistic, How comes only Northern leades were killed during the coup? What happened to the Igbo leaders?

Nonsense

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 ?

Why didn't Ifeajuna stop over in Benin City on his way to Enugu that afternoon and kill Dennis Osadebey? Was Dennis too hosting an official visitor from Europe?
Why did the coup plotters go ahead with the execution of the coup despite being fully aware that their main target -Azikiwe, as later disclosed by Nzeogwu, had escaped from the country?
Why didn't the other junior officers in the plot kill Ironsi when they later found him at a junction at about 4:30 am on his way to quell the coup that morning?
If it was the mere visit of the foreigner from Cyprus that prevented Ifeajuna from killing Okpara, then why did Ifeajuna go into the premier's lodge in Enugu to have a tete a tete with Okpara who later assisted him in seeking assylum to Ghana where he escaped to?

selemempe:
i am no fan of the idiot....but the truth is his coup was done to benefit awolowo. Dont forget he was from western region b4 1964. He benefitted from awolowo's free education and believed in awolowo's ideas. He was only igbo by blood. He was hausa by orientation and a westerner by politics...his coup was directly targeted at leaders who had a hand in the travails of awolowo...thats why it seemed he spared igbo leaders...not really...he killed some

Which Igbo leaders did he kill? Care mentioning them?

schoolboij:


Leprous Aboki. You saw him sleeping with his daughter in-law.

It was his son Gbenga that so accused him and he never denied it. I guess you now know him more than his own biological son?

9jaRealist:


BTW, funny how you proclaim that Ademoyega who actually was an active participant in the events is "lying"...
While you who likely wasn't yet born (like most of us) during those events know the "truth"! Guess 'history' means only what you agree with.
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I quite agree with the guy you quoted. If you critically examine Adegboyega's claims in that book, you can't but notice the logical self contradictions and inconsistencies which actually give him away as trying to rationalize an ethnic cleansing which was presented as a nationalistic project to him.

seunmsg:


In fairness to Nzeogwu, he was not responsible for the one sided killings. He was based in the North and executed the coup as planned. Again, we must all understand that Nzeogwu wasn’t the overall leader of the mutineers. Ifeajuna was. Ifeajuna, Okafor and other plotters in Lagos and eastern region were responsible for the one sided killings. They deliberately allowed all the Igbo targets like Azikiwe, Agunyi Ironsi, Micheal Opara, etc to get away unhurt while they killed other non Igbo targets successfully.

Nzeogwu became popular because he succeeded in the north. The coup failed in Lagos and Eastern region because of the clumsiness of Ifeajuna, Okafor and other bigoted Igbo plotters.

Clannishness rather.

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.

This man brought us to the problems, we are having today by plotting a senseless coup

Deadlytruth:


It was his son Gbenga that so accused him and he never denied it. I guess you now know him more than his own biological son?

Show me a video of his son accusing him. Use your brain next time before listening to media rumors. Obasanjo will never respond to infantile rumors.

don33310:
This man brought us to the problems, we are having today by plotting a senseless coup

Many other countries like South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and even Ghana all had military coups. They have all moved ahead of Nigeria

Stop blaming Nzeogwu for a coup that happend over 50 years ago. If your country was a serious country, that is enough time to make progress

Deadlytruth:


Unegbe was not a political leader. Moreover his death was rather a collateral damage as he was not among the figures targeted at the planning stage hit list.

He was the quater-master general of the federation, he kept the guns, armaments and amouries for the whole of the federation , taking him out cannot be collateral damage. Go and read Ademoyega's book- Why we struck.

ekestic1976:
Have you read the book? Check with the Publishers, Spectrum Books, Ibadan for a copy! Obasanjo serves no other interest but his own! This books says much to prove this idea true. Read it and come back to share your experience about Obasanjo's mindset. Now, that isn't asking for too much, or is it?

can we download e-copy

cosef:


He was the quater-master general of the federation, he kept the guns, armaments and amouries for the whole of the federation , taking him out cannot be collateral damage. Go and read Ademoyega's book- Why we struck.

He wasn't among those targeted to be killed at the planning stage hence his death wasn't important.
Which Igbo politician was killed?

kingzizzy:


Many other countries like South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and even Ghana all had military coups. They have all moved ahead of Nigeria

Stop blaming Nzeogwu for a coup that happend over 50 years ago. If your country was a serious country, that is enough time to make progress

Was there ever coup in the US, Germany, Canada, UK, Russia, and other world powers which we, at independence, purposed ourselves to become like?

schoolboij:


Show me a video of his son accusing him. Use your brain next time before listening to media rumors. Obasanjo will never respond to infantile rumors.

You are just being evasive and self deluded. It wasn't a petty rumour but published in the papers and his son's picture clearly shown.
Here is Obasanjo's son accusing him of sleeping with his wife.

http://saharareporters.com/2008/01/13/my-father-made-love-my-wife-%E2%80%94gbenga-obasanjo

Read it and use your brain and head.

Deadlytruth:

Why didn't Ifeajuna stop over in Benin City on his way to Enugu that afternoon and kill Dennis Osadebey? Was Dennis too hosting an official visitor from Europe?
Why did the coup plotters go ahead with the execution of the coup despite being fully aware that their main target -Azikiwe, as later disclosed by Nzeogwu, had escaped from the country?
Why didn't the other junior officers in the plot kill Ironsi when they later found him at a junction at about 4:30 am on his way to quell the coup that morning?
If it was the mere visit of the foreigner from Cyprus that prevented Ifeajuna from killing Okpara, then why did Ifeajuna go into the premier's lodge in Enugu to have a tete a tete with Okpara who later assisted him in seeking assylum to Ghana where he escaped to?

you don't get it , the coup is not about killing everyone , it's about wiping the slate clean, the country was bad because the people are the center was just dam too corrupt and in their own eyes the only way is to wipe them off, they are soldiers remember

that said , the people that hold power were the northern oligarchy, and the west was their play ground , the east was not much experiencing any political upheaval at the time which is why everything that happened happened in the north and the west , akintola was killed , balewa was killed, bello was killed , their top military friends was also killed , okotie was killed too remember, the east was very well kept away from that power in the center to begin with , notable exception was azikwe who was personally save by ifeajuna , he will has his reason or perhaps internal weakness or loyalty to his people or whatever , ironsi was not spared , he escaped and when the coup plotters saw him at that 4:30 am they were just ordinary NCO officers and Ironsi was a General , just imagine the exchange that could have happened in that situation, the only people that would have had the boldness to shoot ironsi was one of the 5 majors , any other person would have been caged in fears , they are all military men

look at the composition of the coup plotters , it sad the only thing people use to classify them is their tribe , that is the song they played , that is what they want us to listened to, but look at it again , they are educated people compare to 70% of northern soldiers , who are totally uneducated and the idea of coup would have sound terrible to them , and it not something they can be going about talking about
before nzeogwu will deem it fit for u to join them , he will first engage u in the political happening in the country , he will examine ur thought , he will stylishly introduce wiping out the political class, see ur reactions , if u feel same way , u are in otherwise u are out, so u would agree with me that it will be difficult to involve northern officers especially since majority of them get to that position in the first place as a result of godfather's that the coup is meant to wipe out and he actually did inform many northern officers , most of them thinks he was crazy or joking

Deadlytruth:

The bolded is a pure revisionist tale. Without prejudice to the fact that the coup was totally wrong in principle and dubious in execution, Nzeogwu himself confessed that the person who betrayed him hence sabotaged the objective of the coup was Ifeajuna. He granted an interview in which he made this clear and he never mentioned Major H.U. Katsina who ironically was never part of the plot.
Why do you Igbos so much love revisionism?

Sorry Sir I'm not igbo. I am from Mallar in Bogoro LGA of Bauchi State so I'm a northerner. And it may interest you to know that the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was my tribe's man because he was Sayawa just like myself. But I'm still wondering sir, why is that when people speak the truth or have different opinions from popular opinions are simply referred to as IGBOS. why could not you just correct me without playing the tribal card �. With this kind of your reasoning, Nigeria has a long way to go in her journey to civilization.

Deadlytruth:


He wasn't among those targeted to be killed at the planning stage hence his death wasn't important.
Which Igbo politician was killed?

You mean the death of a Colonel was not important in the 1960s Nigeria?

How many Colonel were in the Army as at then?

Nzeogwu was even of lower rank as a Major, yet the Commandant of Nigerian Defense Academy as at then.

Get your facts right.

.

stzy:
What Tribe is this guys sef..

Kaduna Olusegun Nzeogwu

Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu.
He's actually Igbo and was born in the North. Played a major role in the 1996 coup and actually Obasanjo's closest friend then. I remember reading this book and other books about the civil war as a child and discovered that Nigeria's problem started from the beginning.

cosef:


You mean the death of a Colonel was not important in the 1960s Nigeria?

How many Colonel were in the Army as at then?

Nzeogwu was even of lower rank as a Major, yet the Commandant of Nigerian Defense Academy as at then.

Get your facts right.

We are not talking about importance in the rank sense. After all Ademulegun and Shodeinde were of higher ranks than him. The importance here is about whether he was at the planning stage perceived as a possible stumbling block like the likes of Ironsi, Ademulegun and Shodeinde were and therefore targeted. Stop pretending not to be getting the drift.

delamb01:

Sorry Sir I'm not igbo. I am from Mallar in Bogoro LGA of Bauchi State so I'm a northerner. And it may interest you to know that the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was my tribe's man because he was Sayawa just like myself. But I'm still wondering sir, why is that when people speak the truth or have different opinions from popular opinions are simply referred to as IGBOS. Why could not you just correct me without playing the tribal card �. With this kind of your reasoning, Nigeria has a long way to go in her journey to civilization.

Sorry I labelled you an Igbo man for your opinion which is actually not factual. But you would really not blame me because Igbos are mostly noted to be fond of peddling revisionist tales about Nigeria's political history all aimed at denying responsibility for the pioneering roles their forebearers played in the derailment of Nigeria.

But I am rather shocked that you, as a Northerner, could assert that Major Katsina was part of the coup plot.

femarse:


you don't get it , the coup is not about killing everyone , it's about wiping the slate clean, the country was bad because the people are the center was just dam too corrupt and in their own eyes the only way is to wipe them off, they are soldiers remember

that said , the people that hold power were the northern oligarchy, and the west was their play ground , the east was not much experiencing any political upheaval at the time which is why everything that happened happened in the north and the west , akintola was killed , balewa was killed, bello was killed , their top military friends was also killed , okotie was killed too remember, the east was very well kept away from that power in the center to begin with , notable exception was azikwe who was personally save by ifeajuna , he will has his reason or perhaps internal weakness or loyalty to his people or whatever , ironsi was not spared , he escaped and when the coup plotters saw him at that 4:30 am they were just ordinary NCO officers and Ironsi was a General , just imagine the exchange that could have happened in that situation, the only people that would have had the boldness to shoot ironsi was one of the 5 majors , any other person would have been caged in fears , they are all military men

look at the composition of the coup plotters , it sad the only thing people use to classify them is their tribe , that is the song they played , that is what they want us to listened to, but look at it again , they are educated people compare to 70% of northern soldiers , who are totally uneducated and the idea of coup would have sound terrible to them , and it not something they can be going about talking about
before nzeogwu will deem it fit for u to join them , he will first engage u in the political happening in the country , he will examine ur thought , he will stylishly introduce wiping out the political class, see ur reactions , if u feel same way , u are in otherwise u are out, so u would agree with me that it will be difficult to involve northern officers especially since majority of them get to that position in the first place as a result of godfather's that the coup is meant to wipe out and he actually did inform many northern officers , most of them thinks he was crazy or joking

I don't agree with your claim that there was really no problem in the East hence a justification for the inaction of the coupists in that region. Please recall that in the interview granted by Nzeogwu shortly before he got killed, he said it unequivocally that the Eastern Region was their major target.
Moreover, Azikiwe was the most corrupt element in that government as he was the first ever Nigerian to be indicted of financial crime. His indictment was done by the colonial authorities and not an indegeous Nigerian government hence it couldn't have been said to be political witch-hunting. So any anti-corruption revolution which the planners decided to to go on with despite being aware that the originator of the said corruption had been tipped off and had therefore escaped three clear months to the day of action was nothing but a ruse.

Deadlytruth:


I don't agree with your claim that there was really no problem in the East hence a justification for the inaction of the coupists in that region. Please recall that in the interview granted by Nzeogwu shortly before he got killed, he said it unequivocally that the Eastern Region was their major target.
Moreover, Azikiwe was the most corrupt element in that government as he was the first ever Nigerian to be indicted of financial crime. His indictment was done by the colonial authorities and not an indegeous Nigerian government hence it couldn't have been said to be political witch-hunting. So any anti-corruption revolution which the planners decided to to go on with despite being aware that the originator of the said corruption had been tipped off and had therefore escaped three clear months to the day of action was nothing but a ruse.

thanks for that insight, but there is something we should note , looking at what was about to unravel assuming you are opportuned to be in the picture of things , do u think it's ohk for them to keep waiting for azikwe?? knowing fully well that things can not always remain the same and transfer of military men happened all the time , as a matter of fact, the coup went ahead because of two very important reason , position of nzeogwu himself, his assess to weapon , the fact that he can get them and said he want to use them for training like the exercise damisa which was a full blown rehearsal for the coup right under everyone nose,
secondly position of ifeajuna in Lagos , which gives him access to command distribution of weapon and vehicle , and another captain like that(I forgot his name , adeleke or so ) the timing and their position was perfect , do u think it is alright to have waited for azikwe to return ?? knowing fully well that in 2 weeks time they may all be transfer to other units , besides it's as a result of this transfer all the time that makes all this majors to meet each other in the first place

that azikwe escape is solely ifeajuna fault which is a person decision not shared by other members of the group , that ironsi escape Is just chance or luck , he was not in the right place at the right time and that saved him , 6 month later thou , the guy was done

Deadlytruth:


Which Igbo leaders did he kill? Care mentioning them?

Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe