Here is the broadcast by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu – announcing Nigeria’s first military coup on Radio Nigeria, Kaduna on January 15, 1966:

In the name of the Supreme Council of the Revolution of the Nigerian Armed Forces, I declare martial law over the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. The Constitution is suspended and the regional government and elected assemblies are hereby dissolved.

All political, cultural, tribal and trade union activities, together with all demonstrations and unauthorised gatherings, excluding religious worship, are banned until further notice.

The aim of the Revolutionary Council is to establish a strong united and prosperous nation, free from corruption and internal strife. Our method of achieving this is strictly military but we have no doubt that every Nigerian will give us maximum cooperation by assisting the regime and not disturbing the peace during the slight changes that are taking place.

I am to assure all foreigners living and working in this part of Nigeria that their rights will continue to be respected. All treaty obligations previously entered into with any foreign nation will be respected and we hope that such nations will respect our country’s territorial integrity and will avoid taking sides with enemies of the revolution and enemies of the people.

My dear countrymen, you will hear, and probably see a lot being done by certain bodies charged by the Supreme Council with the duties of national integration, supreme justice, general security and property recovery.

As an interim measure all permanent secretaries, corporation chairmen and senior heads of departments are allowed to make decisions until the new organs are functioning, so long as such decisions are not contrary to the aims and wishes of the Supreme Council.

No Minister or Parliamentary Secretary possesses administrative or other forms of control over any Ministry, even if they are not considered too dangerous to be arrested.

This is not a time for long speech-making and so let me acquaint you with ten proclamations in the Extraordinary Orders of the Day which the Supreme Council has promulgated.

These will be modified as the situation improves.

You are hereby warned that looting, arson, homosexuality, rape, embezzlement, bribery or corruption, obstruction of the revolution, sabotage, subversion, false alarms and assistance to foreign invaders, are all offences punishable by death sentence.

Demonstrations and unauthorised assembly, non-cooperation with revolutionary troops are punishable in grave manner up to death. Refusal or neglect to perform normal duties or any task that may of necessity be ordered by local military commanders in support of the change will be punishable by a sentence imposed by the local military commander.

Spying, harmful or injurious publications, and broadcasts of troop movements or actions, will be punished by any suitable sentence deemed fit by the local military commander. Shouting of slogans, loitering and rowdy behaviour will be rectified by any sentence of incarceration, or any more severe punishment deemed fit by the local military commander.

Doubtful loyalty will be penalised by imprisonment or any more severe sentence. Illegal possession or carrying of firearms, smuggling or trying to escape with documents, valuables, including money or other assets vital to the running of any establishment will be punished by death sentence.

Wavering or sitting on the fence and failing to declare open loyalty with the revolution will be regarded as an act of hostility punishable by any sentence deemed suitable by the local military commander. Tearing down an order of the day or proclamation or other authorised notices will be penalised by death.

This is the end of the Extraordinary Order of the Day which you will soon begin to see displayed in public. My dear countrymen, no citizen should have anything to fear, so long as that citizen is law abiding and if that citizen has religiously obeyed the native laws of the country and those set down in every heart and conscience since 1st October, 1960.

Our enemies are the political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high and low places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent; those that seek to keep the country divided permanently so that they can remain in office as ministers or VIPs at least, the tribalists, the nepotists, those that make the country look big for nothing before international circles, those that have corrupted our society and put the Nigerian political calendar back by their words and deeds.

Like good soldiers we are not promising anything miraculous or spectacular. But what we do promise every law abiding citizen is freedom from fear and all forms of oppression, freedom from general inefficiency and freedom to live and strive in every field of human endeavour, both nationally and internationally. We promise that you will no more be ashamed to say that you are a Nigerian.

I leave you with a message of good wishes and ask for your support at all times, so that our land, watered by the Niger and Benue, between the sandy wastes and gulf of guinea, washed in salt by the mighty Atlantic, shall not detract Nigeria from gaining sway in any great aspect of international endeavour. My dear countrymen, this is the end of this speech.

I wish you all good luck and I hope you will cooperate to the fullest in this job which we have set for ourselves of establishing a prosperous nation and achieving solidarity.

Lies from the stable of Yoruba media

dangotesmummy:
Smh

Politicians are the ENEMIES of this country.it is glaring now

Eye don dey open small small, last last people will not wait for the police.
People will fish them out and they and their sponsors will be exposed.
That is when the whole world will know those who are dressing as Fulani herdsmen, to unleash mayhem on the country.
This exposure has already happened in southern Kaduna, God will make it happen all over the country.

And yet that governor day marry for sweet Kpekus sake?!
Northern Nigeria no follow at all.

With this Kidnap here and there, these people still day marry for Kpekus? Just for Kpekus? Steal Money and marry political marriage for Kpekus?
What a country!!!!

Na so e day be na

dangotesmummy:
Smh

Politicians are the ENEMIES of this country.it is glaring now

What is giving this people mind sef?

dre11:


https://www.thecable.ng/herders-receive-n15m-ransom-after-kidnapping-farmers-in-lagos

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Too Bad. So every kidnapper now, na Suspected headsmen.. One of the reasons we may never find solutions to our problems.

were is gumi and baba presido come and see your Kingsmen doing commercial business.

exactly what i think as well

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

Beremx:
They have been in Lagos. In fact last week, I saw about two trailers of cows and their herders moving towards badagry expressway. Only God knew where their destination was.

See, they are all over Lagos, every corner.
90% if okada riders in Lagos are them them. Come to akowonjo roundabout and see hundreds of them sleeping on the roadside overnight or hanging around in the day time. I wonder where they bath or deficate.
Security wise, they are not traceable. They can cause havoc and disappear into thin air.
See, all these people are waiting for is an order or signal and if they want to take over Lagos or any SW, SS, SE state it is just a snap of fingers. Do you know if they have storage of weapons somewhere?

Things has really gone bad. Imagine a UK returnee trying to contribute his quota in allivating the suffering of the unemployed by setting up farms but ended up being kidnapped.

Not only that, the same farm which would have provided job opportunities for unemployed ended up being sold, his cars sold and personal properties.

Tomorrow, one unfortunate government official will mount the podium and preach to the diasporans to return home and contribute towards development of Nigeria.

In summary, the guy in question is going to jappa and might end up forgetting Nigeria entirely.

People are still joking with this issue of armed herdsmen....

Very soon those who didn't care will eventually pay.

seyz91:
exactly what i think as well

Stop thinking it o.
Just be careful. This thing you day look don pass be careful.

Stop insulting Buhari, is he meant to come keep vigilance over our houses and community in person. This people who kidnapped this people are not herdsmen but people living within that community. No outsider will be able to come and cause havoc in a community without insiders. The Enemy is within. It could be within the farmers families friends and business partners. Herdsmen Herdemen. The Enemy has now seen a disguise cover to hide under

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

Don't be stupid.
So the victims that were rescued can't tell the difference between Fulani terrorists and afonja skull miners?

butterfly777:
In a time like this, when the government would rather support killer herdsmen and bandits against people of other tribes, we the masses have to take the following steps to help ourselves:

1. Boycott Beef completely until open grazing is banned and cattle ranching is practiced.

2. Chase Fulanis herdsmen from our forests, since you don't know which one among them will kill us the next minute.

3. Pressurize our senators and reps to make laws against open grazing.

4. Hold our politicians to random for loss of lives to herdsmen.

5. Mass protests and mass actions against open grazing and herdsmen killings.

6. Organize and agitate for Nigeria to be divided.

Meanwhile, don't lose guard. Those people are deadly.

This is the best thing to do. I trust Lagos boys to retaliate.

Where is the security in Lagos?

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

Yes blame it on Fulani herdsmen the new fall guy in any formof criminality now in Nigeria. Reading the story u know the whole thing is an inside job. Somebody just came back into the country and gbam Fulani targets him?

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

They are fulanis. The area in question, is before ijebu ode. That’s ijebu isiwo and imota. They are a lot of them in that forest behind Epe, go there and confirm.

Boycott beef

emrain:

Don't be stupid.
So the victims that were rescued can't tell the difference between Fulani terrorists and afonja skull miners?

Where in the report did u read that the victim was interviewed and claimed his abductors were Fulani?

This is an inside job

Might not be the Fulani herders self

Security in nigeria is zero

State police is required now and it should be start with all rank and fill of the police force should be redeploy to their various states

They should start the state police formation

And graduates should be use as the new federal police

nedekid:

See, they are all over Lagos, every corner.
90% if okada riders in Lagos are them them. Come to akowonjo roundabout and see hundreds of them sleeping on the roadside overnight or hanging around in the day time. I wonder where they bath or deficate.
Security wise, they are not traceable. They can cause havoc and disappear into thin air.
See, all these people are waiting for is an order or signal and if they want to take over Lagos or any SW, SS, SE state it is just a snap of fingers. Do you know if they have storage of weapons somewhere?

the ones you are talking about are not herdsmen. Herdsmen don’t live in towns. They don’t do commercial okada business.

ngadaAwo:
good morning my Nairaland wife

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

Keep deceiving yourself, they are there with you already.

Too bad

What happened to the police drons, what happened to police helicopters, or is it made to kill the unarmed South East people alone ?

Where is Abaa Kyari ?

Where are our DSS or are they good only in arresting people that call for the resignation of the President and other top Politicians in the country ? .

PMB please act now NIGERIANS are loosing hope in this your regime

Charmingrascal:
I am very sure those kidnappers were not Fulani.

They are people who know the owner of the farm and knew he was in the Country and was coming to the farm.


Fulani can't penetrate Lagos, I am so sure of that.

Don’t be too sure Ikorodu is not as secure as u may think it’s.

How the hell are they "herders"?
Why doesn't the media call these criminals what they are

tiredoflife:


U can't get ak47

Even if u do
U will be arrested and charged for illegal possession of firearm
If dem never shoot one of ur leg and let am rotten for cell till dem cut am

It's easy na...our governors and SINators will 'empower' us by fire by force

steam74:
How the hell are they "herders"?
Why doesn't the media call these criminals what they are

Let's continue to call them Fulani herders so that people will know the category of criminals we are talking about

chariisGRACE:


Come read this thing again.
If you understand, i'll dash you urgent 2K.

I understood it, where is the 2k

dre11:


https://www.thecable.ng/herders-receive-n15m-ransom-after-kidnapping-farmers-in-lagos

Really? She walked 400km?

Weldone