₦airaland Forum

gidgiddy:
8 coups happ in one country, but only one is ever discussed, and given ethnic tag.

That's when you know there's mischief making somewhere

EmperorCaesar:
Nonsense comment!

So, you think Olubadan would say anything pleasing to your ears and not mean it? You overrate yourself

Have you seen or met Igbos in other SW states aside Lagos?

You'd never even know they arent Yoruba. They've so much integrated seamlessly into the people that by default, no one walks about thinking the other guys isnt part of them. Really commendable

Christistruth02:
In the interview he confirmed that he was with Fajuyi and his father when the Soldiers took them away

This is his mother’s interview
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/many-months-didnt-know-husband-died-lady-aguiyi-ironsi/


I actually feel sorry for Ironsi and his family

Azikiwe and his Politicians just used their power games to rope him in and finish his life

Ironsi sounds like he was not too interested in Politics
but he was in the midst of power hungry politicians who played the Tribal card and used
Ironsi against his good judgment

Gen Ironsi made a big mistake he should have not allowed the politicians to use his soldiers to eliminate
Soldiers and leaders from other parts of the country

Victoria Ironsi said they were all one big family in the Army
irrespective of Tribe before the Coup

Victoria Ironsi herself was in the Army for 20 years

MadPolitician:
When the north or the south west wants to produce a president, they will go to their respective ethnic covens to bring out either a desert hyena or an emilokan iguana to come and loot, maim and corner all the nations resources for them. And their whole region will line up behind these crooks to vote them in.

But once there is any serious talk of finding a president from either the southwest or the south south, the same people that fought and killed to impose a drug baron and a killer as presidents, will start looking for non corrupt technocrats with the "global experience, leadership acumen and credibility"! "Someone that is widely respected and accepted"! No more"Grab and run" tribal champions?

In any event, since it is a "turn by turn" lootocracy that we are now practicing in Nigeria, any president coming from either the south-east or the south south must be a crooked theif, willing to loot and corner everything for these two neglected regions, the same way buhari and Tinubu have been doing for the north and the southwest. Everyone should be bringing their most ruthless thief for the presidency..

Christistruth02:
Gen Ironsi’s son was behind the door and heard everything
He later looked outside the window and saw Fajuyi insisting on following the Soldiers
if they wouldn’t let Ironsi go

pazienza:
Those were lies he was paid by western media to say.
He was looking for stomach infrastructure.
He was not in position to know what transpired.
You lots have spent alot energy and money to hide the Fajuiyi loose end of Awolowo coup but failed miserably!
If you like go pay the stupid hungry Ironsi son more money to claim he was present. You are wasting your money and time.
Small boy that will be hiding under bed when gunshots were going up and even adults were shivering is claiming he was listening from the door 😃. How ridiculous.

See the true events of things that transpired that night from the mouths of Lieutenant Walbe and ADC Nwankwo.

https://www.nairaland.com/8350184/curious-case-fajuiyithe-falsehood-role

Christistruth02:
Go and read his interview


Better Still listen to Gen Ironsi’s Son Thomas who was in the house with Ironsi and Fajuyi when they were
taken away


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOR2RM-0xx4?si=7Me5Njr0VzRayUP4

Christistruth02:
Gen Ironsi’s son was in the Govt house with them when Gen Ironsi and Fajuyi were taken away.

Fajuyi’s half sister was also there

pazienza:
Isawa Elaigwu: On 29th July, Lt Walbe and Major Danjuma were in effective contact at the State House after the change of guards. It was then that both officers walked up to Ironsi, saluted, and brought both Ironsi and Fajuyi downstairs. they were handed over to Lt Walbe(by Major Danjuma) to take charge. Lt Walbe and his troops took the two men to an area of bush at Ibadan where they subjected Ironsi to questions about the January coup and the Northern leaders and officers who died then. From the accounts of those who were there, Ironsi played the part of a very good soldier. Contrary to many publications suggesting that he made confessions, there seem to be no evidence of such confessions.
Similarly there was no evidence that Fajuyi was killed because he interceded for his host or that he refused to 'abandon his guest,' as reported by some publications.
. He was reported to have been very scared, and had been one of those marked down for elimination. By the time Major Akahan phoned Gowon in Lagos and received instructions to ensure that nothing happened to Ironsi, it was late. Even Major Akahan and Major Danjuma(then at Ibadan) had lost control over their boys."


Excerpts from the book "Gowon" by J. Isaka Elaigwu

Christistruth02:
Gen Ironsi’s son interview where he confirmed that Fajuyi insisted on going with ironsi
after the soldiers had made it clear that it was only Gen Ironsi that they wanted
https://punchng.com/how-i-escaped-death-day-coupists-killed-my-father-thomas-aguiyi-ironsis-son/

Validated:
The Biafra civil war has shown that the Igbos are a resilient stock. Though small and less than 25% of Nigeria, both in geographical size, structure and population, the igbos were able to withstand the rest of Nigeria for 30 months. The igbos deserve to be respected.

I once read somewhere that the reason most of the 1966 coupist were Igbos was because about 50% of the foreign trained, certified and commissioned officers in the Armed Forces were Igbos. The rest of the tribes were mainly non-cimmisioned personnel. Infact, most of the Northern officers, like Buhari., Abacha, Etc rose through the ranks. In coups, only officers are involved.

Today, rising from the dust of the Civil War, and after losing almost everything, the Igbos have steadily risen to reclaimed dominance in Nigeria commerce.

If what befell the Igbos befall any other tribe in Nigeria, believe you mean, they would have remained perpetually poor.

most of the 1966 coupist were Igbos was because about 50% of the foreign trained

LegendHero:
You forgot one:

Yoruba massacrrred 50K ibos in Northern Nigeria. Then wen t ahead to exterminate 3million more in the war.

ASAPFERG:
I blame Gowon for stopping the war. If only he had continued. Your animal tribe would have been history today like the dinosaurs.

lwisee:
Please shut up

richie240:
Just tell us the sun belongs to 'lagos-ibadan' media, and as such 'isn't credible' enuff 4 u.

richie240:
No need to argue with u my boy.
Ngwa, take am!
vvvvv

https://thesun.ng/adekunle-fajuyi-a-soldier-of-peace/?amp

richie240:
Hehehehehe..... is that the version of the lie ur progenitors told u?

I feel for una Sha. I understand una plight. The weight and stigma of that 1966 coup nor be beans.

richie240:
Hehehehehe..... is that the version of the lie ur progenitors told u?

I feel for una Sha. I understand una plight. The weight and stigma of that 1966 coup nor be beans.

richie240:
Hehehehehehe...... when last did an igboman do the 'Fajuyi' - die for others?
Thanks for making.me laff ds hot afternoon.

nairalanda1:
He had nothing to do with the 1966 coup. He was in prision, and the coupists had no way of contacting him without triggering the suspicions of Special Branch.

Plus the coupists' inspiration was from other African coups, not from any politican, as sympathetic to UPGA as they were.

seunmsg:
Awolowo who was in prison planned a coup using 95% of Igbo soldiers to execute the coup. Somehow, he forgot to plan his own rescue from prison. And the Igbo soldiers he used to plan the coup killed everyone except Igbo military and political leaders. They then handed over power to another Igbo leader instead of Awolowo. And for six months, the new Igbo leader of Nigeria refused to release Awolowo who planned everything from prison.

Wawu, what a story. The only thing more ludicrous than this story is Nnamdi Kanu telling his fellow Obingooos that Buhari died and was replaced by a clone from Sudan. The fact that same set of cretins pushing the Awolowo coup rubbish were the same set of people that believed the Jubril from Sudan story says it all.

flokii:
This IBB they are all praising now didn't have regard for them.. Northerners domesticated SEners as their slaves in the 80s' & 90s' and only Yorubas challenged the Military till they fled Lagos and relocated seat of power to Abuja..

Yorubas are never cowards .. never ever will Yorubas become slaves to North.