₦airaland Forum

themanderon:
Unfortunately Nigeria's attempt to hold Igbos down eventually led to Nigeria holding itself down. We have not made any meaningful progress as a nation and we are even more divided today.
Obasanjo was the only true pan Nigerian president who brought in many Nigerians from all tribes to serve and that was why his government was a success compared to the failures that came after him. The present government is the worst followed by the one it replaced when it comes to nepotism that is why they are falling in everything.

But same Igbo are trying to hold Niger delta people down.

PaellaPaella:
Only a fool will share country with people of sad waste, hausas has never been the problem of this country, yaroruba is the problem, very deceitful and untrustworthy set of people with no dignity, spit

Hausa and Fulani that have been killing your ibo people even before independence and after is not your problem.

Na Yoruba wey dey always mind it business is your headache.

Same Yoruba who voted ur messiah while the northerner left him in the cold.

Una go get sense laslas.

gidgiddy:
Well it didn't stop Yorubas from joining those who killed their military governor and chased away their son, Brigadier Ogundipe, who was supposed to be head of state

That's the hypocrisy we talk about, the North does to you, you don't talk. Igbo does to you, we no go hear word

Fajuyi met his fate by reason best known to him.

He was told by danjuma to step aside inorder for them to deal with ironsi after evidences linking him to the murder of the prime minister.

He ignored. Or else he could have been spared

Ogundipe could not have taken over because he was not a part of the planning and execution.

But Nzeogwu ifeajuna and co killed an innocent people.

Let me ask you what was akintola, balewa and ahamadu offence to deserve such a cruel death in the hands of ibo officers.

Or ademulegun,.mimilari, sodehinde, kur.mohammed abogo legema offences.

Or what was ojukwu doing at ore, is that the route to the North.

franchasofficia:
You are a confusionist lolz


Go and read what your fellow Yoruba man that was among the coup plotters from planning to execution wrote in "why we struck" and stop writing fictitious jargons.


You weren't there, your British whatever weren't there, they were against the coupists for trying to end their precious baby vomiting crude oil for them.


In such situations, all over the world, you pay more attention to the account of the key actors not observers.

The coup plotters all gave their account from different locations and instances and they all point to same direction that they struck to stop Western political tuzzle between Awolowo and Akintola and you are here writing the usual history twisting you guys used to blackmail Igbos in the eyes of other Nigerians until recently that internet media is now giving actors and people room to dispute and expose your propaganda and lies against Igbos.


Igbo coup as if they held an ohanaeze townhall meeting to agree to carry out a coup for Igbos, you guys will just wake up and be writing rubbish from your deluded imagination without a reliable source.

Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu from Delta State who was born and raised in Kaduna who never even associated with Igbos as much as he associated with Hausas carried out coup for Igbos.


That coup was the first coup in Nigeria and Nigeria didn't have any existing law or decree that coup plotters should be executed, so under what military decree or law did you expect Ironsi to use to execute the coup plotters?


Are you aware that Ojukwu hated Nzeogwu even when Biafra war broke out,he and Nzeogwu never saw eyeball to eyeball and Nzeogwu refused to take orders from Ojukwu but fought the war on his own at his own order via lone reconnaissance missions with his few army group? Ojukwu was not heading any military body when the coup was carried out, so why would they kill him? They only planned to arrest key politicians and military leaders that would stop their coup plan, not just anybody. So Ojukwu wasn't on their elimination list to start with because they didn't see him as important or one with powers to stop them


The coupists didn't just went to Akintola residence to kill him, they went to arrest him but because Akintola already had foreknowledge of the impending coup and already armed himself with a pistol challenged the coupists on sighting them approaching his quarters which resulted to shoot out in which they outgunned Akintola and killed him.


Same thing happened in Kaduna when Nzeogwu went to arrest the garrison commander of Kaduna barracks who happened to be a Yoruba man and Nzeogwu friend, but on sighting Nzeogwu at his house at odd hour he rushed for his rifle and Nzeogwu shot him, his wife protested and tried to grab him, he also shot her. I am not justifying their actions but these are the true account of the event as narrated by both Igbo and none Igbo officers that executed the coup together with them.


You said Nnamdi Azikiwe sneaked out, a President cannot speak out, he embarked on a medical leave with his personal Doctor, a Yoruba man like you also to the Caribbean. He indirectly informed Belewa just as Akintola who got the information also informed his friend Ahmad Hello who refused to do anything because he believed his juju was enough to save him, just as Ironsi got warned of the impending counter coup and even Gowon relayed the information to him but he relied in his personal juju and sweet mouth to convince the counter coupists that then failed him.


This account was narrated by Ironsi's Aide De Camp, an Igbo soldier who survived the Ibadan counter coup that killed Ironsi and Fajuyi. What saved the Igbo soldier was his gentle man agreement with some Northern soldier colleagues and friends that if another coup happens and comes from the Southern soldiers, that he should save him and that if it comes from the Northern soldiers that he would save the Igbo soldier.


So as they matched them to the canal side where they later shot Ironsi and Fajuyi, the Northern soldier happened to be among the Northern counter coupists, he signaled his Igbo friend who happened to be Ironsi's Aide De Camp to jump into a ditch covered with thick bushes, and he misled his colleagues by firing in the wrong direction and they opened fire in that wrong direction while the Igbo soldier escaped through the bushes.


All these are accounts given by key actors not some fictitious British political jobbers angry with the coupists for trying to take away food from their table just 6 years after they handed over to Nigerians.

U lack comprehension.

Trying hard to exonorate your forbearers evil intention towards other tribe.

The British were still in charge of intelligence gathering in Nigeria then.

Why we struck is majorly a fantasy book.

I countered your falsehood about the coupist intentions to set Awolowo free. Which was written in the book.

Nzeogwu made two broadcast.

Where and when in nzeogwu speech did he made mention that Awolowo was to be set free.

gidgiddy:
You guys keep talking about Ojukwu in Orwle, but never about the fact thar Northerners had already overrun the West

Northerners had already killed the Military Governor of Western Nigeria, Lt Colonel Fajuyi. The also chased away the Yoruba man who was supposed to be head of state, Brigadier Ogundipe, and put in Gowon

But you people's problem is why Ojukwu came to Ore because he wanted to get Gowon in Lagos? If you guys had any guts, you would have joined Ojukwu to chase Gowon snd his Northern goons out of the west

Yoruba should joined ibo enemies who killed their premier and millitary leaders.

The joke is on u.

nedu666:
Ignore them. Cowards who if they see ibb who annulled the election will dobale for him. They even voted Buhari who walked for abacha. Buhari never fought for mko. But they want to crucify Nzeribe. Bagudu dey there.

Same way u people voted peter obi who was part of the evil regime of sani Abacha.

franchasofficia:
Eh yaaah, I can see where the problem is coming from like I said before; misinformation.


First, are you aware that a Yoruba man like you who was a Nigerian soldier was among the main coup plotters of January 1966 coup?


Google "why we struck", a popular book written by that Yoruba soldier and be enlightened so that demonic politicians from your tribe wont continue to deceive you and other Yoruba youths.


Try and read that book "why we struck" written by your Yoruba brother so you can be informed for your own good.

Secondly, Igbo officers that participated in the coup did messed the coup up by allowing tribal sentiments to derail their original mission and it was said that the reason the [b]Igbo soldiers that executed the Eastern side of the coup failed to do a thorough job was as a result of a Yoruba soldier among them insisting on no shedding of blood plus the fact that the Eastern Premier then, [/b]Michael Okpara who was marked for killing was so cherished by the Igbos more than Nnamdi Azikiwe and co because of his great leadership qualities like Awolowo, so they spared him out of sentiment plus again he was with a foreign guest; The Archbishop of Canterbury in his official residence in Enugu, so the coupists spared him, that was how he escaped death.


As for Nnamdi Azikiwe, he was on their list of those to be killed but Nnamdi Azikiwe had his cousin; Ifeajuna among the key coupist and Ifeajuna leaked the info to Zik by telling him to embark on a holiday that something big is coming, Zik listened and embarked on a medical leave to the Caribbean with his Yoruba Doctor.



I also learnt that Zik indirectly told Belewa to be more careful and security conscious but Belewa didn't take it serious just as Akintola the Western Premier got the info of the impending coup and informed his Northern friend and counterpart Ahmadu Bello who also waved it aside relying on his juju powers, while Akintola went and bought rifle and learnt to shoot which made him challenge the coupists the day they invaded his official residence in Ibadan, as soon as Akintola sighted strange soldiers approaching his quarters, he opened fire and they retaliated and in the process killed Akintola.


So even Akintola was aware of the impending coup caused by his political tuzzle with Awolowo in Western Nigeria then.


Awolowo was serving his jail term in old Eastern Nigeria and it was easy for the coupist to kill him if he was on their list but unfortunately he was even the one they were fighting to save if you read the various accounts of the coupists, including the account written by a fellow Yoruba soldier among them.


Again, Belewa was not initially on the list of those to be killed because Belewa was a fine detribalized leader who was only being misled by Ahmadu Bello the Northern Premier then.


Anofuru or so that killed Belewa did so out of frustration when he heard the coup was already failing in some parts of Nigeria.


Try and read books written by the coup plotters themselves, at least if you don't believe in the account of the Igbo soldiers that participated in the coup, you can read the one written by your fellow Yoruba.



Mind you, the coup was executed by soldiers from Igbo, Yoruba, few Hausa, Tiv, Urhobo, etc but the leaders of the coup were mostly Igbo soldiers from today Southsouth and Southeast and a Yoruba soldier too.



You know, I have said it severally on this forum, the issue you young Yorubas have is misinformation by your demonic and heartless political elites against Igbos.

That was how your Yoruba elites used media propaganda to make you Yorubas believe that Igbos did not vote MKO Abiola in 1993 Presidential election.


Whatever I am telling you today, you can Google or research about it to confirm.


In 1993 Presidential election between

MKO Abiola with Kingibe vice

vs

Tofa with Sylvester Ugo vice

MKO Abiola won 1 state out of the 4 states in Southeast then.

In the other 3 Southeast states MKO Abiola lost to Tofa, MKO got over 45% of total votes cast, meaning Tofa won him by a narrow margin despite the fact that Tofa had an Igbo vice, Igbos still voted massively for MKO Abiola but your wicked political elites lied to you Yorubas that Igbos did not vote MKO Abiola.


Na God go reward una sha

See the way u are trying to manipulate history.

Why will I believe in a book co written by a coupist.

When the British intelligent report gave a full detail account of what transpire.

Are u aware those coupist were sent on a special training prior to the plot by ironsi in Ibadan.

Zik letter in uk to ironsi when the prime minister whereabout was still shrouded in mystery gave him up as a co planner of the conspiracy.

Ironsi was still the head of army then and not the head of state so how come Zik knew ironsi will be the next head of state instead of the next in line to balewa in the person of Dipcharema.

If the coup was not an entirely ibo coup how come ironsi was able to escape after encountering the coupist on different occasions.

Your assumption that Yoruba officer prevented ibo from killing their own premier but same Yoruba could not prevent western premier Akintola being killed by nwobosisi.

Kids like u always believe fantasy in story telling to suit your narrative

Same coupist killed the Yoruba millitary head in the north, went to his house and shot him Infront of his pregnant wife.

Killed the Fulani millitary head in the west but develop could feet in the east or can I ask why was ojukwu spared. Why didn't same fate befall him like his contemporary.

What were the sins of those millitary leader killed in the north and west.

After their arrest why was the coupist kept in a special cell and their salary and entitlement were still been paid for 6months before the northern soldiers got the signal that it was an ethnic cleansing

Banjo a Yoruba officer was arrested by ironsi on charged of plotting coup no evidence nothing his salary was stop while the main planner continue to received theirs.

And your are telling me ironsi and Zik are not the mastermind.

M.k.o won the election but some of your people in conjunction with the northern millitary and emir truncate the event.

Or did any of your leaders call those actors e.g Nzeribe, chukeumerije to order NO.

You people always believe others don't recollect what transpire. Then u all start manufacturing your own lies.

After 24 yrs of serving the PDP ibos re still not worthy enough to be pick to fly the presidential flag shows how the core-north detest u people.

What u fail to realise is that ibos are still paying for the sins of their fore-father and until they repent everyone will continue to be suspicious.

Tochi3:
..Obasanjo the Igboman from Anambra State..

..after calling Obasanjo names because he refused to be intimidated by emilokan stipend grabbers..See them masturbating over thesame man they claim is not from SW..

..thesame man they claimed did not represent them in 1999 after he defeated their tribalistic falae..today Obasanjo is been celebrated because he wore a cap of a drug addict..Na wa o..

..

.

Same way ur people were calling umahi names after tackling peter obi.

Any Yoruba who does not support Tinubu is good to u people.

Any ibo man who does not support obi is evil.

Una Yeye dey smell.

benjaminlawson:
Nwosu is being remembered for his role in defending democracy and free and fair elections he conducted even when he is being intimidated with AK 47. But in the nearest future what are we going to say about election that was conducted by Yakubu, while Nwosu withstood AK 47, Yakubu cannot withstand Dollar temptation, but the names of both will enter the record book of Nigeria for their children to know the contribution of each of them to our democracy.

Election conducted by Nwosu was conclusive but winner not declared.

Election conducted by yakubu was conclusive and winner was declared.

What an irony.

raskymonojendor:
In that coup. Out of 22 people killed from different regions only 1 was Ibo. The ibo leaders in the first Republic were tipped off. After the coup nko, Ironsi continued to surround himself with ibos and the coupists were left unpunished.

You can Google and read British intelligence report on the first Nigeria coup.

Everything is clearly stated there.

Weeks prior to the coup ironsi sent ifejuna and co on a special millitary training in Ibadan.

It no surprise six weeks after they struck.

raskymonojendor:
Prof Nwosu and Nzeribe's ABN were all working for the military government. The author of that article , one Nwosu himself, is trying to rewrite history with his tales by moonlight. I was just laughing as I was reading the made up stories.

The mastermind of that annulment was IBB incohort with the trio of Nwosu, Nzeribe and chukwumerije.

How can you announced partial result and then ran away, who does that.

The northern emirs with the northern military and some S.E never wanted Abiola presidency.

Same way the S.E never wanted Tinubu presidency.

franchasofficia:
The number one problem Yoruba youths of today have with Igbos is the too many conspicuous lies their political elites told them about Igbos.

Young Igbo soldiers carried out 1966 coup to save Awolowo from jail, they later joined Northerners that jailed Awolowo to fight Igbos.


Humphrey Nwosu against all dangers stood to ensure MKO emerged winner, they later turned around to blame Igbos for June 12 1993, you can never hear Yorubas condemning IBB the Head of State that annulled the election.


Buhari ordered currency change in 2023, Yorubas never for one day condemned Buhari but they find so much joy, strength and energy in condemning Emefiele the CBN Governor appointed by Buhari who was only obeying Presidential orders.


I can go on and on, but what I am sure of is this; if Yorubas do not retrace their evil steps, something big will happen and it will shock everybody because nature have a way of balancing things in life.


I thank God for internet technology, social media and micro blogging, no more to Yorubas using Lagos Ibadan expressway fake media propaganda to soil Igbo people's name in the eyes of the rest of Nigerians, great Igbo sons like us are ever ready to expose and counter their lies which they used for years to deceive others into seeing Igbos as the villain whereas they are the number one problem holding Nigeria down with their political greed, tribalism and wickedness while forming Accommodators just because Lagos state Nigeria's Economic capital is located in their geopolitical zone.

Where did nzeogwu announced the coup was to make Awolowo president.

Or is it not the same coup that was masterminded by ironsi himself.

Who told azikwe to fled to uk if not ironsi.

Awolowo could have been executed too, if not that he was in prison.

I don't know why u people like to lie.

Bebigiby1:
This is my reply for all those on my previous thread (“Why Nigerians Must Push For Impeachment Of Tinubu”) who made insulting statements and posts with fake likes to mischievously derail public opinion, I will state again that Nigerians need to urgently mobilize and push for the impeachment, removal of Tinubu and dissolution of his bad government…. I believe that those of you supporting Tinubu have families in Nigeria…. As you continue to defend Tinubu and his bad policies, Nigeria’s economy is on a fast pace to destruction as it is no longer a question of how but when….your acts of defending Tinubu is akin to defending your own destruction as no one benefits when Nigeria’s economy gets worse than it is now…. Tinubu, his political looting friends and their foreign collaborators don’t care about you…. Definitely if you choose to continue on this despicable path…. You all will learn the hard way before 2027 for defending a bad government with a dubious president like Tinubu…. With what is happening now you may not even have a country by 2027….

In saner climes someone like Tinubu should’ve no business in governance, he would’ve been impeached and removed from office even before he formed his cabinet over the illegalities surrounding his election, he would’ve been impeached over the incompetence of his government, the havoc he caused on the economy by floating the naira or removing subsidy…. None of you will employ Tinubu to manage your businesses but here you’re because of tribe, religion and other selfish reasons defending him foolishly…. In the end, the high rate of unemployment, continuous increases in prices of goods and services will tell the full story…. The truth will forever haunt all of you for your actions against the country’s progress… for betraying your own country, you will not escape the impending disaster as a consequence of supporting this bad government…. evil hateful propaganda can never bring about good government policies or genuine national development….

IPOB advising Nigerians to impeach the president.

Hated-filled IPOB advising Nigerians how to live their life.

kedeojo:
Rather say any igbo who still go to the churches are fool just like you as seen above. Religious bigot. Dunamis man was even worse during campaign. He openly campaigned for Obi and insult Tinubu. Yorubas are still going to the church. I am not a Yoruba but will always pick them above you igbos because most of you are unreasonable. If not for God, obi would have set the country on fire. Go and mark it down, God will not wear obi crown of presidency as long as, Nigeria exist, maybe in Biafra. Obi was well know to be religious intolerant as governor. He was always supporting catholic against other pentecostal churches, because he perceived them has having Yoruba as founder or head. We all saw how he paint Ngige as having a Yoruba group and put pictures of awolowo, Tinubu and others in posters of Ngige and its own picture with, Ojukwu and Azikiwe. He will be shamed again, and more tears to him.

Better the country separate than for obi to become president. Never

pazienza:
Hubert Ogunde delivered his Yoruba Ronu Igbophobic speech as far back as 1950s.

It's on record that Abiola had earlier said he can do without Igbos, a statement that prompted Nzeribe rebuttal.
Additionally despite Abiola speech 48% of Igbos still voted for Abiola.
Nzeribe has always been pro establishment, the man sold weapons to Nigeria during Biafran civil war. Moreover as I have shown, he wasn't chief among those who opposed Abiola ascension as the likes of Shonekan, etc were the ring leaders.

Igbos don't have hate for Yorubas, we are too big for that.
We just don't wish to share a country with you guys.
At most we have resentment towards you guys.

Leave Yoruba region and move back to your region.

How many Yoruba live in the S.E

Or what is the problem with ibo people.

gidgiddy:
Only a unity begger will be looking for secession clause before he can seperate from people he doesn't even like

waste of time discussing with IPOB.

Trying to sell an IPOB and a failed governor as presidential candidate peter to Nigerians

gidgiddy:
I don't know what is wrong with people like this. We have been fighting, blaming and killing each other since 1960, you are still looking for representatives before before we go our seperate ways and have peace? Were there any representatives when the British was creating Nigeria? Let us come together, agree that the union of Nigeria has been a disastrous failure, hold referendum or plebiscite, go our different ways, as was done in other countries like Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. This fighting each other forever, looking for representatives, will do nobody any good, now or in the future

The country you mention had successions clauses in their constitution which enable them to decide where they want to belong.

Did Zik allowed the same No. Did ironsi and ojukwu allowed Niger delta successions No.

You can't eat your cake and also have it.

Till date no bill or clamour was raise by your representative to have referendum and exit the country.

But their are bills flying around proposing additional state for same S.E is that not hypocrisy.

Elusive001:
Noooooooo.

He is wailing seeing slaves gnash their teeth because of the yoke place upon them by their masters. Obi is a billionaire. Before he came to governance, he was already a stinkingly rich man. Remember he bought property worth £1m or so even back then.

It is slaves who are finding it difficult to survive and exist because political daftness that he is wailing for.

Bought the house from drug proceed.

CrossRhodes:
He won the award because other African writers pulled out that year...
He came first in a one horse race

Lies.


Only Soyinka name made the list.

Achebe and other pulled out because they were not nominated.

EcoNews:
I like to know as Peter Obi ever commented on any June 12 celebration from 1993 till this 2024 when he stand to gain n deceive his gullible followers ?

What as been Peter Obi antecedent in entrenching democracy? We all can attest role Atiku Tinubu played over the years.

Obidient ipob should shed light on Peter Obi contribution to democracy in Nigeria.

His ibo brothers and Fulani almost made sure when never had democracy.

gidgiddy:
You guys keep making my point that this country was a big mistake, the British should never have brought us together. We should correct this by holding a referendum, and going our seperate ways peacefully, just as we were before the coming of the British and their disasterous colonial experiment called Nigeria

What's the point of being in one country just to be fighting and killing each other forever?

Inform your representative to initiate the process.

Your fore-father put everyone in this mess we are today.

kiyosaki1:
He is still in London. Get your facts right and stop being clever by half.

U dey mind dat hate-filled person.

Maybe he taught they are discussing about Allen onyema owner of Airpeace.

gidgiddy:
The Internet does not forget


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/june-12-casualties-group-seeks-compensation-says-ndigbo-most-affected/amp/


https://saharareporters.com/2021/06/12/june-12-special-what-our-parents-told-us-about-june-12-%E2%80%93-nigeria%E2%80%99s-young-generation

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/07/world/rioting-in-nigeria-kills-at-least-11.html

https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/hrw/2003/en/77920

In the link u listed there is no evidence of igbos been attack only hear -say.

I blame those Yoruba supporting peter obi.

If only they knew the evil ibo people harbour against them.

100millionGoal:
No one gave Abiola any option to run away or escape.
How would he have achieved that under the watch of Abacha?


You can't rewrite history.

Abiola was the first election rigger in history who thought he could trick Sani Abacha.

He went on to declare himself winner and president from an election that was very corrupt like that of Tinubu.

I wonder why free and fair election is like Kryptonite to Yorubas.... You people can never do anything without corruption and rigging.

The record of running away and neglecting their people to face the consequences belong to the igbos.

Right from the days of Nnamdi azikwe, ojukwu, obiano, Nnamdi Kanu and ekpa ibos have always taken the lead In abscondity, why?.

The rate at which your forefathers fled has also affected the younger generation of Igbo people.

How can u describe how a whole tribe will be hiding under the bed on a Monday morning, first day of the week.

No doubt most of ur Biafra soliders fled the war ur runaway general ojukwu started.

DMerciful:
A dead person has no knowledge of whats going on. Infact, a dead person being celebrated is like celebrating a stone.

Better to do everything for the living because the dead is dead

Why do u then celebrate dead Biafra soliders.

Validated:
Which fight? The man that ran away? I know you were not born then. Abiola ran away!

Stop trying to replace ojukwu place in history with Abiola.

Bubu4Sea:
They stood for a yoruba man & wanted to make him president.

Today Igbos can't even vote in Lagos.😞

Didn't some Yoruba also stood with peter obi or what are u insinuating.

AyeChaniel:
The current Number one man in the country will not complete his tenure in office, his breath will stop due to a sickness. There will be fear in the hearts of people because the vice will take over to complete the tenure just as it happened to GOODLUCK JONATHAN.
In 2027 the ruling party will not win the election. Another party will take over, the party that will take over is not a new party but things will go well gain in the country.
GOD Have heard the crys of his children.
say it as I Have showed u this what the voice told me.
some years ago I Made a post concerning a protest that will hit the country
hard, not knowing GOD Was showing me the END SARS protest and it came to pass. I don't want to be any prophet that people will mock and I hate shame (sha I Have anger issue) GOD Please heal me of it.

How come u never dreamt of impending Nnamdi Kanu arrest.

Or peter loss in the presidential election.

Abi na only Fulani and Yoruba u dey always dream about.

100millionGoal:
Always funny seeing a poor man from the caves of ogbomosho deep in ogun states describing themselves 🤡

Cave in Ogbomosho is better than otokoto in Anambra.

Obidient always hate better things.

But love bad things