just passing by

larrymoore: Dont blame a general 4 fortifying himself. He is only being smart. Ironsi Smart.

Did it really work? The dead lizard did nothing to help Ironsi while those rascal soldiers in his command were slitting his throat.

ndu_chucks:

Thanks. So Aguiyi was not his real name, I believe Aguiyi means lizard in Igbio, no?

agu means tiger while iyi means river.simply it is river's tiger which is a crocodille

LOL. . .

I remember some Generals in the 1990s that were kneeling down, crying and begging a Major 'not to tell Oga'

Shows okija don dey since Imo river!Its a gift from Okija under certain terms !!!!

thrugemaster: It was his swagger stick that had a crocodile carving

@thrugemaster. Do u have a military background? I ask because of your use of the term "Swagger Stick".

ndu_chucks:

Thanks. So Aguiyi was not his real name, I believe Aguiyi means lizard in Igbio, no?

hs real names re general johnson thompson umunakwe ironsi.aguyi in ibo means crocodile.dats wer he got hs nick name

Why should this thread make front page?Has it been authenticated?You muderfuckers just talk BS nad tend take urselves seriously,like kids listening to folk stories in a village square on moonlit night.

Does this explain why nigerian adults are child like?Their leaders that lived five or six decades ago seems mythical to them,as if they are talking of bigfoot or moses.

maxi-t:
see Gen. Ironsi's head.

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men!! you nogo kill me wit lafter. oh girl !!!!

thanx for the lafter therapy.

Ironsi ws a top nigerian walking around with a dead or life lizard don,t mean anything

sherry lo: Whatever it was for didn't save him from Danjuma.

yea, thats true, anyone could be killed, just like the sarduna of sokoto, tafawa balewa, awolowo, mko, gomwalk, murtala,ken sarowiwa, abacha, isaac boro, lincoln, funsho williams,bola ige. Nigeria was established in blood and it's foundation on extreme ethnicity loath and bigotry

@OP

'Aguiyi' means 'Crocodile/Alligator' in Igbo.

Agu - Beast/Tiger
Iyi - Stream

That is, 'Beast of the Stream' - Crocodile

It's a nickname he picked.

His swagger stick has no power of such, its just a symbol of authority. Aguiyi is more of a title just like Ogbuefi, Idiebuteaku, Ogbuokiri, Agu, Ikenga e.t.c

kaeto: yea, thats true, anyone could be killed, just like the sarduna of sokoto, tafawa balewa, awolowo, mko, gomwalk, murtala,ken sarowiwa, abacha, isaac boro, lincoln, funsho williams,bola ige. Nigeria was established in blood and it's foundation on extreme ethnicity loath and bigotry

So true. No wonder we are going through sh*t.

Crocodile has survived on earth for over 400 millions,you guys have been here for mere thousands,yet,you are on your way out becase of fundamental f-oolishness like this,while crocoodile will remain.

Cant you see the symbolism and awe a wiseman like Ironsi has for the crocs?

ODES.

Negro_Ntns:

_chucks, since you live in bokoharam territory and have refused to grow beard I suggest you go get a live tortoise to wear around your neck.

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The wooden crocodile is just a symbol of his name Aguiyi(lion of sea or river)Igbo name for crocodile

On point. It symbolised his "ofo"

Slizbeat: His swagger stick has no power of such, its just a symbol of authority. Aguiyi is more of a title just like Ogbuefi, Idiebuteaku, Ogbuokiri, Agu, Ikenga e.t.c

nku5: On point. It symbolised his "ofo"

Please explain what "ofo" means and its significance to the culture or politics of the region.

The lizard was given to him by the then emir of Argungu, as a charm for protection against any kind of harm. That was when Nigerians were living as Nigerians, without these tribal-ethnocentric, religious bigotry. How many even know that he speaks Hausa like a Hausaman? Or he galantly fought during d wwII? That was long b4 the congo war!

The charm had to be struck out of his hand and immediately scattered to pieces by "no name" before he even knew he was being intercepted - for all the soldiers there knew about the dangerous wooden croc.

Andro Blaze: In those days and even till now, most officers carried totems/charms for their protection, not having one was even more unusual. This definitely crosses tribal boundaries even though it is more common among particular tribes serving. No big deal at all. I even know personally of a high ranking SW officer that died unnaturally and I just recently found out someone close to him substituted his charm innocently- even after his mother had warned against it.

I am surprised why any true African should be shocked at this.

Exactly my bro.........The last time i checked, Tafa Balogun carried a staff while in office; same goes with Dr Chris Ngige.

222Martins: Exactly my bro.........The last time i checked, Tafa Balogun carried a staff while in office; same goes with Dr Chris Ngige.

What Ironsi carried around was not a staff or walking stick, it was a dead lizard/crocodile, probably gutted, dried, and stuffed. Ironsi was said to have carried it around like a purse/wallet in his hand.

jkross:

Abeg lion no be Agu..its called odum while Agu is tiger..and not beast K̶̲̥̅̊

tigers have never roamed any forests in Africa...EVER. unless in the zoos. where did we see tiger to start giving it specific names?
odum means lion specifically, but agu means beast/lion/tiger/leopard/jaguar pretty much any big cat or fierce animal

Youngzedd:

I disagree with the highlighted text.

Where did u get that from.
The name is Aguiyi which means Crocodile while dividing the name into two with their meanings.

where did you get your name from
when you grown into a man or when you finally move from the back to the front would you still be answering young or zed?

Beer parlour gist. The same way I was told that India was banned from football tournaments because in the past, they used Jazz to 'massacre' their opponents 99-1, and 82-0. Since there's no evidence to support these claims, we might as well write them off as mere fiction.

What lessons do we learn from these if they are true. We should learn to depend on God and trust in His saving ability.

if you found out, what are you going to do with it? bad thread please remove remove

ndu_chucks:

Thanks. So Aguiyi was not his real name, I believe Aguiyi means lizard in Igbio, no?

Aguiyi is the Igbo word for crocodile.

Ikwere fist son: hs real names re general johnson thompson umunakwe ironsi.aguyi in ibo means crocodile.dats wer he got hs nick name

liar...he was born an aguiyi... Aguiyi is indeed his last name....biko e kowara nonsense eba

berem: Whaaat! Did I hear Lizard? Dammit! I hate that creature! "Pukes and Runs out of thread"

hmmmmm lizards yummy yummy I love lizard with egusi soup

kaeto: yea, thats true, anyone could be killed, just like the sarduna of sokoto, tafawa balewa, awolowo, mko, gomwalk, murtala,ken sarowiwa, abacha, isaac boro, lincoln, funsho williams,bola ige. Nigeria was established in blood and it's foundation on extreme ethnicity loath and bigotry

correct yourself. ANyone can be killed yes...But Ara-wolowo committed suicided biko.

The rest in your list were killed. thanks

Death is death...whether by poison like awo or by aids like ojukwu, all na death.

Igboboy, abi i lie?