TheGoodJoe:


I tire for you. When did I try to deny the igboness of Nzeogwu. Stick to facts.

It is foolish putting the attack by Nzeogwu on the whole Igbos people. It is rubbish and stupidity.

That is like crucifying a whole family because a child is a criminal. Or burning a whole village because a person there is a kidnapper.

It does not concern the Igbos people. It is Nzeogwu that committed the act. The other soldiers that participated in it did it on their own will. They did not call or ask Igbo people.

Leave Igbos out of it and face the actors.

TheGoodJoe:

.the country is burning and you are still caught up in fights that happened over four decades before you were born.

Let us fix the dying country. The killing and tribalism has not helped us in any way.

lhordspy:


Here we go with the emotional victimisation card. What are you even implying? That we should sweep our history under the carpet so as not to hurt igbos feelings? I dont really get you.

The only way what happen 53years ago can be recounted as history is to tell the story the way it is, irrespective of whoever or whatever tribe was involved.

lhordspy:



I know. But the issue didnt just spring up itself. It was in the spirit of those massacred, in the remembrance spirit... We decided to re-visit our history.

I don't see any wrong there.

tctrills:

You are making yourself the victim. Blaming a tribe for the actions of 7 men is not history. It is tribalism.
Somehow you forget a certain Banjo was among. You forget that Many of the foot soldiers were northerners.
You forget that some of the biggest supporters of the coup were great Yoruba men such as Tia Solarin. In fact, the only road named after Nzeogwu is in Ogun state. Teach history, don't teach hate and tribalism. It's also funny that your history class started in 2023.

Pityoobi:
Calm down, I know your body is always hot. Read the message again. Igbos will pay because it was a spiral events that put Igbo in the spotlight. Igbos civil war was because of all the action and inaction of those actors that was plotted by Kaduna. The hotness of your body is the reason dem dey burst bottles for una head all the time...use sense small na.

lhordspy:


You are the one with the issue here. And the bolded is a justification of that. Jan 15th every year has always been a remembrance day. And every year we always re-visited our history. Together.

The question we should be asking yourself is; Why does it hit differently this time, this year.

The answer is Prior to this election year where your tribeman is involve. You never really give a damn about Nigeria or its history.

TheGoodJoe:


Revisit Nzeogwu's history. Do not tag it Igbos. It is Nzeogwu and some soldiers that committed the act. It does not concern millions of Igbo people.

lhordspy:


You are the one with the issue here. And the bolded is a justification of that. Jan 15th every year has always been a remembrance day. And every year we always re-visited our history. Together.

The question we should be asking yourself is; Why does it hit differently this time, this year.

The answer is that: Prior to this election year where your tribeman is involve. You never really give a damn about Nigeria or its history.

tctrills:

What are you talking about? January 15 is our Armed forces remembrance day not a day for lazy tribal sentiments.No history book has blamed the Igbos so who taught you this.

lhordspy:


It does. It was orchestrated and executed by over 7 igbos as leadmen. And the highest rank officer from Southwest and North were eliminated at the first two shot.

It takes a little pinch of logic to put the pieces together.

lhordspy:


Common sense.


Common sense taught us.
Common sense is the greatest Gift God ever gave mankind. It is more useful than any acquired knowledge.

TheGoodJoe:


Don't vote Peter Obi because he is Igbo. Vote him because he is a man of integrity. Compassion, good character and competence.

Vote him because he took out time, left his wealth and splendor to seek the solutions of Nigeria.

Vote him because as a Governor, he did not siphon wealth.

Vote him because he is determined to improve the lives of all Nigerians.

I don't know about you but I am tired of suffering in my country.

Tribalism has not helped us.

lhordspy:


Common sense.


Common sense taught us.
Common sense is the greatest Gift God ever gave mankind. It is more useful than any acquired knowledge.

TheGoodJoe:


It is a ridiculous thought pattern. Killing innocent people for the act of some people. Imagine killing a family because someone caught their child robbing. The family is innocent.

The point is simple. It is an Nzeogwu coup. Finish. Nothing Igbo. The Igbos should not pay. It was tribalists that gave that tag to fill hearts with hate for their divide and rule system.

The Northerners are still suffering, while few are carting away millions. The food is to make Igbos pay. Not thinking of how we can unite and move this country forward.

lhordspy:


Peter is a good man. But you can have s bad wife, but never a bad inlaw.

Peter's tribemen are the worst set of people to ever grace this planet. And this election just proved the popular assertion right. Do you see the insult, curses and hate flying around, emanating from them. They are hateful to the bone.

imam07:
if u are really a man of history tell me why d coup was only successful in d west and northern part and not in d east.

Thanksful:


The first time I am hearing this. Some say Niger Delta is anti Igbo.

Penguin2:


Oh, really?

Now why is Gideon Okar’s coup not Tiv coup?

Why is Buhari coup not Fulani coup?

Why is Babaginda coup not Hausa coup?

Why is Nzeogwu’s coup the only one with that ethnic tag?

2elliot:
If today, someone brave enough decides to take down this govt in order to clean the dirty system. So, in your myopic mind, the likes of Osibanjo and a few refined politicians should also be taken out alongside some very obvious corrupt politicians just to prove a point that the person's mission is not partial? Is that what you would expect? No right thinking person will argue that a few Igbo soldiers attempted to overthrow a democratic govt, and then expect to rule the rest of the country in perpetuality. Na ment? Does it sound logical to you? Let's forget political and tribal bants. Unless, perhaps, some powerful foreign powers like even the Britain was in support of such move. It doesn't sound logical. How did they expect to fight of the pressures that would have arose from both domestic and foreign? The eastern region at the time had not much to gain from a united unitary system, since neither oil nor any major natural resources(revenues) came from other regions at the time. The push for minorities break away from the south east was still yet a threat at the time. So, what could have possibly motivated it?
But you see, power was concentrated in Lagos, and the major political gladiators were from the north and south west at the time. And with the political crisis that erupted in the south west due to the wild politics between Awolowo and Akintola, and coupled with some other issues in the north that led to crisis, the soldiers hastily adjudged the situation and felt it was good enough reason to cleanse the system. Perhaps, they should have given it more time and hoped on the political gladiators to receive some sense eventually.
So, you see, my guy. Even if we continue to analyse the past and apportion blames to one another, what has happened has happen. We who are living must find a common solution. If not, we will continue running in circles.

lhordspy:
According to the creator of this thread, he said:
"But what is most interesting is that all of these people are tagging the infamous 1966 coup as an Igbo coup as they have always done; erroneously so."

A Coup that was masterminded, orchestrated and executed by key heartless people like ; Chukuwama Nzeogwu, Anuforo,Onwuatuegwu, Emmanuel Efeajuna, Humphrey Chukwuma, Don Okafor from one tribe and One ethnic group only is what?


Is it a Fulani coup? Our problem in this country is when the truth is against our interest or affiliations, we always tend to see it as campaign of calumnies against us.

Truth should always be truth, irrespective of whether it favour us or not.
And the plain truth is that what happened that day jan. 15th 1966, was more of an organised Ethnic cleans!ng, a tr!bal war not just a coup.

Because after all this, Umunnakwe Aguyi-Irons! (the head of state then) from same tribe, did nothing in bringing this people to justice.

TheGoodJoe:


It is an Nzeogwu coup. Nothing concerns the whole Igbos in the actions of a few officers.

Penguin2:


Oh, really?

Now why is Gideon Okar’s coup not Tiv coup?

Why is Buhari coup not Fulani coup?

Why is Babaginda coup not Hausa coup?

Why is Nzeogwu’s coup the only one with that ethnic tag?

TheGoodJoe:


If you use common sense, you will know 7 people should face the actions of their crimes, not millions of innocent people.

Penguin2:


Oh, really?

Now why is Gideon Okar’s coup not Tiv coup?

Why is Buhari coup not Fulani coup?

Why is Babaginda coup not Hausa coup?

Why is Nzeogwu’s coup the only one with that ethnic tag?

Sandazblack:



So how about the unprovoked massacre of the Igbos in 1945 and 1953 or isn’t that part of history?

oyebanji:

Irrespective of whatever you say about the other coups, the Jan 66 coup smacked of ethnic cleansing! Even the great Zik was conveniently on "leave"

imam07:
U are an idiot. Only one yoruba man was involved