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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by SmartyPants(m): 1:56pm On Jun 19

mightyhaze:
GoodMen

Arthur Unaegbe a Senior military officer of Igbo extraction stood against the coupists when others fled. He refused access to the armory and was killed because of that. But they will tell you no Igbo man was killed in the coup and that the coup was an Igbo affair... A coup that has actors like lt. Olofimihan, col ademoyega,col banjo, and many more from north,west, east and midwest

The coup itself was a nationalistic affair. However, within the inner circle of those who planned the coup there were those who had their own agendas. Ifeajuna, for his failure to eliminate the senior officers in Lagos, was the major reason that coup failed. All evidence suggests he had been in contact with Major General Ironsi, instead of eliminating him as planned. Ironsi's survival (and Ojukwu's refusal to act in support of Nzeogwu), meant the end of the coup.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by mightyhaze: 1:58pm On Jun 19

Amotolongbo:
road miss you

Give urself knock

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Buffalo2(m): 2:03pm On Jun 19

Madiebo gave a blow by blow account of the war in his book, Nigeria Revolution and Biafra War. I like the way he wrote the book. The book also shows his level of intelligence and professionalism.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:05pm On Jun 19

gidgiddy:

Thats the thinking of slaves, for freedom is one of the few things in life worth fighting and dying for.

50 million people died in the second world war in the fight for freedom

Who won?

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Kingpele(m): 2:05pm On Jun 19

[quote author=Roboto11 post=130555177]

Fighting a war you are going to lose, losing 3 million of your brothers, sisters and offsprings along the way is very foolish.[that why u guys are cowards ...if u don't fight u won't know what winning entails...try even if u don't succeed...no wonder a druglord has enslaved u guys since 1999

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Konquest: 2:09pm On Jun 19

Racoon:
LAPAI TV.

Find the Young Officers in A Group Picture involving the FIRST GENERATION NIGERIAN ARMY OFFICERS - 1959

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:14pm On Jun 19

[quote author=Kingpele post=130555501][/quote]

You are calling the winners cowards and the losers warriors.

It's like something is wrong with y'all.

grin

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by sacajawea(m): 2:14pm On Jun 19

Philip Effiong, Fine Man.

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by christistruth01: 2:16pm On Jun 19

gidgiddy:
Two Igbo officers from present day Anambra

Madiebo was commander of the entire Biafran Army

Dpharisee:

But we told no Igbos wete killed in the coup

Unegbe was Asaba and was the only Igbo Speaker killed by the Jan 1966 Coup

There are 2 stories about why he was killed

The first was that he refused to give up the Armoury keys to the Coup plotters

The second was that he and Maimailari were tight friends and he was certain to retailiate against any attack on Brigadier Maimailari who was killed during the Coup

Whichever way you look at it he was killed for his Loyalty

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Mrfeel: 2:17pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Fighting a war you are going to lose, losing 3 million of your brothers, sisters and offsprings along the way is very foolish.

Nobody fights a war with the thought that he or she is going to lose , can you give me any evidence of biafrans saying we are going into the war to lose to the federal army?

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Dpharisee: 2:18pm On Jun 19

Svoboda:

The same brilliant unegbe was massacred by his own brothers.

But we were told no Igbos were killed in the Coup?
So they lied?

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by christistruth01: 2:20pm On Jun 19

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by mairogo: 2:21pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Who won?

Scotland played against Germany at the opening game of the ongoing Euro 2024 knowing that man for man they don't stand a chance. They played their heart out, they didn't chicken out like you would do.
The Igbo say adighi aso mgbabu eje ogu.

It's not just about the victory, it may sound foolish to you but fighting for your right, fighting and dying for what you believe in is the measure of a mature man.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:21pm On Jun 19

mairogo:

Scotland played against Germany at the opening game of the ongoing Euro 2024 knowing that man for man they don't stand a chance. They played their heart out, they didn't chicken out like you would do.
The Igbo say adighi aso mgbabu eje ogu.

It's not just about the victory, it may sound foolish to you but fighting for your right, fighting and dying for what you believe in is the measure of a mature man.

Who won, bro?

cheesy

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:22pm On Jun 19

Mrfeel:

Nobody fights a war with the thought that he or she is going to lose , can you give me any evidence of biafrans saying we are going into the war to lose to the federal army?

You mean the Sandhurst-trained numpties could not see the writing on the wall?

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by christistruth01: 2:22pm On Jun 19

Dpharisee:

But we told no Igbos wete killed in the coup

Now don't run away

Just list the names of all the killers and the names of exactly whom they killed so everyone can form their own opinion

We are waiting for the list

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Konquest: 2:23pm On Jun 19

mightyhaze:
GoodMen

Arthur Unaegbe a Senior military officer of Igbo extraction stood against the coupists when others fled. He refused access to the armory and was killed because of that. But they will tell you no Igbo man was killed in the coup and that the coup was an Igbo affair... A coup that has actors like lt. Olofimihan, col ademoyega,col banjo, and many more from north,west, east and midwest

The reason why that first 1966 coup is widely called an "Ibo coup" in literature and media is that those who OPENED DIRECT GUNFIRE FIRE (and assassinated the post-independence 1960s politicians, their family members and associates and military officers of other Nigerian regions) were Ibo-speaking officers. Sir. Ahmadu Bello, Sir. Tafawa Balewa, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh a wealthy Itsekiri politician, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, and many military officers from other regions such Brig. Samuel Ademulegun, Col. Ralph Shodeinde, Lt. Col. James Pam (Berom) as well as the three most senior Northern Officers in Nigerian Army at the time of their deaths in the January 1966 coup, Lieutenant Col. Abogo Largema from the Marghi area of Borno, Colonel Kur Muhammed and Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari from Yobe State (formerly in Old Borno Province) were killed by gunshots fired by well-known Ibo officers. To make matters worse, Aguiyi Ironsi from Umuahi then took over military power without moving fast enough to punish the coup plotters.

The only Ibo-speaking officer to die in the coup, Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe, was shot by Major Chris Anuforo because he was known to be close to Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari and had to be silenced to prevent him from raising an alarm.

Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu who is from Okpanam near Asaba in a statement while he was in detention accused the coup plotters of Ibo origin of tribalism because the ORIGINAL plan was to eliminate and take over governance in all regions of Nigeria, but another section of the coup plotters allowed the Premier of the Eastern Region (Micheal Opara) and others to escape. Meanwhile, Nnamdi Azikiwe was still on an extended stay abroad when he ought to arrived back in Nigeria over a month earlier because of the Commonwealth Conference that was supposed to take place on Lagos, hence the widely circulated belief that Zik was tipped off about the coup by his relative, Ifeajuna.

Hence it appeared to all that the coup was an Ibo coup favoring the largely Ibo officers who made up the list of the coup plotters.

This is one of the factors that unfortunately triggered the REVENGE coup plot by the largely Northern region officers with many from the Middle belt areas of Benue, Plateau, Adamawa.
These are facts of Nigerian history of which I have a vast knowledge of. Period.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by mairogo: 2:25pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Who won, bro?

What you want to hear is that the federal forces won. Yes they won but Biafra lost gallantly and till today they are proud of that.

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:34pm On Jun 19

mairogo:

What you want to hear is that the federal forces won. Yes they won but Biafra lost gallantly and till today they are proud of that.

They lost so badly it still haunts them.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Mrfeel: 2:39pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

You mean the Sandhurst-trained numpties could not see the writing on the wall?

What hand writing on the wall are you talking about?

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Mitsurugi(m): 2:39pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Fighting a war you are going to lose, losing 3 million of your brothers, sisters and offsprings along the way is very foolish.

And would you have stopped the killing of igbos in the north? The same shit that still goes on today under any pretext. The way you people twist a history you weren't there to witness is surprising.

Anyway you're right it's foolish to fight a war you won't win that's why the bandits and killer Herdsmen are having a field day all over the country.

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by ogbe88(m): 2:39pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Who won, bro?

Pls leave this forum, stop behaving like a kid.

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by anonimi: 2:39pm On Jun 19

Racoon:
The colonial masters ensured merit counts to the letter
Only the most brilliant and academic sound goes to Sandhurst Military Academy( SMC) England where they spend about to earn the Queen's commission as second lieutenants. This was the case with Gowon, Alexander Madiebo, Maimalari, Nwawo, and hot of others.

Meanwhile, others not deemed academic sound or fit are often sent to Mons Officers Cadet School Aldershot- England and other British military training institutions.

Everything was going on well until the born-to-rule feudal powermongers can't stand it anymore hence decided to start forcing the colonial master to introduce the skewed and defective quota system criteria to smuggle those who eventually bastardized the military and ended up do same to Nigeria's politico-military journey.

Why did Zik and Awo fail to insist on dividing the country at independence as the Indians and Pakistanis with Bangladeshis did 13 years earlier?

What was wrong with the two southern leaders? Do you have any clue

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by anonimi: 2:41pm On Jun 19

triple996:
will you die if you dont wail?? U too like to dey wail on anything at any time. na so so wail you like to they wail.

If you are allergic to historical truth, why don't you just say so and go away with your love for ignorance

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Mitsurugi(m): 2:41pm On Jun 19

anonimi:

Why did Zik and Awo fail to insist on dividing the country at independence as the Indians and Pakistanis with Bangladeshis did 13 years earlier?

What was wrong with the two southern leaders? Do you have any clue

They both wanted to rule one Nigeria

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:43pm On Jun 19

Mitsurugi:

And would you have stopped the killing of igbos in the north? The sea shit that still goes on today under any pretext

Until you confess your sins.

grin

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Roboto11: 2:44pm On Jun 19

ogbe88:
Pls leave this forum, stop behaving like a kid.

The thing dey pain you .
grin

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by anonimi: 2:44pm On Jun 19

ibtommy:
. ....and yet we have not learned our lessons by allowing this evil amalgamation to contrinue to threaten our existence. Lord, when will you disintegrtae us into fragments?! This sufering is unbearable.

Why should God do for yoiu what he has enabled you to do for yourself?

Do you think that God is as foolish as people who ask Him to do what He created them to be able to do?

What do you understand by He made us all in His image

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by Mitsurugi(m): 2:45pm On Jun 19

Roboto11:

Until you confess your sins.

Aiight. Joker. Peace out

Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by anonimi: 2:46pm On Jun 19

Mitsurugi:
They both wanted to rule one Nigeria

Is that another way of saying that greed made them vulnerable to been outsmarted by Ahmadu Bello

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Re: THROWBACK: Arthur Unegbe & Alex Madiebo As Young Sandhurst Cadets in 1959 by confusedlady(f): 2:49pm On Jun 19

Racoon:
The colonial masters ensured merit counts to the letter
Only the most brilliant and academic sound goes to Sandhurst Military Academy( SMC) England where they spend about two(2) to earn the Queen's commission as second lieutenants. This was the case with Gowon, Alexander Madiebo, Maimalari, Nwawo, and host of others.

Meanwhile, others not deemed academic sound or fit are often sent to Mons Officers Cadet School Aldershot- England and other British military training institutions.

Everything was going on well until the born-to-rule feudal powermongers can't stand it anymore hence decided to start forcing the colonial master to introduce the skewed and defective quota system criteria to smuggle those who eventually bastardized the military and ended up do same to Nigeria's politico-military journey.

The bolded is lies,falsehood,half truths and propaganda......
You guys need to stop blaming others for your mistakes and errors......the most tribalistic destruction of the Nigeria army and Nigeria as a country took place under the constantly inebriated General Aguiyi Ironsi. If you doubt this check the lopsidedness of his cabinet and appointments!

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