Ngozi123:


I commend you for the work you've done in this thread but your stance on Awolowo is completely wrong in my opinion. The starvation policy didn't let the war end quickly. It was a very slow and painful death for those who perished that way. Many were children. I know of a woman who lost six of her nine children in that time (the three who survived were the youngest — the older children were giving them what little food they had).

To ask people to say sorry to the man who masterminded that is absolutely horrific. He was evil — plain and simple — and if he had any morals whatsoever then he would have apologised to the Igbos for what he did.

Sorry. I also lost relatives.


But we igbos need to build bridges, one way of doing this is in a world where people are hell bent on hating you, is to appreciate people for the little things they do for you.

Raf4:


Unfortunately for for you, more than 60yrs after Cocoa House was built in Ibadan, there is no single building that is as tall as half of CH in your entire godforsakenRegion. You must all run to SW to have a view of Skyscrapers.

Why should we waste money to build a, waste like cocoa house?

Eastern Region were building 4 universities u were wasting money to build talk building

I have commended Awolowo, it’s time for me to commend Yakubu Gowon.

Yakubu Gowon is a good man, it is by Gods timing that what happened in 1966 happened and it’s by Gods timing that someone like yakubu gowon happened to be in the position he is at the time he was in it.

Yakubu gowon, at a time when things were going south, when there was killings everywhere he tried his best to stop the bloodshed, he called out many times to his northern brethren to stop the killings.

There was some firm resistance against him, especially with him being a Christian and a northern minority, him being the head of state as at then could have saved us.


I just imagine if it was Murtala Muhammad that was the head of state at the time the Biafra war happened. Maybe I won’t be here typing this, maybe the igbo tribe would have gone extinct, maybe we would be a tribe people of now would hear only in stories.

Coldie:

Sorry. I also lost relatives.


But we igbos need to build bridges, one way of doing this is in a world where people are hell bent on hating you, is to appreciate people for the little things they do for you.

So you'd appreciate a man who murdered your wife and children but didn't steal from your house?

Coldie:

Sorry. I also lost relatives.


But we igbos need to build bridges, one way of doing this is in a world where people are hell bent on hating you, is to appreciate people for the little things they do for you.

The zeal for building a bridge has been destroyed in 2023, and this generation of igbos Will face home and build, let others build the bridge to us. The playout of 1966 from the north towards the east, will happen to the west in 2027, But i know they won't talk because they are woke.

Coldie:

Here is another lie:

“ This triggered the first inter-ethnic crises in the North. Igbos fled to the East, and returned only later under guarantee of their safety by president Ironsi. Some say mischievous secessionist Igbos orchestrated the pogroms to get their people home”


Imagine where someone is blaming Igbos for the progrom killings in the north, that Igbos orchestrated the killings of thousands of not other people our own people not just once but twice, so that secession can occur. Just imagine the level of gaslighting lol.

Oh it's Progrom when they retaliate,but what when you kill them in our Land..Ogah rest.....you bite mire than you can chew, and u din collect...

Coldie:

Another lie exposed: and this is what you use as source: when it’s obviously lies and gaslighting:

“ Important to mention that Sardauna is often mispresented. Sardauna was not a leader of Nigeria but was only leader over the northern protectorate. So his statements were about his northern region, just as at the time Ojukwu made even more seditious statements about the eastern region he presided over. Sardauna’s utterances must be listened to in context of the then true Federation with three autonomous parts. Read more on this here.”

Observe how he tries to downplay the bad things sarduana did. at the birth of a new republic everybody is optimistic, the first thing a leader does is tu whip up ethnic sentiments and hate against others on world tv. If in Nigeria in this age, people find this clip bad, imagine the views of people from back then, in an era of ignorance.

I can say it to anybody with confidence, ojukwu said alot of things but I put it to the poster or anybody at all to mention one time ojukwu went on any interview to make any serdituous statement. The writer of the article was born in 1974, so he can’t lie and say he was alive during the war and was witnessing what was happening.

So where did he hear these seditious statements from?

Ojukwu has done many interviews which are in YouTube, anybody can judge, even at the peak of the civil war where people were dieing, he never used any bad word against anybody, neither was he seditious against any tribe.


Prove me wrong

Now you got your source, I call it a lie... IGBO will Never repent....even if Sardauna, Akintola,and Balewa wake up,and tell their story,you will still call it a lie...

Ngozi123:


So you'd appreciate a man who murdered your wife and children but didn't steal from your house?

I appreciate a man who on a very good day with all things being equal, is my friend. I won’t judge him for the judgements he made while a gun is pointed to his head. A man who was falsely accused for treason and who just came out of it.

Coldie:

This is a public space, I have said this before and I would say it again. Everytime I catch you in ur lies, it makes people question the integrity of other things you said.

World judge for yourself, compare these images. If igbos were jubilation using bread labels, how come the pic they used was from a video on YouTube?

LoL


Back then nzeogwu was alive and lots of his photos would hv been existing then, but it had to be the one from a YouTube video.


People wake up lie to try to justify their actions.


The truth is coming out. I would say it again the whole bread load story thing is a BIG FALLACY

And not just that, it also had a colored background. Can you imagine these people and their lies. Na wa oo just to ok paint the Igbos black

EJEGBULEJE:


Now you got your source, I call it a lie... IGBO will Never repent....even if Sardauna, Akintola,and Balewa wake up,and tell their story,you will still call it a lie...

Brother, ur story has inconsistency.

Were sarduana, tafawa balewa and akintola not responsible for the western region crisis?


If I lie? Answer? Tell us the truth what causes the western region crisis?

gidgiddy:


Back in the 60's and 70's, military coups were common place. Every country in West Africa, with the exception of Cameroun, has military coup. Military coups still happen in Africa to this day

Nigeria had 7 military coups. But what I find funny is that the only coup some people remember is the January 1966 coup. It is the only coup that they gave ethnic tag

In contrast, Nigeria has honoured participants of other coups

Murtala Mohammed led a coup in that same 1966, not only did his coup not get ethnic tag, Murtala Mohammed was put on the N20 Naira note, had Airports, Highways and buildings named after him. His coup claimed over 300 lives

Coup plotters like Muhammadu Buhari, who overthrew the democratically elected government of Shagari, was elected President twice

Obasanjo who became military dictator due to the Dimka coup, and participated in Murtala Mohammeds second coup, was elected President

Nigeria has a long history of honouring coup plotters, they only remember that coup is bad when January 1966 coup is mentioned

The bolded is not only and ethnic coup but also a Christian Crusade.

historic:



And not just that, it also had a colored background. Can you imagine these people and their lies. Na wa oo just to ok paint the Igbos black

Aburi accord was done. Do u know what it means to find a northerner living in the east who was a third generation northerner whose ancestors lived in the east, to testify.

They could find someone like that out of millions, but picture of this bread label or any testimony about this bread label wasn’t mentioned in Oputa panel, but all of a sudden it exists and u can just find it if u want to and the bread happens to be a fresh bread despite the fact that the matter happened in 1966.

Afonjananawerey:






All die na die, what has changed after their death?

I don't know that 2 Yoruba people equal to 3 million Igbo,I'm learning new things.

Coldie:


I appreciate a man who on a very good day with all things being equal, is my friend. I won’t judge him for the judgements he made while a gun is pointed to his head. A man who was falsely accused for treason and who just came out of it.

1) Nobody forced him to connive that starvation policy.
2) If he had any regrets and had morals then he would have apologised after the war.

He was evil — plain and simple.

EJEGBULEJE:


Oh it's Progrom when they retaliate,but what when you kill them in our Land..Ogah rest.....you bite mire than you can chew, and u din collect...

I don’t get ur point, y are u boiling, I am only here for fact finding. A pogrom is what the internet and history raged it, so how does it involve me.

I have said many things but u haven’t been able to say anywhere am lying, but u are angry whenever I say anything

Major efcc operations are against northern politician, and northern elite has taged it an attack on the north, and several meeting of northern pol has happened and will still happen. All for 2027, and when they get it they hit back at western politicians

Coldie:

Your story is not straight forward it’s only when u want to ask me questions, that u come straight.

Reason is u hv doubts in what u say.


Tell us the part ojukwu renegeded on, the agreement is here: enlighten me :
Aburi accord is as follows:
"Members agree that the legislative and executive authority of the Federal Military Government should remain in the Supreme Military Council, to which any decision affecting the whole country shall be referred for determination provided that where it is possible for a meeting to be held the matter requiring determination must be referred to military governors for their comment and concurrence.
Specifically, the council agreed that appointments to senior ranks in the police, diplomatic, and consular services as well as appointment to superscale posts in the federal civil service and the equivalent posts in the statutory corporation must be approved by the Supreme Military Council.
The regional members felt that all the decrees passed since January 15, 1966, and which detracted from previous powers and positions of regional governments, should be repealed if mutual confidence is to be restored.[6]

Please stop replying this lady she is as confused as her Monika indicates. Even Ademoyega said it in his book that it was Gowon who decided not to honor the treaty for reasons best known to him.

Many people don’t know this, but the major trigger of the erosion in the east was the civil war. The bombing of many areas.

After the war was over proper geological assessments and recovery wasn’t done, they just let nature heal itself.

As time went on the reverse happened.

Paythemback:



I don't know that 2 Yoruba people equal to 3 million Igbo,I'm learning new things.

What's the difference? all is death, do you know how many yorubas who has died since the beginning of life?

Coldie:
Many people don’t know this, but the major trigger of the erosion in the east was the civil war. The bombing of many areas.

After the war was over proper geological assessments and recovery wasn’t done, they just let nature heal itself.

As time went on the reverse happened.

I'm enjoying this thread.


Very interesting

historic:




The obvious fact is what you just penned down... It was even explained further by A.Ademoyega in his book Why We Struck

My question to you,is when was Adewale Ademoyega brought into this coup plot by Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and Onwuatuegwu?
Was Ademoyega among the original planners of the January 66 coup? I hope you know that this coup plans actually were started in 1962 and at that time Ademoyega was not among the platters. The only consistent and ever present plotters were Ifeajuna who was the master mind and Nzeogwu.
Between 1962 and 1966 many officers were added and discarded for various reasons until they settled on the final 5 majors on the 15th of January 1966.

VinnyBaba:


Why CAN'T you read well? 😏

The OP already explained that Balewa, Ahmadu Bello,Akintola and Okotie-Eboh were all Killed because they are Actual Cause of the Unrest we had in Nigeria then.😒

You expect the Coupists to Kill Azikiwe who held no Important office?
Or Michael Okpara who had no Business with anything at the Federal level?

Exactly! OP made it clear why they weren't targeted but they won't want to buy that idea cos it doesn't favour their narratives

Coldie:

I have never read that book, this is my personal findings from deep research.

People are saying but Michael okpara want killed, Michael okpara had nothing to do with the western crisis, he had nothing to do with the violence in the west. Y then should they kill him.

Well said!

Coldie:

It’s surprising.


Right now if today today a coup like that was to happen again, people be asking y they did not kill Peter obi?

It’s crazy

This guy just dey speak candidly to those biased entities. My guy ride on!

Coldie:

Aburi accord was done. Do u know what it means to find a northerner living in the east who was a third generation northerner whose ancestors lived in the east, to testify.

They could find someone like that out of millions, but picture of this bread label or any testimony about this bread label wasn’t mentioned in Oputa panel, but all of a sudden it exists and u can just find it if u want to and the bread happens to be a fresh bread despite the fact that the matter happened in 1966.

True

Slytiger:

1. Ibos were not the only people in the army, all the counter coup consisted of Northern military officers 😂

2. Ironsi surrounded himself with his kinsmen after the coup.
At the early stage of his tenure, he appointed a three-man advisory team made up of Chief Francis Nwokedi, a Permanent Secretary, Dr. Pius Charles Nwabafor Okigbo (1924-2000) and Colonel Patrick Anwunah, who later became Chairman and Head of the Orientation Committee at that time.

He replaced the then Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Taslim Olawale Elias (1914-1991) with Chief Gabriel Chike Michael Onyiuke (SAN), former Director, Public Prosecution, Eastern Nigeria (1960-1965) from Nimo in the present Anambra state.

3. Out of the 22 killed in the coup, only 1 was Ibo. The premier of the eastern region Michael okpara was even spared unlike the premiers of the west and north that were murdered.

4. The handing over of the government to Ironsi by Orizu (the acting president and the senate president who could have called for the formation of another civilian government).

5. The unification decree of May 1966 promulgated by Ironsi, leading to the abolition of regional system of government - Historically speaking, the West and North have always believed in the regional system of government as the best form of government for a multiethnic like Nigeria, however this was taken away by Ironsi, leading to a massive outrage and pogrom in the North. Unification decree favoured the ibos as they don't stay in their region like the others.

6. The coup plotters were kept in Jail but weren't sentenced to death.

You people should stop trying hard to revise history.

If you say the west and north believe in regionalism why didn't they reverse it when they know it is a better option. Regionalism was abolished went Gowon took over. Remember before the civil war there was aburi accord in Ghana so all the region were still in control of there resources. Gowon abolished regionalism when he broke the agreement the had in Accra. Gowon enacted a decree which made ojukwu to get angry. This was why he called stakeholders in eastern Nigeria to decide on way forward before declaring biafra independence.

In a nutshell Gowon abolished regionalism when he created the twelve states. Get your facts right

Coldie:

It’s surprising.


Right now if today today a coup like that was to happen again, people be asking y they did not kill Peter obi?

It’s crazy

@Bolded,
Oga, see where you twisted this matter to?
In my opinion you are one of the most dangerous Ibo posters on this forum. At least with posters like Gidgiddy and LOVEALAIGBO you understand that they are Ibo supremacists and they don't hide it. You come across as a closet Ibo supremacist with tendency to twist history to suit your narrative and agenda.....

gidgiddy:


Back in the 60's and 70's, military coups were common place. Every country in West Africa, with the exception of Cameroun, has military coup. Military coups still happen in Africa to this day

Nigeria had 7 military coups. But what I find funny is that the only coup some people remember is the January 1966 coup. It is the only coup that they gave ethnic tag

In contrast, Nigeria has honoured participants of other coups

Murtala Mohammed led a coup in that same 1966, not only did his coup not get ethnic tag, Murtala Mohammed was put on the N20 Naira note, had Airports, Highways and buildings named after him. His coup claimed over 300 lives

Coup plotters like Muhammadu Buhari, who overthrew the democratically elected government of Shagari, was elected President twice

Obasanjo who became military dictator due to the Dimka coup, and participated in Murtala Mohammeds second coup, was elected President

Nigeria has a long history of honouring coup plotters, they only remember that coup is bad when January 1966 coup is mentioned

The reasons are staring you in the face but you prefer to be a coward.

1. Aside from the January and July 1999 coups no other coup in Nigeria has been bloody. And the bloody nature of the july coup was a reprisal for the january one.

2. The july coup is tagged the northern counter coup so you are lying when you say is not identified with its tribal nature.

confusedlady:


@Bolded,
Oga, see where you twisted this matter to?
In my opinion you are one of the most dangerous Ibo posters on this forum. At least with posters like Gidgiddy and LOVEALAIGBO you understand that they are Ibo supremacists and they don't hide it. You come across as a closet Ibo supremacist with tendency to twist history to suit your narrative and agenda.....

Igbo supremacist? I just want my fellow Igbos to gain independence from the Monumentally failed British colonial contraption called Nigeria. After that, you people that carry Igbo matter on your heads like carton of gala can finally rest

confusedlady:


My question to you,is when was Adewale Ademoyega brought into this coup plot by Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and Onwuatuegwu?
Was Ademoyega among the original planners of the January 66 coup? I hope you know that this coup plans actually were started in 1962 and at that time Ademoyega was not among the platters. The only consistent and ever present plotters were Ifeajuna who was the master mind and Nzeogwu.
Between 1962 and 1966 many officers were added and discarded for various reasons until they settled on the final 5 majors on the 15th of January 1966.

Ademoyega had always had the mind of setting things right before he joined the army, he wasn't happy the way the country was being run by those corrupt and selfish politicians. He even said it himself that he stylishly chipped in the idea to Ironsi when he met him during his training (military) abroad but he (Ironsi) was buying the idea. So he was glad to meet other learned officers who were ready and willing to carry out the coup for the betterment of the country. Their plan was to send a junior officer on a plane to effect the prompt release of Awolowo immediately the coup had been carried out successfully. Ironsi was also their major target cos he was the GOC then and had to been captured with the others but was lucky ( or intentionally spared by one of the plotters ) to evade being captured leading to the collapse of the coup. If Ironsi had been successfully captured, the story would have taken a different turn and the events that followed the coup afterwards wouldn't have occured cos the plotters had it all planned out in how to govern the country fairly.

confusedlady:


@Bolded,
Oga, see where you twisted this matter to?
In my opinion you are one of the most dangerous Ibo posters on this forum. At least with posters like Gidgiddy and LOVEALAIGBO you understand that they are Ibo supremacists and they don't hide it. You come across as a closet Ibo supremacist with tendency to twist history to suit your narrative and agenda.....

If I am twisting facts. Y then have u not been able to dispute anything am saying.


Straighten my twists please, I beg u.

I have told like 4 people who say am twisting history lets go, to show me where. They get angry and start getting more angry without telling me what I said wrong.

EJEGBULEJE:


No one was envious of the Igbo before the Coup.

Sardauna was only protecting his region with those speeches, don't forget we practice regional system.

Carrying out the Coup to put Awolowo back in Power is one of the greatest lie ever told....

The fact remains that the Igbos having dominated top echelon positions, got greedy,and want to take Power for themselves, reason Ironsi hastely abolished the regional government..

Ironsi never abolished regionalism Gowon did by creating the 12 states