Guestlander:


They killed and raped and summarily murdered anyone who resisted their occupation. That is the true story.

MyGeneration:
Some people just like wahala. These thing time never reach to move on?

PFRB:

You are a superlative slowpoke.

Guestlander:
Dumb propaganda, this was Chinua Achebe's job during the war. He was responsible for sending images of dead and severely malnourished children to various news organizations in the world.
He failed miserably.

Bede2u:


U mean they killed soldiers who came to resist their occupation or they went inside people's rooms and killed them for saying they dont like biafra?

I thought i was talking to a sane mind

Bede2u:
like who? I want to ask them. Igbos only atrocity in midwest was looting a cbn. They didnt have to kill anyone...the leadership of midwest was already an ally. Prove me wrong tho or show me the ''victim'' to ask.

U forgot that nzeogwu was from midwest...and that midwest was ncnc and osadebe...an igboman was the ex premiere

PFRB:

So he should not have sent the images?

wifeesnatcher:



Your stupidity is out of this world. An intercontinental imbeciles Is who you're

Guestlander:


Who cares anyway? It was ibo soldiers who decided in January 1966 to murder people in the middle of the night right in front of their family who started the whole violence.

Guestlander:


He should actually but he should also have told them that the food meant for the populace was being diverted to feed Biafran soldiers.
Have you ever seen a picture of a malnourished Biafran soldier?

PFRB:

It was not them that looted the cbn. Even the Igbo hater Nonwa Omoigu confirmed that it was Nigerian soldires that did the looting.

When the 12th Brigade reached Benin City they alerted their comrades and, instead of mounting a defense, Murtala and his troops began looting the city, even stealing $5.6 million from the Central Bank. When the Nigerian 2nd Division arrived in Benin City they discovered the city largely abandoned but managed to find a trapped Biafran unit stationed in the Benin Prison, most of whom were killed while attempting an escape.

Bede2u:
was ademoyega or victor banjo igbo? Cos they were part of the coup

Guestlander:


You think Nigerians are so dumb that they didn't know the mastermind of the coup was Emmanuel Ifeajuna. It wasn't even Nzeogwu.
Banjo and some Yorubas later fought for Biafra did that turn to Yoruba and Ibo secession?

PFRB:
Was the food yours?

seunmsg:


While you teach your children to hate other Nigerians the same way your parents taught you to hate others, be kind enough to also teach them the atrocities your grandparents committed against other Nigerians during the first coup and during the Biafran invasion of Midwest.

PFRB:

You are just showing that you are a gutter and garbage personality.

Bede2u:


U mean they killed soldiers who came to resist their occupation or they went inside people's rooms and killed them for saying they dont like biafra?

I thought i was talking to a sane mind

Guestlander:


You think Nigerians are so dumb that they didn't know the mastermind of the coup was Emmanuel Ifeajuna. It wasn't even Nzeogwu.
Banjo and some Yorubas later fought for Biafra did that turn to Yoruba and Ibo secession?

Temple1288:






Owa of Ido-Ani, Oba Olufemi Olutoye
INTERVIEW
1966 coup plotters planned to make Awolowo Head of State — Olutoye
Published
July 31, 2016
The Owa of Ido-Ani, Oba Olufemi Olutoye, is a retired Major-General in the Nigerian Army. In this interview with PETER DADA, he shares his experiences as a soldier and his level of involvement in the 1966 military coup

Can you share your background with us?

My name is Olufemi Olutoye. I was born in Ido Ani town, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. I spent the early part of my childhood days in Benin City, Edo State, when my father was the headmaster at St. James’ Primary School, Benin City. From there, I went to Government College Ibadan in 1945. I completed my secondary school education in 1949. I then gained admission to the University of Ibadan in 1950 and I graduated in June 1954. I also went to Cambridge University and concluded my course there in 1955. When I returned to Nigeria, I started teaching at the Olu-Iwa College, Ijebu Ode, (now Adeola Odutola College) . Later, I left teaching to join the Nigerian Army in 1957 and I retired in 1977.


What informed your decision to join the army, when you were a university graduate?

I believed then that I had attained the height of the teaching profession, because teaching then was different from what we have now. I worked in a private school and I believed I had already reached the limit and that there was nothing to look forward to again. Secondly, I wanted adventure. I taught briefly in a public school in England where there was a Cadet Corps, where young boys were given uniforms. I asked myself then that why couldn’t we have such kind of school in Nigeria? I was the acting principal for a year, so I had to leave after that. That was when I got to the army where I rose through the ranks to become Major General before I eventually retired in 1977.

You were in the army when the first coup happened in Nigeria. Can you tell us your experience?

I hope that I will have time to write more about that coup but I am doing something on it right now. The coup was led by Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. He was a Major in rank and of course, I was a Major then too but I was his senior. So I knew about that coup. I can say that now but I could not say that then because, in the army, the mere knowledge of a coup is a problem. We were together in India. So, he informed me about it and I enquired more on how he hoped to carry out the plot. When he told me that it would involve killings, I told him to count me out. I told him that I did not join the Nigerian Army to kill Nigerians.

Was he the one that personally approached you to inform you about the plan?

Yes, he personally came to inform me about it in 1964 when we were in India and the coup was carried out in 1966. There are few other things that happened which we cannot say now until the time is ripe.

Did he specifically tell you that the coup was going to be bloody ?

Yes, that was why I told him to count me out. When I joined the Nigerian Army it was called West Africa Frontier Force. We were part of the Colonial Army. I did not join to kill fellow Nigerians. So, I told him I would not be a party to any military exercise that would result to loss of lives of any Nigerian. So, that was why I did not participate in the coup.

The coup seemed to have been targeted at military officers from a particular part of Nigeria and it was also tagged, ‘Igbo Coup’. Why?

It later turned out to be so, although all the six majors who plotted it were Igbos except one — Major Adegboyega from Remo, Ogun State. I want to assure you that, that was not Nzeogwu’s intention. As I told you, the coup was planned as far back as 1964. Maybe between 1964 and end of 1965, he changed his mind. I can’t say why he did so but those that showed interest in the coup turned out to be Igbos. Even his utterances when the coup took place on January 15, 1966, showed that he didn’t mean it to be an Igbo affair but unfortunately, it turned out to be so that an Igbo man could also become the Head of State.

Did he tell you that he planned the coup to become the Head of State?

"No. Infact what attracted me to Nzeogwu at the early stage when the coup was being planned was that I asked him if he was going to make himself the Head of State and he said no. He said he was going to bring a civilian who was more knowledgeable and who had what it took to make Nigeria great. I then asked him who that person was and he said the man was in Calabar prison. I said is it Chief Obafemi Awolowo? He said yes. That was why I gave him my support but when he told me it was going to involve killings, I said no I was not interested again."

Those were the exact words of Owa of Ido-Ani, Oba Olufemi Olutoye

Guestlander:


It was still a dumb idea to kill all these people just to make Awo the prime minister.
I am not surprised the General extricated himself if indeed this story is true.

Temple1288:



He granted that interview. Punch can bear witness.. And on the 05 of July 2002, Ojukwu said those same words while in New Orleans, Louisiana (When he traveled for World Igbo forum) on a private Radio Station... You can confirm them yourself..

TANID:
So sad Pic But You Guys Really Need To Avoid Another War Please Hear The Children crying

ednut1:
Invading soldiers allowed u snap picture lol. Naso

Bede2u:
was ademoyega or victor banjo igbo? Cos they were part of the coup

Frankdoz29:
One Nigeria can never be possible. How can I teach my children to love the people and country that killed their people?

Frankdoz29:
Moment a biafran child was shot dead by invading forces. This picture depicts the darkest moment in our struggle to liberate Biafra. According to International Catholic Aid (ICA), an estimated 1.5 million biafran women and children died between 1960-1970. #We can never forget #Asaba massacre #horoes day #sit-at-home #may30th.

seunmsg:


While you teach your children to hate other Nigerians the same way your parents taught you to hate others, be kind enough to also teach them the atrocities your grandparents committed against other Nigerians during the first coup and during the Biafran invasion of Midwest.

Guestlander:


Who cares anyway? It was ibo soldiers who decided in January 1966 to murder people in the middle of the night right in front of their family who started the whole violence.

Temple1288:



He granted that interview. Punch can bear witness.. And on the 05 of July 2002, Ojukwu said those same words while in New Orleans, Louisiana (When he traveled for World Igbo forum) on a private Radio Station... You can confirm them yourself..

seunmsg:


While you teach your children to hate other Nigerians the same way your parents taught you to hate others, be kind enough to also teach them the atrocities your grandparents committed against other Nigerians during the first coup and during the Biafran invasion of Midwest.