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OkCornel:


Smh… I already denounced Ironsi for his tribalism here.

https://nairaland.moviesx.org/8318912/foiled-january-15-1966-coup#133744631

Try and get up to speed.

List them

OkCornel:


Was it stated in the Special Branch Report that Ironsi was one of the coup plotters? 🤷

List the Killers and their Victims!!

At least you cannot deny Gen Ironsi protected the Coup plotters from Trial

Which should have taken place within 10 days of the Coup

OkCornel:


Did Elizabeth also see Ifeajuna and Ironsi together shortly after Balewa was kidnapped?

Did the Special Branch report which Kurfi spoke of identify Ironsi as one of the coupists? 🤷

List the Killers and their Victims


Gen Ironsi was one of the Coupists

In fact it was a Gen Ironsi Coup

OkCornel:


I’ve told you what you wanted to hear. Unegbe was the only casualty of Igbo origin in the coup.

What else do you want with the list of killers and their victims?

Ahmadu Kurfi never mentioned he saw Ifeajuna and Ironsi together shortly after Balewa was kidnapped.

Paste the screenshot where Kurfi said this, or own up.

Ahmadu Kurfi saw Ifeajuna in the State House having a meeting with Gen Ironsi after Ifeajuna has kidnapped Balewa

Wait to you read Elizabeth Pam's Testimony.
Elizabeth Pam actually confronted Gen Ironsi as one of those who played a direct Part in her Husbands Murder

OkCornel:


Paste the screenshot where Kurfi said he saw Ironsi and Ifeajuna together shortly after Balewa was kidnapped.

First list the killers and their victims
Go and read Ahmadu Kurfi's Biography
The Story is there

OkCornel:


If Kurfi truly saw Ironsi and Ifeajuna together shortly after Balewa was kidnapped, you would have pasted the screenshot here since.

Just own up and tell us that never happened.

Yes Ahmadu Kurfi saw Gen Ironsi with Ifeajuna and Ifeajuna ran to the East and had another's meeting with Okpara the Premier of the East instead of Eliminating him like he did with PM Balewa

OkCornel:


Really?

https://www.al-habib.info/islamic-calendar/global/global-islamic-calendar-year-1966-ce.htm

Can you now show us where Kurfi mentioned Ironsi and Ifeajuna were seen together AFTER BALEWA WAS KIDNAPPED as you earlier mentioned?

Go and read Ahmadu Kurfi's Biography the whole Story is there

Gen David Ejoor even met Ironsi drinking Tea with Biscuits after Akintola and Sardauna had been killed and while the whole country was looking for PM Balewa

OkCornel:


Thanks for letting us know the coup happened during the Ramadan and not Sallah. The article mentioned Sallah, not Ramadan. No shift goalpost abeg.

Do a google search and tell us when Sallah happened in 1966

Can you now show us where Ironsi and Ifeajuna were seen together AFTER BALEWA WAS KIDNAPPED as you earlier mentioned?

It was Jan15 1966

OkCornel:


Can you provide the link to the interview where Ahmed Kurfi said this please?

Thanks.

https://dailytrust.com/the-1966-military-coup/

OkCornel:


Read my post again.

I clearly mentioned Unegbe was the only victim of Igbo origin in the coup.

Kaduna Nzeogwu (a detribalised patriot) clearly mentioned Ironsi, Nwafor Orizu, Azikiwe, The Eastern Premier were marked for elimination as well.

The coupists down south messed up. Fucking tribal drunks

So you don't even know it was during the Ramadan fast that the Jan 1966 Coup happened?

So what are you disturbing us for if you didn't bother to read up on the Coup?!!!

We suspected you were arguing over what you knew very little about and you just confirmed it!!

OkCornel:


Let’s cut the chase and go straight to the point.

Unegbe was the only casualty of Igbo origin in the coup.

The coup was successful in the North primarily due to Nzeogwu - an upright and influential soldier.

The coup down south was a flop. Especially in the south east.

Nzeogwu was furious, he planned to march down south to finish the job until Ironsi intervened, negiotiated and eventually arrested him.

You might want to read up on Nzeogwu, he wasn’t a tribalist unlike the drunkards that messed up in Lagos.

Don't cut the chase
Just list the names of the killers and their victims !!

OkCornel:


Did that article state Ironsi and Ifeajuna were seen together AFTER BALEWA WAS KIDNAPPED as you earlier mentioned?

Read it yourself
https://dailytrust.com/the-1966-military-coup/

OkCornel:


Can you provide the link to the interview where Ahmed Kurfi said this please?

Thanks.

OkCornel:


Was Femi Fani Kayode part of the coup plotters? 🤷

So Femi Fani Kayode who was 6 years old or so when the coup happened has a more accurate position than Major Ademoyega who was involved in the January 1966 coup is?

Nice logic there.

By the way, do a little bit of research and tell us which ethnic group had the most middle ranked officers as at the time of January 1966 coup. I’m eagerly waiting.

List the names of all the Killers first and their victims

Of course you will run away rather than do it

OkCornel:


These links are not going through.

Major Ademoyega and Banjo are not Igbos.

See the roles of Northern officers in the coup too.
https://nairaland.moviesx.org/8325556/january-15-1966-arthur-unegbe/4#133863924

If you like say Gen Ironsi wasn't Igbo

https://femifanikayode.org/1966-coup-was-igbo-coup/

OkCornel:


This link isn’t an interview with Ahmed Kurfi.

This is an interview granted by Mbazulike Amaechi where nothing remotely resembles what you wrote on Ahmed Kurfi’s claim to have seen Ifeajuna and Ironsi together after Balewa was kidnapped.

Ahmed Kurfi definitely saw Ifeajuna with Gen Ironsi in the state house

OkCornel:


At the bolded, I’m still asking - where did Ahmed Kurfi say that in his interview?

Ahmed Kurfi definitely said it
I may have posted the wrong interview


You can have this instead
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/1966-

OkCornel:


These links are not going through.

Major Ademoyega and Banjo are not Igbos.

See the roles of Northern officers in the coup too.
https://nairaland.moviesx.org/8325556/january-15-1966-arthur-unegbe/4#133863924

Search and read Gen David Ejoor interview on Max Siollun History Website

OkCornel:


1. Did the police communicate the names of the coup plotters to Ironsi?

2. Was Ironsi part of the coup plotters?

I’m asking because a certain someone on this thread is claiming Ironsi was involved in the coup.

Alhaji Ahmed Kurfi a Northern Civil Servant
went to the State House after Sardauna ,Akintola and others had been murdered to see Ironsi about the missing PM Balewa only for him to find Gen Ironsi in a meeting with the very same Ifeajuna who had just kidnapped prime Minister Balewa from his bedroom in the presence of his screaming wives and Children .


If you were Ahmed Kurfi what would you have done in such a Treacherous situation?

https://dailytrust.com/alhaji-ahmadu-kurfi-89-grateful-for-long-life/

OkCornel:


1. Did the police communicate the names of the coup plotters to Ironsi?

2. Was Ironsi part of the coup plotters?

I’m asking because a certain someone on this thread is claiming Ironsi was involved in the coup.

Search and read Gen David Ejoor interview on Max Siollun History Website

OkCornel:


1. Did the police communicate the names of the coup plotters to Ironsi?

2. Was Ironsi part of the coup plotters?

I’m asking because a certain someone on this thread is claiming Ironsi was involved in the coup.

Gen Ironsi was involved in the Coup

OkCornel:


Bro… a “clerk” was dispatched for a UN peacekeeping operation in the DRC civil war Congo?

That being said, Ogundipe appeared most qualified for the role based on the British commanders recommendation.

However, the army being strictly hierarchical favoured Ironsi for the role given he was the oldest in service amongst the candidates.

If he wasn’t qualified for that role, he wouldn’t even be in the running to start with.

Meanwhile, this is from Max Siollun’s book - The Inside Story of Nigeria. Ironsi was the most decorated of all the officers vying for the post of GOC

Ironsi’s father was even a Sierra Leonan. Lol.

Isn’t it interesting that a “clerk” was the first ever African to take command of the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC civil war? He was a Major General there, but reverted to Brigadier General on his return to Nigeria.

It was Azikiwe who got Ironsi that post because he wanted it on Ironsi's CV for the Head of Army Job and it was Ogundipe And others who actually ran the show


The man who it should have gone to was Col Wellington Bassey who was from Calabar but for Tribal Political reasons Azikiwe did all he could to frustrate Basseys Career so his Junior Ironsi who was also Azikiwe's kinsman could overtake him

Col Wellington Bassey was more than 3 years Ironsi's senior in the Army

Even from the way Ironsi handled the accurate police intelligence on the Coup you could see Ironsi was not competent or rather unloyal

OkCornel:


Very good. He never said Aguiyi Ironsi was incompetent as APCHARAM alleged.

1. Ironsi was out of Nigeria the past 3 years, as a military adviser in London and also heavily involved in the UN peacekeeping efforts in the DRC civil war.

2. As a result of the above, was out of touch with recent developments in the Nigerian Army.

3. Never served directly under that British dude.

Gen Ironsi was not Competent for the Position

It was Politics

Balewa was only trying to please his Coalition Partner Azikiwe

Ogundipe,Ademulegun , Maimailari were infantry Officers

Ironsi's career was in Clerical dept

Who do you think was more qualified?

OkCornel:


Read this

Read this

APCHaram:


Ogundipe was glossed over because he was seen as being too politically exposed as he was known to have been hobnobbing with politicians to secure his placement as head of the army during the Nigerianization phase.

Ogundipe was Apolitical.

You are talking about Ademulegun
ironsi was hobnobbing with Azikiwe big time

OkCornel:


Why wasn’t Ogundipe selected?

Pure Politics

Ironsi was Azikiwe's Candidate being from his Tribe
And Zik was the Coalition partner in Balewa's FG

APCHaram:


Your Max Solihull has it documented in his book .

Go and read it and see where he stated categorically that it was the E-Branch of the once very professional Nigerian Police that provided strong Inteligence of an impending coup to both the PM and Ironsi.

Ironsi never informed anyone and the PM expected Ironsi to act and quell the mutiny .

Ironsi got it because he was Azikiwe's Candida within his chain of command.

But Ironsi did nothing and even the PM had resigned his fate in God's hands and that's why his demeanour throughout his abduction and kidnap by the idiot ifeanjuna showed that he knew very well he was facing a losing battle knowing full well that Zik who was instrumental in seeing Ironsi who was the least qualified among the 3 most senior officers nominated by the outgoing British military commander becoming the head of the army , would have resisted as President in seeing Ironsi removed .


Note that Brig. Mailamiri was spoken of among the three officers being nominated as the most qualified professional soldier to take over from the outgoing British Maj General in his brief to Azikiwe. Ironsi came a distant third after the Yoruba guy who was second in the list. But Zik chose the incompetent Ironsi. And that's why Ejoor was right to say that the coup was an Ibo coup that was being plotted from the day of
independence.

Zik as president had the sole powers to appoint heads of the military , police , judiciary and even VCs of universities and he went about appointing only his fellow ibos in most of the positions he could .

It was Ogundipe that was most Qualified because of his good knowledge of Military Matters and he was well respected in the Army.
Maimailari was good but too young and needed more years of experience

Gen Ironsi was Azikiwe's Candidate and got it because Azikiwe was Balewa's Govt Coalition partner

Farotimi doesn't look ok

Number 1 may be General Gusau Atiku's
Oil bunkering partner