Ndigbo MUST Stop This: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Drops Bombshell As IBB Exposes Top Secret About ‘Igbo Coup’
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has strongly criticised the long- standing narrative of an ‘ Igbo coup’ in Nigeria’ s history. Ejimakor described it as a ” satanic lie” deliberately created to justify violence and discrimination against the Igbo people.
Ejimakor made this statement in a post on X (formerly Twitter) cited by the LATEST_NEWS Blog, referencing the events of 1966 and their impact on the Igbo people.
He wrote: ” In 1966, the satanic lie of an ‘ Igbo coup’ was concocted to justify the pogrom against Ndigbo. In 2017, a similar lie was used to tag Ndigbo terrorists, using IPOB as a cover; and in 2021, it was used to justify the rendition of MAZI NNAMDI KANU. Ndigbo must put a stop to this. ”
His remarks follow recent statements by former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), who dismissed the claim that the January 1966 military coup was an ‘ Igbo coup’ .
In his newly released book, A Journey in Service, Babangida provided insights into the controversial coup, asserting that it was not orchestrated by the Igbo people. He pointed out that Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, the leader of the coup, was only Igbo by ancestry but was more aligned with the Hausa culture.
Babangida wrote: ” For instance, the head of the plotters, Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, was only Igbo in name. Born and raised in Kaduna, his immigrant parents were from Okpanam in today’ s Delta State, which, in 1966, was in the old mid- western region.
” Nzeogwu spoke fluent Hausa and was as ‘ Hausa’ as any! He and his original team probably thought, even if naively, that they could turn things around for the better in the country. ”
He further argued that the coup, which resulted in the assassination of top Nigerian leaders, including Sir Ahmadu Bello, was later manipulated to take on an ethnic dimension. According to him, non- Igbo officers also participated in the coup, and some Igbo officers were among its victims.
Babangida referenced Lt- Col. Arthur Chinyelu Unegbe, an Igbo officer who was brutally killed by Major Chris Anuforo, and highlighted the role of non- Igbo soldiers like Major Adewale Ademoyega, Captain Ganiyu Adeleke, and others in the coup attempt.
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He also noted that Major John Obienu, another Igbo officer, played a key role in crushing the coup, which further disproved claims that it was solely an ‘ Igbo coup’ .
The January 15, 1966, coup remains one of the most debated events in Nigeria’ s history. It led to the assassination of key political and military figures, particularly from the northern and western regions, sparking widespread unrest. The aftermath saw a counter- coup in July 1966, which resulted in the mass killing of Igbo people in the north, culminating in the Nigerian Civil War (1967– 1970).
