Duru1:


The above statement did not come across to me as a surprise. Before you go crazy with your nonsensical copy-and-paste mumbo jumbo, I must caution you to realize that Flt. Lt A. Nwankwo was not a book writer but a man who confronted Danjuma and his fellow coup plotters in July 29, 1966.

Katsumoto:

Do you have to be a book writer to identify the men who killed Ironsi and Fajuyi?

Katsumoto: Nwankwo gave a summary of the events and left out some details.

1. Fajuyi was not arrested after he talked with Danjuma the first time. According to Danjuma, Fajuyi extracted a promise from Danjuma not to harm Ironsi. Danjuma told Fajuyi that they were there to arrest Ironsi. When the plotters were arguing with Ironsi about his inactions after the January coup, Fajuyi was still a mediator. It was during this argument that Nwankwo pulled a gun on Danjuma and the five other Northerners present directed their guns at Nwankwo.

2. When Gowon called the government house to warn Fajuyi and Ironsi about the coup, Danjuma answered the phone. This was a side house and not the main house. When Gowon asked Danjuma what was going on, Danjuma said he was there to arrest Ironsi. Again, no mention of Fajuyi.

3. Fajuyi was not arrested, charged, or had his name cited in any coup plotting material. I can not say for certain whether he was involved or not but it is quite possible that his name was slandered after his death. Afterall, the allegations only surfaced after his death.

All sources agree on the above facts. The stories start to change when Fajuyi, Ironsi and Nwankwo are bundled into a truck. Some sources claimed Danjuma walked back to the barracks while others place him at the scene of the killings. The question is, why were there different accounts after Ironsi and Fajuyi were killed? For one, the interview given by Danjuma to Army investigators (General Momoh - The Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970.) contradicts that given by Walbe to Professor Elaigwu (Gowon: The Biography of a Soldier-Statesman). Walbe admits he was present when Ironsi and Fajuyi were killed but was silent about whether Danjuma was also there.

My opinion
Danjuma, Murtala and the other plotters could not justify the killing of an innocent man to his people and chose to malign his name by alleging that he was part of the plot. This is pure conjecture without facts. If there is no hard proof linking Fajuyi to the Jan 66 coup, then the only reasonable explanation is that he must have offered to die alongside Ironsi so as not to have the sin of complicity on his head. Or he may have been killed just because he was with Ironsi and the plotters did not want to leave a high ranking military officer as a witness. If Fajuyi was killed because it was alleged he knew about the January, then why weren't Gowon and Ojukwu also killed since it was alleged they also knew about the January coup?

Isawa Elaigwu: On 29th July, Lt Walbe and Major Danjuma were in effective contact at the State House after the change of guards. It was then that both officers walked up to Ironsi, saluted, and brought both Ironsi and Fajuyi downstairs. they were handed over to Lt Walbe(by Major Danjuma) to take charge. Lt Walbe and his troops took the two men to an area of bush at Ibadan where they subjected Ironsi to questions about the January coup and the Northern leaders and officers who died then. From the accounts of those who were there, Ironsi played the part of a very good soldier. Contrary to many publications suggesting that he made confessions, there seem to be no evidence of such confessions.
Similarly there was no evidence that Fajuyi was killed because he interceded for his host or that he refused to 'abandon his guest,' as reported by some publications. He was reported to have been very scared, and had been one of those marked down for elimination. By the time Major Akahan phoned Gowon in Lagos and received instructions to ensure that nothing happened to Ironsi, it was late. Even Major Akahan and Major Danjuma(then at Ibadan) had lost control over their boys.

Katsumoto:

Dede1

The problem with you is that you refuse to research accurately preferring hearsay. I provided a book which lists all the interviews following that coup. The Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970: history and reminiscences (Momoh)

Please answer the question - why was Fajuyi as good a target as Ironsi?

Lt Walbe:
As far as I am concerned it was a lie(Yoruba publications). We arrested him as we arrested Ironsi. We suspected him of being party to the January coup. You remember the Battle Group Course which was held at Abeokuta . . . Fajuyi was Commander of the Battle Group course. He ran the course. All those who took part in the January coup were those who had taken part in that course. It gave us the impression that the Battle Course was arranged for the January Coup, so he had to suffer it too. I am sorry about that but that is the nature of the life of the military man

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January coup was a plan developed by igbos to dominate and rule over Nigerians by force. The coup was carefully planned to install igbo man as president via bloodshed. The 5 igbo majors were pawns used by Zik to pave way for him after eliminating Sardauna, Tafawa Balewa, Akintola and others. Luckily, Awo was in prison courtesy of zik's treachery and the sudden carving out of Midwest to reduce the influence of the southwest.

When they realised that zik, a civilian can't hold on, after the northerners simultaneous rejection and request for the heads of the coup plotters, in order words when they realised that the coup had failed they went for plan B by making aguyi ironsi the president. This singular act and the promulgation of the decree 34 by ironsi to usher in a central government sacrificing the regional system to satisfy their greed of ruling and dominating others, destroyed Nigeria. First we had 3 regions and the competition was very healthy amongst the regions. when zik was denied ruling the western region, he connived with Tafawa Balewa led NPC to carved out Midwest from southwest, after sending awo to prison over trumped up charges.

In trying to dominate Nigeria by force, they later went on to eliminate other regional leaders, leaving theirs like Opkara. Ademolegun with his pregnant wife, Sodeinde, Akintola were all murdered by igbo coup plotters. Fani Kayode was lucky to be alive after the igbo coup plotters faced resistance in Lagos. These are the finest Yoruba gentlemen of that era murdered by igbos in cold blood. Even after destroying southwestern political power house, few months later Fajuyi refused to let T.Y Danjuma take IRONSI alone, an option was given to him to either stick around and die with IRONSI or run away, he stayed even when he knew he was going to die.

But look at the mischievous OP changing the topic in his bit to make us fight the northerners. We are not going to fight the northerners until there is an open declaration of war. For now, we know our enemies, those planning to see our down falls, those going around cyber world attacking our most revered leader, those wishing to take over Lagos, those planning to make us cry, those wishing Tsunami can wipe out southwest.

1. Lt-Col V. Banjo
2. Major W. Ademoyega
3. Capt. G. Adeleke
4. Lt. F Oyewole
5. 2Lt. T. Katsina
6. 2Lt. O. Olafemihon
7. Capt. G. Jalo
8. 2Lt. H. Eghagha
9. 2Lt. Dambo
10 2Lt. J. Kpera

1. Alhaji Sir Tafawa Balewa
2. Chief Okotie-Eboh
3. Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello
4. Chief Akintola
5 Mrs Ademelegun(wife of brigadier Ademelegun)
6. Brigadier Ademelegun
7. Brigadier Maimalari
8. Colonel Mohammed
9. Colonel Sodeinde
10. Lt col. Unegbe
11. Lt col. Pam
12. Lt col. Largema
13. Major Adegoke
14. 2nd Lt Oduh

15. An unidentified soldier

ACM10:

Why must you lie? Does it make you sleep at night? Anytime you are busted on one lie in one thread you will pop up on another thread with a new spin on your lies. Read below an excerpt from the biography of Gowon written by professor Isawa Elaigwu.

Below is an excerpt from the book 'Gowon' by J. Isawa Elaigwu. You can find it on page 65.



Does the bolded sound familiar?

Katsumoto:

You have comprehension problems and I know you are not bright.

I will not attempt to break it down for you.

ACM10:

Fucck off with your stuupidity

ACM10:

Fucck off with your stuupidity

Aigbofa:

You are the dumb one as far as this discussion is concerned. You still can't provide any evidence of Fajuyi's involvent in the coup. You still can't provide any evidence Fajuyi did not die protecting Ironsi.
The only evidence you have is from a murderer who knows the consequences of what he did.

Katsumoto:

Some folks are innately stupid; nothing you can do about it. A man was killed in cold blood but we have to accept his murderer's version of events.

Aigbofa:

You are the dumb one as far as this discussion is concerned. You still can't provide any evidence of Fajuyi's involvent in the coup. You still can't provide any evidence Fajuyi did not die protecting Ironsi.
The only evidence you have is from a murderer who knows the consequences of what he did.
This is like asking a murderer to deliver the judgement in his own trial.

Dede1:

Did you read the excerpts from the interview granted by Lt William Walbe ACM10 posted? How could Fajuiyi protect Ironsi when he, Fajuiyi, had no command of the gatemen? From the pictures taken of Ironsi and Fajuiyi, Aguiyi Ironsi was the taller and bigger of the two characters.

Katsumoto:

Some folks are innately stupid; nothing you can do about it. A man was killed in cold blood but we have to accept his murderer's version of events.

Dede1:


The response above explains the irony of Nigeria’s predicament. Ironsi was murdered in cool blood and you, of all people, accepted the version of events from those that murdered him.

Aigbofa:

You are the dumb one as far as this discussion is concerned. You still can't provide any evidence of Fajuyi's involvent in the coup. You still can't provide any evidence Fajuyi did not die protecting Ironsi.
The only evidence you have is from a murderer who knows the consequences of what he did.
This is like asking a murderer to deliver the judgement in his own trial.

Katsumoto:

Some folks are innately stupid; nothing you can do about it. A man was killed in cold blood but we have to accept his murderer's version of events.

Dede1:

Katsumoto would want to believe everybody nitwit but the soldiers in government house in Ibadan during the wee hours of July 29, 1966.

Dede1:

Did you read the excerpts from the interview granted by Lt William Walbe posted by ACM10? How could Fajuiyi protect Ironsi when he, Fajuiyi, had no command of the gatemen? From the pictures taken of Ironsi and Fajuiyi, Aguiyi Ironsi was the taller and bigger of the two characters.

Aigbofa:

Aguiyi Ironsi was bigger and taller and therefore Fajuyi couldn't protect him? Are you trying to be funny?

ACM10:

You are a first class foool and 8 bigger foools hit like on your moronic comment. Half education is dangerous. Now browse through the names of Yorubas involved in January coup. . .



. . .and below is the list of the tribal leaders that your so-called Igbo coupists murdered. . .



Only the first bolded was a true tribal leader. The same cannot be said of others

The 2nd and 3rd bolded were coupists killed by Ironsi bodyguards.

ACM10:

I always knew that you are brain-damaged. The onus is not on me to provide an evidence on why Fajuyi was as good target as Ironsi. If you are not blinded by tribalism you will see that I did not include Fajuyi in the list of Yoruba officer involved in the coup. What is my job here is to provide the account of the principal actors in that heinous crime. Providing evidence on whether Fajuyi was involved in the January coup is inconsequential in this discussion. Of consequence is the murderers perception of Fajuyi and also to bust the age-old Yoruba lies.

I expect your oga at the top to massage his dicck on your brainless comment as he always do.

ACM10:

You are a first class foool and 8 bigger foools hit like on your moronic comment. Half education is dangerous. Now browse through the names of Yorubas involved in January coup. . .



. . .and below is the list of the tribal leaders that your so-called Igbo coupists murdered. . .



Only the first bolded was a true tribal leader. The same cannot be said of others

The 2nd and 3rd bolded were coupists killed by Ironsi bodyguards.

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There was a coup and all the igbo tribal leaders were mysteriously missing right? Michael Okpara was missing, Nnamdi Azikwe was missing, Aguyi Ironsi that you lot said was among those marked for death was somehow somehow missed and later became the head of state and his first assignment was to truncate the regional system of government in order to make you rule and dominate others? Did you igbos mocked the northerners or not, after killing their leaders? Did igbo musicians released musical album celebrating the death of Tafawa Balewa and Sardauna, depicting them as cowards in core northern states or not? Did Major chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu granted an interview describing how he shot Sardauna point blank or not? Did Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu said Sardauna ran and hid himself among women and children poking fun after killing one of the most revered northern leader in cold blood or not? You went on your planned ethnic cleansing, spilling the blood of the innocent souls and called revolution, I guess the definition of revolution forbade killing of igbos right? Ofcourse, na only igbos get sense pass.

When asked about his relationship with Aguyi ironsi, did he( chukwuma Nzeogwu) said Ironsi is " my boss" and am working with him or not? You igbos can continue repeating these lies thinking that one day some people will accept it as truth. Was Ifeajuna reporting to zik or not? Why did Aguyi Ironsi refused to court marshal the igbo coup plotters months after the incident? Instead of punishing the coup plotters, did Aguyi Ironsi not transferred them to east or not? Why did Chinua Achebe refused publishing the manuscript of Ifeajuna in his bigoted lies called "There was a country?"

Here is a man, that is widely regarded as literary giant telling us bare faced lies that he lost the manuscript handed to him by Ifeajuna explaining everything about the coup. If you like, write more lies but it won't change the fact that igbo power thirsty men went on killing every other person to pave way for their tribes men to rule and dominate others.

*556#:


There was a coup and all the igbo tribal leaders were mysteriously missing right? Michael Okpara was missing, Nnamdi Azikwe was missing, Aguyi Ironsi that you lot said was among those marked for death was somehow somehow missed and later became the head of state and his first assignment was to truncate the regional system of government in order to make you rule and dominate others? Did you igbos mocked the northerners or not, after killing their leaders? Did igbo musicians released musical album celebrating the death of Tafawa Balewa and Sardauna, depicting them as cowards in core northern states or not? Did Major chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu granted an interview describing how he shot Sardauna point blank or not? Did Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu said Sardauna ran and hid himself among women and children poking fun after killing one of the most revered northern leader in cold blood or not? You went on your planned ethnic cleansing, spilling the blood of the innocent souls and called revolution, I guess the definition of revolution forbade killing of igbos right? Ofcourse, na only igbos get sense pass.

When asked about his relationship with Aguyi ironsi, did he( chukwuma Nzeogwu) said Ironsi is " my boss" and am working with him or not? You igbos can continue repeating these lies thinking that one day some people will accept it as truth. Was Ifeajuna reporting to zik or not? Why did Aguyi Ironsi refused to court marshal the igbo coup plotters months after the incident? Instead of punishing the coup plotters, did Aguyi Ironsi not transferred them to east or not? Why did Chinua Achebe refused publishing the manuscript of Ifeajuna in his bigoted lies called "There was a country?"

Here is a man, that is widely regarded as literary giant telling us bare faced lies that he lost the manuscript handed to him by Ifeajuna explaining everything about the coup. If you like, write more lies but it won't change the fact that igbo power thirsty men went on killing every other person to pave way for their tribes men to rule and dominate others.

Katsumoto: When are these folks going to answer the following:

1. why was Fajuyi killed for being allegedly involved in the January coup while Ojukwu, Gowon who were also allegedly involved were spared.

2. What would Ndigbo have thought if Fajuyi managed to live while Ironsi was killed in his house?

Aigbofa:

Who cited Lt. Walbe? Are you this stup.id? If you are not trying to prove Fajuyi's involment and why he was a target just like Ironsi, what then are you ranting about?

ACM10:

Are you on drug? Weren't you following the trajectory of the debate? I better ignore you since you are obviously confused. Get yourself oriented first.

ACM10:

I don't waste my time with uneducable foools. It's better I allow you to wallow in your ignorance and misinformations. I'm done with you. Now, run back to your dear dawodu.com

Aigbofa:

Ode ni e. What trajectory of the debate? You appear more confused with your incoherent rantings. Check the title of the thread again before you reply me with your vacuous nonsense.