Many Nigerians do not realise that that scene in Scarface, where Al Pacino, starring as Tony Montana, welcomed his would be assassins with a salvo from his sub-machine gun, is likely stolen, without accreditation, from the true story of how Samuel Ladoke Akintola met his death.

Akintola was the bravest politician of the First Republic. While other politicians killed on the night of January 15, 1966 by Majors Ifeajuna, Nzeogwu, Anuforo, Onwuatuegwu, and Okafor begged for their lives, with some even crying, not so Akintola.

He had been warned by a telephone call from Mrs. Adunni Fani-Kayode, that Captain Nwobosi had arrested her husband, the father of
@RealFFK
. But rather than flee, he waited for what he must have known was coming. And he was prepared.

When Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi ordered him to come out, he waited for him and his men to approach his door and opened fire on them with his SMG. It was actually Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi and his men who ran for cover.

This continued until Akintola ran out of ammunition, whereupon, seizing the opportunity. Nwobosi and his men came out of hiding and wasted him. But for the fact that he ran out of ammunition, he may not have died.

Captain Nwobosi would have been able to deny his part in the killing, as Major Ifeajuna did, but for the fact Chief Akintola's neighbour, Justice Kayode Eso, was home and witnessed the events.

Additionally, before he and his fellow putschist could kill Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode, they were counter attacked by forces led by Lt. Colonel Gowon, who rescued him, and he lived to tell what he witnessed.

Ironically, Chief Akintola was the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba, and his defiance of the military was later re-enacted by Chief MKO Abiola, his successor as Aare Ona Kakanfo.

#TableShaker
Source: https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1702046016260718804

WHAT HAPPENED TO NWOBOSI?


Dear
@eleyiofx,

Thank you for your feedback. Well, after the July 29, 1966 counter-coup, this same Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi, who killed Samuel Akintola after initially running away when Akintola resisted with his sub machine gun, ran to Enugu, where Lt. Colonel Ojukwu made him his Chief of Staff. If Akintola's ammunition had not finished, Nwobosi could not have killed him, because from the report of both Justice Kayode Eso, and Remi Fani-Kayode, he ran to hide when Akintola started shooting to defend himself. Can you imagine a military man hiding from a civilian?

After Lt. Colonel Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra on May 30, 1967, he promoted himself to General and made Emmanuel Nwobosi a full Biafran Colonel.

Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi was the last of the January 15, 1966 conspirators to die. He did an interview shortly before he died in 2020, blaming the whole coup on the British for not conducting free and fair elections in Northern Nigeria, which allowed Ahmadu Bello to emerge as regional premier. He sounded exactly like Nnamdi Kanu in that interview, which is still on YouTube. He showed no remorse nor took any responsibility for his actions.

If not that he was overpowered by then Lt Colonel Gowon, he would also have killed Chief Remi Fani Kayode, FFK's father. Lt. Colonel Gowon, as a dedicated Christian, did not kill Nwobosi the way Nwobosi killed others.

But going back to his 2020 interview, first and foremost, what was Nwobosi's business with the Northern Region? Secondly, none of the parties won the 1959 federal elections. The only reason that the Northern Peoples Congress came into power and Sir Tafawa-Balewa became Prime Minister was because Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe of the NCNC went into a coalition with the NPC rather than with Chief Awolowo's Action Group, which had made overtures to him. Yet, the putschists did not kill any NCNC politician. The issue is that Nwobosi felt that Nigerians do not study history, and to a large extent, he was right.

For example, Ifeajuna, the coup leader, who passed the home of the obnoxiously corrupt Ozumba Mbadiwe (who had been exposed by the Daily Times's Babatunde Jose as having received kickbacks from the sale of government property), only to proceed to the home of the famously honest and frugal Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, whom he abducted and later killed, in a coup that was ostensibly about corruption.

In my opinion, Nwobosi got off lightly. But such is life.

Thanks again, and may God bless you.

Igbos will always cry of Betrayal from Yorubas but Na Dem first Betray the Yoruba People by Killing the then Western Premier Ladoke Akintola!! They really deserve everything that happened to them during the Biafran War.

Idiots will never know

👎👎👎

Oldest Surviving War Veteran, Nwobosi Dies At 81

Nwobosi, who participated in the 1966 coup, died on Tuesday morning at the age of 81 years.

He passed away at his country home in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State after a brief illness.

Nwosobi’s son, Emmanuel confirming the incident on behalf of the family, saying the family will give details of his funeral arrangement later.

The deceased who was Captain in the Nigerian Army and Colonel in the defunct Biafran Army was also the Chief of Staff to the late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.

Meanwhile, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has commiserated with the Nwosobi family over the loss of the colonel.


Sometimes, bad people live long and may enjoy life!

This is really sad 😥

Capt Nwobosi had a Problem

He left Gen Ironsi in Lagos
He left Col Hiliary Njoku in Lagos
He left Mbadiwe in Lagos
He left Dr Orizu the Senate President and Acting President in Lagos


He now travelled from Lagos all the way to Ibadan in the middle of the night just to kill Akintola in Ibadan

He had more than enough people he needed to get rid of with him in Lagos

This is a desperate Case of Acute Tribalism

leanonme82:
WHAT HAPPENED TO NWOBOSI?


Dear
@eleyiofx,

Thank you for your feedback. Well, after the July 29, 1966 counter-coup, this same Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi, who killed Samuel Akintola after initially running away when Akintola resisted with his sub machine gun, ran to Enugu, where Lt. Colonel Ojukwu made him his Chief of Staff. If Akintola's ammunition had not finished, Nwobosi could not have killed him, because from the report of both Justice Kayode Eso, and Remi Fani-Kayode, he ran to hide when Akintola started shooting to defend himself. Can you imagine a military man hiding from a civilian?

After Lt. Colonel Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra on May 30, 1967, he promoted himself to General and made Emmanuel Nwobosi a full Biafran Colonel.

Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi was the last of the January 15, 1966 conspirators to die. He did an interview shortly before he died in 2020, blaming the whole coup on the British for not conducting free and fair elections in Northern Nigeria, which allowed Ahmadu Bello to emerge as regional premier. He sounded exactly like Nnamdi Kanu in that interview, which is still on YouTube. He showed no remorse nor took any responsibility for his actions.

If not that he was overpowered by then Lt Colonel Gowon, he would also have killed Chief Remi Fani Kayode, FFK's father. Lt. Colonel Gowon, as a dedicated Christian, did not kill Nwobosi the way Nwobosi killed others.

But going back to his 2020 interview, first and foremost, what was Nwobosi's business with the Northern Region? Secondly, none of the parties won the 1959 federal elections. The only reason that the Northern Peoples Congress came into power and Sir Tafawa-Balewa became Prime Minister was because Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe of the NCNC went into a coalition with the NPC rather than with Chief Awolowo's Action Group, which had made overtures to him. Yet, the putschists did not kill any NCNC politician. The issue is that Nwobosi felt that Nigerians do not study history, and to a large extent, he was right.

For example, Ifeajuna, the coup leader, who passed the home of the obnoxiously corrupt Ozumba Mbadiwe (who had been exposed by the Daily Times's Babatunde Jose as having received kickbacks from the sale of government property), only to proceed to the home of the famously honest and frugal Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, whom he abducted and later killed, in a coup that was ostensibly about corruption.

In my opinion, Nwobosi got off lightly. But such is life.

Thanks again, and may God bless you.

Igbo will never be forgiven in Nigeria especially northerners imagine someone you abducted for good turn around and later killed you just to please his kinsmen.

Acekidc4:
Igbos will always cry of Betrayal from Yorubas but Na Dem first Betray the Yoruba People by Killing the then Western Premier Ladoke Akintola!! They really deserve everything that happened to them during the Biafran War.

The worse that will happen to them is warming up

Mo loogun o. Ogun buruku n be lowoo mi. 😁

Cabalgeneral:


Igbo will never be forgiven in Nigeria especially northerners imagine someone you abducted for good turn around and later killed you just to please his kinsmen.

I hope you also believed Reno Omokri when he called Tinubu a KNOWN DRUG LORD

Acekidc4:
Igbos will always cry of Betrayal from Yorubas but Na Dem first Betray the Yoruba People by Killing the then Western Premier Ladoke Akintola!! They really deserve everything that happened to them during the Biafran War.

I hope you also believed Reno Omokri when he called Tinubu a KNOWN DRUG LORD

Reno is almost running madm is this how he will get the job he is begging tinubu for ? Minister of Igbo affairs- Reno

Nwobosi lived and died at full-age 92 years some timelast 3 years ago, all this while revisionist never thought of publishing their lies

Our cowardly blodas descendants of cowardly soldiers would be saying yorubas are cowards. Akintola stood his ground and fought till death. Abiola stood his ground and died fighting. Tunde Idiagbon the same. Igboho challenged the government to their face. Ojukwu ran away in the face of fire. Their savour Nnamdi Kanu was bundled like a goat.

They, after making themselves endangered species in Nigeria are telling us wrong history.

Pigdiots.

True.

Hehehehe..

Even their grandfathers were Igbos.

Dem don become generational problems to Nigeria

Heheheh

Reno Omokri, no appointment for you
You go cry tire
No evidence
Igbos for life
Forza Biafra

.

kettykin:
Nwobosi lived and died at full-age 92 years some timelast 3 years ago, all this while revisionist never thought of publishing their lies

These are just fabricated lies against Igbo's...