1966 coup: ‘You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing, hater of Ndigbo’ – MASSOB attacks Fani-Kayode
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has strongly criticized former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for his recent remarks about the January 15, 1966, coup. Fani-Kayode had claimed that the coup was Igbo-led and insisted that former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, never denied this in his book, […]
1966 not Igbo coup, Kaduna Nzeogwu more of Hausa – IBB
Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), has dismissed claims that the 1966 military coup in Nigeria was an “Igbo coup.” In his newly released book, A Journey in Service, Babangida explains that the leader of the coup, Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, was Igbo only by name but was culturally more Hausa. According to […]