Why we killed Aguyi Ironsi"-IBB

"Why we killed Aguyi Ironsi"-IBB




“Most of the people we revered were murdered (in the January 1966 coup). Even in the military, people like (Brigadier Samuel) Ademulegun (and his wife), Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, (Colonel Kur) Mohammed, and so on. To us, the young officers, these people were our role models.

“Then, politically, leaders like Sir Tafawa Balewa (Nigeria’s Prime Minister at the time), Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto (and Premier of the Northern Region), and Chief Ladoke Akintola, Premier of Western Nigeria, were killed.

“The atmosphere was conducive for a revenge coup… So, when the plot came, it didn’t take time to sit down and plan it.”

Ibrahim Babangida

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