Godwin Elendu

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[aloy ejimakor @AloyEjimakor]

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.

[Godwin Elendu @GodwinElendu2]

@_mrwill Yes, pray for me.

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

A junior Igbo officer, Major Christian (Chris) Anuforo killed his brother, friend and boss, Lt. Col. Arthur Chinyelu Unegbe, a senior Igbo officer in front of his pregnant wife simply to please Obafemi Awolowo.

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[aloy ejimakor @AloyEjimakor]

Babangida’s Book: Don’t throw the baby away with the bath water

By ALOY EJIMAKOR

Even as it is coming so late in the day, I must commend Babangida for revealing (or finally confirming) the following self-evident truths in his epic Book - ‘A Journey in Service’:

First: That the 1966 coup was not an “Igbo coup” but somewhat of a revolution aimed at regime-change and installing Awolowo as the provisional president of Nigeria. In other words, if it could be said that the coup was tactically or covertly geared to foisting ethnic domination, it was going to be a Yoruba domination, not an Igbo domination. Still, whether Igbo domination or Yoruba domination, the counter coup was overtly geared to northern (or far-northern) domination and worse - it midwifed a horrid bloodlust and a total loss of compatriot spirit against the Igbo.

Second: That those who purveyed the destructive lie that it was an Igbo coup were motivated by a satanic desire to trigger an anti-Igbo ethnic tension on a national scale. In other words, a deliberate plot was hatched ahead of time to deploy the coup as a subterfuge to levy a genocide against Ndigbo.

Third: That Nzeogwu, having been borne and raised in Kaduna, not only spoke Hausa very fluently but was more Hausa than Igbo in his mannerisms, values, worldview and attitude. In other words, Nzeogwu was a confirmed ‘Aboki’, not an ‘Inyamiri’. No pun or disrespect intended.

Fourth: That the ranks of the coup plotters and henchmen were vastly populated by officers who were not Igbo. This was the most obvious clue that belied the lies but it never mattered anyway because the die was cast for the Igbo to ‘pay’.

Fifth: That an Igbo officer (Anuforo) assassinated another Igbo officer (Unegbe) who rallied against the coup; and another Igbo officer (Obienu) played a key role in halting the coup. But when Obienu was later to be hounded and murdered by northern soldiers, it didn’t matter to them that he put his life on the line to foil the ‘Igbo coup’. The only thing that mattered was that he was Igbo and therefore must die.

Sixth: That the palpable tension between Ojukwu and Gowon stemmed from Ojukwu’s altruistic insistence that the most senior officer (a Yoruba top brass named Babafemi Ogundipe) should, in accordance with time-honored military traditions, be the next Head of State after Ironsi’s gruesome assassination in the counter coup. So, as a matter of backward logical correlation, if the first coup was an Igbo coup - driven by the ambition for Igbo domination - why would Ojukwu (an alpha male and the ultimate Igbo man) take the great risk of insisting that a Yoruba man should be the next Head of State, following the second coup?

Seventh: That Ojukwu declared Biafra because Gowon proved unwilling to protect the beleaguered and trapped Igbos. In other words, Biafra was not an unlawful rebellion but a bulwark against a horrendous genocide or a last and resort to self preservation.

To conclude, I decided to write this piece for two main reasons:

First, I hope it will bring some closure or comfort to all Igbos of my generation who have borne the burden of this destructive and hellish lie for over half a century. It is a burden we bear every day and night in blood and lost opportunities in a nation that was supposed to be equally ours but is not.

Second, I hope the new revelations will help to protect our children and their children from the visceral hate that has vested against the Igbo since this deadly lie of ‘Igbo coup’ was propagandized to a national “truth” that has haunted Ndigbo from generation to generations, such that all Igbo children borne into this country came out wearing the unbreakable yoke of this Igbo coup around their necks. I have such children and I suspect that they often wonder where their parents and ancestors went so wrong that should bring such undeserved ‘generational curse’ of being borne into a country that has seemingly drawn an invincible redline against them.

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

Here’s The Final Part Of Army Colonel Ben Gbulie Cross Examination With Arewa Leader Where He Debunked The Lies Of 1966 Coup Which Was Falsely Tagged An Igbo Coup By The BBC Propaganda Machine. Something That Was Meant To Benefit Awolowo And Yoruba's.

[Godwin Elendu @GodwinElendu2]

@isioma93191904 You should note: Great Status have been raised for for those who have been criticized and vilified, but none has been raised for a critic.
Cheers.

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[Concerned Citizen @TimedFrank]

The entire country should be apologizing to the Igbos after this #IBBPage39 revelation.

Although some of us in the Middle Belt knew the truth about the coup and the sentiments behind why it was tagged “Igbo coup”, most people in the core North and SW genuinely believed this lie and this unconsciously fueled more Igbophobia and hate.

It’s sad that this false “Igbo coup” narrative was left to fester for so long. A serious country would immediately ban the term “Igbo coup” from being used publicly and apologies/restitution offered to the Igbos.

#IBBPage39
#IBBBookLaunch

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@ruffydfire Dear @ruffydfire thanks for saying the truth once.

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@i_amHafiz Yes

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[AFRICAMUSTBEFREE!!!!!!! @engrICO2015]

NNAMDI KANU IS A TRUE PROPHET !!

NIGERIANS OF GOOD CONSCIENCE SHOULD START ASKING FOR HIS RELEASE MASSIVELY !

THEY LOCKED HIM UP FOR EXPOSING THEIR GRAND PLAN OF RUGA !

HE IS A SAVIOUR

DEMAND HIS RELEASE AND SAFE YOUR GENERATION FROM THESE PEOPLE WITH DARK HEART !!

[Kanunta kanu @MaziKanuntaKanu]

“The only reason #MaziNnamdikanu is still in illegal detention today and tagged a terrorist is because of his popularity”.

After Biafra/Nigeria war Ndi Igbo “Biafrans” were treated with total lack of respect, they were not only treated like conquered people but like people without a future. Because of one man #MaziNnamdiKanu, the long awaited change and respect have returned to Biafra land. That is why the real enemies of Biafrans, the past and present Southeast governors doesn’t want MNK out of detention.
@StateDept @CanHCNigeria @EU_Commission @USinNigeria @FCDOGovUK @UN @CanadianPM @DailyPostNGR @vanguardngrnews @SaharaReporters @nigeriantribune @LeadershipNGA

[Biafra War Room @BiafraWarRoom]

NIGERIA IS FORCEFUL DESIGN BY BRITISH FOR THEIR SELFISH INTEREST

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