Babangida Drops Bombshell! See What Nzeogwu Told Him After Ahmadu Bello’s Assassination

Babangida Drops Bombshell! See What Nzeogwu Told Him After Ahmadu Bello’s Assassination – Reactions Pour In

Former Nigerian Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has disclosed that Kaduna Nzeogwu justified the 1966 coup as a necessary action to cleanse the country of corruption and inefficiency.…….READ MORE

Babangida, in his book A Journey in Service, revealed that after orchestrating the coup that led to the assassination of Northern Premier Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife, Hafsatu, Nzeogwu described the violent takeover as a “service to the nation.”

Naija News reports that Nzeogwu, a lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian Army, played a pivotal role in the January 15, 1966, coup, which saw the assassination of key political and military leaders.

During a press briefing following the coup, Nzeogwu reportedly told officers in Kaduna that the military had taken control of Nigeria to rid the country of corruption. However, details of the killings across Kaduna, Lagos, and Ibadan soon emerged, revealing the deaths of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh, and several senior military officers.

Babangida’s account sheds new light on the motivations and justifications given by the coup plotters, reigniting discussions about the impact of the 1966 coup on Nigeria’s history.