57 years ago today, on the night of January 15th 1966, the following individuals were murdered in cold blood by a group of mutinous young army officers led by Major Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna and Major Chukwuemeka Kaduna Nzeogwu during the course of the first military coup d'etat in the history of our country.
Those that were killed were Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the old Northern Region, Chief S.L. Akintola, the Premier of the old Western Region, Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, Colonel James Pam, Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun, Colonel Ralph Sodeinde, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, the Minister of Finance, Colonel Arthur Unegbe, Colonel Kur Mohammed, Lt. Colonel Abogo Largema, Mrs.
He was rescued by loyal troops led by Major Paul Tarfa and Captain Takoda, who stormed the officers mess in Dodan Barracks, Lagos The second was Sir Kashim Ibrahim, the Governor of the old Northern Region who was rescued and freed by loyalist forces in Kaduna. Thankfully and despite the massive bloodletting and carnage, the coup and mutiny of January 15th 1966 failed and the perpetrators were either killed, arrested and incarcerated or ran out of the country.
To those that committed this wicked, monstrous, savage and atrocious act that dark and infamous night and that broke the hearts and wounded the collective souls of millions of Nigerians with such impunity by committing murder most foul, we say the following: God, in His infinite mercy and wisdom, will continue to judge all those that were involved in this heinous act and those that applauded amd encouraged them both in this world and the next.
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