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No Igbo coup - Babangida refutes claims of ethnic agenda in 1966 coup

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Former Nigerian military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has dismissed claims that the 1966 coup led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu was an Igbo-driven plot. In his book, A Journey in Service, Babangida argues that the coup was not motivated by ethnic interests, as widely speculated. He explains that while Nzeogwu was Igbo by ethnicity, he was born and raised in Kaduna, spoke fluent Hausa, and identified more with the northern region. B…

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No Igbo coup - Babangida refutes claims of ethnic agenda in 1966 coup

Former Nigerian military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has dismissed claims that the 1966 coup led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu was an Igbo-driven plot. In his book, A Journey in Service, Babangida argues that the coup was not motivated by ethnic interests, as widely speculated. He explains that while Nzeogwu was Igbo by ethnicity, he was born and raised in Kaduna, spoke fluent Hausa, and identified more with the northern region. B…

·Nigeria
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Babangida: Nigeria's former military ruler strongly defends Igbos, details emerge

Nigeria's ex-military ruler, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has defended Igbos. The defence surfaced in ‘A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida’.

·Ikeja, Nigeria
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Pulse Nigeria broke the news in Nigeria on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
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