IBB Dismisses Claims of 1966 Coup as an “Igbo Coup,” Says Nzeogwu Was “More Hausa” Than Igbo

Former Nigeria’s Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), has challenged the long-standing narrative that the 1966 coup was an “Igbo coup,” arguing that its leader, Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, was more culturally aligned with the Hausa people than with the Igbo ethnic group. In his newly released memoir, ‘A Journey in Service’, Babangida [...]The post IBB Dismisses Claims of 1966 Coup as an “Igbo Coup,” Says Nzeogwu Was “More Hausa” Than Igbo appeared first on Tekedia.

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