I Didn’t Know About July 1966 Counter-Coup – Gowon

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has revealed that he had no foreknowledge of the July 1966 counter-coup, which led to the assassination of then Head of State, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and plunged Nigeria into one of its most turbulent political crises. Speaking during an interview with ARISE News on Wednesday, Gowon, [...]The post I Didn’t Know About July 1966 Counter-Coup – Gowon appeared first on Naija News.

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