A former Nigerian Military Officer of the Yoruba stock, Resigned Lt. Fola Oyewole, who was a Biafran soldier during the conventional war, has in an interview clarified why Mr. Remi Fani-Kayode and his son, Femi Fani-Kayode the former Aviation Minister, was not executed during the Coup in 1966, Igbere Tv reports.
Igbere Tv recalls that Mr. Fola Oyewole was detained in Lagos and in Enugu because of the central overthrow 50 years ago, but, yet was discharged by Lt Col Odumegwu Ojukwu.
There has been a political tilt on how the overthrow was done, and it has been creating debate until today. It was said that the upset was unbalanced.
For example, Ladoke Akintola was murdered in the West, at that point Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mike Okpara “were nowhere to be found,” amid the upset, making some to trust that it was an ‘Igbo overthrow.’
The contention was that Zik and other Igbo pioneers got wind of what would occur and left.
Pioneers from different parts were slaughtered, and the Igbo heads were said to have been permitted to get away.
Be that as it may, clarifying this in a meeting with The News, Oyewole stated, “I wouldn’t buy into that contention.
“They said Zik was sick, he was going for treatment, and afterward he left the nation and at the season of the upset, he wasn’t there, regardless of whether he got wind or he didn’t get wind of it, I would not know.
“The individuals who arranged the upset probably taken a choice however it appears that it was not in totality purposeful.
“I give you a particular model, the flag beginning the activity in Enugu was conveyed that morning and it said: ‘Capture, secure the key focuses and sit tight for further directions.’
There has been a political tilt on how the overthrow was done, and it has been creating debate until today. It was said that the upset was unbalanced.
For example, Ladoke Akintola was murdered in the West, at that point Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mike Okpara “were nowhere to be found,” amid the upset, making some to trust that it was an ‘Igbo overthrow.’
The contention was that Zik and other Igbo pioneers got wind of what would occur and left.
Pioneers from different parts were slaughtered, and the Igbo heads were said to have been permitted to get away.
Be that as it may, clarifying this in a meeting with The News, Oyewole stated, “I wouldn’t buy into that contention.
“They said Zik was sick, he was going for treatment, and afterward he left the nation and at the season of the upset, he wasn’t there, regardless of whether he got wind or he didn’t get wind of it, I would not know.
“The individuals who arranged the upset probably taken a choice however it appears that it was not in totality purposeful.
“I give you a particular model, the flag beginning the activity in Enugu was conveyed that morning and it said: ‘Capture, secure the key focuses and sit tight for further directions.’
