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"I dare say that Igbo businesses would have been routinely broken into across the country by people seeking reparation for what Peter Obi did to the country."

Nigerias first coup detat, which occurred on January 15, 1966, marked a significant turning point in the nations history. | Pulse Nigeria

But the fact remains that fifty-six years since his death, Nzeogwu’s legacy still remains unresolved. I wish the January 15 1966 coup never took place. I also wish our current generation of politicians learn from the mistakes of their predecessors that compelled young army officers to take up arms against the government.  

My only other Nigerian civil war era military hero, apart from General Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Colonel Joe ‘Hannibal’ Achuzie, Major Shuwa, and within strong limitations, Colonel Benjamin Adekunle, is Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. He was killed on July 29 1967 (some sources report July 26 1967) along the Obolo-Afor road, Nsukka, by the federal forces |

In spite of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, the myth of the Igbo coup has been sustained to this day.