The death of Aguiyi Ironsi, Fajuyi and the lucky escape of Ironsi’s ADC, Andrew Nwankwo in 1966

On the 29th of July, 1966, Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi was killed in Ibadan alongside the Military Governor of the Western Region, Adekunle Fajuyi, during a counter-coup.

Below is an account of how the incident happened as narrated by Ironsi’s ADC, Andrew Nwankwo, in an interview with Sun News.

The coup: 
Recalling the events of that night, July 29, 1966, Nwankwo noted that they were in Ibadan, “we had a small detachment of 106 Artillery, Commanded by one Walbe from Plateau”….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>