Aguiyi-Ironsi wasn’t part of January 1966 coup, family demands apology
The family of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, has called on the Federal Government to apologise and compensate them over his killing during the July 29, 1966 counter-coup.
We need sincere reconciliation,” head of the family, Imo Aguiyi-Ironsi, told Arise News on Thursday.
He described the late Head of State as a visionary and detribalised leader who was wrongly blamed for the January 1966 coup.
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