During an interview with journalist Edmund Obilo on Splash FM, respected elder statesman Lekan Alabi shared his thoughts on the tragic 1966 coup that led to the deaths of Nigeria’s Head of State, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and the Governor of the Western Region, Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi.
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Alabi explained that on the night of the coup, Ironsi had a sense that something was wrong. He reportedly told his wife, “I’m hearing noises downstairs, I think something is going on.” His wife, worried and afraid, prayed for him. Sadly, Ironsi and Fajuyi were captured and killed by the coup plotters.….KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
