{"id":203844,"date":"2025-01-16T08:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=203844"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:38:22","slug":"reno-omokri-bashed-by-igbos-accused-of-inciting-tribal-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/16\/reno-omokri-bashed-by-igbos-accused-of-inciting-tribal-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Reno Omokri bashed by Igbos, accused of inciting tribal war"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Reno Omokri has ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media after his controversial take on the historical relationship between Northern Nigeria\u2019s revered leader, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu of the Southeast.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In what many have described as an unnecessarily provocative post, Omokri revisited one of Nigeria\u2019s most sensitive and divisive chapters, seemingly painted the two historic figures as bitter adversaries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Omokri\u2019s narrative, viewed by some as a calculated attempt to stoke ethnic tensions, touched a raw nerve among the Igbo community.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Reno Omokri, a social commentator and former presidential aide, is at the center of a heated controversy after facing intense backlash online for alleged attempts to incite tribal tensions between Igbos and Northerners.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, January 15, Omokri, via his X (formerly Twitter) page, revisited one of Nigeria&#8217;s most sensitive and polarizing historical episodes\u2014the events surrounding the 1966 coup.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a video of late Igbo revolutionary military officer Major Chukwuma \u2018Kaduna\u2019 Nzeogwu admitting to shooting and killing Sir Ahmadu Bello, the revered Premier of Northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE TWEET BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ahmadu Bello Was Hiding From Me, But I Found Him and Shot Him Dead-Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu, January 15, 1966 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxpa5viqOz\">pic.twitter.com\/hxpa5viqOz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/renoomokri\/status\/1879481769843720451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up tweet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/23\/dont-think-of-flexing-when-you-make-money-reno-omokri-advises\/\">Reno Omokri<\/a> attempted to contextualize Nzeogwu\u2019s actions, claiming the young military officer and his colleagues were allegedly provoked by remarks made by Ahmadu Bello in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>According to Omokri, Bello\u2019s statements were perceived as anti-Igbo, fueling the anger of Nzeogwu and other Igbo revolutionaries, which ultimately led to the fatal coup that marked the beginning of Nigeria\u2019s descent into ethnic strife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE TWEET BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Corruption Was Not The Reason Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello. This Is The Reason <\/p>\n<p>On April 19, 1964, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria and the de facto leader of Nigeria, who had singlehandedly appointed his lieutenant, Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTzZbusV4q\">pic.twitter.com\/nTzZbusV4q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/renoomokri\/status\/1879533816538132943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Omokri framed his posts as a historical recount, the timing and tone of his revisit to this dark chapter in Nigeria\u2019s history did not sit well with many.<\/p>\n<p>For hours, the controversy dominated trends on X, with enraged Igbos dragging him for what they saw as an inflammatory and divisive narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that Omokri\u2019s post is a veiled attempt to pit the North against the Igbos, a move they believe is designed to curry favor with his newfound ally, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE REACTIONS BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085314.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085314-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085429.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085429-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085410.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085410-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085350.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085350-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085327.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/20250116_085327-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri has ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media after his controversial take on the historical relationship between Northern Nigeria\u2019s revered leader, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu of the Southeast. 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