Daily Trust<\/a> on Sunday, Bello recounted the incidents that took place on the day of the coup.<\/p>\nAguiyi-Ironsi was Nigeria\u2019s first military head of state following the forceful ouster of the civilian government led by Tafawa Balewa on January 15, 1966.<\/p>\n
After just six months in charge, he was also violently overthrown in the countercoup on July 29, 1966, a development that set in motion a chain of events that culminated into the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970<\/p>\n
Aguiyi-Ironsi was with Adekule Fajuyi, then military governor of Western Nigeria, during the unrest and both were killed.<\/p>\n
Sharing details of the coup, Bello said he was with the former military head of state at the government house in Ibadan when it began.<\/p>\n
He claimed that Theophilus Danjuma, former chief of army staff, dragged him alongside Agunyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi into a convoy headed for Owo LGA, Ondo state.<\/p>\n
Bello said all the \u201cleaders on that convoy were non-commissioned officers (NCOs)\u201d.<\/p>\n
NCOs are officers in the lowest rung of the Nigerian army, comprising mostly enlisted personnel.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout that time, something extraordinary happened. After some time there was a Land Rover coming in, but because of where the two superiors were sitting, they could see it,\u201d the ex-ADC said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFajuyi called his ADC, A B Umaru, to see who was coming in because it was late in the night, and he quickly did that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t see Ironsi and Fajuyi, but we could talk to them because we were in separate wings.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter some time, Fajuyi said we should send for vehicles. We started sending orderlies to bring the vehicles, but unfortunately, the Government House in Ibadan was very badly constructed. All the services were outside the Government House. So, we sent the orderlies, including a very old sergeant-major who was very close to Ironsi, and they never came back.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally, I decided to go and see what was happening. It was around 7am and I was very unlucky. As I was going out, on reaching the gate, the police that would take us to Mapo Hall, where the address of the Obis, Obas and Emirs would take place, were coming in as our escort. The coupists assumed that I called them to come and give us support, and I came to receive them, so they arrested them with all the dignitaries, including the press secretary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was arrested with them and pushed to the guardroom. It was when I got into the guardroom that I knew what had happened. Everybody we sent was captured and detained there, and that was why they never came back. So we completely lost information.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cWe drove some distance. In those days, there used to be a small forest along the Owo road on the left. Unfortunately, all the leaders on that convoy were NCOs, no single officer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018IT WAS THE LAST TIME I HEARD OF AGUIYI-IRONSI\u2019<\/p>\n
Bello said the convoy stopped suddenly, and one of the officers \u201ccocked it and took a step backwards and put his hand on the trigger\u201d, but he pleaded that the execution should be done in the bush.<\/p>\n
He added that his plea bought time for one \u201cLieutenant Dada\u201d to catch up with the convoy to demand his release but failed to secure the safety of Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi also.<\/p>\n
Bello said gunshots were heard as he was being ferried from the spot, adding that \u201cthat was the last I heard of Ironsi\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuddenly, the staff officer holding a machine gun took initiative. He cocked it and took a step backwards, and put his hand on the trigger. I pleaded that he should not do it there; instead, let\u2019s go into the bush. The sergeant-major saw the danger he was facing and said we should go into the bush. We were ushered into the Land Rover again and drove off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe drove for some time until we reached a level crossing. We were still moving. I didn\u2019t know whether it was a flyover. When we reached there, we turned right into the bush as was demanded by the staff-sergeant. We drove for some distance and stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we were stopping, as God would have it, Lieutenant Dada, the adjutant of first battalion who I spoke to earlier and who told me to locate Mogoro, decided to come and see what was happening at the Government House.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe went to the Government House and found that it was empty. He asked what happened, and I think somebody told him we followed Owo road, so he decided to follow the road and came after us. That delay at the small forest gave him time to cover the distance.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we were stopping at the execution point, Dada was there. We were the same intake and took the same courses in military college. He ordered Andrew (Nwankwo) and me to jump into his Land Rover, and of course, the sergeant- major started murmuring and trying to disobey, but Dada was a very influential and strong officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically, Dada told them to keep the two senior officers and await further instructions, and said we should jump into the Land Rover.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we were jumping into the Land Rover, we heard a machine gun fire. Dada rushed back. The sergeant-major said, \u201che was trying to run away, and we shot him. They killed Fajuyi while we were there. I did not see the body, but we heard the shot, and they told Dada that they had killed him. That was the last I heard of Ironsi.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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