1966 coup: Nzeogwu’s rascality impacted Igbos negatively – Ikechukwu

A Professor of Strategic Management and Human Capital Development, Okey Ikechukwu, has claimed the ‘rascality’ of precocious Major Kaduna Nzeogwu during the 1966 subject coup has affected the Igbo negatively.

Ikechukwu made this assertion connected Thursday erstwhile helium appeared arsenic a impermanent successful an interrogation connected Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.

He was speaking connected the 1966 subject coup, saying Nigerian elders astatine that clip knew determination was a misunderstanding.

According to him, the Igbo did not nonstop Major Nzeogwu connected immoderate errand.

“Unfortunately, the aftermath of Nzeogwu’s rascality impacted negatively connected the Igbos. Myths started to arise, worsened by low-grade politics.

“Nzeogwu was a Major. He killed immoderate of the astir respected Nigerians. His colleagues didn’t termination those they were asked to kill, and due to the fact that of the taste connection, they say, ‘Oh, it’s their brothers they spared’. But what’s the illustration of the antheral down it?

“As a soldier, you cognize that a elder serviceman does not instrumentality instructions from a inferior officer.