Gowon Says Northern Officers Suspected Ojukwu of Complicity in 1966 Coup

Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon said northern military officers believed Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Ojukwu was complicit in the January 1966 coup and wanted to take action against him. Gowon disclosed this in his memoir _My Life of Duty and Allegiance_ which was launched to the public in Abuja on Tuesday. The January 1966 coup, led mainly by officers …

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