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Aguiyi-Ironsi's Family Demands Apology, Compensation for His Killing in 1966 Counter-Coup

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The family of Nigeria's first military Head of State, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, has called on the Federal Government to apologize and compensate them over his killing during the July 29, 1966 counter-coup. They insist that Aguiyi-Ironsi was not part of the January 1966 coup and was killed due to his position as the most senior military officer. The family seeks sincere apology and reconciliation.

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    Aguiyi-Ironsiโ€™s family demands compensation, apology 58 years after co...

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    ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ถ-๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† 58 ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ...

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    โ€œAguiyi-Ironsi Wasnโ€™t Part Of January 1966 Coupโ€ โ€“ Family Demands Apol...

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