While Nigerians in Lagos, particular on a street known as Joseph Odunlami, went to church to pray, many others in Zaria and other small cities then took to streets and bush paths...lol...to protest.
On this day - July 29th - in 1966: Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, Second Nigerian Head of State and Adekunle Fajuyi, First Military Governor of thenWestern Region, were assassinated by a group of mutinous Northern army soldiers who revolted against Aguiyi-Ironsi government. It is popularly known as the July Counter Coup.
Below are more pictures that bring back memories...
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| Nigerians on their way from church at Odunlami street, Lagos. 1966. |
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| Nigerians in another part of Lagos living simple life back in the day. |
Back in the days
ReplyDeleteThat was the day Nigeria was cursed. Aguiyi-Ironsi and Adekunle were true patriots who died to keep Nigeria as one. Buhari, Babangida and co, will never know peace for what they did.
ReplyDeleteChai life was much easier than..... Memories
ReplyDeleteEvent is the father of history, without event there cannot be history.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, Nigeria suppose to have storage archive for past history like this.
ReplyDeleteHow i wish i can develop the time machine to roll back this memories and make it real for me. I'm getting older day by day. Lasgidi Lastborn
ReplyDeleteWhen life was much easier.
ReplyDeleteLotta notable events in time past..
ReplyDeleteSuch history can cause revolt to some part of the country, Coup in Nigerian started from the North too bad.
ReplyDeletehmmmm. dos days...
ReplyDelete#Olu, can you see?
Really, Gone are those days.
ReplyDelete#Olu, can you see?