Lessons from the January 15, 1966, Coup in Nigeria

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Emmanuel Udogu

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Jan 16, 2026, 12:35:51 PM (3 days ago) Jan 16

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This is a poignant interview. Professor Ibrahim hit the nail on the head in this interview. His message to Nigerians at home, and in the diaspora ,explains why Nigerians of our generation are pleading with the current politicians to learn from the mistakes of that epoch. Today, the political situation is worse than what it was in the 1960s. The president himself can attest to this fact. Regrettably, the "law of self interest" trumps our moral values and judgment when it comes to the politics of who gets what, when, and how!

For more information on this matter, please see:

E. Ike Udogu, Nigeria and the Politics of Survival as a Nation-state (1997), pp. 75; 105-106.