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Jan 31

THE JULY REMATCH 07 (EVENING DOSE).
Emboldened by the outcome in Abeokuta, approximately 2 dozens of Northern troops under the command of Major T.Y. Danjuma whom Ironsi had recently promoted showed up at the state house in Ibadan. Danjuma was a prominent member of Ironsi’s 1/6

..entourage during his tour, so he ordered all the guards on duty to line up and asked all the Igbo soldiers to leave, picking out only d Northern ones. Upon briefing by Danjuma, the Northern guards switched sides and joined him and together they surrounded Fajuyi’s residence. 2

.. Coincidentally, Gowon called d state house and that very moment, and d call connected to a telephone adjacent Danjuma, he picked up, identified himself to Gowon and revealed his plans to capture d supreme commander and d short conversation ensued;
Gowon: “Can you do it?” 3

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Jan 31

THE SALT TRAP.
An experience I learnt on Discovery.
A practice common with Bushmen in times of drought and in great desperation for water is d SALT TRAP. They dig a hole, put a lump of salt, apparently Baboons love salt. A Baboon would instinctively locate d awoof, dips hand, 1/5

..in hole, grabs some salt, hand now holding to salt is in Fist Form and unable to escape the tight hole, he's trapped unless he frees his hand of its content..But the Baboon never wants to let go, he didn't know better, that his freedom lies in Letting Go. The bushmen would 2

..seize him, feed him with more than sufficient salt, Salt dehydrates and when released, the next place he goes is to fetch water and the Bushmen just follow. As it was with the Baboons, worse so with Obidients, they get trapped by their folly, but the day they identify with 3

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Jan 30

THE JULY REMATCH 06 (4PM DOSE)
Soldiers led by Lt. Nathan and Lt. M.M Nasarawa who coordinated the affairs of the barracks in the absence of Murtala Mohammed, rounded up Igbo soldiers in the Battalion and shot them dead. The Ikeja Airport in Lagos under the command of the 1/6

..the fearsome Sergent Paul Dickson also became an execution ground. Igbos at the airport both Military and Civilian were flogged at Dickson’s orders and some others were murdered. Captain Ibrahim Taiwo and Lt. Muhammadu Buhari (of the 2nd Brigade Transport Company) were some 2

..some of the coup plotters in Lagos. Ironically, many of the Igbos officers killed in Lagos were the same ones who were chief in thwarting the January Coup. In Ibadan, Ironsi had just completed his Nationwide tour and was lodging at the residence of Lt. Col Fajuyi, D Governor 3

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Jan 30

YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR THOUGHTS.

An Eagle raised amongst chickens, may never fly above d roof. His powerful wings, strong Beak, far-reaching Sight and lofty size are truly of Eagles, those impeccable attributes notwithstanding, yet he won't soar cos he thinks as a Chicken. 1/

While small minds think of the next savings, Great minds are already raising the next cities. Seeds aren't to be kept, but planted..D biblical servant who saved d talent was rebuked..and if d saver could be rebuked, the waster shall be cursed. A Trader mentality can't build a 2

..Nation for he thinks only of d next profit, You require a builder to forge the Next Generation but the squanderer must never near your city. #AsiwajuinEdo mentioned, while they sold all in sight, I already negotiated Free Trade Zone, d Power of Thought, d Stretch of Vision. 3

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Jan 29

Najaatu: "I met with Tinubu, for two hours he was sleeping."

Well, The man didn't consider you worthy of his undivided attention having seen through your blackmailing scheme decided you aren't worth sacrificing his precious sleep. Not everyone would be as dull as Atiku 1/7

..who couldn't see through Michael, that having seen the light was determined to overcome d SPV's darkness. In Najaatu's case, she met with darkness and was assigned to extinguish Asiwaju's light, Baba slept soundly, u can't quote a sleeping man😆. She said this to suggest our 2

..man suffers uncontrolled appetite for sleep, say Trypanosomiasis..lol. over 15 town hall meetings, spanning hours, not once has he been captured dozing, find another tale Hajia.

Najaatu: "He said he has no blueprint for the North" - This is the giveaway, Hajia should have 3

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Jan 28

THE JULY REMATCH 05 (4PM DOSE)
..Door-2-door search for the Igbo soldiers, when found, shot dead and bodies dumped into vehicles parked near the officer’s quarters. Thereafter Remewa put a call through to the Chief of Army Staff Yakubu Gowon, to inform him of what happened. 1/6

With such news, Gowon began informing the various army formation around the country charging them to be alert. These calls however simply spurred the Northern Soldiers in those units into action. Lt. Rowland Ogbonna, an Igbo soldier, who had been out of the barracks at the time 2

..of the mutiny, stumbled upon the left over of the terror and concluded another coup was in progress, he fled. With panic over him, he managed to inform to 2nd Battalion of what he presumed to be an isolated mutiny at the Abeokuta Garrison, unfortunately his call was answered 3

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