Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has said that Kaduna Nzeogwu told him that the 1966 coup was necessary for the country.
According to Babangida, Nzeogwu, after executing the 1966 coup that killed the Northern Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and his wife, Hafsatu stated that it was necessary ‘service to our country’ to rid it of all its filth and corruption.”
The former military leader made the disclosure in his book A Journey in Service.