The family of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, has renewed its demand for an official apology and compensation from the Federal Government, insisting that the former military leader was wrongly blamed for the January 1966 coup that eventually led to his assassination. Speaking during an interview on television, Head of the family, Imo Aguiyi-Ironsi, said the time had come for the Nigerian government to acknowledge what he described as a grave injustice against the late Head of State and his family. He called for sincere reconciliation,…
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