Leaked [Police] Special Branch Report: "Military Rebellion of 15th January 1966"

By Nowamagbe Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

This is the Police Report on the official investigation into the coup of 15 January 1966. It was prepared by Police Special Branch Interrogators based on interviews with soldiers, other ranks and some officers who had been arrested after the mutiny. None of the soldiers and officers involved had come to formal trial in a court-martial as of the time of the July 29 1966 "counter-coup". Indeed the fact they were not court-martialed was one of the grievances listed by those officers who carried out the unfortunate operations of July 28-August 1, 1966. The coup report was released to very few individuals in Nigeria and certain foreign governments in early August 1966 - and then leaked. The remainder of the report which allegedly implicated certain other persons has apparently never been released widely to this day. It exists, we are on its trail - and shall publish it on sight.

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. Due to unforeseen circumstance it has not been possible, so far, to inform the nation fully of events which took place in the Federation on 15th January 66 at Lagos, Ibadan, and Kaduna, events which were directly responsible for further military action on the 29th July 66.

2. It will be appreciated that events of this nature require prolonged, painstaking investigation. It is realized that the absence of legitimate information on this subject has produced a flood of undesirable rumours and speculation. It is, however, pointed out that without thorough investigation, the wisdom of any premature releases, unsupported by fact, was questionable.

3. Investigations have not yet been completed but it is now possible to put the nation, and the world, in possession of the facts so far collected. The civilian involvement and influence in the whole affair is not as far as possible, included in this report.

4. It has been established that sometime during August 1965, a small group of army officers, dissatisfied with political developments within the federation, began to plot in collaboration with some civilians, the overthrow of what was then the Government of the Federation of Nigeria. The plan which eventually emerged from their deliberations was that on a date not yet decided at the time, the following action would be taken by troops from selected units, led by the ringleaders of the plot:

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Comments

[Paschal Katung Nickaf]

I must commend you for your emulatable efforts at contributing to the enrichment and preservation of Nigeria's history.The Civil War,although a tragic and unfortunate event in Nigeria's history,had produced heroes of monumental standing.However,I have always had my doubts about the highly vaunted heroic exploits of two commanders of the war:Benjamin "BLACK SCORPION" Adekunle and Joe "HANNIBAL" Achuzie.My doubts have now been confirmed!

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[king Ariz]

Thank you Nowa for your correct and useful information you have been providind for we students of histoty, We will always acknowledge your effort in our own literary endeavours.
Please when shall we be furnish with the second part of the federal military blunders of the Nigeria civil war as it remains incomplete without this part.
Thank you