Nigeria, May 30 -- Author and cultural critic Dr. M.O. Ene has revealed that the agenda of the January 1966 military coup that truncated Nigeria's first post-independence government had nothing of benefit for the Igbo people. The professor, affectionately called "Moe," made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica to mark the 2025 Biafra Remembrance Month.

The January 1966 military coup is believed to have started a chain of events resulting in the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970.

Moe argued that the agenda of the trio of Majors Kaduna Nzeogwu, Adewale Ademoyega, and Emmanuel Ifeajuna, who masterminded the military putsch, had nothing of benefit to the Igbo people who bear the brunt of the consequ...