Corruption Was Not The Reason Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello. This Is The Reason
On April 19, 1964, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria and the de facto leader of Nigeria, who had singlehandedly appointed his lieutenant, Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, gave an interview to a British journalist with the BBC. Prodded by the reporter, he outlined the reason why Northerners of that era were wary of the Igbo ethnic nationality.
According to him, Igbos were a dominant tribe with a propensity to migrate to other regions while closing their area...
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