
Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State
By Chuks Iloegbunam. Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church recently spoke through his hat while preaching a sermon. He told his congregation that, during the January 15, 1966 military action that toppled the First Republic, the soldiers that took Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa removed his turban,…