The family of General Aguiyi Ironsi: “Our father gave his life for the unity and stability of Nigeria.”
The first head of state of Nigeria, Major General Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, was a patriotic soldier who lived his life fighting for Nigeria’s unification and stability, according to his family. During a wreath-laying ceremony to honour the 60th memorial of Maj.-Gen. Ironsi’s death, the family made this statement at the Aguiyi-Ironsi Cenotaph in Umuahia on Wednesday. … Read more