Beyond the Veil of Hate: Unpacking the Fani-Kayode Fallacy – Chidiebere J. Okoh
As Nigeria continues to grapple with the complexities of its past, it's astonishing to see politicians like Femi Fani-Kayode perpetuating divisive narratives that only serve to widen the ethnic chasm. In a recent outburst, Fani-Kayode claimed that the Igbos were responsible for the 1966 coup, a notion that has been thoroughly debunked by historians and scholars. But let's set the record straight. The Igbos weren't responsible for the assassination of Dele Giwa, the imprisonment of Obafemi Awolowo, or the assassination of Bola Ige. They weren't responsible for the killing of MKO Abiola and his wife, Kudirat. And they certainly weren't…
