The Army Haven't Returned to the Barracks
We can recall that our great Nation, Nigeria, gained political independence on the 1st of October, 1960. I only mentioned "political independence" here, for a particular reason. Well, that's a topic for another discussion. Nigeria became independent due to the incessant efforts and struggle of Its finest intellectuals. They include; Funmi Ransome kuti, Jaja Wachukwu, Adedoyin, just to mention a few. They were on a mission to rescue Nigeria from the claws of European colonialism. They even addressed the British Delegates in full "Agbada" and other native attires. Eventually, their effort paid off. Nigeria became an independent Country in 1960. In 1960, Nigeria had its first Republic, having the British Parliamentary style as its form of Government. At that time, things looked so good, but the table was turned around when a fight between Awolowo and Akintola, erupted in the Western Region. A special commissioner, Coker, was assigned to investigate the issue. He