In January 1966, some senior Nigerian army officers, mostly of the Igbo ethnic group, assassinated key politicians during a coup in the West African state.
Bishii January ee sanadkii 1966-kii, qaar ka mid ah saraakiisha sar sare ee milatariga Nigeria, oo badankood ay asal ahaan kasoo jeedeen qowmiyadda Igbo, ayaa dilay siyaasiyiin waaweyn intii lagu guda jiray afgambigii ka dhacay waddankan ku yaalla galbeedka qaaradda Afrika.