Soldiers of Fortune Quotes

“When the army is in politics, loyality comes first before merit

-Ishola Williams”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“The legacy of heroes is the honor of a great name and the inheritance of a great example”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“Coup" is a benign term for what is in effect the double crimes of treason against the state, and mutiny against the military hierarchy. Treason is the gravest offence that a citizen can commit against his or her country, and mutiny is correspondingly the most serious offence that a military officer can commit”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“Not all coups succeed, but those that succeed, you don't call them illegal. This is because the moment you succeed, you put our constitution away and declare martial law. And who would come and challenge you
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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“The most stunning announcement was the plotters’ decision to expel the far north states of Bauchi, Borno, Katsina, Kano and Sokoto from Nigeria. The speech stated that these states would not be re-admitted into Nigeria unless and until Alhaji Maccido was appointed Sultan of Sokoto.”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“Additionally, there had always been an unwritten rule that the Nigerian Head of State and his deputy could not be from the same religion or geographic region. Tradition has always mandated a north-south split between the two most senior posts.”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“Mohammed was retired by Buhari in 1985 over a racketeering scandal, but his experience and knowledge of the skeletons in the cupboard was sufficient for Babangida to quash his retirement and reinstate him into the army in an elevated position.”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria

“Brigadier Aliyu Mohammed graduated from the NDA’s pioneer first regular combatant course in 1967, where he was in the same intake as other cadets who later became prominent”
― Max Siollun, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria