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The Assasination Of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed On February 13, 1976-oldnaija by leederrty1997: 10:05pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
The nation was thrown into turmoil on the 13th of February 1976, after the Head of State and the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, was assassinated in Lagos during an unsuccessful coup led by Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka. History has it in profile that Gen. Muhammed loved a low-profile lifestyle, and it was this kind of lifestyle that led to his easy assassination. According to OldNaija’s research, on the day of Gen. Muhammed’s assassination, he was driven in an official black Mercedes Benz saloon car and escorted by his Aide-de-camp (ADC), Akintunde Akinsheinwa, an orderly and a driver, and the only visible sign of protection was a pistol carried by his orderly. Unlike today’s leaders, there was no siren-blaring and dozens of reckless driving convoy, all it took was just a traffic controller, who while carrying out his duty, stopped on the lane the Head of State’s Mercedes-Benz car was at the time of the incident. Gen. Muhammed’s deputy, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, who was the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters and Lt-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, the Chief of Army Staff were also marked by the assassins to be killed on the same day and almost the same hour as the Head of State. Read the rest at: https://oldnaija./2015/07/13/the-assasination-of-general-murtala-ramat-muhammed-on-february-13-1967/ |
Re: The Assasination Of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed On February 13, 1976-oldnaija by Middlefinger1: 10:08pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
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Re: The Assasination Of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed On February 13, 1976-oldnaija by daniska3yaro(m): 10:47pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
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Re: The Assasination Of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed On February 13, 1976-oldnaija by leederrty1997: 10:50pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
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