Murtala Muhammed
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How Dimka’s Lust for Woman Led to His Arrest After the Failed 1976 Coup
When Lt. Colonel Dimka realised that the coup was unsuccessful, he fled to Afikpo in the then Anambra State and…
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Asaba Massacre: How Hundreds of Asaba People Were Killed In 1967
In August 1967, two months before the Asaba massacre, a division of the seceded Eastern Region (Biafra) army led by…
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February 13 in Nigeria’s History: Murtala Muhammed Was Killed On the Streets of Lagos
This is the car in which General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated on 1976 On this day, 13th of February in…
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February 3 in Nigeria’s History: General Murtala Splitted Nigeria Into Nineteen States
General Murtala Muhammed On this day, February 3 in 1976, General Murtala Mohammed became the second leader to split Nigeria…
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Execution of General I.D. Bisalla and Other February 1976 Coup Plotters
General Iliya D. Bisalla was executed along with 30 other officers on March 11, 1976, for being involved in the…
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Lt-Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo’s Speech after the Execution of Dimka and other February 1976 Coup Plotters
Dimka and other coup plotters executed by firing squad On the 15th of May, 1976, the perpetrators of the February…
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