The Death of General Murtala Mohammed

Date: 12-02-2014 5:04 am (10 years ago) | Author: Kehinde Olarotimi Awoniran
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On the 13th of February the day before Valentine would be the 38th year the Nigerians 4th Head of state General Murtala Mohammed was killed in a coup of 1976 lead by Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka who was also the brother of wife of the late head of state in order to bring is Precedes General Yakubu Gowon back in powe when his car was ambushed while en route to his office at Dodan Barracks, Lagos. He was succeeded by the Chief of Staff, Supreme HQ Olusegun Obasanjo, who completed his plan of an orderly transfer to civilian rule by handing power to Shehu Shagari on October 1, 1979. Today, his portrait adorns the 20 Naira note and he stands one of the only three national heroes of the Nigerian Republic. Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos is named in his honor . R.I.P to the Past  Leader and Hero

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Salute
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RIP
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- cadanre at 12-02-2014 03:41 PM (10 years ago)
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We miss you our hero.
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