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How I took over as Head of State after Murtala Muhammed’s assassination — Obasanjo

August 16, 2016 by Don Saint 0 Comments

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said he was “persuaded” to take over the reins of power after the 1976 coup which claimed the life of the then head of state, Murtala Muhammed. Mr. Muhammed was killed on February 13,1976 in a coup spearheaded by Bukarsuka Dimka, a colonel in the Nigerian Army. Mr. Obasanjo, […]

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