Its exactly 39 year we lost General Murtala Ramat Muhammed who was born on November 8, 1938.
He was assassinated in Lagos in February 13th 1976. He was
just 38 years old and had only been head of State for less
than seven months.
The late Head of State who was well loved, took power on
July 30th 1975 in a bloodless coup against Gen. Yakubu
Gowon's administration. Gowon was overthrown while at an
OAU summit in Uganda.
Murtala Muhammed was killed along with his aide-de-camp,
Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, on February 13, in a failed
coup attempt led by Lt. Col Buka Suka Dimka. Murtala's car
was ambushed while on his way to his office at Dodan
Barracks, Lagos. He was succeeded by the Chief of Staff,
Supreme HQ, Olusegun Obasanjo. Dimka was later executed
for Murtala's assassination.
