Murtala Muhammed: Did the General Deserve to Die?
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- Murtala Muhammed was born Murtala Rufai Mohammed in Kano, Northern Nigeria on November 8, 1938. However, he changed his name to Murtala Ramat Muhammed when he became Nigeria’s military Head of State on July 30, 1975.
In the early morning hours of February 13, 1976, General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated.
General Murtala Ramat Muhammed's colorful and somewhat controversial life thus came to a tragic end at the tender age of 37 years, 3 months, and 5 days, when on Friday, February 13, 1976, a group of soldiers would-be assassins led by Lieutenant-Colonel Buka S. Dimka rushed over to his car and sporadically sprayed a plethora of gunshots which killed him, his ADC, Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa and his driver, Sergeant Adamu Minchika.
Murtala Muhammed remains the youngest Nigerian Head-of-State to die in office, and the only one to die before the age of 40.
Many monuments in the country are dedicated to his memory, the chief of which is the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. His portrait also adorns the 20 naira note. The only naira note to feature a military man. #HistoryVille #MurtalaMuhammed
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@@ashleymukarali4852 a
Gowon was privy to the coup when he was chief of staff... Our opinion is not well research and not void of bias
Every soldier is a killer during the war,if you are in his you will do worse
My late mother's two older brothers were gunned down in the Asaba massacre in 1967 that's why they say the wicked never go unpunished. It depends on how you want to look at Murtala's military career because some will say it was filled with controversy and ill discipline not following orders and simply being a law onto himself. As they say History is always kind to the victor.
my heartfelt condolences. killing unarmed civilians is a cowardly act. i am surprised that the u.k., us and other self-righteous countries keep it from the rest of the world. they normally receive regular intelligence reports about these things. what happened in this case?
@@ekusondebango3568 Aren't innocent unarmed citizens killed by the police in those countries you mentioned?🤔
@@ValyrianCode You are very correct. My comment was actually made with my tongue in my cheek as these countries always claim to represent the paragons of morality for the rest of us. What I was referring to is the fact that they had representatives on the ground and saw and knew what happened. I say this as a combatant in that war who never touched any unarmed friend or foe.
Sorry about that
The man had many enemies.
I also read a book published by a Briton about the civil war that Murtala Mohammed was the "mastermind" behind the anti Igbo pogroms in the 1960s throughout Northern Nigeria.
I was too young to understand the selfish intrigues behind the successive power grabs among our political elite, the effects of which are with us today, and reflect the poor state of the country.
Tru every african countries only botswana seems to have chosen great leader
Very true
@Laja Fowokan I thought the reason might be similar to the reason why African people sold African people into slavery.
@@IshaqIbrahim3 well said!
@@ashleymukarali4852 they seem to have a thug in power now that seems to wanna fuck up everything....
He was one of a set of truly disastrous lunatics this country has created.
@Yinka Why did you say he is a disastrous lunatics?
@@IshaqIbrahim3 Did you watch the video? As a young Nigerian in the 70s I thought he was a hero. Murtala was a disaster waiting to happen, just like Buhari today.
@@sulaak OK. I was little when I heard about him portrayed as the best, but no details. I guess propaganda as usual. At that time I believe anything people tell me especially if it comes with Naira and kobo or gifts. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
@Olisa Nwizu Remember for some miraculous reason people become good people in Nigeria after they die. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
He's a role model in the North. Even the dim witted Buhari has supporters and admirers.
Quite a content, you have a good grip of history. More powers.
It seems the biggest occupational hazard to a military officers in the 60s and 70s was not being killed in battle but by your own men. Great channel by the way. I'm hooked and working my way through your content. I lived in Nigeria in the 70s so I very much remember this coup. It is great getting some background details which fills in many blanks, I was too young to appreciate these at the time.. Thanks and keep up the good work.
😊😊😊 Thank you, sir.
Where do you live now sir?
@@oluwalanasamuel9812 London, UK
It certainly takes occupational hazard to a whole new level 😱
So well spoken.
You reap what you sow 🇳🇬
Good presentation. Well done
The Butcher of Asaba was given his own pill and it was welcomed news to all peace loving people of the world. The airport in Lagos must be renamed.
That Airport name is a grave insult to well meaning Nigerians
Renamed to what? Your name?
@@nwoke1
Anything other than a genocidal maniac name Muhammed!
I support it
"He Who lives by Sword dies by Sword"Very deserving that he got and tasted his own Medicine too"
Good Riddance to bad Rubbish..
Very informative.
I will say one good thing about Murtala Mohammed, he reads and speaks English well unlike Muhammadu Buhari.
Lived by the gun and died by it. All of them from Murtala to Gowon OBJ and Ojukwu deserve no pity. Just plain historical analysis. The ppl I feel bad for, are those like Gen Shuwa and the innocent officers killed in the 1976 coup trial. Not to mention innocent soldiers used as sacrificial lambs in Borno.
Btw Murtala was an irresponsible commander. His Asaba-Onitsha crossing was a debacle. Irredeemably proud and arrogant man.
War crimes are sickening but in a war I don't think a soldier can resist using his gun, just avoid doing like Japan
@@samijay fair enough, but not when u or ur fathers are on the receiving end.. then again, this is Murtala we are talking about.
No regard for his superior officer, Gowon. Saw himself as an NPC rep in the army by way of his familial links. Professional soldier disobeying commands and throwing fits ? Leaves the war theatre for an unauthorized leave in London ? I think not !
Too many double standards at play with him.
So even if we remove the crimes... he still doesn't meet any other standards.
@@Lenner34 might as well be Ironic that Gowon played a part in his assassination from the same London
You are coward to mention Ojukwu. Nasty.
@@ekeneokeke8244 ojukwu was also a military dictator himself, albeit in Biafra. Same character.
It is not true that Gowon was not privy to the killings/coup of July 1966. As the killing of Igbo officers was on going, Gowon reached Danjuma in Ibadan, inquired the situation of things, Danjuma assured him that he was in control, Gowon asked him to minimize killings if possible, and above all, Ironsi reached Gowon and asked him to send a helicopter to fetch him and Fajuyi; Gowon promised, never did, and refused to pick up subsequent calls from Ironsi. Nigeria will remain a shithole country until you winners of the war begin telling the truth. You qualified Murtala as "colorful", that is an absolute misnomer--he was a sadistic crackpot who went by the sword and was rightly consumed by it. In 1966, he was a mere Captain but 10 years later (1976) he was a four-star General even though he failed both at the battlefield and as a Federal Commissioner of Communications -- that only happens in a shithole country. For 7 months in office, Ironsi promoted all of them (Northern soldiers) without promoting himself or Southern officers, but the corrupt brute, Murtala Mohammed, wasted no time in promoting himself and his fellow killer, Danjuma. Nigeria don jagajaga!
Im a Ghanian but the name of the Lagos international airport bothers me, even tho ive never stepped foot in Nigeria, what are we arabs now? It should be renamed..
Face your problem.
This is none of your business
@@murtalachinade if you want to be an arab so bad, move to Iraq😅
@@victor237obiora5 You guys have been saying that for years. How are you going to split the country from your armchairs in Europe and the US?
@@tlig May God bless you. When they enjoy the cookies of the govt they forget Biafra but when the table changes they want to split
Hey dumb ass we also have nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja I bet your dumb ass sees Nigeria as Christianised for naming the airport after one of its prominent founding fathers and historical figure
Question: why did he change his name???
Just a point of observation, the subtitle at 09:49 reads: "In the army, tensions were already building - accelerated in part by Gowon's decision, declared on Oct 1, 1974, to renege on his '1976' pledge to hand over to the civilians."
It is clear that it should be '1966'. A small and deducible, but nevertheless present yet forgivable typo. I enjoy your work on this channel. Best wishes.
No. It was 1976. Gowon, after the civil war, had promised to handover in 1976 but on independence day in 1974, he reneged on that promise that 1976 was not feasible. Thank you for the observation. However, it wasn’t a typo.
@@HistoryVille Thank you. I stand corrected.
"In the army, tensions were already building - accelerated in part by Gowon's decision, declared on Oct 1, 1974, to renege on his '1976' pledge to hand over to the civilians."
Might have read better thus:
"In the army, tensions were already building - accelerated in part by Gowon's decision, declared on Oct 1, 1974, to renege on his pledge to hand over to the civilians in 1976."
What he has written here is correct. Don't forget that Gowon took power in 1966. He was not expected to remain in power forever so the question was always asked about when he was handing over. He promised to handover power unfailingly in 1976. However, in a national broadcast made on 1 October, 1974 Gowon shifted the 1976 handover "till further notice." He simply said that Nigeria was not ripe for civilian administration. This would later be one of the reasons for his overthrow. So the story line in this video is very correct.
Thank you brotherly, hope you forgive me for using the word "like minds"?. I observed that too.
Im a non Nigeria but after going through most documentaries about Nigeria and the history of the country,the northers used the Yoruba people anyhow,anytime,anyday,any hour they want to dominate Nigeria.I think the Yurobas dont really know what they want and are not brave enough to ask for what they want it seems.
You are a non Nigerian but you know the history of Nigeria more than your country ( Biafra).
Dey there to dey deceive yourself
You can help them to know what they want:
@@supoogun591 you have just confirmed what he said by your attitude what concerns Biafra with this?
@@supoogun591 truth is bitter,take it! Everyone knows ur nature... sycophantic people!
It seems you already have a perspective of what you want to believe. Nothing in this video has to do with the exploitation of the Yoruba people nativity mr foreigner
There is no good thing that can be said about any northern military leader. The injustice the country is experiencing under this present Buhari is the same reason why there was war in 1967. The north truly believes that if the country Nigeria breaks up our Delta State will be with them, they must be dreaming.
Talk of your selfish Igbo’s gangsters led by Nzegwu that started the massacre of Northern Leaders in 1966 before making caricature of yourself..
King Saul the useless Murtala Mohammed was NOT A REAL NORTHERNER, he was from Auchi Edo state, his parents were merely migrants to Kano
@@lekiegima4251 we don't care about that his name, his place of birth and his language and what he believe in are all northern ideology of jihad against the rest of the south
@@vicbade9702 you are an illiterate anyway so how can you care about truth and knowledge... ode go siddon for corner
AllAH ya jikachi Mouroutoula Mohammed
"In three carelessly conceived attempts, he [Murtala Muhammad] lost thousands of men and millions of dollars of dupplies."
What exactly is the meaning of "carelessly conceived attempts?"
Is this guy afraid to give Biafran soldiers due credit for their gallantry?
@larry kingYour denial is "gallantry" in and of itself.😭
Awon "My pad dey fuck up.... Computer dey cheat!!"
😂😂😂 I swear. @@babangidanzegwu1476
The past events in Nigeria can be traced to why Nigeria is not progressing, alot of innocent bloods cry's against Nigeria.
The problem with nigeria started by Luggard... amalgamation of the north and the south..
Luggard and the British knew exactly what they were planting with an outcome that will last for more than a century..
They didn't show dis in our school
Murtala Mohamed was the mastermind of the counter coup of 1966 where Aguyi Ironsi and his fellow army leaders were assassinated. Despite being a fantastic head of state, It was karma that cut his life short. Yakubu Gowon who had been overthrown by him and who he had installed as head of state after the killing of Ironsi was complicit in his assassination in 1976 by Dimka
Yh. Gowon had knowledge prior to the assassination
The word counter means there is one coup before his ? Why did you ignored he revenge the igbo coup ?
How was Murtala a fanatastic head of state...by promoting himself many places from Brigadier to full GENERAL or promoting his friends above their seniors or sacking people without due process? MrImeandmyself07 you are talking RUBBISH! Murtala Mohammed was just a useless killer...remember the Asaba massacre, the killing of the Head of State Gen Aguiyi Ironsi...in the bloodiest coup in Nigeria!!
No he wasn’t a fantastic head of state. He would have been a tyrannical despot
@@mansanotmusa9206 was there not a coup earlier in the year where Tafawa Balewa, Amodu Bello, Akintola were killed?
They praise this Murtala in total disregard of his participation in brutal murder of Ironsi! Just imagine atrocities of Abacha, IBB, Buka, etc. As an outsider I thank God that these people are no long in power. Nigeria of today is respected more than the Nigeria led by brutal military dictators who murdered their real and imaginary opponents at will! I strongly believe IBB shouldn't be a free man!!
live by the sword, die by the sword...
Despite Murtala Muhammed's recklessness, blatant disobedience, flouting of direct orders, saboteur, endangerment of the lives of his men and alleged war crimes he got promoted rapidly and immortalized after his demise, hmm Nigeria.
just like any other African states, we love glorifying such fuckers.
Well done Mr Buka Dimka sumka.
Dimka was no better though. He just happened to be the one to kill Murtala, but he was a hot headed vengeful tribalist who played a part in the July 1966 Mutiny, trying to iron out his personal vendetta against select southern officers.
@@babangidanzegwu1476 still glad he had the guts to do a fine job.
@@adrianude5189 people and their hatreds/forever vengeful attitudes make me sad.
@@shikohe so many ex leaders of Nigeria should be locked up and have all their stolen loots confiscated
From the explanations in this video, I understand that murtala Mohammed was to share power with obasanjo and danjuma which he initially didn't agree to but was coerced to accept it. Then he made a maiden speech, that certain things where done within the government without consultation ( that's him not consulted). Expectantly, either obasanjo or danjuma would take over power in turn after MM had left office, but MM made plans to hand power over to civilians, which will leave bother obasanjo and danjumo nothing..... So this grudges and perceived betrayal of plans resulted to the assassination of MM by only but two key suspects, who felt betrayed, you can deduce who they are from this story.
Well analyzed Robin Woods but I bet to disagree with you on your plot as those other two were meant to be crushed in that same coup..Get the book Tragedy of Victory written by Godwin Alabi-Isama and you can thank me later..Cheers!
I believe obasanjo knew that MM was going to be assistanted, that man is the only one who has danced with the devil and come out unscarved
@@Eman14128 most of them always have little information about a coup Obasanjo was also earmarked for elimination but was lucky to survive it
@@adebowaleokewole2481 your view is biased and tainted with ethnic bias.
Your stories are just centimeter
My late dad escaped all this mess by a whisker.
There's enough for everyone, sometimes I don't understand the greed
These young soldiers were the problems of Nigeria. Many of them still very active today within the corridors of power. They hated each other and ooze with tribal sentiments and unnecessary power grabbing. The closest to each plotted the other's downfall too. They were never loyal to each other. They used each other for selfish interests and later assassinate each other. It's quite unfortunate - no wonder OBJ banned history in schools. Why did OBJ execute Dimka and co without a proper trial? Nobody knows who sent Dimka and co or maybe it was a set up too. We must continue to teach these historical facts to generations.
Bros if there is no history in school again we must bring it back. However history is here on TH-cam and people who have researched it have put them here for us. So try and search the mandate read. Now let me answer you OBJ did not execute Dimka, there was a tribunal that tried them and found them guilty, that was how Brig Bisala was implicated that was how Gowon's name was also mentioned by Dimka but the UK govt refuse to extradict Gowon to face trial.
All killers will die by the sword. He masterminded the counter coup in July 66 and championed the Igbo pogrom or massacre that caused the civil war
So you think the counter coup should not have happened ? Hypocrisy at its finest
@@mommyayyadkitchen6513 All men reap what they sow
What happened to your Facebook page?
Wow 😮
You sure these state leader don't use auto tune
Yes
Nigerian military process had to be one of the most intelligent and most deadly mafia in the whole world
If you believe
Yeye Man my uncle died because of his senseless command 1968 🙄
This is very painful. My prayer is for God to grant your families the fortitude to forget this great and painful death.
What comes around goes around...
No ,I don’t think so! However, if he stayed longer, our slavery to the Fulanis would have been longer and deeper than it is today. Maybe, they could have made it a bloodless coup, sadly it wasn’t a Fulani affair then. What we didn’t know is that the foundation he laid is what the Fulanis are building on till tomorrow
Absolutely you are on point with this. That northern military revolution of July 1966 which Murtala Mohammed masterminded remains the blueprint of what the core North is using till today. The choice of Abuja as a Federal capital with no referandum by the people is one key example of the slavery we are in today.
They're the biggest problem of Nigeria useless leaders
Col Dimka was a true hero and Mulitala Mohammed international airport should be change to Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo
Why is Dimka a hero?
@@opetimistic Dimka, Nzeogwu, Orka and co. knew that those bastard blood suckers were trying to Fulanized Middle belt and the South
@@Obalufon the same dimka was part of the counter coup gang that killed Ironsi, by the way.
@@saeedlawal6501 You’re right! Most Middle Belt were used for lots of evil killings. They’re woke now, I think. Genocide is going on in middle belt now as we speak by the Fulanis. We just need to help the Middle Belt in anyway we can.
Go and change it if you can
History e Histórico
Sad how general Adekunle died broke dejected and forgotten.... This is the tragedy of victory
He's a used stooge
@@bonaventure9736 sad that people took credit for his brilliance
You are a Fool useless Ipob tout adekunlE was a wealthy soldier he had children who are architect, engineer and other professionals they reside in portharcourt
@@tundeogunjide5855 you're a fool too come and get your online country na keyboard warrior
Continue lying 😂😂
Ask Dimka that question.
He was a loyal northern soldier. He also served as a tool to the northerners in betray and murder of Aguiyi ironsi his boss. He deserve worse than what he got
Despite the fact that Ironsi promoted and elevated his position . he used the position ironsi gave him to plot against ironsi
Igbo people need to understand that the first coup brought about every other one,the first coup was mastermind by it is killing Hausas leaders and Yoruba own,excluding their own,the Hausa just return their own deeds,it’s 50/50
@@mansanotmusa9206 So 50/50 to you was killing almost all Igbo officers, burying Ironsi in a shallow grave and genocide of the civilian Igbo people in the North????
....and you wonder why the North is cursed?
I cnt believe you people are angry about Ironsi deathe, were the soldiers from north to sit and watch as he goes around saying forgive and forget whilst the Igbo soldier who killed the prime minister and orther yorube elites walk and eat freely, is shameless for anyone to say Ironsi was right you only need to apply common sense to see he probably had a hand in first coup if not why not being justice to the victims.
He that goes by the sword does bg the sword
One of the worst office to come out of the Nigerian army. I am not surprised we celebrate people we are not supposed to celebrate
Major Emmanuel ifejuna
These fool died like he lived... Ewu
Yep, reckless and wicked..
🤱🙏🙏🙏
U see,in life ,nemesis has its way of walking into a man's life.The many uncountable, undocumented millions of innocent biafran lives this villain wasted, accounts for his fate.Leave Dimka alone,was only a mere tool in d hands of nemesis.
Break Nigeria and save lives.
He is a war criminal. May he rot in hell.
Mahammed muritala rest in peace
there's no need to start a dialogue on his legacy. he was a murderous and genocidal maniac. enough said
At the oppointed time you will know the truth about the general
And when will that be? If you know the truth, why don’t you share it?
Let's know it now
Sad to see Africans forever divided.
LOOOL
Private jet to carry people out of Lagos... How many people the jet fit carry?
Maybe you were not even born when this happened. It was a British plane not the puny little private jets of today. How old are you by chance. I want to know because I would like to educate you about those events as I see the mirthless sarcasm in you comment.
This is the Face of NORTHERN WICKEDNESS ❗worse than buhari, Abacha and babaginda put together.........
All of those people you mention are followed Murtala's script till date
If he had no hand in the murder of Ironsi and the massacre in Asaba, may the lord have mercy on his soul but if he did, he deserve to die. He who kill by sword, die by sword.
Murtala Mohammed committed genocide during the civil war, and he was killed in that sense.
good wishing people are always enemies to the bad people and father Satan
Ans is yes
Rest in peace
Isnt that Idiagbon in 13:14
That's right.
I've always thought Hausa have english accent, I don't know it's the way they're being taught now. Former Hausa leaders speak real English
So all your own is English abi
True. The Hausa language makes their English accent more palatable. English is a soft spoken language like Hausa. Igbo and Yoruba are very loud.
Literally all of Nigeria spoke good English until corruption came to stay.
Lol... Its the person. Not the tribe 🤦🏿♂️
That said, Tafawa balewa, Nigeria's most talented statesman, had a sort of confidence to his speeches, combined with his soft spoken accent and excellent vocabulary.
Compare him with your current president.
Hence, it's hardly anything to do with the tribe.
Have you heard Elumelu speak?
Have you heard Otedola speak?
If it's inbuilt, it's there.
Is dead is a payback for all his evil deeds. KARMA.
Good riddance to a tyrant. Hope we don't have to see his type any more
So if not for Murtala, Biafra would be a free nation today.
I will say one good thing about Murtala though. During his 6 months in power, he waged a war against laziness, and tardiness. He made everybody clean their surroundings.
Rubbish, so where is that in todays Nigeria the cities are so filthy. Didn't your Bubu did that too in 1983?
@@vicbade9702 What are you babbling about? What do you mean by *your Bubu*? Buhari is by far the worst president ever. He totally destroyed Nigeria. Maybe one silver lining is that he united the south and middle-belt in seeking independence.
@@mucholangs he did not do that deliberately that happened as a result of the need to form a common alliance against the wickedness and terrorism the common enemy were subjecting us. to
@@vicbade9702 both can be true
A killer was killed.. No big deal
This seem like misleading to me
All of the people coming here to place their foolish critics are just abnormal upstairs
He was the same with Ahmadu Bello they were of the same spirit and were killed for the same reason....two very wicked Fulanis.
This is a false account. Go and do a better research.
I taught it was Obasanjo at Ore?
Nope.
@@HistoryVille ok
Obasanjo was in Ibadan at that time..
All these so -called heroes are selfish and self-centered individuals. Evil men in high places. May his soul rest in pieces .
Useless men .
12:20 😂😂 Nigerians? Surely he meant to say "I have shed much blood" or "we" instead of removing himself from a tragedy that he played key parts in.
A tragic loss for Nigeria, ECOWAS and the African continent!
Buhari Babangida obasanjo killed Murtala Mohammed.
Naa. Dimka did
DIMKA is a hero!
@@Obalufon He paid for his foolishness
@@saeedlawal6501 Right!
Gowon should not have had him killed.
Sure.. It was too extreme and foolish, thats why it failed and led to the avoidable wasting of the plotters, Dimka and co, his own boys.. Karma naw!
Am amused to hear a co-commentator on tis platform describing me or anyone with d name Rufai a bloody thirsty fellow,what an irony n a misjudgements of one's petty mind laced with emotional bias which often becloud one's sense of reasoning. After Haven said tis,let's turn to d analysis of who murtala was.He means many thing to different people,just as many are young n do not have d previlege of witnessing d events tat took place while he was alive,betw 1966-1975,tis include d analyst, except for what he pieces together becos l believed he was too young to meet d criterial to know sufficiently who tis enigmatic leader was or represents.ln short some of his presentation runs short of d exact or true reflection of what took place or d lntrigues tat shaped d entire process of events,rather d writer only tactically dwelled on conjections,mere historical formulation diluted with frictions, mixed with some facts.Murtala was a nationalist n a first class soldier.What one can assumed as soldier's soldier",young,brave n lntelligent.He is one leader tat d Nigeria nation had missed,who l believe had he lived long to hav d opportunity to rule would have set a roadmap for national lntergration,but his live was cut short.His 200dys in power n his accomplishment is a good testimony to his commitment in tis direction.
Lmao Nationalist bawo 😂 I like Mohammed, and i admire the authority he commanded at such a young age, but I'm not sure what your definition of nationalist is. Murtala was an enigma and a man of extremes, so his views might have began to change when he matured and started a family and began to head the country, In that order! But the young Mohammed was extremely partisan, He was literally the NPC's enforcer in the barracks at the time, If you exclude Isaac Boro, Murtala Mohammed was the first to try to seceede, to split Nigeria in two.
He commanded almost mythical loyalty from Northern Soldiers, who were mostly willing to shout "How high?" whenever he yelled "Jump".
Please define Nationalist again?
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A heroic soldier
I was in school when he was assassinated he was a great head of state but sadly he lived by the sword and died by the sword
Femi Babs YOU LIE Murtala Mohammed who ordered the Asaba massacre, over promoted himself from Brigadier to a full General was a useless man, infact a hopeless man he lived by the sword and died by it
@@lekiegima4251 That is why I sad he lived by the sword and died same way I believe he was one of the leaders of the very bloody countercoup of 1966 so I’m definitely not saying he was a nice person he made an effort later on as head of state but yes he had blood on his hands
How was never a great head of state. This shows you know nothing about him
@@vicbade9702 Better than Buhari though and what do you know about him - tell me
Your story is based on inaccurate and biased account of the Nigeria-Biafra War as told by the propaganda of the British Empire who wanted to maintained their indirect rule through the greedy blood sucking Fulanis like Murtala Muhammed.
The most biased story, not history I have ever listened to. You should be ashamed of yourself for misleading the gullible. Are you kidding me? My advice is for people not to listen to people like this fabricator but to listen to real history from real historians.
Whoever is giving you history of nigeria is misguiding you.
Some of the narration are not exactly what happened.
AC Milan Vs man u
Only 37. All these little boys trying to run a country.
Baudouin was 20 when he became The King of Belgium. Macron was 39 when he became French President. Joe Clark, youngest Canadian Prime Minister, took office one day before his 40th birthday. All three countries run by SMALL BOYS are working. Leadership is a gift and a skill, which is not essentially measured by age.
@@basseybassey6834 I think the French and Canadians of past and present will dispute that assertion. And a 20 year old hereditary monarch is simply that. And my friend, countries and its citizens figure out a way to keep working, in spite of who the rulers are. Nigerians have persisted despite over 60 years of governmental mismanagement. It is much, much easier to destroy than to build. The overall success of any country boils down to its citizens, not its rulers. But the responsibility for the destruction of any nation, resides primarily at the feel of its rulers. Remember these nuggets of wisdom, young man!
@@westyraviz Thanks for your wise words, Dad.
Not only tried but ran it. Lt colonel Yakubu Gowon was 31 when Murtala killed Ironsi and installed him as head of state in 1966.
@@basseybassey6834 hell, macron is really a skilled leader. If age matters lot, Trump wouldn’t have messed it up like that
Fake news...the bights of Benin and Biafra are independent and not connected to the Ancient Kingdom of Bonny in Rivers State
Oga if you want to give us history please do not add lies to it abeg...
Abeg keep your cooked lies to yourself.
Nonsense
Where the one you give us
@696 369 akwaabasyibom Once Yoruba nation gains her independent away from this contraption called Nigeria, we will surely delete Murtala Mohammed name from that Lagos Airport. The man was blood thirsty and was so power hungry in his short life. He was the one that lead the counter coup against Ironsi, he had openly, b4 junior officers at the officers mess insult Ironsi, He was given a taste of his own medicine indeed. The same officer that was with him during that Asaba genocide one Col. Ibrahim Taiwo was also with him when they met their Waterloo from another blood thirsty nunatic called Dimika.
Alhamdulilah
That ur people are our slave.
Go and change it if you can