The Assassination of Murtala Muhammed - February 13, 1976

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  • This episode looks at the full story of Murtala Muhammed, his life as a military officer and Head of State, his opposition with Yakubu Gowon and, of course, his brutal assassination on February 13, 1976. #HistoryVille
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  • @godspowerigwe1379
    @godspowerigwe1379 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It is good to keep track of history.

  • @olaolaleye7724
    @olaolaleye7724 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Those of us who did not know what was going on at the time of his death was very saddened when he was killed not knowing it was the law of karma that was in operation. The Bible says" those who killed by the sword will surely die by the sword".

    • @IbrahimMohammed-rm6bk
      @IbrahimMohammed-rm6bk ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Murtala's brutal killing has nothing to do with karma. His killing was as a result of ethical sentiment by a kinsman to Gowon named Dimka.

    • @izee6036
      @izee6036 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stop that nonsense, I would say it was foreign influence was involved, the western criminals never like it when small countries are doing their own thing, remember what they did to Thomas Sankara of Burkina.
      As far as we still have so many ignorants in the continent. For 30 years countries like Russia and china 🇨🇳 were poor and look today both countries, they are now global leaders why because the biggest evil on earth the USA and its European puppets can’t bully them.

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Do you know the meaning of karma, stop this ridiculous sentiment, anybody can die anytime anyday

    • @chukwuebukairondi6188
      @chukwuebukairondi6188 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@IbrahimMohammed-rm6bk who killed The first head of state and first military administrator of the old western region.
      Who killed those men?

    • @michaelan139
      @michaelan139 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@adetayoakinmade9977 Surely you're the one missing the meaning of Karma.. Asaba massacre is enough reason for karma.

  • @felixsunday6448
    @felixsunday6448 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    With my knowledge of the Asaba massacre during the civil war under the watch of muritala Mohammed,it feels like justice seeing him killed in the same brutal manner those armless and defenseless men were killed at Asaba. Karma is real

    • @user-df4xj7kk3w
      @user-df4xj7kk3w 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Dinka was with his in his murderous activities.

    • @clementonuigbo6784
      @clementonuigbo6784 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😢

  • @samono7726
    @samono7726 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Simply put, the North has been the Achilles heel of Nigeria since Independence.

  • @sydneychukwukelu
    @sydneychukwukelu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Those who live by the sword ⚔️
    Die by the sword ⚔️

  • @homatenindilula2550
    @homatenindilula2550 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you for the video. I did not know this part of Nigerian history before. In Namibia the Nigerian High Commission is in Gen Murtala Muhammed Street. Now I know why

  • @chrisfrancis9555
    @chrisfrancis9555 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So glad I found this channel 👊 ✊️

    • @HistoryVille
      @HistoryVille  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🙏 So glad you're here.

  • @charlesudechi2796
    @charlesudechi2796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That's what they play in Military that lead to Gowon chosen over Ojukwu. U chose a junior to rule over his seniors...

  • @babatundelordmoses-fp1bm
    @babatundelordmoses-fp1bm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's unforgettable experience that can not be eras over the years.

  • @davidbishop2329
    @davidbishop2329 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good job Mr vile

  • @chukwuebukairondi6188
    @chukwuebukairondi6188 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Those who killed by the sword will be as well killed by the sword QED!

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is arrant nonsense, that then means all the Nigerian soldiers should perish

  • @chineduonuoha3855
    @chineduonuoha3855 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Gowon's loyalists from the middle belt killed him to reinstall the toppled former head of state. There was a power tussle between the hausa/ fulani officers and the their counterparts from Benue/ plateau.

    • @Favour2020
      @Favour2020 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It Was Obasanjo Planning

  • @samuelokey2299
    @samuelokey2299 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My man, I will always remember you.RIP

  • @StressRelieverJoint-mx7ki
    @StressRelieverJoint-mx7ki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks for not missing out the critical fact that made Biafra to fail which was that instead on reinforcing their defence around the Biafra geographical region Ojukwu ordered his soldiers to take Mid-West and proceed to take South West and Lagos! That was fatal error!!!!!!!!!! If Ojukwu had remained within the Biafra land without the tall ambition he would have succeeded. The costly mistake does not always get mentioned.

    • @charlesudechi2796
      @charlesudechi2796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What do u mean take Lagos ? Was biafra going to add lagos in biafra?
      Don't u know the reason why they went to Lagos ?

    • @taii_chii6782
      @taii_chii6782 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ojukwu had no plans to move to Lagos or the western region

    • @StressRelieverJoint-mx7ki
      @StressRelieverJoint-mx7ki 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@charlesudechi2796 what were the reasons for advancing towards the Western region and coming towards Lagos until they were decimated at Ore?

    • @godspowerigwe1379
      @godspowerigwe1379 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ojukwu's father owned the largest estate in Lagos as at then; you wouldn't expect an Igbo man to forsake his landed and juicy properties and go defend where he had nothing.
      Private interest. Now we know.
      God Save NIGERIA 🙏

  • @paulsnoword8690
    @paulsnoword8690 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Kharma came for him ! Brutality begets brutality !

  • @miriamagbo4229
    @miriamagbo4229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wicked man!

  • @gemmedium1126
    @gemmedium1126 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These were kids, young, vibrant and examplary young men, though dutiful and ready to serve, Greed and Mistrust fueled from all angles ruining everything.

  • @kipchorngwonektiroto457
    @kipchorngwonektiroto457 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    God's justice never fails. He may delay it but it is sure. He deliverers on time.

  • @joegibsonzulu2599
    @joegibsonzulu2599 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    An opportunist and calculated killer he was.Thank God he was stopped in his tracks

  • @williamsosa5501
    @williamsosa5501 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    👏👏👏👏👏👏nice one 👍 😊

  • @anything_goes24
    @anything_goes24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video, but some Murital didnt come in with a bloody coup.

  • @lazarousonunkwo-cz6pd
    @lazarousonunkwo-cz6pd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dimka did so well by taking down the Jihadist Murtala Muhammed..He did not wear his juju to the mosque on that fateful day of Feb 13th 1976.

  • @ooob464
    @ooob464 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gown lived among them that was why he kept Muritala and other core northerns closed. That was the only reason he survived and not killed

  • @AbimikuFrancis-rd4mg
    @AbimikuFrancis-rd4mg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Indeed I feel like what my father his memory is just around me now unfortunately he exit last 2 years ago. But as I watch these videos it reminded me what he was telling me before he passes away .I only heard from him, am so amazing for such history in my life an to tells my children someday. 😢😂😂😂

  • @elvisiriowen7194
    @elvisiriowen7194 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In as much as he was a great patriot he was too angry and vengeful

  • @odebooluwatobiloba2658
    @odebooluwatobiloba2658 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video

  • @user-rf5ig5bx2q
    @user-rf5ig5bx2q 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good job, but this video probably should have been named " the rise and fall of Murtala Mohammed"

  • @emekaudeogu
    @emekaudeogu ปีที่แล้ว

    The war is on. I think it will be good for the search overall. Maybe a bit rough for Google but they will find their feet eventually.

  • @handsonlabssoftwareacademy594
    @handsonlabssoftwareacademy594 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good save Nigeria!

  • @Dododawa
    @Dododawa 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is largely responsible for the civil due to his counter coup, in which Gen Ironsi was brutally killed. He was also the worst war commander, he allowed Ibrahim Taiwo to carry out the Asaba massacre. As karma would have it it too killed in a rain of gun fire by his northerner. He spent about six months in office, same length as Gen. Ironsi. Mr. Karma has no friend and has no foe, he distributes retribution in his own time.

  • @kinguche9208
    @kinguche9208 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Karma came back to the young ambitious Muhammad. Gowon knew that Muhammad was brutal , ambitious to take power even before the civil war and used him to fight the civil war then trying to take him out of military but Muhammad took him out of power

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Muhammed is a great leader inrespective of your opinion

    • @kinguche9208
      @kinguche9208 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@adetayoakinmade9977 you’re entitled to you opinion.

    • @diranbabalola2911
      @diranbabalola2911 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

    • @khalidbashir4017
      @khalidbashir4017 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He defeated your grandparents that’s why🤣🤣😂.he was the best head of state ever period

    • @kinguche9208
      @kinguche9208 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@khalidbashir4017 🤣 you felt bad

  • @user-px6zl4dl6b
    @user-px6zl4dl6b 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Danjuma was trained in Sandhurst not Aldershot as narrated please.

  • @rfk3348
    @rfk3348 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I grew in my home country seeing Gen.Murtala Mohammed face in our kitchen utensils even still date ....when why,I was told told he was a military president of Nigeria with good leader qualities and with no fear of favours...he loved his country Nigeria and his leadership qualities made the Ikeja-Lagos international Airport be named after him.

  • @akhimiehoolufemipius9489
    @akhimiehoolufemipius9489 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To be honest, Ojukwu tried, but the big mistake he made was not to have allowed the so called Biafra people to have stayed in there own land and fight any other tribe that wants to invade in...then it will then left for the Yoruba people to know there own faith.. well it's a pity Nigerian still remains like this... God help this country.

  • @user-jb3kt9tq2r
    @user-jb3kt9tq2r 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Olushola Awoyomi

  • @thomasdinero1555
    @thomasdinero1555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Today in Nigeria 28 years 58 years mumu, they beggars in Nigeria 🇳🇬

  • @usmanshaibu9065
    @usmanshaibu9065 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    History is subjective. However, most of her narrative is flawed with inconsistency.
    She try to dehumanised Murtala, even Obasanjo that succeeded him honour his integrity till today.

  • @maxwellbernard5809
    @maxwellbernard5809 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Murtala was a sadist and jihadist but
    courageous soldiers halted his evil ambition

  • @teddynganga4179
    @teddynganga4179 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who knows about colonel henry ugboho during the civil war?

  • @Favour2020
    @Favour2020 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In War Both Side Killed. Both Have Their Karma. Who Are Those That K!lled The Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba And Okotie Eboh.

  • @qadarsaeed
    @qadarsaeed ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Murtala the lagend off nigeria❤️👈

  • @godspowerigwe1379
    @godspowerigwe1379 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Britain should be blamed for doing a very poor work on Nigeria.
    I wish to also suggest WE RETURN TO REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS.

  • @nseabasiaquaowo4518
    @nseabasiaquaowo4518 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Perfect voice is that which you, but your briefing which is historic is only one sided, even it was about the assassination of the said late head of state Murtala Mohammed.

  • @thomasdinero1555
    @thomasdinero1555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So who tribes destroyed Nigeria???

  • @thomasdinero1555
    @thomasdinero1555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gowan is the biggest looter of Nigeria 🇳🇬

  • @charlesudechi2796
    @charlesudechi2796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Even though I blame Ojukwu for not planning well before declaring biafra...I know Gowon was moving fast through degree to control what happens in South East. But he should have waited source for Allies good one.
    Aside that I don't blame him for the war...
    He is a man...and what he saw till today nobody has proven him wrong... South East till treated like they are not part of Nigeria.
    People are quick to point finger and say igbos play victims but do not have that nerves to speak openly of the mindset of the North of thinking Nigeria is for theirs to rule . Yorubas might want to play 2nd citizen in their own country but igbo man won't accept nothing short of fairness and equity

    • @blueresolve2954
      @blueresolve2954 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yorubas want to play 2nd citizens?
      Where? President Tinubu's key appointments are mostly Yorubas. Just like the Northerners.
      Lol.
      Most Nigerians are tribalistic, Igbos, Hausas or Yorubas. Included.
      Hausas/Fulanis are apparently been more blatant but others no less.

    • @thespiritualartofwar
      @thespiritualartofwar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gowon was not a man of his word on the Aburi Accord. The whole world as he agreed to the terms in Accra only for him to reject the agreement upon coming back to Lagos. While telling Igbos that they should return back to Nigeria with no security as a people. Ojukwu had no choice after council with the elders of the East to declare independence from Nigeria. Gowon was a puppet of the North and the British. Nobody even put up a fight for him when he was overthrown.

  • @seyio4011
    @seyio4011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Your report omitted the key reason for the second coup, which was merciless killing of Northern and Western Police and spiritual leaders by igbo officers, in an attempt to ensure eastern domination of the military. Danjuma, Murtala, and other northern soldiers were courageous to fight the eastern domination and avenge the killings of northern political and spiritual leaders.

    • @mohamedkuyateh5434
      @mohamedkuyateh5434 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Every documentary I’ve watched about Nigeria always make it seem like the easterners are always innocent and didn’t start the whole tribal killings in Nigeria.

    • @sydneychukwukelu
      @sydneychukwukelu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you know that 90% of the soldiers involved in the first coup were of Northern and Western Extraction

    • @sunusidambatta1614
      @sunusidambatta1614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      History ville or biafra news and they hate murtala to the core.

    • @judengenechukwuemeka3811
      @judengenechukwuemeka3811 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This must be another Yoruba man being tormented by Ibo ghost😁😁😁😁. No matter how educated a yoruba man is primitive tribalism can not leave

    • @ibbyjohn5051
      @ibbyjohn5051 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@judengenechukwuemeka3811 oga accept the fact your people started this whole thing.. y’all like to play the victim card and it’s disgusting at this point

  • @khalidbashir4017
    @khalidbashir4017 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:40 “in the same manner he entered it,in a SHOWER OF BULLETs” this statement is FALSE,no one was killed during the coup that brought Murtala to the throne.don’t show your bias or sentiments while narrating history

    • @Drew_nsppd
      @Drew_nsppd ปีที่แล้ว

      But he was the brains behind the july rematch, which eventually paved way to his own presidency, so yes, he left as he entered.

    • @abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460
      @abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Understand before you comment. Not the way enter power but the way he enter political system. And it was true he enter political system through blood shed, during the Nigerian civil war, that's when he gain political system prominence.

    • @khalidbashir4017
      @khalidbashir4017 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460 Abdullahi are directing your comments towards me?😇

    • @KingsleyKuba-ql6qh
      @KingsleyKuba-ql6qh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go and read about the Asaba Massacre

    • @israelchike964
      @israelchike964 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In a shower of bullets

  • @oshomokhai
    @oshomokhai 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This documentary sacrificed objectivity, more of a PR stunt, please do an unbiased research of what happened in Asaba.

  • @adrianude5189
    @adrianude5189 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    well done Buka Suka Dimka .

  • @charlesudechi2796
    @charlesudechi2796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So biafra declared and immediately started attacking? Wow wow interesting history

  • @FARMYINUS
    @FARMYINUS 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😅 Nigerian are still suffering from the effect of the black Friday. May through his messy give us another of U. Bless you.

  • @khalidbashir4017
    @khalidbashir4017 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ask the Igbos😂

  • @MusaNasir-fw5nc
    @MusaNasir-fw5nc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The narrator is very biased against murtala Muhammed. She skilfully blackmailed him indirectly may be due to hatred as a result of his ethnic and religious identity. The murtala Muhammed we know may not be perfect but he was a military man with genuine lone for the country and all it's people especially the poor and vulnerable. He also started the plan to go back to democracy which is one of the things his predecessor did not want to do.

    • @jeffreychukwufumnanya3097
      @jeffreychukwufumnanya3097 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The same love that drove him to order the killing of innocent civilians in Asaba. He deserved what he got in my humble opinion.

    • @ooob464
      @ooob464 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Liar! I am not from the north or middle belt. But the truth is Gowon had the plan to hand over to democracy but the core northern clergies advised him to hold on. Muritala is a man we love in the south west, he even married our sister and I feel said his life was ended tragically. I still tell my kids his story, but don’t be tribalistic he had flaws. Gowon ‘s beautiful life showed he perhaps did something right..

    • @tinafatusin8023
      @tinafatusin8023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol. Narrator is actually too kind.... murals Mohammed was a power hungry beast. And a failure as a military officer. He always craved for leadership but he sucked at it.

    • @Favour2020
      @Favour2020 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jeffreychukwufumnanya309716:47

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very correct

  • @seyio4011
    @seyio4011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your report is pro Biafran, pro Igbos and anti Nigeria

  • @josephebinabo2610
    @josephebinabo2610 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You people have started praising the past corrupt leaders. Later now una go praise Buhari.

    • @chrisfrancis9555
      @chrisfrancis9555 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody's praising corruption you doughnut, she's just recounting a part of history regardless if the leader was corrupted or not, there were many corrupt leaders put in power by the British and the Jews, if this was about idi amin, would it still be unsatisfactory

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Muhammed is exemptional

    • @johnsonolajide4647
      @johnsonolajide4647 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don't know what you are saying.

    • @adetayoakinmade9977
      @adetayoakinmade9977 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@johnsonolajide4647 you are not born at that time so you don't know much about him.

    • @khalidbashir4017
      @khalidbashir4017 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You’re an Igbo that’s why😂😂i can feel ur pain cuz he defeated your grandparents