Which military regimes in Nigeria played a prominent role In the liberation of colonized African states? A.aguiyi ironsi B.Murtala/obasanjo C.Muhammadu buhari D.Ibrahim babangida?

Smashing

6 years ago

MURTALA MOHAMMED
1975 - 1976
Popular for: his assassination in a car
alongside his ADC in Lagos; bearing the
name of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in
Lagos, and the face of the 20 Naira note.
Deemed a charismatic leader by many,
Murtala Mohammed was born in Kano in
1938. He was the third military head of
state in Nigeria; leading Nigeria after the
coup that overthrew Gowon. His regime
was popular for stripping the Nigerian
press and media of independent rights, and
establishing a military-controlled press.
Murtala is also said to have mastermindedc
the move of Nigeria’s Capital from Lagos to
Abuja - a change instigated by the rapid
increase in Lagos’ populationd density.
Like many other Northern officers of the
time who would rise to political
prominence, Murtala played a role in the
coups of the 60s — primarily in the July
counter coup that witnessed the death of
Aguiyi Ironsi. He was also the General
Officer Commanding of the Army’s second
division during the Civil War;
superintending the 1967 Asaba Massacree
of Biafran prisoners of war. In 1976,
General Mohammed was assassinated in his
black mercedes on his way to work by
soldiers in the abortive coup led by Lt. Col.
Dimka.
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
1976 - 1979
Popular for: pioneering voluntary military to
civilian power transfer in Nigeria; Universal
primary education.
H
ailing from Abeokuta in Ogun state and
fondly called Baba or OBJ, General Olusegun
Obasanjo’s first coming as a military Head
of State of Nigeria came off the heels of the
assassination of Murtala Mohammed. Prior
to this, OBJ held the position of General
Officer commander of the 3rd infantry
division during the Biafran war. He later
served as the Chief of Staff under General
Murtala’s administration.
His career as the Head of State witnessed an
increase in state involvement into societal
affairs with initiatives such as Universal
Primary Education program, Operation Feed
the Nation and the Festival of Arts and
Culture (FESTAC). During his tenure - often
referred to as the ‘Murtala-Obasanjo’
regimef - billions of Naira were pumped
into the construction of the FCT as well as
other nationwide socio-political
developments.
Despite these achievements, his
government was known to be nepotic and
to exploit power for personal gain. This
abuse of power led Obasanjo to become
one of the infamous foils to the legendary
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Due to
this, Fela’s home at the Kalakuta Republic
was raided by the military and his mother,
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, was thrown out
of a window, leading to her death. Fela
wrote the song Coffin for Head of state
following this event.

MaraeX

6 years ago

the answr is B.

B.Murtala/obasanjo.

See below.



At the start of the Nigerian Civil War, Mohammed led the newly established 2nd Infantry Division.[2] The first major act of the division was to stop the march of Biafran troops that had overran the Mid-West region and were marching towards the Western region. The division repelled the Biafran forces at Ore, Ondo State and later pushed back the rebels, driving them out of the Mid-West. The actions of the division during this period, mostly in Asaba became a subject of speculation. In a 2017 book Professors S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli document the 1967 mass murder of civilians (often referred to as the Asaba Massacre) by troops of the 2nd Division under his command. They also discuss the events leading up to the massacre, and its impact on Asaba and on the progress of the war, as well as other civilian massacres carried out by soldiers of the 2nd Division at Onitsha and Isheagu.[5] .

The 2nd division was responsible for the beating back of the Biafran Army from the Mid-western region, as well as crossing the River Niger and linking up with the 1st Division, which was marching down from Nsukka and Enugu. However, this was only achieved after several failed river crossings in which thousands of troops were killed by drowning or enemy fire. During his time as Division Commander, Murtala Muhammed was implicated in several violations of appropriate conduct; Lieutenant Ishola Williams, an officer who served under then Colonel Muhammed alleged that Muhammed ordered the summary execution of Biafran prisoners of war.[6]

In June 1968, he relinquished his commanding position and was posted to Lagos and appointed Inspector of Signals. In April 1968 he was promoted to colonel.

After the war
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Between 1970 and 1971, he attended the Joint Service Staff College in England, his supervisor's report attributed him to having ''a quick agile mind, considerable ability and common sense. He holds strong views which he puts forward in a forthright manner. He is a strong character and determined. However, he finds it difficult to moderate his opinions and finds it difficult to enter into debate with others whose views he may not share''.[2] After the war, he was promoted to brigadier-general in October 1971. On 7 August 1974, the head of state, General Yakubu Gowon appointed him as the new Federal Commissioner for Communications, which he combined with his military duties as Inspector of Signals at the Army Signals Headquarters in Apapa, Lagos.

Between 1971 and 1974, Mohammed was involved in routine activities within the signals unit of the army. However, he also disagreed with some of the policies being pursued by Gowon.

On 29 July 1975, General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown while attending the 12th summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Kampala, Uganda. Muhammed took power as the new Military Head of State.[7]

On Friday 13 February 1976, Muhammed set off for work along his usual route on George Street. Shortly after 8 a.m., his Mercedes Benz car traveled slowly in the infamous Lagos traffic near the Federal Secretariat at Ikoyi in Lagos and a group of soldiers (members of an abortive coup led by Dimka) emerged from an adjacent petrol station, ambushed the vehicle and assassinated Muhammed.


On 13 February 1976, coup plotters, led by Army Col. Dimka, marked him, Murtala and other senior military personnel for assassination. Murtala was killed during the attempted coup, but Obasanjo escaped death. The low profile security policy adopted by Murtala had allowed the plotters easy access to their targets. The coup was foiled because the plotters missed Obasanjo and General Theophilus Danjuma, chief of army staff and de facto number three man in the country. The plotters failed to monopolize communications, although they were able to take over the radio station to announce the coup attempt.

Obasanjo and Danjuma established a chain of command and re-established security in Lagos, thereby regaining control. Obasanjo was appointed as head of state by the Supreme Military Council. Keeping the chain of command established by Murtala, Obasanjo pledged to continue the programme for the restoration of civilian government in 1979 and to carry forward the reform programme to improve the quality of public service.

unclehardex

6 years ago

(B) Murtala/Obasanjo

Nomamose

6 years ago

the answer is (B) Murtala and Obasanjo