February 13th 1976 remains a date that cannot be easily forgot , it is a day that general Murtala Mohammed was assassinated by a group of soldiers . It also provides us with a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices made by our citizens and the nation’s will to always overcome its challenges.
General Murtala Mohammed was killed by a squad of soldiers inside a Mercedes Benz saloon car.
In the famed Lagos gridlock, close to the Federal Secretariat in Ikoyi, Lagos, these soldiers reportedly emerged from a nearby gas station as his Mercedes Benz car was moving slowly.
Kukuruku News gathered that on February 13, 1976, Murtala Mohammed and Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, his aide were slain while traveling in a black Mercedes Benz saloon.
His automobile was ambushed on the way to Dodan Barracks in Lagos, where he had an office. It was simple to assassinate him because there was no other obvious evidence of defense other than the pistol his orderly was carrying.
Muhammad’s image now graces the 20 Naira note, and Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport bears his name.
similarly on this day 13th February Boko Haram attacked Ngouboua, Chad, killed eight civilians, one policeman
Boko Haram militants launched their first known deadly attack in Chad on this day, February 13, 2015. According to locals and security forces, the attack resulted in the deaths of several people, including the village chief.
At the fishing village of Ngouboua on the shores of Lake Chad, dozens of militants arrived by motorized canoe early in the morning. They set houses on fire and attacked a police station before being driven back by the army.
Boko Haram attacked two towns outside of Maiduguri, Borno, No less than 21 persons were killed on this day, February 13, 2015, in two separate Boko Haram attacks on villages close to the important city of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria.
In Nigeria today, history reflects on earlier events that almost drove the nation to its knees, these two great disasters that may have been prevented, provides us with a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices made by our citizens and the nation large.
