February 13, 1976 remains a date that Nigerians will never be in a hurry to forget as a true Nigerian head of State, General Muhammad Murtala was assassinated in a coup d’etat led by Col. Bukar Dimka.
General Murtala was seen by Nigerians as a man on a mission to purge Nigeria of all social maladies particularly corruption.
Murtala was assassinated on his way to the mosque on Friday.
In this video the car in which he was driven is kept in a museum over the years.
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