Gen Murtala Muhammed Honored in Abuja Ceremony
On February 13, 1976, Gen Murtala Muhammed, a former Nigerian leader, was honored in Abuja, marking the anniversary of his assassination. The event featured a wreath-laying ceremony attended by notable dignitaries, including Prof Ibrahim Gambari, a distinguished diplomat and former Chief of Staff to late President Muhammadu Buhari, and Jose Zau, the Angolan ambassador to Nigeria.
The ceremony served to commemorate Muhammed's contributions to Nigeria and to remember the circumstances surrounding his murder, which occurred during a failed coup attempt. The event was covered by Daili Trust's Onyekachukwu Obi, who documented the proceedings through photographs.
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