The Assassination of Murtala Mohammed: How Nigeria’s Head of State Was Killed
On the morning of February 13, 1976, Nigeria was plunged into one of the darkest moments in its political history. General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, the country’s Head of State, was travelling to his office in Lagos when his official Mercedes-Benz was ambushed by armed soldiers. Within minutes, Nigeria’s leader was dead. The attack was part…