Fatal Mistakes that Led to the Death of Murtala Muhammed

This video explains why Murtala Muhammed was assassinated so easily on Feb 13th, 1976. We examine the key mistakes made by the revered leader and head of state. Even though Murtala Muhammed was popular among civilian population, he made a number of decisions and policies that pitched him against his fellow Men on uniform, and completely sealed his faith.
In this video, we will examine the circumstances surrounding his assassination, why was it so easy to kill a leader that most Nigerians liked? Was it his own mistake!? Did the Gen. deserve to die?
Col. Joseph Namvan Garba, speaking in a tense and emotional tone, announced that Gowon had been overthrown.
This was on July 29, 1975 and was the ninth anniversary of the deadly revenge coup that had brought Gowon into power.

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Other Videos in the series:
-The Trial and Execution Dimka, Gomwalk, others:    • The Trial and Execution of Dimka & Role of...  
Murtala Ramat Muhammed Tragic End of a Revered General:    • The Assassination of Murtala Muhammed & Hi...  
-How Ibrahim Babangida Aborted the Dimka Coup in 1976:    • How Babangida Singlehandedly Aborted Dimka...  
-Assassination of Murtala in Dimka Coup, was Gomwalk Guilty? Feb 13, 1976, Nigeria:    • How Joseph Gomwalk was Executed by Gen. Ob...  

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Timestamp/Chapters:
00:00 Murtala Muhammed coup speech and background story
01:03 Gowon is overthrown, Col. Joseph Garba announced
01:20 Murtala Muhammed takes over as Head of State
03:24 the fight against corruption
05:29 plans to return to democracy
06:13 foreign policy issues
07:12 why Nigerians loved Murtala Muhammed
07:28 Murtala muhammed fatal mistake 1: demobilization in military
08:55 mistake 2: distorted promotions of officers
11:03 mistake 3: personal security lapses
12:09 assassination of murtala muhammed
12:49 students protest the coup and assassination
13:02 dimka coup aborted and dimka captured
13:35 justification for the coup by mutineers
13:52 interrogation, trial and purnishment
14:29 Lt. Gen. Obasanjo takes over as Head State
15:03 CTA and next video

Sources:
The Roller Coaster Life of Murtala Muhammed: http://www.gamji.com/article1000/NEWS...
https://dailytrust.com/amp/dimka
https://www.theafricareport.com/13714...

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