Detailed Events Of The1966 Coup That Killed Ahmadu Bello And His Wife.
Nigeria’s first military coup was carried out on January 15th, 1966, by a group of soldiers under the command of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. Several important political figures, including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Chief Ladoke Akintola, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, and his first wife, Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello, perished…