General Iliya D. Bisalla, 30 Other Coup Plotters Executed on February 1976

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General Iliya D. Bisalla was executed on March 11, 1976, along with 30 other officers, for their role in the failed coup of February 13, 1976, in which General Murtala Muhammed was killed. General I.D Bisalla A total of 125 people were arrested in connection with the attack. Forty were released, but 32, including the Minister of Defense, Major General.I. D. Bisalla was sentenced to death. They were executed at the Kirikiri Prison shooting range. General ID. Bisalla took part in the testimony of Colonel Dimka during the investigation into the failed coup attempt. Bisalla was controversially convicted by the secret special military tribunal of conspiracy and concealment of treason. He proclaimed that he…

Salisu Buhari Mentors Tinubu on Certificate Forgery

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On June 3, 1999, Salisu Buhari, a 29-year-old Nigerian businessman who had made his fortune in the IT industry, was elected Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, giving him Nigeria’s fourth-highest office under the constitution. His colleagues, the government and Nigeria as a whole did not know that Salisu Buhari was unfit for the position held. A few weeks after his election, results showed that Salisu Buhari, the sixth Speaker of the House of Representatives, had succeeded in coming to power. News Magazine published an article on July 19, 1999, stating that Salisu Buhari was seven years younger than his stated age of…