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General Benjamin Adekunles Is Dead by Scarpon(m): 1:26pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
General Benjamin Adekunle (rtd), popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. His wife, Folake, said he died Saturday morning in Lagos although the cause of his death was not revealed. Adekunle was born in Kaduna. His father was a native of Ogbomosho, while his mother was a member of the Bachama tribe. He underwent secondary education at the government college, Okene (in present day Kogi State). He enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 1958 shortly after completing his school certificate examinations. He passed the army selection examinations and thereafter was despatched to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK, the British Army’s initial officer entry academy. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on December 15, 1960. As a platoon commander, he served in Kasai Province of Congo with the 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Nigeria Regiment during his first ONUC UN peace keeping tour of duty. In 1962, Lt. Adekunle became Aide-de-Camp to the governor of the eastern region, Sir Akanu Ibiam. The following year, as a Captain, he was posted back to the Congo as Staff Captain (A) to the Nigerian Brigade HQ at Luluabourg – under Brigadier B. Ogundipe. In 1964, Major Adekunle attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington, in India. When he returned he was briefly appointed Adjutant General at the Army Headquarters in May 1965 to replace Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon, who was proceeding on a course outside the country. However, he later handed over the position to Lt. Col. James Pam and was posted back to his old Battalion (1st Bn) in Enugu as a Company Commander. Adekunle later assumed command of the Lagos Garrison as a substantive Lt. Col. When the Nigerian Civil War erupted in July 1967, Adekunle was tasked to lead elements which included two new battalions (7th and 8th) – to conduct the historic sea borne assault on Bonny in the Bight of Benin on 26 July 1968 (carried out by Major Isaac Adaka Boro’s unit). This happened after the federal government gained confidence of most south western ethnic groups as a direct result of Biafran push to mid-west state and probe into Western region. Adekunle was promoted to Colonel after the Bonny landing. The 6th (under Major Jalo) and 8th (under Major Ochefu) battalions of the Lagos Garrison subsequently took part in operations to liberate the Midwest following the Biafran invasion of August 1967. The 7th (under Major Abubakar) stayed behind to hold Bonny. Because Major Jalo’s Unit was seconded to Lt. Col. Murtala Mohammed’s 2nd Division, Adekunle was left with only the 8th Battalion at Escravos. http://www..com/talk/topic,219503.0.html
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Re: General Benjamin Adekunles Is Dead by Scarpon(m): 3:46pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
mod na wa oohh |
Re: General Benjamin Adekunles Is Dead by Nobody: 6:41pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
A really great warrior and hero has passed. We will never forget your heroic deeds and fight against evil |
Re: General Benjamin Adekunles Is Dead by MailSA: 7:31pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
Nawa for naija, this man's house is next to where I lived in Surulere 4 years ago. We were neighbours, I wonder where all these people eulogising him now were when he was alive. The likes of Tinubu, Fashola etc. I know he was so poor during d last days of his life, he hardly put on Gen when NEpa goes off. RIP Brg Adenkule as u were popularly called. Fake politicians everywhere, they only remember u when u are no more. |
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