Eminent Nigerians, including the Lagos State governor,
Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Chief of Army Staff (COAS),
Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah and Chief of Air Staff,
Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, on Friday paid their last
respect to the late Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle.
A former military governor of the state. Brigadier Mobolaji
Johnson (rtd), while speaking at the burial service, held in
honour of Adekunle, called for his immortalisation
Top officials and retired military personnel of the Nigeria Air
Force, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Army also paid
tributes to the civil war hero, popularly known as the “Black
Scorpion.”
At the funeral service, which took place at Tafawa Balewa
Square in Lagos on Friday, the Nigerian Army accorded the
late Adekunle a full military burial
The remains of the late army chief were later buried at the
Ikoyi Vaults and Gardens with family members and other
Nigerians bidding farewell to him.
General Johnson, while speaking at the service, said that
the late army chief’s boldness and efforts brought an end
to the civil war.
He said, “We have been very close friends over the years,
the army would miss him because people like Adekunle
don’t come twice in the lifetime of a nation.”
The former Lagos State military governor added that “He
played his part and he would be remembered for a long
time when they write the history of Nigeria. Talk about the
civil war, you can’t but talk about Adekunle,” he said.
Johnson added that “he played his part very well, books are
being written now and they must just mention him. The
nation would have to decide on that one, so when they write
the history of Nigeria and the civil war in particular, they
cannot but talk about him in flying colours. Benji is going to
be missed by a lot by a lot of us.
“We all who are close to him are missing him greatly. He
was a rare gem who loved his country and he was
nicknamed Black Scorpion because of his agility in the
army,” the former military governor said.
The senator representing Oyo Central, Ayo Adeseun, also
called for the immortalisation of the retired general, who
reportedly brought an end to the civil war in Nigeria
He suggested that military installations in the country should
be named after him as a mark of honour for his
contributions to the Nigerian Army and the country.
The senator said: “We have some major military installation
that have been named after military men who never went
to war. A major military installation should be named after
him. He was also a patriotic Nigerian.”
He added that “he served his country with everything he
had. He was devoted to his country, children and
community but it was unfortunate the country does not
celebrate its heroes.”
The lawmaker added that “the government should start
doing so. Any society that fails to celebrate heroes will
perish. If you serve your country, you should be recognised
for your service. “
Source: www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/17685-eulogies-as-military-buries-adekunle

Rest in peace black scorpion

Respect the civil war hero

Full military burial to a deserving hero

The wife of the great warrior. E no easy

Its a pity he lived poor and now celebrated at death. Bible is so strong, if Pharaoh won't let my people go, he has God to fight with. Rip old man, I still regard and respect you as a brother and a fellow Nigerian. Fare thee well

Lagos state governor, Mr.
Babatunde Fashola; Chief of Army
Staff, Lt. Gen. Keneth Jacob
Minimah; Chief of Air Staff, Air
Marshal Adesola Amosu and
Representative of Chief of Naval
Staff, Real Admiral S.I. Alade

Gowon and Obasanjo are also war heros; highly respected by both parties in the conflict and less controversial. Meanwhile Adekunle who played a smaller role is vilified by a section of the country to the extent that few people associated with him before his death. The big question is how do you do your job? Sometimes, result is not the most important aspect of every task.

I hope they will lift his family out of poverty


By the way, this wan wey Fashola attend, I hope that guy no get political ambition after governorship

The Adekunles looking elegant. Goodbye daddy!

BlackTechnology: I hope they will lift his family out of poverty


By the way, this wan wey Fashola attend, I hope that guy no get political ambition after governorship

does this family of hislook poor to your hateful self?

I hope they will lift his family out of poverty


By the way, this wan wey Fashola attend, I hope that guy no get political ambition after governorship

My reason be say Adekunle no be lagosian and I no fit remember Fashola responding to his plea for help when he dey alive

RIP!

Yoritshekiri:
These are the only people of note that attended the wretched man's wretched burial?
Hero indeed.
LMAO!

were you expecting ndigbo there? mind you, minimah was also there. We are glad the clueless One didn't come and display his cluelessness at the event. Rest in peace

kITATITA: Gowon and Obasanjo are also war heros; highly respected by both parties in the conflict and less controversial. Meanwhile Adekunle who played a smaller role is vilified by a section of the country to the extent that few people associated with him before his death. The big question is how do you do your job? Sometimes, result is no the most important aspect of every task.

ThAnk you

But the yeye TribalEast will not understand

Is like saying GEJ should level NE because he wants to defeat BH

Do we think the NE people will celebrate him years later.

Ekun oko Igbo

Lmao not even a presidential cleaner was sent, this one na family burial. The coffin no reach 3k. So osun state no fit buy coffin from ebony undertakers. The vegetable even got swallowed inside the roadside made coffin that fashola was bending neck to see if anything was inside.

See the poor looking family on cheap baby lace. What a way to bury a 'hero'

Rot in hell ode.kunle

TribalEAST: were you expecting ndigbo there? mind you, minimah was also there.

And the Chief of Air staff didn't even deem it worthy of his attendance, he sent a representative.
From the depth of your heart, does this look like the burial of a ''hero''? No TV station even bothered televising it, Fashola was the only non-military personality that attended and that was because it took place in his backyard.
What a shame

kITATITA: Gowon and Obasanjo are also war heros; highly respected by both parties in the conflict and less controversial. Meanwhile Adekunle who played a smaller role is vilified by a section of the country to the extent that few people associated with him before his death. The big question is how do you do your job? Sometimes, result is no the most important aspect of every task.

Adekunle did not play any smaller role than the duo you mentioned. pick a book and read.

laughing out loud.
We all know why.

Please does anyone have any idea on why Gowon, danjuma, obasanjo, babangida, South West government representatives, South West governors, political aspirants, buhari. Could not çome to give their uncivil war hero his last respect.

Unlike ojukwu burial where Jonathan with his presidency, ministers, governors in the east and niger delta, foreign ex presidents representatives of foreign governments etc came and gave him his last respect.


Who really was celebrated in life and death the rebel or the so called hero who shot at any thing that lives because of oil but was not allowed a drop of oil money until he begged his former enemies and died of penury.

Yoritshekiri:
And the Chief of Air staff didn't even deem it worthy of his attendance, he sent a representative.
From the depth of your heart, does this look like the burial of a ''hero''? No TV stattion even bothered televising it
What a shame

Televise wetin? Look at the picture again, d burial dud not witness turn up of people. The TBS venue was just the field with few canopies. The whole place was desolate.

This is called karma. Abandoned in life, abandoned in death.

aryzgreat:

Televise wetin? Look at the picture again, d burial dud not witness turn up of people. The TBS venue was just the field with few canopies. The whole place was desolate.

This is called karma. Abandoned in life, abandoned in death.

So so sad

TribalEAST: ....all because he soiled your plan to steal the oil rich region.

As he was made to believe, but later came to realise he was used and dumped.

Anyway .happy d killer of women and children lived to see where igbos are today

He died gnashing his tobacco stained teeth.

Adekunle was only a nairaland hero. See the cheap lace with half yard of igele that the women are wearing. Anyway, may God forgive him as he only was human and may he reincarnate as a better person.