Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos
 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes that the military government led by former Head of State and later president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo unjustly murdered his father-in- law, the late General Iliya Bisalla, Nigeria’s former Minister of Defence.
Gbajabiamila who is married to Salamatu, the late Bisalla’s daughter,  stated this in his book ‘MR SPEAKER: The legislative life, service, and resilience of Femi Gbajabiamila’ written by Charles Omole and Musa Krishi and forwarded by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General.
Bisalla was executed along with 30 other officers on March 11, 1976, for being involved in the abortive coup of February 13, 1976 in which Nigeria’s then Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated.
 
A total of 125 people were arrested in connection with the coup. Forty were released, but 32, among them the defense minister, Maj. Gen. I. D. Bisalla, received death sentences. They were executed at the Kirikiri prison shooting range.

Throughout his trial, he was said to have maintained his innocence before the Gen. Emmanuel Abisoye led Military Tribunal that tried the coup plotters.

Mrs Salamatu Gbajabiamila was just  was just eight when she lost her father.
 
The book, a copy sighted by DAILY INDEPENDENT reads “Gbajabiamila was admitted to the Georgia State Bar in June 1991. He then set up his own law firm, Femi Gbajabiamila and associates in Atlanta, Georgia the same city where he met his wife, Salamatu”.
“Salamatu Bisalla was a student in Washington DC when he casually crossed paths with Gbajabiamila. Born into a prominent family, her father- the late General Iliya Bisalla – was appointed Minister of Defence (Federal Commissioner for Defence) under the Murtala Mohammed regime”.

“Although, he and Murtala were coursemates at Sandhurst Course 27, Bisalla was implicated in the Dimka-led coup that killed Murtala. He pleaded his innocence of the charges until the very end…
Gbajabiamila believes that his late father-in-law was unjustifiably implicated in the coup attempt where, curiously, 90 percent of those involved were of Middle-Belt extraction”.

“The military at that time was unfortunately highly politicised and a lot of people, both military men and civilians, were under severe pressure to incriminate people".

"When the evidence against Bisalla could not be substantiated or corroborated, the then military government under Obasanjo and Yar’Adua enacted the controversial Decree 29 that makes anyone who hears of the planning of a coup and does not report the matter guilty as an ‘accessory to the fact”.
“It was the first time in the history of any judicial investigation that a Decree will be passed because of a single individual” Gbajabiamila opines.

“Many years later, it was this same Decree that was used in arresting Obasanjo by General Abacha”.

https://independent.ng/how-obasanjo-government-implicated-executed-my-father-in-law-gbajabiamila/

Such an interesting read. Go get these books: Understanding, Releasing and Maximizing your potential by Myles Munroe. Forget Nigerian politicians for your own sanity.

Nigeria jaga jaga
Regionalization is the only best thing that can happen to Nigeria at the moment
Obidatti, atiku , tinubu or whatsoever will still be dribbling round the same circle without regionalization

Already, a sizable chunk of Nigerians are tired of the Nigerian experiment and want to end it. All they need is a very good reason to end it... any good reason except Coup.

Democracy under APC is nothing but doom

You better face your studies in harvard

God will judge all of us in the end whether you believe in Him as you should or you don't!

Attention diversion strategy. Well done Gbaja, well done.

@ tuoyoojo this is why it was brought to the fore. Something for us to chew on.

And today you are speaker of house of rep, You, Lawan, Buhari and Tinubu are doing the exact same thing to Nigerians, killing and destroying lives and properties with the same power vested on you all, yet you sit down and accuse another man who was doing his job under military junta(not justifying his actions) but you have no moral standing in governance to accuse him ...

The same man wiped almost all Nigeria's debt off and also saved while you guys piled up debts and depleted what was saved.

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We don dey too see this one for News lately he no find solution to the problem we are facing in this country na attention he jus dey find up nd down..

U can all go to hell.

It is well

Sorry to hear this

Wanted to ask why this is brought to the fore now

Modified

Compatriots arise

Don't take ur eyes from the ball

Them one confuse us and give us hard bone to chew

After owo massacre, who was arrested. Now attacked on construction site...watch how they would say, Nigerians show go about their normal duties and that every thing is under control

Those telling you to be calm go japa when things red o

Do you feel safe in this country. Do you think the government who you pay tax to can protect you

Where are the billions allocated for security.

They use 1 billion dollars for security....Carry calculator do the maths....how many billions in naira is that

Where are the tucano jets

Do u feel safe under this regime

Stay focused

Many many were po nle

It is called okotua meme

Government lenfi Gau

He heard of a coup and did nothing
I love history but not when it's told by a politician

Mr harvad shouldn't distract us
A thousand and one problems is currently bedevilling Nig and your executed in law ain't one of them!

The lifeless scammer must be CHECKMATED / IMPEACHED asap . enough of nonsense.

Please what has this got to do with issues at hand? (Insecurity and economic problems) this guy brain need to be fingered.

Very stupid man. How does this change the fact that some terrorist attacked ondo state again? With scores of people killed and maimed

What is wrong with us as a people? Value for human life zero! My God!

Abeg shut up. PMB government is doing worst. They are implicating and executing Nigerians.

Being a leader, you'll step on toes... Just make sure it is justice for all

No pity for you.

Gbajabiamila should go and sit down. What he and his ills are currently doing for Nigerians is worse than any alleged past error by Obasanjo.

History

Some of Nigeria's darker days. Still none of those leaders were there entirely for the people. They protected their interests since 1914. I just think back to Atiku saying that most northerners aren't on SM. It is this kind of deprivation that does not enable formation of needed "Critical Mass" required for a revolution

It is well.

As the world winds down, what happens to you after life?

I am certain of eternal rest.

You?

See my assurance

“And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
— John 6:40 (KJV)

A word is enough for the wise.

Don't be deceived,
If you don't get baptized and acknowledge him as the Son of God who took your place of punishment on the cross, you don't believe in him.

God bless you.

Coward bissala that made the coup fail,the northern cabal would never had held us to ransom since! Didn't know that agbado speaker is our in-law...bissala is from gindiri,mangu local government, plateau state while dimka is from amper,kanke lgc,plateau.

Dah one concern her papa..Mr Harvard

You never know, if the military takes over power today, that same faith will come upon these criminal politicians we have today

Because your father in_law refused to loyal.