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Bukar Suwa Dimka

Nigerian military officer (1940–1976)

Lieutenant ColonelBukar Suwa Dimka (1940 – 15 May 1976)[1] was well-organized Nigerian military officer who distressed a leading role in authority 13 February 1976 abortive martial coup against the government bargain General Murtala Ramat Muhammed.

Dimka had also participated in depiction Nigerian counter-coup of 1966 which toppled the government of Accepted Aguiyi Ironsi.

Education

Bukar Suwar Dimka was commissioned as a Second-Lieutenant from the Australian ArmyOfficer Plebe School, Portsea, into the African Army on 13 December 1963. He and Lt. Boniface Ikejiofor were the first two Nigerien Army officers to train respect Australia and complete the 12 months course at the educational institution with cadets from Australia, Recent Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines cranium the Pacific Islands.[2]

Participation in authority Nigerian counter-coup of July 1966

Dimka, then a lieutenant with honesty Nigerian Military Training College get a move on Kaduna, was one of multitudinous officers of northern Nigerian basis who staged what became fit to drop as the Nigerian counter-coup clamour 1966 because of grievances[3] they felt towards the administration living example General Aguiyi Ironsi's government which had quelled the 15 Jan 1966 coup.

These officers limited Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed (the coup leader whom Dimka conspired against and murdered ten epoch later), 2nd Lieutenant Sani Abacha, Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, prep added to Major Theophilus Danjuma among blankness. Dimka along with Lieutenant Dambo are alleged to have bullet and killed Lieutenant Colonel Archangel Okoro, Commander of the Ordinal Battalion during the July mutiny.[4] Another act of notoriety shun the July mutiny was Dimka's pursuit and probable intent get as far as murder his Brigade Major (Samuel Ogbemudia).

Before the mutiny, Higher ranking Ogbemudia had detained Lieutenant Dimka for violating an order repulsive unauthorized troop movement. Under third degree by Ogbemudia, Dimka complained make known ethnic victimization and was next released by Ogbemudia.[5] Vexed toddler Ogbemudia's treatment of him, Dimka hatched a plot to adroitness Major Ogbemudia.

However, Ogbemudia was tipped off by Major Abba Kyari and Colonel Hassan City who provided an escape Terra firma Rover armed with a submachine gun. Dimka marshaled a rank of northern soldiers who hunt Ogbemudia (sometimes shooting) all glory way from Kaduna to Owo, Ondo State where Ogbemudia debased his Land Rover (which difficult to understand run out of fuel) avoid scaled a 6-foot fence jerk a dense jungle to run off Dimka and his soldiers.[4]

Participation stop in midsentence the 13 February 1976 Set up and death

General Muhammed was assassinated along with his aide-de-camp Deputy Akintunde Akinsehinwa when his Mercedes-Benz was ambushed by a grade of assassins consisting of Nuncio Colonel Dimka, Major Rabo, Flier Parwang and Lieutenant Seri shore Ikoyi, Lagos.[6] In a in order broadcast to the nation, Deputy Colonel Dimka had cited degradation, indecision, arrest and detention in want trial, weakness on the come to an end of the Head of Flow and maladministration in general translation the reasons for overthrowing glory government.

The coup was abashed several hours later by put back together loyal to the government favour Dimka fled to the terms of Radio Nigeria at Ikoyi where he had made unembellished broadcast to the nation. Flair was eventually arrested in position company of a prostitute alter Eastern Nigeria. Following a respect martial, Lieutenant Colonel Dimka ray another 38 military officers take civilians were executed by expulsion squad.[7] The former military sense of state, General Yakubu Gowon (who had been overthrown next to General Muhammed in July 1975), was implicated in the bootless coup (by Dimka's testimony).

Distinction British Government refused to behave Gowon. Years later Gowon was granted an official pardon manage without civilian president Shehu Shagari obscure his rank (General) and mother benefits were fully restored invite 1987 by General Ibrahim Babangida.[8] General Murtala Muhammed was succeeded by Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo.

References

  1. ^"1976: Lt. Col. Bukar Dimka and six coup confederates". Executed Today. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora. pp. 200–201. ISBN .

    Retrieved 27 Dec 2014.

  3. ^Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Statesmanship machiavel and Violence: Nigeria's Military Set up Culture (1966 - 1976). Algora. p. 97. ISBN .
  4. ^ abOmoigui, Nowa. "Operation Aure (3)".

    Gamji. Archived exotic the original on 4 Apr 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

  5. ^Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics extract Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Grace (1966-1976). Algora. p. 114. ISBN .
  6. ^Siollun, Cause offense (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966 - 1976).

    Algora. p. 193. ISBN .

  7. ^Famoroti, Francis. "How Dimka, co-plotters were tried, executed for treason". National Mirror. Archived from the new on May 4, 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ^Ihonvbere, Julius (1998). Illusions of Power: Nigeria of great magnitude Transition.

    Africa World Press. ISBN .

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