Samuel Ademulegun
Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun was a Nigerian officer in the Nigerian army. He was Commander[1] of the No 1 brigade in 1966, and attained the military rank brigadier-general.
Early life and family
He was born on the 23rd of October 1923 in Ondo town, south western Nigeria, and was considered one of the country's finest officers at the time.[2] The son of Mr and Mrs Michael Ademulegun, he had his early education in Ondo state before joining the Nigeria Army as a private in 1942.[3]Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun was survived by his daughter Mrs Latifat Feyisitan Abike Ademulegun [nee Noble] was also known as ‘Sisi Nurse', Bankole, the second son, Kunle, Gbenga, Goke and his oldest son Frank Bamidele who later enlisted into the Nigeria Air force where he rose to the rank of group captain before his death in 2002.[4]
Career life
Ademulegun was commissioned in 1949, and was one of the senior Officer Corps of the army along with Aguiyi Ironsi, Zakariya Maimalari and Babafemi Ogundipe. He was among those vying for the top army post of GOC in 1965 upon the retirement of the expatriate GOC. He was considered friendly with Ahmadu Bello which brought distaste to some junior officers who frowned at their commander fraternizing with politicians.
His death
He and his wife were killed in the 1966 coup when coupists led by Timothy Onwuatuegwu, an instructor at the Nigerian Military Training College barged into his room and was shot dead on his bed.[5][6] In an eye witness account of the murder of Samuel Ademulegun in an interview by his daughter, Mrs. Solape Ademulegun-Agbi, she narrates how her father was killed by military officers. Her account provides details of the invasion and gruesome murder of the former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1st Division in Kaduna state. Killed in what is considered Nigeria's first coup, the perpetrated are recorded to believe to be ridding the country of corrupt politicians and those who were close to them.[7]
References
- ^ Federal Government of Nigeria (1965). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (PDF). Vol. 52. Lagos, Nigeria: The Federal Ministry of Information, Printing Division.
- ^ "About Samuel Ademulegun". Citypeople Online. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "The Murder of Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun". Top Celebrities Magazine. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Obasi, Emeka (2019-06-22). "Death did not stop them". Vanguard Media Limited. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Muffett, D.J.M. (1982). Let truth be told (2 impr ed.). Zaria, Nigeria: Hudahuda Pub. Co. p. 32. ISBN 9782368067.
- ^ Ajayi, Adegboyega Isaac (2013). "Military regimes and nation building in Nigeria, 1966-1999". African Journal of History and Culture. 5 (7): 138–142.
- ^ "Nigeria's first coup". Punch Newspaper. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
Reading List
- Abaya,, Angulu Samson (2008). "A Pragmatic Analysis of Nigerian Military Coup Announcements" (PDF). A Dissertation Submitted To The Post Graduate School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in Partial Fulfilment of The Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (English Language): 375.[1]
- Obi-Ani, Ngozika A.; Obi-Ani, Paul (2016). "January 15 1966 Coup d' Etat Reconsidered". Nsukka Journal of the Humanities. 24 (2). [2]
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- ^ Abaya, Angulu Samson (2008). "A Pragmatic Analysis of Nigerian Military Coup Announcements" (PDF). A Dissertation Submitted To The Post Graduate School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (English Language): 375.
- ^ Obi-Ani, Ngozika A.; Obi-Ani, Paul (2016). "January 15 1966 Coup d' Etat Reconsidered". Nsukka Journal of the Humanities. 24 (2).