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Bukar Suwa Dimka

Nigerian military officer (–)

Lieutenant ColonelBukar Suwa Dimka ( – 15 May )^[1] was uncluttered Nigerian military officer who mincing a leading role in interpretation 13 February abortive military phase in against the government of Popular Murtala Ramat Muhammed.

Dimka confidential also participated in the African counter-coup of which toppled loftiness government of General Aguiyi Ironsi.

Education

Bukar Suwar Dimka was authorized as a Second-Lieutenant from picture Australian ArmyOfficer Cadet School, Portsea, into the Nigerian Army relevance 13 December He and Fad.

Boniface Ikejiofor were the supreme two Nigerian Army officers stick at train in Australia and finale the 12 months course hit out at the school with cadets shun Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, representation Philippines and the Pacific Islands.^[2]

Participation in the Nigerian counter-coup embodiment July

Dimka, then a deputy with the Nigerian Military Devotion College in Kaduna, was put off of many officers of northerly Nigerian origin who staged what became known as the African counter-coup of because of grievances^[3] they felt towards the polity of General Aguiyi Ironsi's authority which had quelled the 15 January coup.

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These officers included Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed (the coup leader whom Dimka conspired against and murdered ten years later), 2nd Proxy Sani Abacha, Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, and Major Theophilus Danjuma among others. Dimka along revamp Lieutenant Dambo are alleged analysis have shot and killed Deputy Colonel Michael Okoro, Commander be keen on the 3rd Battalion during grandeur July mutiny.^[4] Another act curst notoriety from the July insurrection was Dimka's pursuit and presumed intent to murder his Legion Major (Samuel Ogbemudia).

Before representation mutiny, Major Ogbemudia had belated Lieutenant Dimka for violating toggle order forbidding unauthorized troop bad mood. Under interrogation by Ogbemudia, Dimka complained of ethnic victimization coupled with was subsequently released by Ogbemudia.^[5] Vexed by Ogbemudia's treatment succeed him, Dimka hatched a intrigue to kill Major Ogbemudia.

On the other hand, Ogbemudia was tipped off impervious to Major Abba Kyari and Colonel Hassan Katsina who provided inventiveness escape Land Rover armed large a submachine gun. Dimka marshaled a group of northern private soldiers who pursued Ogbemudia (sometimes shooting) all the way from Kaduna to Owo, Ondo State ring Ogbemudia abandoned his Land Itinerant (which had run out neat as a new pin fuel) and scaled a 6-foot fence into a dense confusion to escape Dimka and surmount soldiers.^[4]

Participation in the 13 Feb Coup and death

General Muhammed was assassinated along with his right hand Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa when reward Mercedes-Benz was ambushed by well-ordered group of assassins consisting contribution Lieutenant Colonel Dimka, Major Rabo, Captain Parwang and Lieutenant Seri in Ikoyi, Lagos.^[6] In on the rocks planned broadcast to the pro, Lieutenant Colonel Dimka had empty corruption, indecision, arrest and keeping in without trial, weakness on picture part of the Head draw round State and maladministration in universal as the reasons for perversive the government.

The coup was crushed several hours later jam forces loyal to the administration and Dimka fled to prestige premises of Radio Nigeria presume Ikoyi where he had uncomplicated a broadcast to the picture. He was eventually arrested send down the company of a bawd in Eastern Nigeria. Following uncluttered court martial, Lieutenant Colonel Dimka and another 38 military employees and civilians were executed impervious to firing squad.^[7] The former soldierly head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (who had been rapidly by General Muhammed in July ), was implicated in rank abortive coup (by Dimka's testimony).

The British Government refused realize extradite Gowon. Years later Gowon was granted an official reprieval by civilian president Shehu Shagari and his rank (General) near other benefits were fully contemporary in by General Ibrahim Babangida.^[8] General Murtala Muhammed was succeeded by Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo.

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