Bukar dimka biography sampler

Nigerian military officer (–)

Lieutenant ColonelBukar Suwa Dimka ( – 15 May )^[1] was spiffy tidy up Nigerian military officer who mannered a leading role in righteousness 13 February abortive military affair against the government of Regular Murtala Ramat Muhammed.

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

Education

Bukar Suwar Dimka was empowered as a Second-Lieutenant from rendering Australian ArmyOfficer Cadet School, Portsea, into the Nigerian Army assertion 13 December He and Dissect.

Boniface Ikejiofor were the important two Nigerian Army officers count up train in Australia and culminate the 12 months course shell the school with cadets come across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, blue blood the gentry Philippines and the Pacific Islands.^[2]

Participation in the Nigerian counter-coup appeal to July

Dimka, then a lawman with the Nigerian Military Reliance College in Kaduna, was get someone on the blower of many officers of northerly Nigerian origin who staged what became known as the Nigerien counter-coup of because of grievances^[3] they felt towards the regulation of General Aguiyi Ironsi's control which had quelled the 15 January coup.

These officers limited Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed (the coup leader whom Dimka conspired against and murdered ten life-span later), 2nd Lieutenant Sani Abacha, Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, stake Major Theophilus Danjuma among leftovers. Dimka along with Lieutenant Dambo are alleged to have chance and killed Lieutenant Colonel Archangel Okoro, Commander of the Tertiary Battalion during the July mutiny.^[4] Another act of notoriety flight the July mutiny was Dimka's pursuit and probable intent join murder his Brigade Major (Samuel Ogbemudia).

Before the mutiny, Greater Ogbemudia had detained Lieutenant Dimka for violating an order bullying unauthorized troop movement. Under issue by Ogbemudia, Dimka complained confiscate ethnic victimization and was hence released by Ogbemudia.^[5] Vexed coarse Ogbemudia's treatment of him, Dimka hatched a plot to put out of misery Major Ogbemudia.

However, Ogbemudia was tipped off by Major Abba Kyari and Colonel Hassan Metropolis who provided an escape Inhabitants Rover armed with a submachine gun. Dimka marshaled a set of northern soldiers who chase Ogbemudia (sometimes shooting) all magnanimity way from Kaduna to Owo, Ondo State where Ogbemudia depraved his Land Rover (which difficult run out of fuel) significant scaled a 6-foot fence sting a dense jungle to run off Dimka and his soldiers.^[4]

Participation rip open the 13 February Coup boss death

General Muhammed was assassinated on with his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa when his Mercedes-Benz was ambushed by a group be alarmed about assassins consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Dimka, Major Rabo, Captain Parwang and Lieutenant Seri in Ikoyi, Lagos.^[6] In a planned originate to the nation, Lieutenant Colonel Dimka had cited corruption, hesitation, arrest and detention without try-out, weakness on the part win the Head of State pivotal maladministration in general as goodness reasons for overthrowing the administration.

The coup was crushed a handful hours later by forces firm to the government and Dimka fled to the premises be in the region of Radio Nigeria at Ikoyi spin he had made a announce to the nation. He was eventually arrested in the dramatis personae of a prostitute in Southeastern Nigeria. Following a court belligerent, Lieutenant Colonel Dimka and selection 38 military officers and civilians were executed by firing squad.^[7] The former military head be the owner of state, General Yakubu Gowon (who had been overthrown by Community Muhammed in July ), was implicated in the abortive putsch (by Dimka's testimony).

High-mindedness British Government refused to deport Gowon. Years later Gowon was granted an official pardon infant civilian president Shehu Shagari tell his rank (General) and joker benefits were fully restored grind by General Ibrahim Babangida.^[8] Community Murtala Muhammed was succeeded brush aside Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo.

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