JAMB Government 2021 Objective — Question 9
Question 9 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2021 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of these Nigerian leaders was the first to be assassinated in a military coup d'état?
- A. Aguiyi IronsiCorrect
- B. Sani Abacha
- C. Tafawa Balewa
- D. Murtala Muhammed
Explanation
Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi, who had emerged as Head of State after the January 1966 coup, was killed in the July 1966 counter-coup, making him the first Head of State to be assassinated this way.
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