Victor Banjo | |
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| Born | Victor Adebukunola Banjo 1 April 1930 |
| Died | 22 September 1967 (aged 37) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse | Taiwo Banjo |
| Children | Olayinka Omigbodun, née Banjo (daughter) + 3 others[4] |
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| Conviction(s) | being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the government of Aguyi Ironsi[1] staging a coup plot against Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu (alleged)[2] |
| Criminal penalty | Death by firing squad |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria Biafra |
| Service/ |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1953-1967 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Alma mater | R.M.A. Sandhurst |
Victor Adebukunola Banjo (1 April 1930 – 22 September 1967) was a colonel in the Nigerian Army. He fought in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War. Banjo was accused of being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the government of Aguyi Ironsi.[1] He was alleged to have staged a coup plot against Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu[2] and was executed as a result. Ojukwu's first military judge stated that was not enough evidence to convict him of coup charges, but he was found guilty by a second military tribunal.
- ^ a b Ademoyega, Adewale. (1981). Why we struck : the story of the first Nigerian coup. Ibadan, Nigeria: Evans Bros. ISBN 978167167X. OCLC 11523780.
- ^ a b Gould, Michael (2011). The Struggle for Modern Nigeria: The Biafran War 1967-1970. I.B.Tauris (International Library of African Studies). ISBN 9780857730954.
- ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-875-8670-83.
- ^ Odufowokan, Dare (8 October 2017). "Victor Banjo's daughter: Ojukwu betrayed my father by killing him". The Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Hilary M. Njoku (1987). A tragedy without heroes: the Nigeria-Biafra war. Fourth Dimension. p. 163. ISBN 978-9-781-562-389.
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