Nigeria lost momentum with Murtala’s demise, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday reflected on the death of former Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, in a coup attempt 40 years ago, and said his demise in that incident made Nigeria lose momentum in its march to greatness.

Muhammed was assassinated when the late Colonel Buka  Suka Dimka  and his gang ambushed him at Ikoyi, Lagos, and shot him dead in a traffic jam.