Discovery of the Putrefied Corpse of Tafawa Balewa After The 1966 Coup.
Nigeria witnessed its first military coup d’état on January 15, 1966, during which prominent politicians were killed. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s first and only Prime Minister, was among those killed. During the coup, which was led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, he was taken hostage and taken to an unknown location. The Prime Minister was…
