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| Obafemi Awolowo committed suicide |
Only a few are privy to this fact that Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the erstwhile Premier of Western Nigeria, committed suicide. Awolowo, renowned for bringing tribal politics into the geographic space known as Nigeria, committed the heinous crime after he was secretly indicted by former Nigerian military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, for plotting to overthrow his regime.
Below is a complete dossier on the events that led to his ignominious exit.
