Black Scorpion, Adekunle, dies at 78

This afternoon Confirmed report says, that
An active player in the Nigerian Civil War
(1967-1970), Brig.-Gen Benjamin Adekunle
(retd.), is dead.
The war veteran, better known as Black
Scorpion, died this morning at the age of 78 in
Lagos, according to his wife, Folake.
Adekunle, who was compulsorily retried from
the Nigerian Army in 1974, was the first to
lead the 3rd Marine Commando, that
eventually spearheaded the end of the three-
year war in January 1970.
Olusegun Obasanjo succeeded Adekunle,
arguably the most conspicuous and
controversial figure during the war, in the 3rd
Marine Commando .




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