Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - FROM THE ARCHIVES: My Personal Recollections of the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War, by Benjamin Adekunle

May his fighting soul rest in peace.

Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

My People:

Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle, alias "Black Scorpion," born Friday, 26th June 1936, died Saturday, 13th September 2014.

Maja?   He has stopped fighting for ever... Ko ja mo!

RIP....

Bolaji Aluko

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War hero Benjamin Adekunle dies at 78

Posted by: Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor/ Joe Agbro/Ernest Nwokolo/Onyedi Ojiabor in Featured, News 9 hours ago

*He's one of the most celebrated military commanders of his generation, says Jonathan
*He can't be forgotten in a hurry -Obasanjo
*He's a soldier's soldier -Tinubu

One of the country's most accomplished strategists and celebrated hero of the Nigerian Civil War, Brigadier General Benjamin Maja Adekunle died yesterday in the course of a protracted illness.

The Black Scorpion, as he was affectionately called in reco

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