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Meet Olu Bajowa, The Army General Who Saved Obasanjo From Being Killed By Dimka In The 1976 Coup
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that he was saved from being killed by whiskers during the February 13, 1976 military coup.
Obasanjo disclosed that General Olu Bajowa (Rtd) was the one who saved him from the bullets of Lieutenant Colonel Buka Dimka.
According to Obasanjo, who stated this at Igbotako in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State during the celebration of the 80th birthday of Gen. Bajowa, the former president, stated that “When Dimka coup came, if Olu had not been what and what he is, I would have gone with the coup.
Narrating how he was saved, Obasanjo said “I want to say something about Olu. Either he knew it or he didn’t not know. He had a child, a boy, and wanted to name the child after me. He had to call me early in the morning, that morning that Dimka struck.
“And because Olu said he was coming, I had to wait a little bit. I waited beyond the time I would have gone out. Olu then came, he made the request and I granted the request.
“So, I was a little bit late in going on the route that I normally took to work. And Reinumuje went ahead of me and they thought it was me and they shot his car. They shot his car, Murtala was shot.”
Obasanjo emphasized that Bajowa being a performing soldier made him draft him to lead the 11 Battalion during the nation’s civil war.
Major General Oluyemi Joseph Bajowa was a former Commandant of the Command and Staff College in Kaduna.
Bajowa was also the former Military Acting Governor of Rivers State, he hails from Igbatoko, Okitipupa Local Government area, Ondo State.
He was appointed as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Airways after his retirement in 1980 at the age of 40, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
He was a very cultured and respectful man and a performing Soldier in his time according to Olusegun Obasanjo.
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