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Exploring General Murtala Muhammad’s Resting Place

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ofxJFajJ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Abbas Yushau Yusuf<&sol;p><div class&equals;"96SuLOJv" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>After the assassination of Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s charismatic Head of state &comma;the late General Murtala Ramat Muhammad on February 13 1976&comma;the General was buried in his hometown of Kano in Hausawa area&comma;by then the place was bushy and settlements did not sprang like what is obtained today&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now the area is congested with settlements where many people live&comma;after the death of Murtala the place where he was buried is a space and old farm settlements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now east to the grave is the popular Mosque in Kano called Masallacin Murtala&comma;where Jumuat and five daily prayers are always conducted by Muslim faithfuls &period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"q1yy6Emh" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10282" style&equals;"width&colon; 235px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10282" class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10282" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;11&sol;IMG-20211102-WA0169-225x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"225" height&equals;"300" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-10282" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A visitor praying at the graveyard of general Murtala<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Late Wazirin Kano Sheikh Isa Waziri was the former Chief Imam of the Murtala Muhammad Mosque and conducted Ramadan Quranic exegesis in the Mosque&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>After the death of Sheikh Isa Waziri Sheikh Badamasi Dantaura is now the Chief Imam of the Mosque&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When NIGERIAN TRACKER correspondent visited the grave side of the late General &comma;Muslim faithfuls who gathered at the Murtala Muhammad Mosque for a wedding were seen stopping at the graveyard in a remorseful manner praying for the repose of General Murtala Muhammad&&num;8217&semi;s soul&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apart from General Murtala Muhammad&&num;8217&semi;s grave aside was three other graves &comma;which was said to be that of his mother Late Ramat Muhammad and his eldest son Late Zakari Murtala Muhammad who was killed in mysterious circumstances around 1993&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the past few years the grave side was bare but now it was fenced and an inscription was made &comma;the inscription on the grave is a Muslim prayer being offered to the dead as ruled by Islamic injunctions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10283" style&equals;"width&colon; 235px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10283" class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10283" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;11&sol;IMG-20211102-WA0167-225x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Another view of the graveyard" width&equals;"225" height&equals;"300" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-10283" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Another view of the graveyard<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>But experts have suggested that late General Murtala Muhammad&&num;8217&semi;s grave should be made like a national monument where a library by the side will be erected and his achievements documented inside it&comma; including his last clothe and even the mercedes car in which he was assassinated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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