The former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (who had been overthrown by General Mohammed in July 1975) was implicated in the abortive coup but escaped justice as he was living in exile in London.
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Years later he was given an official pardon by civilian president Shehu Shagari since there was insufficient evidence to convict him of involvement.
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Murtala Muhammed was killed along with his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, on February 13, 1976 in an abortive coup attempt led by Lt. Col Buka Suka Dimka, when his car was ambushed while en route to his office at Dodan Barracks, Lagos.