Victor Banjo

Victor Banjo
Born
Victor Adebukunola Banjo

(1930-04-01)1 April 1930
British Nigeria
Died22 September 1967(1967-09-22) (aged 37)
Biafra
Criminal statusDeceased
SpouseTaiwo Banjo
ChildrenOlayinka Omigbodun, née Banjo (daughter) + 3 others[4]
Relatives
[3]
Conviction(s)being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the government of Aguyi Ironsi[1]
staging a coup plot against Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu (alleged)[2]
Criminal penaltyDeath by firing squad
Military career
Allegiance Nigeria
 Biafra
Service / branch Nigerian Army
Years of service1953-1967
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands
  • 101st Division
  • 104th Division
[5]
Battles / wars
Alma materR.M.A. Sandhurst

Victor Adebukunola Banjo (1 April 1930 – 22 September 1967) was a colonel in the Nigerian Army. He fought in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War. Banjo was accused of being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the government of Aguyi Ironsi.[1] He was alleged to have staged a coup plot against Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu[2] and was executed as a result. Ojukwu's first military judge stated that was not enough evidence to convict him of coup charges, but he was found guilty by a second military tribunal.

  1. ^ a b Ademoyega, Adewale. (1981). Why we struck : the story of the first Nigerian coup. Ibadan, Nigeria: Evans Bros. ISBN 978167167X. OCLC 11523780.
  2. ^ a b Gould, Michael (2011). The Struggle for Modern Nigeria: The Biafran War 1967-1970. I.B.Tauris (International Library of African Studies). ISBN 9780857730954.
  3. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-875-8670-83.
  4. ^ Odufowokan, Dare (8 October 2017). "Victor Banjo's daughter: Ojukwu betrayed my father by killing him". The Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hilary M. Njoku (1987). A tragedy without heroes: the Nigeria-Biafra war. Fourth Dimension. p. 163. ISBN 978-9-781-562-389.