TODAY IN HISTORY

|BIRTH DATE OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL BENJAMIN ADESANYA MAJA ADEKUNLE|

Photo Credit: Terry Fincher

 Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle was born on June 26th, 1938. He was a Nigerian Army officer whose career was shaped by his active participation in the Nigerian civil war against the South Eastern secessionist army of Biafra lead by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. During the conflict, he gained the nickname of "Black Scorpion."

Brigadier-General Bengamin Adekunle

Scene from the Nigerian Civil War -

Starving Biafran Children

There are many eye witness reports detailing the attacks on Biafran hospitals and health workers by the Nigerian Army during the civil war. Also, many innocent civilians were subjected to starvation by the blockading forces of the Nigerian government.