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Adekunle Fajuyi killed with Ironsi

Fajuyi, the Western Region military governor, was killed while hosting Ironsi in Ibadan.

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July 1966

Adekunle Fajuyi killed with Ironsi

Fajuyi, the Western Region military governor, was killed while hosting Ironsi in Ibadan.

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Fajuyi, the Western Region military governor, was killed while hosting Ironsi in Ibadan. His death became an important memory in Western military and political history.

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