- Afrobeat legend, Anikulapo was re-arrested over suspicion of murder
- Bandits killed nineteen security agents in Danko Wasagu, Kebbi
- Suspected herdsmen on reprisal killed over 26 in Taraba attacks
- Attackers burned an Ogun traditional ruler to death in Abeokuta North
- Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo’s birth date
According to Maya Angelou, history, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
History is not intended to be disregarded. The events of the past are collected in history. When we go back in time, we think about the negative or positive occurrences that shaped those moments.
WITHIN NIGERIA highlighted five significant events that happened on March 8 in Nigeria history in an effort to raise awareness for enlightenment and educational purposes.
Fela Anikulapo was re-arrested over suspicion of murder
On this date, 8th of March in 1993, Fela Anikulapo Kuti was arrested for the second time over suspicion of murder.
Recall that the Afro-beat legend and four members of his Afrika ’70 organisation were accused of a conspiracy to kill one Adesanwo Shokoya by flogging him to death and they were firstly arrested in January 21, 1993.
Allegations leveled against the Afro-beat legend indicated that Fela gave the sum of six thousand Naira to three of his workers including the late Sokoya for some jobs at the popular afrika Shrine.
Fela was said to have felt cheated with the work quality and allegedly ordered them to be taken to his Ikeja residence where he had their feet and hands tied. They were also kept at the upstairs balcony and denied food and water.
According to the prosecution, Fela allegedly ordered the three men to be brought downstairs on the third day for further interrogation and each of them was lashed 48 strokes of cable.
It was further alleged that the late Sokoya collapsed at the 30th stroke but was continuously flogged until he died.
Fela vehemently denied the accusations and it was reported that the late Sokoya collapsed during fracas among shrine workers.
The charges were eventually dropped as they were not substantial to prove Fela guilty and the Afro beat legend was released.
Bandits killed nineteen security agents in Danko Wasagu, Kebbi
On this date, 8th of March in 2022, bandits reportedly killed 19 security agents in the entourage of the Kebbi State deputy governor, Samaila Yombe, in Kanya in Dangu Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, the tragic incident happened during a visit by the deputy governor to areas in the state affected by banditry.
Multiple sources revealed that the bandits had targetted the deputy governor, Mr Yombe, who is from Dabai in Zuru Local Government Area.
Suspected herdsmen on reprisal killed over 26 in Taraba attacks
On this date, 8th of March in 2022, more than 26 people including children and women were feared killed and scores of others injured when suspected armed Fulani herders attacked Tor-Damisa community in Donga Local government Area of Taraba State.
According to residents, hundreds of houses were burnt and property worth millions of naira destroyed in the attack
It was also gathered that the attack was in reaction to attack on a Fulani man in the area who was allegedly shot on the leg by a suspected Tiv farmer.
Attackers burned an Ogun traditional ruler to death in Abeokuta North
On this date, 8th of March in 2022, the Baale of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Akin Muheedeen was reportedly burnt to death by yet-to-be identified persons.
The incident occurred about one month after the Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, was burnt to death in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo’s birth date
On this date, 8th of March in 1957, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was born into the family of Opeoluwa Osinbajo in Creek Hospital, Lagos.
The Ogun-born politician is a graduate of the University of Lagos and London School of Economics. Shortly thereafter, he started teaching at University of Lagos while practicing law until 1999.
That year, Osinbajo was appointed Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the cabinet of Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu. After serving during both of Tinubu’s four-year terms, Osinbajo left government in 2007 and returned to law and lecturing along with preaching in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
He is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice President of Nigeria since 2015. In April 2022, he announced his intention to run for the APC nomination for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. He was third in the APC presidential primaries held in June 2022 with a total of 235 votes from the delegates