Lt.Col. Adekunle Fajuyi was appointed the military governor of Western Region on 18 January 1966 ,displayed his gallantry and altruism on 29 July 1966. The Head of State, General Aguiyi Ironsi the incumbent Nigeria head of state, visited Ibadan to address a conference of traditional rulers.
At 4 am, soldiers, led by Theophilus Danjuma and Joe Garba, drove into Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, their eyes blood shot, their mustaches twitching malevolently. Their mission was to kidnap and kill Ironsi in a reprisal coup.
As history would record the truth,a wine tapper was watching the hideous drama unfolding in the bush under his palm tree. As the desperate soldiers would make to shoot Ironsi, Fajuyi would rush between them and the victim, his hands spread in a you-cannot-kill-my-guest or boss fashion. He repeated the intervention many times so much that the killers were frustrated and angrily pumped hot bullets into the two hostages. And Fajuyi died a hero, a true friend, great officer and patriot.
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