Obasanjo's Son Adeboye Shot By Boko Haram In Baza

Obasanjo's Son Adeboye Shot By Boko Haram In Baza

Boko Haram has recently attacked a platoon headed by  son of ex president Olusegun Obasanjo shooting him and killing 24 soldiers in his command.

Adeboye Obasanjo is said to be an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State was shot in the legs as of the time of this report is said to be on his way to the hospital.

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The platoon was fighting Boko Haram militants in Baza and lost 24 soldiers in the fight.

As of right now, Obasanjo is said to be in Singapore, having a business trip.

Adeboye had gotten married in 9 February 2008 in Abeokuta,Ogun State to former miss Daisy Nyada at a town wedding , the wedding was then rumoured to have cost the Obasanjo's about a billion naira to host.

General Obasanjo had important guests like then Governor Gbenga Daniel,Oba Adekunle Aromolaran,Senator David Mark and Olagunsoye Oyinlola attended

Some pictures below.

Former President Obasanjo GCFR was the former president of Nigeria and also the first Democratic President in the modern era.

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He had ruled the country as a military ruler from 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.

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