Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase
Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase (1948–June 1996) was a Nigerian Military Administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha regime, military administrator. He was appointed by General Sani Abacha in December 1993 administering Kano State in Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria from December 1993 to June 1996. In June 1995, Colonel Wase said that Nigerians, more than ever before, required adequate positive enlightenment on the activities of government, and that media houses should shun irresponsible journalism, which tended to cause dissent. He died in a plane crash in Jos in 1996. References

Nigerian Army officers 1996 deaths Governors of Kano State 1948 births Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Nigeria {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub ...
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Military Administrators In Nigeria During The Sani Abacha Regime
General Sani Abacha became head of state in Nigeria after a coup in November 1993 that ended the Nigerian Third Republic. He dismissed the elected civilian governors and placed a military Administrator in charge of each state. In 1996 he created a number of new states: Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Zamfara Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara Fula: Leydi Zamfara 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current Governor is Bello Matawalle. Until 1996, the area was ..., Gombe and Ekiti. Abacha died in June 1998 and was succeeded by General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who transferred or replaced most of Abacha's appointees. {{Nigeria Abacha Governors Government of Nigeria Politics of Nigeria ...
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