Muftau Adegoke Babatunde Elegbede (13 August 1939 – 19 June 1994) or Tunde Elegbede was Chief of Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency from July 1986 to January 1990 and Military Governor of

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between July 1975 and October 1978. Elegbede attended the Methodist Boys High School in Lagos.

Military career

As a Navy Captain, Elegbede was appointed Military Governor of Cross River State between 28 July 1978 and 30 September 1979, when he handed over power to the elected civilian governor

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at the start of the

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. During his tenure, the

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was established at

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(now in

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). During the military regime of General

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that followed the Second Republic after a 31 December 1983 coup, Elegbede was Chairman of the Kaduna Zone military tribunal, which was set up to try public officers from the previous civilian regime who had been accused of embezzling public funds. He was appointed director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, and was later head of administration in Defence Headquarters under General

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. In September 1985, Commodore Elegbede was Flag Officer Commanding, Sea Training Command. He was a member of Babangida's Armed Forces Ruling Council from 1983 to 1993.

Death

Elegbede was assassinated by gunmen on 19 June 1994 along the Gbagada/Owonshoki expressway in

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, hit by more than 70 automatic rifle bullets. In July 2001, three of the seven suspected robbers were formally charged. However, as of September 2009, nobody had been convicted of the murder.

References

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