Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase (1948–June 1996) was a Nigerian
military administrator. He was appointed by General
Sani Abacha in December 1993 administering
Kano State in
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
Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State.
During British ...
in 1996.
References
Nigerian Army officers
1996 deaths
Governors of Kano State
1948 births
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Nigeria
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