gress after Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. the assassination of former tala was a bold and confident and a transition to civilian rule. Head of State, General Murtala leader who believed he was doing Obasanjo said the incident became Muhammed, saying the late military the right thing for Nigeria and a brutal lesson for the military lead- ruler’s death exposed a dangerous therefore had nothing to fear. ership, forcing them to rethink how level of security complacency But Obasanjo said that be- national leaders should be protected. within the government at the time. lief became a costly mistake. He…