Murtala Muhammed remains the youngest Nigerian Head-of-State to die in office and the only one to die before the age of 40.
Many monuments in the country are dedicated to his memory, the chief of which is the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. His portrait also adorns the 20 naira note. The only naira note to feature a military man. #HistoryLand
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