Assassination of publisher N. Momferatos and his driver P. Roussetis on February 21st, 1985 (two .45 ACP pistols were used). PDP condemns ‘assassination attempt’ on Gov. The same cannot be said of Nigeria because the preconditions to assassinations under a democratic rule are very much inherent in the Nigeria political process to that of United States of Africa. Nigerian dailies have captioned these cases of assassination under various scary headlines which further instil fear into the populace. Assassination of the member of the Greek parliament P. Mpakogiannis on September 26th, 1989 (two .45 ACP pistols were used). List of assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka), attributed to both the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and government forces List of Soviet and Russian assassinations List of people assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Sri Lanka) These brutal killings cut across every stratum of the society. Assassination of businessman A. Athanasiadis-Mpodosakis on March 1st, 1988. In the last one year, there has been a rising tide of assassinations in Nigeria, leaving the citizens in fear. 2. Dele Giwa: A prominent Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch, Dele Giwa, was assassinated on 19 October, 1986 in his home at House 25, Talabi Crescent, off Talabi Street on Adeniyi Jones Avenue. The list above reflects that political assassinations are widespread in Nigeria since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Assassinations have been a feature of Nigerian political life since civilian rule was restored in 1999 following three decades of almost continuous military dictatorship. The aftermath ... After killing Doe, Johnson claimed power but later fled to Nigeria. The attempted assassination of Henrik Vorwoed, PM of South Africa. Murder of Anwar Sadat, Egypt’s 3rd President Assassination Attempt: Gov Ortom meets Buhari at Aso Rock Mr Ortom was attacked by some unknown gunmen last Saturday while on inspection of his farm along Makurdi-Gboko road. His case has been added to a long list of political assassinations that Nigeria has witnessed in this dispensation. The above list is not exhaustive. Ortom The governor said unknown gunmen on Saturday attempted to assassinate him but security details attached to … In 2011, he ran against Ellen Johnson for president but placed third. This killing is today in the growing list of assassinations that the Nigeria police said it is working round the clock to unravel. here is the list of the assassinated african presidents: – in 1963: sylvanus olympio, president of the rep. of togo – – in 1966: john-aguiyi ironsi, president of the rep. of nigeria – in 1969: abdirachid-ali shermake, president of the rep. of somalia – in 1972: abeid-amani karumÉ, president of the rep. from zanzibar He later returned to Liberia and was elected to the Senate. Though there have been many assassinations, below is a quick run down of five top assassinations in Nigeria’s history. 1 Like 2 Shares; Re: Circus Of Political Assassinations During Obasanjo Regime by Golan007: 10:37am On May 05, 2020;