A photo of Muhamamdu Buhari at a meeting in 1983 with the then President Shehu Shagari before his overthrow has been circulated online.
A throwback photo of General Buhari and other military officers at a meeting with President Shehu Shagari before he was overthrow by Buhari
This throwback photo of former President Alhaji Shehu Shagari and Muhammadu Buhari and other top military officers at a meeting in 1983 before he was overthrown from power.
After attending the meeting with other top military echelons, General Buhari overthrew the government of Shagari in a military coup on December 31, 1983 after his administration was plagued by allegations of corruption, including allegations of electoral fraud in the 1983 election.
Alhaji Shehu Shagari who is the 6th President of Nigeria and served as the first and only leader of Nigeria's Second Republic.