What is Benjamin Adekunle?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Benjamin Adekunle | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1936|6|26}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|09|13|1936|06|26|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Kaduna]], [[Kaduna State]], [[Nigeria]] | death_place = Lagos, Nigeria |office1 = [[General Officer Commanding]] 3 Armoured Division, [[Nigerian Army]] |term_start1 = July 1967 |term_end1 = May 1969 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = Col. [[Olusegun Obasanjo|O. Obasanjo]] | placeofburial = | image = Black-scorpion-benjamin-adekunle.jpg | caption = Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle | nickname = The Black Scorpion | allegiance = {{flag|Nigeria}} | branch =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Nigerian Army crest.gif|23px]] -->''[[Nigerian Army]]'' | serviceyears = 1958–1974 | rank = [[Brigadier]] | alma_mater = [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] | commands = 3 Marine Commando | unit = | battles = [[Congo Crisis]] [[Nigerian Civil War]] | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} '''Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle''' (26 June 1936 – 13 September 2014) was a [[Nigeria]]n [[Army]] leader. He served as [[General officer|general]] during many important Nigerian battles. Some of which, he is known for fighting at the [[Congo Crisis]] battles and fought during the [[Nigerian Civil War]]. He began his service years in 1958. He retired in 1974. Adekunle died in [[Lagos]], Nigeria, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ynaija.com/benjamin-adekunle-is-dead/|title=Benjamin Adekunle is dead|publisher=YNaija.com|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite book | author=Adekunle, Abiodun | title=The Nigeria-Biafra Letters: A Soldier’s Story | publisher=Africa Phoenix Group| year=2003 | isbn=0-9740761-0-4}} ==Other websites== *{{commons category-inline|Benjamin Adekunle}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adekunle, Benjamin}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Nigerian generals]] [[Category:People from Kaduna State]] {{bio-stub}}