He joined the Nigerian Army in 1958, and was trained as an officer cadet at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy in England. After his training, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1961 and assigned to the Nigerian Army Signals that same year.
During the Nigerian Civil War, Muhammed was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army's 2nd Division.
On 7th August 1974, the head of state, General Yakubu Gowon appointed him as the new Federal Commissioner for Communications, which he combined with his military duties as Inspector of Signals at the Army Signals Headquarters in Apapa, Lagos. On 29th July 1975, General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown while attending the 12th summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Kampala, Uganda. Muhammed took power as the new Military Head of State.
On 3rd February 1976 the following seven Nigerian states were created by Murtala Muhammed: Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, and Ondo. This brought the total number of states in Nigeria to nineteen in 1976.
On Friday 13 February 1976, Muhammed set off for work along his usual route on George Street. Shortly after 8 a.m. his Mercedes Benz car traveled slowly in the infamous Lagos traffic near the Federal Secretariat at Ikoyi in Lagos and a group of soldiers (members of an abortive coup led by Dimka) emerged from an adjacent petrol station, ambushed the vehicle and assassinated Muhammed. He was married to his only wife Ajoke. They had six children together.
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Olajide Crown Johnson
That Was When Nigeria Lost It Only Hope Of Becoming A Country, That Man Death Re-Write The Destiny Of The Dreaded Nation.
Endy Edeson
@Crown: That's right. Though, he stayed less than 150 days in office but his legacies outshines most of his successors
Joseph Tyokoso Akwente
And God preserved the idiotic one to come an endanger our generation!. No wonder he said " his ways are not our ways " we can't ask him why.
Endy Edeson
@Akwente: Your opinion though. LOL. I think every bad leader is a GOOD person to those who benefits from HIM
Yaw Kusi Ofosu Evans
He was a great guy who lived shortly before he could fulfill his entire mandate for Nigeria.