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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976[1] when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état).
The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976[1] when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état).