Honouring General Benjamin Adekunle: A life of military service and dedication Story by Susan Mbamah    Born in Kaduna, Nigeria; his father was from Ogbomoso, Oyo State. He completed secondary education at Government College, Okene and enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 1958 and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant on 15 December 1960. During the Civil Wãr (1967-1970), he led the amphibious assault on Bonny Island in July 1967 (sometimes called the 'Bonny landing'), one of the early successes for federal forces. He commanded Operation Tiger Claw, capturing the important Biafran port of Calabar. READ...