RSB Bello-Fadile
RSB Bello-Fadile | |
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| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy Ahmadu Bello University |
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| Years of service | 1971 – 1999 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
RSB Bello-Fadile is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel, who served the Nigerian Army between 1971 and 1999.[1]
Background and education
[edit]Col. Bello-Fadile is from Kabba town, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He attended the Ilorin Teacher's College in Ilorin, Kwara State. He then joined the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna in 1971.[1]
Military career
[edit]RSB Bello Fadile was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 3 December 1971 into the Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army. RSB Bello-Fadile has a degree in law and also doctorate degree in law from from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was the first PhD in law holder in the Nigerian Military[1]. Arrested in 1995 during the military rule of Sani Abacha and was granted a state pardon by General Abdusalami Abubakar in 1999.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Opinion (9 December 2024). "The story of a gallant soldier". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Nine Lives, the Bello Fadile Memoir". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Shibayan, Dyepkazah (18 November 2024). "Bello-Fadile: How Buhari threatened to kick me out of the army over a letter". TheCable. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Oyero, Kayode (29 November 2024). "Abacha Wouldn't Have Taken Over If I Was Allowed To Resume As Sonekan's ADC – Bello-Fadile". Channels Television. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "I Told Abacha to his face that he had to leave power, Bello-Fadile on Inside Sources - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Col. Bello Fadile Recounts 25th Anniversary of Freedom from Life Sentence – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Odeniyi, Solomon (2 March 2024). "Ex-Army officer jailed by Abacha recounts experience 25 years after". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ AriseNews (20 February 2024). "1995 Coup: Farida Waziri Mischaracterised My Role, Says Col. Fadile". Arise News. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Echoes of Military Coups in Nigeria – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Media, Penpushing (19 November 2024). "I drafted coup speech to remove Abacha in 1995, says retired colonel Ralph Bello-Fadile". PENPUSHING. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Atungwu, Matthew (29 November 2024). "Abacha wouldn't have taken over if I was Sonekan's ADC - Bello Fadile". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 21 January 2025.