[Kabikala]

I enjoyed this piece not because it offered any extraordinarily new information on the political events of the immediate post-independence period in Nigeria's history, but because the author has been able to maintain extreme objectivity and balance in his reportage.
This write-up is quite unlike other accounts where the writer's view is beclouded by ethnic, religious or personal sentiments. The account thus leaves the reader with the decision on how to classify the subject under discourse: Murtala Muhammad, whether he is indeed a hero as being portrayed by many, or a villain as many others believe, or somewhere in-between.