Lawal Haruna
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Wing Commander Lawal Ningi Haruna was military governor of Borno State
, Nigeria
from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Mala Kachalla
in May 1999.
Group Captain Haruna was appointed administrator of Borno State
in August 1998.
He had to deal with controversy over the question of teaching Christian Religious Knowledge in public schools, which was opposed by Muslim leaders in the predominantly Muslim state.
On 3 November 1998 he announced that separate Muslim and Christian instruction would start in schools with sufficient numbers of Christian pupils, as provided by the constitution. On 11 December riots followed a call from an Imam to attack Christians, with considerable loss of property but no deaths.
In June 1999 Haruna was required to retire, as were all other former military administrators.
In December 2000 Haruna alleged that Lt-General Jeremiah Useni
had planned the killing of Head of State General Sani Abacha
, who had died of obscure causes on June 8, 1998.
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
Abdulsalami Abubakar
General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Mala Kachalla
Mala Kachalla
Mala Kachalla was governor of Borno State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003.-Borno Governor:Mala Kachalla was elected as governor of Borno State in April 1999, running for the All People's Party , which was renamed All Nigeria People's Party due to a factional split...
in May 1999.
Group Captain Haruna was appointed administrator of Borno State
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
in August 1998.
He had to deal with controversy over the question of teaching Christian Religious Knowledge in public schools, which was opposed by Muslim leaders in the predominantly Muslim state.
On 3 November 1998 he announced that separate Muslim and Christian instruction would start in schools with sufficient numbers of Christian pupils, as provided by the constitution. On 11 December riots followed a call from an Imam to attack Christians, with considerable loss of property but no deaths.
In June 1999 Haruna was required to retire, as were all other former military administrators.
In December 2000 Haruna alleged that Lt-General Jeremiah Useni
Jeremiah Useni
Jeremiah Timbut Useni was a Lt. General in the Nigerian Army and Minister responsible for the administration of the Abuja Federal Capital Territory under the Sani Abacha military junta. He came from Plateau State. He served Nigeria in various capacities such as Minister for Transport and...
had planned the killing of Head of State General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
, who had died of obscure causes on June 8, 1998.