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Arthur Unegbe
Nigerian military officer
Arthur Chinyelu Unegbe was a Nigerian military officer who was QuarterMaster-General, Army Headquarters, Lagos on January 15, 1966, the day of Nigeria's first coup.
Unegbe enlisted in the army in 1955, attended Sandhurst and was commissioned a year later along with Patrick Anwunah, Yakubu Gowon, Alexander Madiebo and Mike Okwechime.[1]
He obtained further training at the Pakistan Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan, coursemates of Unegbe included Hilary Njoku and Maimalari. After his return from Pakistan, he became commander of a tactical unit in Kano, the 5th Battalion. The unit was called upon to quell riots caused by partisan agitation in the Benue valley.[2]