OPERATION GUITAR BOY- COURT MARTIAL OF PRO NKRUMAH COUP MAKERS IN APRIL, 1967 Adeyinka Makinde Published on Aug 4, 2019 SUBSCRIBED 4.1K Friday, April 28th 1967. Footage of the start of the trial before a military tribunal of the young army officers who carried out an attempted coup on April 17th 1967. On trial were Lt. Samuel Arthur, Lt. Moses Yeboah and Second Lieutenant Ebenezer Osei-Poku. All three men pleaded not guilty. The five-man tribunal which was chaired by Air Marshal Michael Otu, heared that the officers were accused of conspiring to kill Lt. Gen. Joseph Ankrah and Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Kotoka of the ruling National Liberation Council (NLC) with the objective of securing the overthrow of the military government. In outlining the charges, the Attorney-General of Ghana, Mr. Victor Owusu, stated that the coup, dubbed "Operation Guitar Boy", sought the murder of 8 of the member of the NLC and all senior army officers; the evidence h...
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