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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Benjamin Adekunle
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1936|6|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|09|13|1936|06|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Kaduna]], [[Kaduna State]], [[Nigeria]]
| death_place = Lagos, Nigeria
|office1                = [[General Officer Commanding]] 3 Armoured Division, [[Nigerian Army]]
|term_start1            = July 1967
|term_end1              = May 1969
|predecessor1           = 
|successor1             = Col. [[Olusegun Obasanjo|O. Obasanjo]]
| placeofburial = 
| image = Black-scorpion-benjamin-adekunle.jpg
| caption = Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle
| nickname = The Black Scorpion
| allegiance = {{flag|Nigeria}}
| branch =<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Nigerian Army crest.gif|23px]]  -->''[[Nigerian Army]]''
| serviceyears = 1958–1974
| rank = [[Brigadier]]
| alma_mater = [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]
| commands = 3 Marine Commando
| unit =
| battles = [[Congo Crisis]]
[[Nigerian Civil War]]
| awards =
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}
'''Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle''' (26 June 1936 – 13 September 2014) was a [[Nigeria]]n [[Army]] leader. He served as [[General officer|general]] during many important Nigerian battles. Some of which, he is known for fighting at the [[Congo Crisis]] battles and fought during the [[Nigerian Civil War]]. He began his service years in 1958. He retired in 1974.

Adekunle died in [[Lagos]], Nigeria, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ynaija.com/benjamin-adekunle-is-dead/|title=Benjamin Adekunle is dead|publisher=YNaija.com|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite book | author=Adekunle, Abiodun  | title=The Nigeria-Biafra Letters: A Soldier’s Story | publisher=Africa Phoenix Group| year=2003 | isbn=0-9740761-0-4}}

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