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Joseph Gomwalk
Military Governor of Benue-Plateau State
In office
1967 – July 1975
Preceded byNone
(Pioneering)
Succeeded byAbdullahi Mohammed
Personal details
Born13 April 1935
Kanke, Nigeria
Died15 May 1976(1976-05-15) (aged 41)
Lagos, Nigeria
EducationBoys' Secondary School Gindiri/ University of Ibadan
OccupationPolice officer and statesman
Military service
Branch/serviceNigeria Police Force
RankPolice Commissioner

Joseph Dechi Gomwalk (13 April 1935[1] – 15 May 1976) was a Nigerian police commissioner and the first Military Governor of Benue-Plateau State after it was formed from part of Northern Region. He was executed due to his connections to Buka Suka Dimka's attempted coup against Murtala Mohammed's government.

  1. ^ Zangabadt, Sen Luka Gwom (1993). Plateau State Political and Administrative System: A Historical Analysis. ISBN 9789782023971.

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