Vice-Admiral Muftau Adegoke Babatunde Elegbede (c. 1939 – 19 June 1994) or Tunde Elegbede was Military Governor of Cross River State

Cross River State

Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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  between July 1975 and October 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.

Elegbede attended the Methodist Boys High School in Lagos.

Military career

As a Navy Captain, Elegbede was appointed Military Governor of Cross River State between 28 July 1978 and 30 September 1979, when he handed over power to the elected civilian governor Clement Isong

Clement Isong

Dr. Clement Nyong Isong was a Nigerian banker and politician who was Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon....

 at the start of the Nigerian Second Republic

Nigerian Second Republic

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.
During his tenure, the Maritime Academy of Nigeria

Maritime Academy of Nigeria

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 was established at Oron

Oron

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 (now in Akwa Ibom State).

During the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari

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 that followed the Second Republic after a 31 December 1983 coup, Elegbede was Chairman of the Kaduna Zone military tribunal, which was set up to try public officers from the previous civilian regime who had been accused of embezzling public funds.
He was appointed director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, and was later head of administration in Defence Headquarters under General Ibrahim Babangida

Ibrahim Babangida

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.
In September 1985, Commodore Elegbede was Flag Officer Commanding, Sea Training Command. He was a member of Babangida's Armed Forces Ruling Council from 1983 to 1993.
He became Chief of Naval Staff before his retirement.

Death

Elegbede was assassinated by gunmen on 19 June 1994 along the Gbagada/Owonshoki expressway in Lagos

Lagos

Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

, hit by more than 70 automatic rifle bullets.
In July 2001, three of the seven suspected robbers were formally charged.
However, as of September 2009, nobody had been convicted of the murder.