What Happened On The Night We Were To Be Executed By Abacha’s Boys – Oladipo Diya

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Lt. General Oladipo Diya served as the Chief of the General Staff (Deputy Head of State) during the military regime of late General Sani Abacha from 1994 till 1977 when he was arrested for treason after an alleged failed coup. In this interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Lt. Gen. Diya talked about the other side of General Abacha, his experiences in the Nigerian military, the bomb planted to kill him and the phantom coup widely believed to have been targeted at him.

The alleged coup of 1997 was reportedly targeted at you as the second in command to the late General Sani Abacha. Can you recall how it all happened?...Read More.....