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How Abacha would have executed Obasanjo – Gowon

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How Abacha would have executed Obasanjo – Gowon

submitted over 1 year ago by uzong

How Abacha would have executed Obasanjo – Gowon
  • Former Nigerian Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon revealed that he begged Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995.
  • This was shared during a Christmas event organized by the Plateau State Government, where both Gowon and Obasanjo were present to celebrate unity and peace in the region.
  • Obasanjo was arrested in 1995, sentenced to death, but later released in 1998 after Abacha's death, eventually becoming the President of Nigeria in 1999.
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