How Sani Abacha overthrew Ernest Shonekan in 1993

The Sani Abacha coup of November 17, 1993, happened quickly and in broad daylight. All relevant military units and conspirators in Lagos, Abuja, and Kaduna were quietly placed on alert.

Under protective cover provided by a detachment of the National Guard led by Colonel Lawan Gwadabe, three very senior officers, motivated by different instincts and with no consensus on what would happen thereafter, flew to Abuja from Lagos.

They calmly walked into Shonekan’s office at the Presidential Villa and asked that he resign. These officers were General Sani Abacha (Defence Secretary), Lt. General Oladipo Diya (Chief of Defence Staff), and Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (Chief of Army Staff).

Ernest Shonekan, the former United African Company (UAC) Executive, never had operational control of the Armed Forces during his controversial tenure. He wisely chose not to resist. #HistoryVille #SaniAbacha #ErnestShonekan

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:25 The Sani Abacha coup of November 17, 1993

30:35 The June 12 Saga

52:20 Babangida: End of a Reign

55:28 Ernest Shonekan: A child of circumstance

01:16:44 Nigeria's last active coup d'état

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