1997 Coup: How Gen. Diya Landed in Trouble with Abacha

This is why Gen Oladipo Diya got into trouble with Gen Sani Abacha in 1997. Following the overthrow of Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Oladipo Diya was appointed as Abacha's second in command.
Not long after his elevation to the position of second-in-command to Gen. Sani Abacha, Diya found himself in an untenable position.
He would soon find himself embroiled in crisis of interest between the Commander-in-Chief and his people over the June 12 mandate.
In this video, we will explain why Gen. Oladipo Diya landed in trouble with Gen. Sani Abacha in 1997 and was ultimately sentence to death for plotting to violently remove Abacha.

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TIME STAMP:
00:00 background intro
00:45 Conflict of interest and Diya's loyalty to C-in-C
01:47 the June 12 expectation and Abiola's arrest
04:10 ammendment of Abiola's detention order
04:46 a purge in the army as a security precaution
06:02 the 1997 coup proposal
09:00 Diya's arrest
10:16 special investigation panel (SIP) inaugurated
11:36 diya trial and the setup claims
13:07 how a special witness testify against Diya
14:20 the coup within a coup
15:03 Diya sentenced to death


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