Former Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon pleaed for Olusegun Obasanjo's life in a letter to dictator Abacha in 1995.

Former Nigerian Head of State Yakubu Gowon revealed that he wrote a letter to military dictator Sani Abacha pleading for the life of Olusegun Obasanjo, who was arrested in 1995 on charges of plotting a coup. Obasanjo was imprisoned but later freed after Abacha's death in 1998. Gowon shared this information during a religious festival organized by the Plateau State Government.

November 30, 2024
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