Video: 9 times military coups have rocked Nigeria and the masterminds
Since 1999 when Nigeria transitioned from military rule to democracy, the country has enjoyed 23 years of uninterrupted democracy. It wasn’t always like that. Forceful takeover of government by the military through coups used to be the order of the day in the first 35 years of Nigeria’s post-independence history.
From Kaduna Nzeogwu to Murtala Muhammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Sani Abacha and Ibrahim Babangida among others, here’s a list of masterminds of nine military coups that have rocked Nigeria since January 1966.
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