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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by ayobase(m): 7:34am On Aug 09, 2015
He carried out order by Buhari during Shagari's, and he carried out order by IBB during Buhari's.

He must have retired before August to avoid carrying out orders by 'whoever' during IBB's.

He must be very good at his job.
A lover of football is always tactical.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by kazmanbanjoko(m): 7:34am On Aug 09, 2015
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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by rottennaija(m): 7:35am On Aug 09, 2015
Chiefpriest1:
Hmm. This man get liver sha! And he's still narrating the story with so much relish.

Anyway, baba overthrew somebody and somebody else upstaged him. Dog eat dog!

No hard feelings, it was the practice at the time. They should now give our democracy time to grow.

No more silly coup detats


Go and learn the history very well. He was not part of the coup, he didn't upstaged anyone, he wasn't even there when it happened. The military on brought him because of his international reputation. But when he started showing them that he was against their nonsense, they brought him down

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by azimibraun: 7:36am On Aug 09, 2015
The Media and lack of innovation is and will be Nigeria's number One problem even before corruption. Why do we have Autobiographies? Some things have long gone and should not make the papers anymore. It took us over 3decades to settle Buhari/Ibb rift and we know more than two of them are involved in this. Interviews like this are deliberately targeted at distracting a focused Man. It won't work. Trying to remind Buhari of aa period he was jailed by his own friends and wasn't allow to see his sick Dad until he was dead and buried. Haba! Must anybody use this to explain to us the Colonel Sabo Dasuki wasn't the Man that led the operation? Dasuki is facing charges for things he did as NSA and not the Man who was not nice to Buhari in 1985.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by kazmanbanjoko(m): 7:39am On Aug 09, 2015
oya shakiti bobo
nationwide1:
How will this story add to Nigeria's economic development now?
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by vickylala239: 7:48am On Aug 09, 2015
makzeze:
Retired Colonel Abdulmumini Aminu, Borno state military governor during President Ibrahim Babangida’s regime, narrates, among other things, how he led other officers to pick up current president Muhammadu Bahuri from Dodan Barracks in Lagos where he was as military head of state.

What have you been doing after your retirement from military service?
If you may recall, I retired from the military in 1993. Since then life has been very challenging. I won’t say it has been very bad, but manageable. I was opportuned in 1986 to be appointed as chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and I became President, West Africa Football Union (WAFU). I was also a member of CAF, FIFA and the rest of them. You know I am a lover of football. Well, sports generally but football in particular. Up till now I am a stakeholder in football affairs, because I cherish it. I follow football with passion. I always contribute my quota in many ways.

At a point in your military career, you were asked to arrest your superior officer, former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, the present president. During the IBB coup you were asked to arrest him and you did. What happened and how do you relate with each other now?

[b]I must confess that I led that operation. I went to Dodan Barracks that time in company of two other officers - then Major John Madaki and Lawan Gwadabe. Three of us went, but specifically I was the one that went upstairs to bring Buhari. With due respect, I have been reading in the papers and listening to radio, people saying that we manhandled him, we disrespected him. That was not true. I and General Buhari are the only two who knew what transpired upstairs and there was nothing like that. We gave him his absolute respect as a superior, because even before that time, we had absolute respect for him, because of whom and what he was. We respected him a lot till today and there is no animosity between us and he knew it was a military assignment that we were carrying out from our superior. He even told me at one time. So for us, it is just like the other way round of when he came to power during the anti-Shagari coup. I was among those who played a major role in getting him to power. So, he knew the role I played. And even Buhari knew in 2003, I was arrested because of him. That time, I supported him. I worked for him at that time, without even him knowing anyway, but he later knew.You see, once you believe in somebody and you know he has the capability, you can do anything for him without even him knowing.[/b]

But, is it true that you handcuffed Buhari?
It is a blatant lie. In an operation of that nature, we don’t carry handcuffs. I did not salute him because according to military tradition and norms when the flag is lowered, you can only pay compliments the way you deem fit, not salutation. We met at 2 a.m. and at that time, we don’t salute because the flag is down, until 6 am again when the flag is up. To insinuate that he was handcuffed, that is far from the truth. We only accorded him all the respects he deserved. I still hold him in very high esteem.

Source: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/top-stories/21575-1985-coup-how-i-led-soldiers-to-pick-up-buhari-col-a-aminu-rtd


U did Nt arrest him So Wat do we do.

U didn't salute him has Dat stop Chelsea from 2:2 draw yesterday?

how does dis change d price of garrii in d market.


Y r u telling us?
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by billyG(m): 7:48am On Aug 09, 2015
This col.mumu went & overthrown his C-in-C,a supreme commander who's order overide anyother order that is a hight of indiscipline in d naija army,his action denied naijerians of good governance,economic recovery 30yrs ago.

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by gbengus17: 7:52am On Aug 09, 2015
THIS MAN IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AND TRYING TO LOBBY BUHARI. U AIDED BABAGINDA WHO IS ONE OF THE WOIST PRESIDENT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER PRODUCED, NOW WHAT DO YOU WHAT== AM NOT INTRESTED IN YOUR LIFE HISTORY. THANK GOD YOU DID NOT SHOOT OFF THEN. BUHARI AND HISTORY HAS FORGIVEN ALL OF YOU. BUHARI IS MOVING FORWARD NOW WHILE YOU ARE MOVING BACKWARD. ===THANKS TO DESTINY======

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by monday4jesus15(m): 7:54am On Aug 09, 2015
Col. A Aminu is bold and Buhari needs him for change gold, he can be used to bring to book some currupt citizens.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by azimibraun: 7:55am On Aug 09, 2015
Buhari's emergence as President in 2015 is a De javu of what transpired in 1983.. A group of corrupt elements in the military and their counterparts in the shagari government fell out and the soldier boys removed their corrupt civilian counterparts from power. Importantly is the fact that the head of the civilian end who is the President of the republic was not a corrupt person( shagari) he was surrounded by corrupt elements. Shagari was a collateral damage at the end of the day. The soldier boys took over power and the only excuse available for them to point at for reason for their action was" Corruption" Shgari's admin was corrupt. Unfortunately for the soldiers they had all soiled their hands as well so what was the next thing to do; pick from the military one of the few who still had a clean record and made him Head of state with another decent one as 2IC... Buhari and Idiagbon. The rest I guess you guys know... Buhari started with the Shagari civilians and by the time he was done with them, he moved to see the role those who brought him in to power played also as it concerns corruption and that was it for him. Fast forward 1983 to 2015 and you will see the "reincarnation" the " De Javu" Buhari/Idiagbon= Buhari/Osinbajo, Shehu Shagari=GEJ, The APC Tinubu and Co..= The aggrieved and corrupt soldier boys, The PDP leadership and GEJ's. Cabinet members = the corrupt civilians. Buhari has started with the GEJ team that was voted out (overthrown) and when he is done, he will face the APC guys who (through elections) brought him into power and that's when 1985 may repeat itself. God forbid.

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by omonnakoda: 7:59am On Aug 09, 2015
kane33:
Na wa o


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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by kevinugwu(m): 8:00am On Aug 09, 2015
Non of these past military leaders seen to understand that the economic situation we find ourself today could be traced to the scope of vision they exhibited. This could led one to a conclusion that economic policies were just formulated on basis of regional favoritism and myopic understanding. However, we got what we wanted. But perhaps we are already moving out of regional sentiments to some extent if this Federal government led APC continues in more informative and realistic approaches that will have the common man at heart. Long live Nigeria. May God help us.

nationwide1:
How will this story add to Nigeria's economic development now?
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Horlawale1(m): 8:20am On Aug 09, 2015
Karma.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by etrader(m): 8:20am On Aug 09, 2015
These are the people change the fortune of Nigeria, change our dreams to bad.

IBB is source of problem in this country for legalize corruption in this country.

There is God ooooooo
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by azimibraun: 8:21am On Aug 09, 2015
Wouldn't you rather blame the Daily Trust Newspaper for going to disturb the Man in his house and the Op who brought it up on NL? There are a lot of things that some of us see because we read a lot but do not necessarily bring them to the fore because of their irrelevance to the current days. We must be Innovative and time conscious.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by azimibraun: 8:23am On Aug 09, 2015
Buhari should be the one to tell Nigerians who nd how he was arrested in his Autobiography and not another person telling us another Man's story. Am done with this No brainer..Time waster.

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Chiefpriest1(m): 8:25am On Aug 09, 2015
Lol @ 'go and learn the history very well'. Mr oga historian, if you headed a government that threw out the previous government in a coup detat, you haven't upstaged that government? Sorry, I forget say grammar no be our language
rottennaija:



Go and learn the history very well. He was not part of the coup, he didn't upstaged anyone, he wasn't even there when it happened. The military on brought him because of his international reputation. But when he started showing them that he was against their nonsense, they brought him down

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Youngmolis: 8:32am On Aug 09, 2015
undecided past tense
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by poseidon12: 8:35am On Aug 09, 2015
So which version of the story about how Buhari was arrested do we believe? Until now the story is that Col. Dasuki led soldiers to go arrest Buhari. Some even said Dasuki pulled a gun on Buhari. Nigerians and wild speculations.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by malikisah: 8:37am On Aug 09, 2015
Chiefpriest1:
Hmm. This man get liver sha! And he's still narrating the story with so much relish.

Anyway, baba overthrew somebody and somebody else upstaged him. Dog eat dog!

No hard feelings, it was the practice at the time. They should now give our democracy time to grow.

No more silly coup detats
una stupid sha!
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by malikisah: 8:37am On Aug 09, 2015
sluk:
You go soon get d feedback
una stupid sha
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by malikisah: 8:38am On Aug 09, 2015
nationwide1:
How will this story add to Nigeria's economic development now?
it is called setting the record straight!
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Nobody: 8:43am On Aug 09, 2015
ellabooz:
And Dasuki name was found missing? Well,it's a military affair and should remain a military affair.

I don't know why BOhari keep making noise about this coup as if he is Saint. Thesame card you dealt Shagari with was used for you.

Thesame man making noise about corruption was a minister when a whopping sum of 2 billion got missing.
Then 2 billion was equivalent to $2 billion .
Has he deemed it fit to explain to tell Nigerians where the money is?

We are no fools oh
where is this one from self
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by LastProphet: 8:57am On Aug 09, 2015
ellabooz:
And Dasuki name was found missing? Well,it's a military affair and should remain a military affair.

I don't know why BOhari keep making noise about this coup as if he is Saint. Thesame card you dealt Shagari with was used for you.

Thesame man making noise about corruption was a minister when a whopping sum of 2 billion got missing.
Then 2 billion was equivalent to $2 billion .
Has he deemed it fit to explain to tell Nigerians where the money is?

We are no fools oh

who told u it was missing? haven't you read the report on the investigation on that? why not go back to school to get a proper education?
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by sluk(m): 9:03am On Aug 09, 2015
malikisah:
una stupid sha

like your father right?
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Cholison(m): 9:24am On Aug 09, 2015
Seriously looking for appointment oo.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by rasheedmalik113: 9:27am On Aug 09, 2015
oga go relaxe waite 4 yr lastday u die
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by charlesucheh(m): 9:49am On Aug 09, 2015
And_so? Jagboro_jare!
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by Rendition(m): 9:58am On Aug 09, 2015
sluk:
You go soon get d feedback
Gosh...lmfaoooooo,i woke up to dis funny comment
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by sluk(m): 10:00am On Aug 09, 2015
Rendition:
Gosh...lmfaoooooo,i woke up to dis funny comment


na so na. trouble dey sleep nyanga go wake am up.
Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by agabusta: 10:30am On Aug 09, 2015
ellabooz:
And Dasuki name was found missing? Well,it's a military affair and should remain a military affair.

I don't know why BOhari keep making noise about this coup as if he is Saint. Thesame card you dealt Shagari with was used for you.

Thesame man making noise about corruption was a minister when a whopping sum of 2 billion got missing.
Then 2 billion was equivalent to $2 billion .
Has he deemed it fit to explain to tell Nigerians where the money is?

We are no fools oh

Oga shut up. Where did u see PMB talking about his coup. The man has moved on, and God has even blessed him more sef by returning him to the Number 1 seat.

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Re: 1985 Coup: How I Led Soldiers To Pick Up Buhari – Col. A. Aminu (rtd) by rottennaija(m): 12:15pm On Aug 09, 2015
Chiefpriest1:
Lol @ 'go and learn the history very well'. Mr oga historian, if you headed a government that threw out the previous government in a coup detat, you haven't upstaged that government? Sorry, I forget say grammar no be our language

Well, irrespective of how you twist the fact with words "grammar", the fact still remain the fact

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