Appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994, Oladipo Diya was one of the most influential officers in the Abacha regime, and his popularity had begun to spread among the elite and opposition parties of the time due to his moderate views on the situation in Nigeria.

However, Diya alongside some dissident soldiers in the military was accused of planning a coup to overthrow the Abacha regime in 1997. He was subsequently arrested and tried by a military tribunal sitting in Jos.

After months of trial, the military tribunal, headed by General Victor Malu, found him and five others guilty of the allegation and sentenced them to death by firing squad.

But, the unbelievable happened just some 24 hours before Diya and co were meant to be executed on June 9, 1998, Abacha died June 8, 1998 in mysterious circumstance.

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Watch Moment Diya Knelt Down Crying And Begging Abacha Not To Kill Him (VIDEO)
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