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How Nigeria under Buhari kidnapped an ex-minister in London and bundled him into a crate bound for Lagos:

Nigeria’s Umaru Dikko was the minister of transport in the civilian government run by Shehu Shagari from 1979 until the end of 1983 when the country’s army overthrew the...
administration and installed Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as the head of state. The new military government under Buhari jailed scores of government ministers under Shagari’s administration for corruption.
Dikko, who criticized the military regime under Buhari, managed to flee to London reportedly dressed as a priest.
While in London, he continued to be an outspoken critic of the military government, which also accused him of corruption and of stealing millions of dollars...
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