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Today in History: April 22, 1990. 21 years after, Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar staged a coup against General Ibrahim Babangida.Because the coup failed, Orkar became a 'traitor' while his captors became 'heroes'.After much study of the Orkar's coup speech, I now understand why Orkar wanted to crash this country called Nigeria. But was Orkar right or wrong? What if Gideon Orkar's coup has succeeded,will Nigeria be more defined and refined than what it is today?

For the APRIL 1990 COUP D'ETAT SPEECH
http://www.dawodu.com/orkar.htm

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The coup re-drew the political map of Northern Nigeria. The coup allowed the Middle Belt to gain Political Independence and they would exercise this freedom to the dismay of Sokoto,  Kano Caliphate and Borno Caliphates. All though IBB killed the body of these men their souls are well entrenched in the psyche of every Middle Belter. That is one vision ilks like IBB and his northern co-conspirators can never kill.  

Hmm.

I the fear and trembling that siezed a cousin of mine who lived at the SSS quarters behind FRCN and Dodan Barracks those days.

One of the mistakes Orkar and co made Was announcing the excision of some states from the country.

Interestingly, Great Ogboru who was accused of financing the coup is major political actor in Delta state today. I am yet to hear his own side of the story.

Why Orkar and co really struck is a mystery to me because I normally believe that coups go beyond the reasons given in those 'fellow countrymen' speeches.

For instance, we have heard that the reason the military struck in 1983 was to avoid Buhari being tried and that the reason for the 1985 coup was to save MKO from Buhari, etc.

So why did Ogboru finance the Orkar coup?

P.s. I have nothing againt Ogboru or his ambition to be governor.