Date: April 22, 1990.
There was a failed military coup attempt that happened in Nigeria on 22 April 1990. Some members of the Armed Forces officers, who were under the control of Major Gideon Orkar, tried to oust the government of General Ibrahim Babangida. They took control of FRCN radio station and many military offices around Lagos, including the military headquarters and presidential residence, the Dodan Barracks. However, they couldn’t arrest Babangida because he escaped.
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