The Gideon Orkar coup, also known as the April 22 coup, was a failed military coup attempt that occurred on April 22, 1990, in Nigeria. The coup was led by Major Gideon Orkar, a middle-ranking officer in the Nigerian Army, who was joined by other military officers and civilians.

The coup was mainly targeted against the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, who was accused of corruption and mismanagement of the country's resources. Orkar's group planned to overthrow the government, establish a new political structure, and break up Nigeria into several smaller, ethnically-based regions.


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Could av been the best thing to happen to Nigeria had it been they succeed

The 1990 coup is not the bloodiest coup in Nigeria

The bloodiest coup is the 1966 coup

If the 1990 coup was successful, all the states in the North West and North East except from Kaduna and Taraba won't be part of Nigeria today

Okae expelled states like Kano, Sokoto, Borno etc from Nigeria.

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Ikaeniyan0:
The 1990 coup is not the bloodiest coup in Nigeria

The bloodiest coup is the 1966 coup

If the 1990 coup was successful, all the states in the North West and North East except from Kaduna and Taraba won't be part of Nigeria today

Okae expelled states like Kano, Sokoto, Borno etc from Nigeria.

That was one of the reasons the coup failed, as we were later made to understand.

Svoboda:


That was one of the reasons the coup failed, as we were later made to understand.

Yes, the coup failed because some states were going to be expelled from the Nigerian Federation.

They should have calmed down and fully take over before doing such a thing.

Ikaeniyan0:
Yes, the coup failed because some states were going to be expelled from the Nigerian Federation.

They should have calmed down and fully take over before doing such a thing.

That coup shook the govt of ibb to its marrow. Ibb was only saved by abacha.

Svoboda:


That coup shook the govt of ibb to its marrow. Ibb was only saved by abacha.

Yeah…

Babangida managed to escape through a back route at the villa.

Babangida is like the proverbial cat with nine lives.

Fearless and bold men them!

Wish it succeeded. God bless Gideon Orkar.

Lionstep:
Could av been the best thing to happen to Nigeria had it been they succeed

I don't know why Middlebelt don't support their own, I have watched and listened to Okah speech and I saw the passion to deliver his people from wicked people.. Okah day should be declared in the middle belt Nigeria.

brain54:


Yeah…

Babangida managed to escape through a back route at the villa.

Babangida is like the proverbial cat with nine lives.

Fearless and bold men them!

Fearless men like uk bello, his adc.

Ikaeniyan0:
The 1990 coup is not the bloodiest coup in Nigeria

The bloodiest coup is the 1966 coup

If the 1990 coup was successful, all the states in the North West and North East except from Kaduna and Taraba won't be part of Nigeria today

Okae expelled states like Kano, Sokoto, Borno etc from Nigeria.

It was the bloodiest, in terms of total number of lives that were lost, including the coup plotters.

69 coup plotters were executed.

Before this, the highest was the Dimka coup that Murtala was killed. 39 plotters were killed.

Svoboda:



Fearless men like uk bello, his adc.

Sure…

Brave men who died for what they believed.

The Nigerian Army presently is a shadow of her past self.

Mostly due to “commercialization “ and “ politicization “

Men reduced to mere boys!

brain54:

Sure…

Brave men who died for what they believed.

The Nigerian Army presently is a shadow of her past self.

Mostly due to “commercialization “ and “ politicization “

Men reduced to mere boys!

Mere boys indeed. You remember Vatsa. He would rather die than beg ibb for his life. Men who went to the gallows with dignity.

IamANigerianMan:

I don't know why Middlebelt don't support their own, I have watched and listened to Okah speech and I saw the passion to deliver his people from wicked people.. Okah day should be declared in the middle belt Nigeria.

They're suffering from it already, benue a case study

Lionstep:


They're suffering from it already, benue a case study

Are they reaping from failure to sow earlier?

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