At about 12.30am on April 22, 1990, a group of soldiers met at a civilian warehouse in Ikorodu area of Lagos for a final briefing. Thereafter, they fanned out into different directions using civilian Peugeot J5 buses. The first group of soldiers had the task to secure weapons. This they accomplished by first taking control…

Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa was a highly decorated officer in the Nigerian Army, with a distinguished career that spanned several decades. He was a close friend and ally of General Ibrahim Babangida, who had assumed power in a military coup in 1985. However, despite their close relationship, Vatsa was accused of plotting a coup…