A week after Gen. Sani Abacha became the only candidate for Nigeria’s presidency, his military junta on Tuesday sentenced Abacha’s former right-hand man and five others to death for plotting to overthrow him.
A seven-man military tribunal, which has been sitting in secret here in the central town of Jos, said 30 people had been tried for treason. Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya is the most prominent figure now facing execution by firing squad. Others include Maj. Gen. Abdulkareem Adisa and Maj. Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju, both former Cabinet ministers in the military government.
After the opening day of the trial, reporters were barred from the courtroom during the two months of testimony.
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