Oladipo Diya is easily recognisable. A patch of golden hair was permanently perched atop his forehead. This easily gave him away as the man who was once Nigeria's most powerful number two citizen during the military regime.
Idris ShehuOladipo Diya is easily recognisable. A patch of golden hair was permanently perched atop his forehead. This easily gave him away as the man who was once Nigeria’s most powerful number two citizen during the military regime.
While still serving in the military, Diya gained admission into Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained an LLB degree. He then went to the Nigerian Law School before being called to the bar. By 1994, he was promoted to vice chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of the military junta led by Abacha. He was effectively the de-facto second in command.The late military officer runs a law firm and also manages a church. He was also the chairman of LOTAD funeral services.
In an interview with TheNEWS, Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and now president-elect, said Diya later lost his influence in Abacha’s government and could not fight for the June 12 mandate. However, Abacha presented a video portraying the suspects confessing to the crime. The footage would later be dismissed as an edited clip.
“On one of such visits, at his Ikeja residence, he mentioned how Gen. Abacha had not been doing well. He made the statement during the next visit, and I asked what the problem was,” Bamaiyi wrote in his book titled ‘Vindication of A General.’
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