"Abacha Wanted Me Dead at all Cost"- My Coup Story - Gen. Diya (Full Video)

[@ativiejonathan3705]

Power belongs to God , were is Abacha today .

[@ptmedia9058]

Shut up

[@abimbolaowolabi4985]

Six feet under.

[@ibdijana5847]

He is presently where everybody will go sooner or later...no one is exempted.

[@nuridinadams9219]

He is in heaven begging Nigerians to forgive him.

[@dipoajax]

@@nuridinadams9219 Heaven ke? He is in Hell abeg! 😒

[@mrmark974]

God saved Diya. I was happy how Obasanjo dealt with Bamaiyi after he took over in 1999.

[@ptmedia9058]

That's because you're daft and know nothing about facts and history.

[@AncientInsights1]

Diya is a lucky man to be alive...he has every reason to praise his God. great job sir

[@adedoyinoluwa4188]

Liked ✌️✅thank God for HID mercies & prayer answered during our dear Gen. Diya's trial and test of his life time, we continue to pray for his longivity from our maker. Lord our God. 💜

[@chineduokezie8359]

It was a set-up. Bamaiyi and Abacha were working together and it was a plot to get Diya off the way. Sad to say, Diya fell for the trap Anyways, Bamaiyi paid dearly for it cos he eventually spent close to ten years in Prison after his retirement

[@mrmark974]

You don't understand it. It was actually a coup. But both Bamaiyi and Diya distrust each other. Bamaiyi was commanding the Army. There is no way he could carry out a coup without Diya. When the junior officers came with the 10 point demand that Abacha should conceded Diya was opted to carry out the plan as the second in command to the head of state, Bamaiyi realizing there is no way he could seize power without it going to Diya started to play to the script of Abacha making it look like a set up. However Diya was warned by his security Chief Major Oluseun Fadipe that since Bamaiyi who has troops under his command could not use his troops for the coup then there is something fishing. Fadipe suggested that Diya struck immediately by isolating Major Al Mustapha but Diya refused that he must wait for Bamaiyi. This caused the panic as they were all rounded up within 24hrs and all those who were involved in the coup arrested. Diya caused his downfall if that he acted fast with the most senior Yoruba officers in his side he could have easily isolated Lagos and and Abacha and ultimately Abuja. But the fowl play was that after they were all arrested most of the northern conspirators were not tried and this caused acrimony in the army suggesting if Diya and colleagues be executed the Northern conspirators including Bamaiyi and co conspirators should also be executed.

[@MohammedTsonga-qi1cv]

Bamaiyi was working and using Diya for a genuine coup but Diya obviously was not discrete enough which made Bamaiyi panic and took the safer choice of reporting to Abacha using Aziza discussion as an alibi to opt out of his genuine original plan of coup plotting.

[@jamesentonu984]

Obviously it was this man’s head that finally caught Abacha.

[@ajayiadeniyi4030]

Thank you so much for this story really enjoy it

[@HispleMedia]

I'm glad you like it 🙏🙏... Thank you very much for watching 😍😍

[@bledeebeautyhome8038]

Nice one Sir, your videos are always great, l got so much information

[@HispleMedia]

I'm glad you like the video... Thank you for watching. ❤️💙❤️💙

[@onoyomettah]

I watched the video, Gen. Diya denied any involvement and his loyal men, not worthy to be a General. He was a coward and thank God he didn't have the chance to lead Nigeria. I don't think anyone was afraid of him, a general thats kneels to beg a Major.

[@mrmark974]

With my own understanding about the whole coup Saga and according to most of the testimony given by Fadipe, Diyas security officer at the Oputa Panel, there was actually a plot conceived by Diya to overthrow Abacha but the whole saga was that there was a coup inside a coup. Bamaiyi initially had his own plans, seeing that Diya was not fast enough he then started playing to the script of Abacha. Diya wanted power but Bamaiyi wanted it for himself. It became a setup to Diya when Bamaiyi started following the Abacha script knowing fully well it won't be easy for him to take power. Equity was that since Diya was going down Bamaiyi and all other northern co-conspirators ought to have go down as well since it was even Bamaiyi who brought Diya to the coup. Let peace be on Nigeria good the both of them are still alive.

[@adewaleibraheem3974]

What I deduced from all sources is that Bamaiyi sold a dummy to Diya, which the latter swallowed. Where I suffer the disconnect is whether Bamaiyi was acting on orders from Abacha to test Diya or Bamaiyi just wanted to appear as a loyal officer.

[@Agbaman1]

@@adewaleibraheem3974 you are absolutely right. The whole thing was orchestrated by Bamaiyi to weed out disloyal top brass. On whose orders, I'm not sure of. Diya took the bait, he was ambitious but not brave.

[@adewaleibraheem3974]

@@Agbaman1 I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm not saying I can't be broken through torture but being a military general should count for something. The way he cowered before Mustapha and sobbed in front of Abacha was bad optics. He's fortunate this happened in Nigeria where people would give excuses for him. He didn't demonstrate a modicum of courage.

[@ptmedia9058]

God bless you

[@mrmark974]

@@adewaleibraheem3974 Yes Diya was not brave enough and relegated himself by going down for Abacha and was also caught in a video begging Mustapha. It all started with the junior army officers 9 point demand from Abacha, this motivated Diya who think he has the backing of the junior officers to overthrow Abacha. It would have been very easy for Diya if only Bamaiyi who was the Chief of Army staff is very much loyal to him, since Bamaiyi was the one commanding the Army. Bamaiyi initially wanted the power for himself ultimately later playing to the script of Abacha. Diya could have struck immediately knowing Bamaiyi has defaulted. Fadipe, Diyas security Chief could have possibly disharm and capture Mustapha therefore cutting Abacha away from military information of which Gen Aziza commander of the Lagos garrison would have easily capitulated to the coupist. But Diya a typical Yoruba man kept on waiting for Bamaiyi even when his security Chief Fadipe suspected Bamayi has defaulted. Indeed Diya was never brave enough and Mustapha scared the hell out of him by arresting everyone involved in less than 24hrs.

[@mohammedbalaabdullahi8963]

For God Gen Diya would have died long ago.. We must still give credits to Abacha for not killing coup convicts, unlike his predecessor Gen. IBB who killed even his best friend, Gen. Vatsa.

[@HispleMedia]

Interestingly, Abacha is the only military leader who didn't execute coup plotters. It may hv been different if he didn't die suddenly... Watch out for the most explosive account of the Diya coup as told by Bamaiyi. Thanks for watching.

[@adewaleibraheem3974]

I'm sorry, what you said should be construed as a joke. These alleged coup plotters were tortured, lost their means of livelihood, some died in captivity and some lost normal bodily functions for life. Yet we should give credit to Abacha they were not shot? The way we Nigerians reason at times ...

[@HispleMedia]

@@adewaleibraheem3974 good morning! If Abacha had not died, they would have been killed...they were lucky. The evidence against them were enormous and showed that they were guilty.

[@adewaleibraheem3974]

@@HispleMedia I think your statement should be directed at the fella who asked to give credit to Abacha for not killing any coup convicts.

[@mmanuel2015]

Give credit for..making colleagues a living dead..uh with tortured that unfold .uh..

[@GozyObi-hm4wu]

Let us not forget the morale of this story as stated by the cat with nine live- Diya "that the power of life and death belongs to God"

[@peterayobamiokanola4732]

What a Man, Diya was

[@judeskylabardooo8286]

Crying general

[@HispleMedia]

🤔🤔🤔👍👍

[@sunnyadewuyi7281]

Because you are a yes sir yes sir solder

[@HispleMedia]

He tried to please his boss but lost out in the political game. Thanks for watching 💗♥️

[@lindaokoye124]

God Damned Abacha. Oladipo Diya is an innocent man his palms are clean 🧼 The spirit of God lifted up a standard and saved the innocent

[@ibdijana5847]

Praying to God to damned a dead man doesn't sound logical or literate. Even Diya finally prayed to God to forgive them all.

[@lindaokoye124]

@@ibdijana5847 You misunderstood the statement ..He wanted to kill Diya and died before Diya that is the meaning of Damned him yes he forgived them

[@ThirdOcholi]

Power is transient ✊🏾

[@HispleMedia]

Surely!

[@magnacarta-us1zs]

It served him right.

[@highbury10]

The whole military set up spear headed by Abacha sounds to me like clusters of gangsters

[@olayinkaadeleye3134]

God saved Diya.

[@03theLight]

GROW UP. You might as well say Santa saved him.

[@margaretdevine9755]

I remember vividly where I was when Abacha's death was announced. I have never seen or experienced a thing like that in my life. The way Nigerians celebrated the death of Abacha. It was like a carnival sudden parties all over Nigeria people celebrating and buying each other drinks and food I have never seen Nigerians so happy about the death of a head of state it was ridiculous, and on the news. People were celebrating like we won the biggest lottery in the history of the world. I think the Nigerian people felt compensated for jailing MKO Abiola when Abacha died.

[@HispleMedia]

Likewise myself!!! As children, we were actually celebrating because my uncle told us that he was planning to kill his deputy...whom, according to my uncle, was a good man. Nigeria has been through a lot...thank you very much for watching ❤️💙❤️

[@abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460]

But Abiola died after Abacha. How did they felt compensated?

[@margaretdevine9755]

@@abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460 They died were not far apart Abacha kept Abiola in Jail for months after Abiola won the election and declared himself the president.

[@SunnyjoeAdam]

@@abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460 Oga go back to history, Abacha die in June 1998 while Abiola die in July 1998

[@abdullahiibrahimalhassan4460]

@@SunnyjoeAdam So what are you saying?

[@GladFamilyTV]

nice content boss

[@oyewole5530]

Poor Diya mumu gullible man who put himself in a huge mess

[@adetayoonasanya1131]

He was set up . Not his fault. He trusted Bamaiyi whom he has helped before.

[@Relevance4life]

@@adetayoonasanya1131 it doesn’t matter where the suggestions come from , that he was willing to participate means he’s a disloyal no. 2 and deserved the death sentence.

[@debiimoleayo]

E pele adajo ebita, Olorun o Jo yin, so tan

[@hassanmohammedalkali9603]

Col. Yakasai was never a commander of the Strike force. He was also arrested during the time in question. Get your facts right.

[@malikmogekwu9781]

my brother you have said it all there was a coup but it failed

[@tonyebiere551]

no you get your facts right, Colonel Yakassai said it himself that at some point he commanded the strike force. Watch Oputa Panel, its on youtube

[@attoeattoe2058]

Sabo(teur) lived up to his name. Adisa was naive to trust a man with such a name

[@mrmark974]

What are you talking. Adisa was in the side of Diya he was also tried and sentenced to death with Diya.

[@attoeattoe2058]

@@mrmark974 Sabo is the man Adisa confided in, who later sold him out to Abacha

[@mrmark974]

@@attoeattoe2058 Yes Sabo was with Abacha never part of the coup. The coup originally belong to Bamaiyi but because Diya was the most senior officer he was seen as the initiator.

[@khalidbashir4017]

Please read and understand first

[@Tayi10]

Diya had also precided over the abuse of several other Nigerians way before his comeuppance. Why wouldn't anyone beleive he was part of the coup? Was he gonna play second fiddle to Abacha forever? The Nigerian military as it were was answerable to no one but themselves even as the Citizenry was their steady victims. Diya was Abacha's hatchet man in the south west. He had a reputation for being disrepectful towards the elders. He didn't even make an exception for Pa Ajasin the moment he was able to embarrass the old man. Ask me and I'll say he deserved all that he had to deal with. Hope he came out a better human being for it.

[@HomericOrigins]

I think there was a plot. I believe Diya was not the initiator but buy into it the moment it was brought to him. He however did not know that Abacha was behind it all. There is a possibility that Bamaiyi was having 3faces as claimed... What ever was their motive, what is certain is that they wanted Abacha out. Diya is a lucky man to be alive.

[@MohammedTsonga-qi1cv]

I don't believe Abacha was behind it, Abacha was himself co opted by circumstances to play the role of encouraging Bamaiyi and others to play along with Diya even though Diya couldn't have initiated the coup plot. I believe the plot started by the Lagos officers most likely by Bamaiyi but bringing Diya on board by Bamaiyi was strategic due to the Yoruba's feelings towards Abacha regime. However, I believe Bamaiyi later felt Diya non discreet conduct on a dangerous venture as coup plotting could get him killed because of Diya's discussion with some other officers who had no personal loyalty to Diya like Aziza.

[@olayinkaadeleye3134]

Malu disappointed a lot of Nigerians with his wearing of the Abacha badge. I lost my respect for him.

[@fredameh3791]

How did he disappoint you, are you a military officer, Malu was a senior officer who must be loyal to the core ,

[@olayinkaadeleye3134]

@@fredameh3791 He didn’t need to put on the Abacha badge. That act devalued him in the eyes of many. There was no need to support a despot in his bid to transform into a civilian dictator. A principled man would not support that.

[@fredameh3791]

@@olayinkaadeleye3134 The military is a different society entirely even if he didn't support his self succession bid as a loyal officer he has to hang the badge, that badge never stood that he supported Abacha but in the military a head of state and CinC must have your support meanwhile Malu was close to the seat of power and needed not be told how to dress up.

[@olayinkaadeleye3134]

@@fredameh3791 Some officers never wore the badge. You are taught in the military to be loyal to your nation. Malu did a lot for the nation. He did a lot to end the war in Liberia. No one can take that away from him. Wearing the Abacha badge was not a good move. I am sure he stopped wearing it after Abacha died. Did he pick up an Abdulsalami badge after Abacha died?

[@mrmark974]

It was a military Junta Malu was also fighting for his own survival.

[@Eunixburd]

Just like yesterday...all these happened after the annulment of june 12 election....abacha would have been a hero if he uas brought in abiola as the president then. I remember he we were watching france 98 world cup when his dead was announced...that night ...8th june 1998 people were jubilating...what a memoir

[@HispleMedia]

🙏 🙏 🙏 ❤️

[@jaypo5776]

This is riddled with a lot of half truths and falsehoods. Col. Yakassai wasn't a member of the strike force. He worked in the state house as a doctor. If he was a plotting to kill Diya how was he implicated in the coup?

[@segunlewu2430]

I see some people calling general Diya a coward and I just laugh. All he could do at that point was to beg for his dear life which he did and anyone in that situation would have done same.

[@HispleMedia]

Maybe the feel that a General shouldn't be begging a major and sobbing shamelessly. After all in matters of coup and treason, such begging won't work even. But, all the same, God saved him. Thanks for watching 👍🙏🙏

[@aminumohammed738]

Madueke is Chief of Naval Staff, not Army ad you mentioned. This may define the level of integrity or credibility of this historical submission if not corrected.

[@HispleMedia]

If I mentioned that, it is a mistake. From his rank as a Rear Admiral, it is clear that he was a navy officer and can't possibly be a Chief of Army Staff. How can a simple mistake of that nature affect the integrity of a long video. Anyways, thank you for pointing that out. I appreciate

[@Matt-z4q]

Tajudeen Olanrewaju was a Lt Gen

[@HispleMedia]

OK 🆗

[@Matt-z4q]

@HispleMedia 👍

[@olusolaaremu3167]

Abacha was trying to get rid of all the yoruba top men in the military.

[@HispleMedia]

So it seems! 🎉 By so doing he would remove all likely threat to his rule. Thank you for watching 👍

[@ptmedia9058]

You've committed a crime against humanity by the misrepresentation of history. In a working nation, this could land you in jail.

[@HispleMedia]

You hv this view because you probably hv not read widely about this coup or you stereotypes yourself to the account given in "vindication of a General", a book by Bamaiyi. Pls, if you haven't, go back and watch Diya's petition at the oputa panel and come back. However, today by 7pm we premier another version of this coup as told by Bamaiyi. Maybe that account is what you want to hear. Pls join us by 7pm on this channel. Thanks for watching.

[@chineduonuoha294]

You were set up to betray your commander in chief. Mumu general..

[@ahmadabubakar5107]

The plotted coup was arranged by Yoruba to overthrow Abacha's regime simply because he was a Northerner. Yoruba will always be Yorubas. The true Friends of the North from the South are Niger Deltans.

[@jaypo5776]

Most of the 1990 coup plotters where from the Niger Delta.

[@Xtjiggzs]

What an unintelligent comment!

[@ahmadabubakar5107]

@@Xtjiggzs tell me other tribes involved in the attempted coup. YORUBAS has always being YORUBAS. Green snakes under the green grass. By now the North should know their real friends in the South.

[@bodemaxwell]

Obviously you have problem with comprehension. The essence of the video is to prove that there wasn’t a coup plot. Diya was goaded and plodded by Bamaiyi to destroy him. Your tribal vituperation is a vomit of the bias you’ve been fed with all your life.

[@NdifrekeOtu-d9v]

Idiotic comment.

[@ptmedia9058]

You missed so much and this account is blatant and arranged calumny.... His orderly was a DSS officer not police officer. This is a coup plot botched. Bamaiyi was never in handcuffs.

[@HispleMedia]

This is diya's account, not mind. Watch out for Bamaiyi's chronicle of the coup premiering by 7pm tonight. Thanks

[@ThirdOcholi]

Which kind weird voice abi accent b dis one na🤷🏾‍♂️🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

[@HispleMedia]

It's my accent... I hope you understand it. Thank you for watching 👍

[@VivianVee56]

@@ThirdOcholi lol 🤣 it tire me too. Great history story but it'll have been better if the creator sounded more realistic and not sound like an AI generated east African speaker. Even the names are pronounced ridiculously. I certainly won't be back to watch this channel with the funny accent but it's been a good laugh

[@the.inktober]

too many lies in this video

[@HispleMedia]

Pls start by pointing out some of them... It is not enough make Clas without proof. Thanks for watching

[@NosiruAjagbe]

God is wonderful 😂😂

[@HispleMedia]

🙏🙏🙏

[@chineduonuoha294]

You and your yoruba brothers plotted to overthrow Abacha which you confessed kneeling down before Abacha. Don't you know the consequences of a failed Coup ...

[@crownxydayo313]

We Dey wait for you and your obi cow 😂😂 ipob agent

[@johnkampos2331]

@@crownxydayo313 so what has his statement got to do with obi and ipob..sometimes I don't get u humans

[@doyinak6939]

You see how the majority of people people he arrested were all yoruba

[@HispleMedia]

It was supposed to be a Yoruba coup. That is how coups have been tagged in Nigeria.

[@doyinak6939]

@@HispleMedia I see sad it wasn't successful. I was in primary school when diya first got arrested in the 90s.

[@alhassanadamwase5768]

Your video is full of fallacies and lies. How can col Yakasai who was perceived to be the leader of the strike force which never existed be recieving orders from a Major??? Do you know what that means in the Army? Chronicle of command was not obeyed. Furthermore, the CSO of Gen Diya, Major Fadupe, confessed that Gen Diya organized and plotted a coup. Unfortunately, Gen Diya's Co-coup plotter in person of Gen Bamiyi, was also interested in power. So it was sort of a coup with a coup. Unfortunately, Diya was speared by Obasanjo because he was a yoruba man , and Gen Bamiyi was jailed for siding with Abacha. Abacha's only sin to Obasanjo was jailing him alongside Shehu Yar'adua.

[@crownxydayo313]

But the Yoruba freed al Mustapha don’t forget that fulani man

[@mrmark974]

Diya was not sparred because he was a Yoruba man. Obasanjo jailed both Diya and Bamaiyi. It was Goodluck Jonathan that released the both with a Presidential pardon.

[@emekauche1333]

Gen Diya was released by Gen Abdusalam not Obsanjo.