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I Spent 40 Months in Detention After 1985 Coup in Benin City – President Buhari

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Published: 2016/11/07
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Nigeria’s President on Monday told Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki and others delegates in Benin City that he spent 40 months in detention in the state during the 1985 military coup.

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President Buhari, who was on two days working visit to Edo state will used the opporutnity to launch projects completed by the Governor Adams Oshiomhole-led administration.

“I’m glad to be visiting Edo State, to commission Infrastructure projects completed by the administration of Gov Adams Oshiomhole”.

“Not many people may remember: I spent most of the 40 months of my detention, following the 1985 coup, in a small bungalow here in Benin City”, the president said.

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