Oladipo Diya

Oladipo Diya: The man who rode on a tiger’s back

Oladipo Diya: The man who rode on a tiger’s back

By Owei Lakemfa IN the rascally days of the military, when generals were wedded to coups, a military officer arose in their ranks called Oladipo Donaldson Oyeyinka Diya. He was unknown to the public until January 1984 when the coup plotters led by General Muhammadu Buhari, who had overthrown the Shagari administration, announced him as […]