President Muhammadu Buhari said he spent
most of his detention in Benin.The president was removed by senior
military officers in the August 1985 coup, which saw former military
president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida,take over power .
After his overthrow, Buhari was put under
house arrest for so many months until his release in 1988, after the
death of his mother.
“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,” he said.
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