Abacha's 1983 Coup Speech

General Sani Abacha (1943 – 1998), the late dictator, made this speech after the 1983 military coup that kicked out President Shehu Shagari. He is reputed to have made the most coup speeches on air, starting with the one below.

                                                  

Late General Sani Abacha

THE 1983 MILITARY COUP SPEECH

Fellow country men and women,                                                                                    

I, Brigadier Sani Abacha, of the Nigerian Army address you this morning on behalf of the Nigerian Armed Forces.