Retired Nigerian Army Colonel Ralph Bello-Fadile has unveiled details of an attempted coup against former Head of State, Sani Abacha, in 1995, which he played a key role in. Contrary to its portrayal as a “phantom coup,” Bello-Fadile reveals in his newly published memoir that the effort was a calculated attempt to restore democracy in […]

Mr Bello-Fadile was a principal actor in what was widely regarded as the 1995 “phantom coup” against Mr Abacha.