Historical Pix; Meet The Men Who Hijacked A Plane In 1993 After The Presidential Elections Were Cancelled By IBB

On Oct 25, 1993, these men hijacked a Nigerian Airways plane enroute Abuja in protest of annulled June 12 election.. These Nigerian boys changed rule of the game by hijacking an Abuja bound Nigerian Airways plane to protest the annulment of the June 12 by the then Head of State, Ibrahim Babaginda..

The hijack of the Nigeria Airways plane carrying passengers that included government officials, en route from Lagos to Abuja was labeled "sensational". The hijackers forced the plane to re-route to Niger Republic demanding, among other things, a transfer of political power to chief Abiola.

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