Why the April 22, 1990, Gideon Orkar Coup Failed

A little while before morning on Sunday, April 22, 1990, a certain junior officer in the Nigerian Army, Major Gideon Orkar made a radio broadcast in Lagos. The broadcast was a coup speech that denounced the regime of the Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida. However, Orkar and his co-conspirators would fail to depose Babangida after the coup was suppressed and eventually crushed around evening. But how did this “popular” coup fail? Who was Major Gideon Orkar? Who were his co-conspirators? Was it really a Gideon Orkar coup? We shall find out about these and more in this video. #HistoryVille Join this channel to become a member: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille/... Get Ayomide Akinbode's latest historical novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ayomide-Akinbo... Subscribe to HistoryVille: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille?... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:   / thehistoryville   Instagram:   / historyville   Twitter:   / historyville   LinkedIn:   / historyville   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For interesting historical articles visit: https://www.thehistoryville.com Video Credits: videvo.net, stockfootage TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:49 Who was Gideon Orkar? 01:48 What caused the Gideon Orkar Coup? 03:34 What were the aims of the Gideon Orkar Coup? 04:43 How the Gideon Orkar Coup Happened 05:59 The Attack on Dodan Barracks 07:13 The Attack on Defence House (Flag Staff House) 08:35 How the Gideon Orkar Coup Failed 10:16 How Nyiam, Mukoro, et al escaped 11:11 Why the Coup failed 12:11 Aftermath of the Gideon Orkar Coup 13:42 Was it a Gideon Orkar Coup? 14:38 Effects of the Gideon Orkar Coup 15:59 Next Video