Gideon Gwaza Orka, the 1990 coup attempt and the execution of forty-one other military officers Gideon Gwaza Orkar was born on 4 October 1952 and became one of the most controversial figures in Nigeria’s military history. He is remembered for leading the abortive coup of 22 April 1990 against the administration of Ibrahim Babangida. The uprising, which unfolded in Lagos, involved the seizure of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, key military installations, and an assault on Dodan Barracks, which was the seat of military authority and residence of the Head...