Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Abiola 'could be in danger'

Karl Maier
Wednesday 04 August 1993 23:02 BST
Comments

AMID claims that his life was in danger, Chief Moshood Abiola flew secretly to London yesterday to drum up international support for his bid to oust General Ibrahim Babangida from the Nigerian presidency. Chief Abiola, who won the cancelled 12 June presidential elections, described the conflict in Nigeria as 'a case of democracy versus dictatorship'. Karl Maier spoke to Chief Abiola before he left Lagos after he had obtained a list of prominent critics of the government who, his aides said, were to be assassinated. Chief Abiola's name was on the list. He could not say when he would return to Nigeria, where he left his Social Democratic Party split over the decision of some party leaders to negotiate an interim government with the military regime.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in