‘Civil War!’ Reason IBB Was Scared After Abiola’s Death Revealed

OwelekeTV (News) — In what seems to be another occasion of the big reveal regarding the annulled 1993 general choices as redefined by Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB.

The glorified former military Head of State, popularly appertained to as’ Maradona’ claimed he was hysterical MKO Abiola’s death would beget a civil war in Nigeria.

In his recently released book, ‘A trip in Service’, Babangida bared that he stressed Nigeria could descend into another civil war if Abiola, extensively conceded as the due winner of the election, had been killed.

“ While I accept that the unfortunate denial of his accreditation amounted to a subversion of the will of the Nigerian people, I was petrified that if Abiola got killed, it could lead to a civil war.

“Having shared in one civil war, with all its horrors, pains, and desolation, I was n’t prepared to see another.

“ I’m gratified that the Buhari administration eventually recognised MKO Abiola as a former head of state, ”

Babangida wrote.

Babaginda also expressed relief that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari officially conceded Abiola as a former head of state.

Abiola’s Victory 

Recall that on Thursday 20th February, 2025, Babangida conceded that late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale( MKO) Abiola surfaced victorious in the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The controversial election, extensively regarded as Nigeria’s freest and fairest, has been the subject of multitudinous debates over the times.

The disclosure was stressed by Nigeria’s immediate history Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who reviewed the book during its launch in Abuja on Thursday.

1993 Election Background Story

OwelekeTV also recalls that the June 12, 1993, presidential election marked Nigeria’s first attempt at returning to a civilian rule after a decade of military governance.

Conducted under the transition program initiated by also-military sovereign , General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida( IBB), the election was extensively regarded as the most believable in the nation’s history.

Although sanctioned results were undisclosed by the National Electoral Commission (NEC), available numbers indicated that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had secured victory over Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC).

Still, the Babangida administration annulled the election, citing electoral irregularities, a decision that touched off wide demurrers and political insecurity.

The fallout from the dissolution led to Babangida’s abdication and the establishment of a weak interim mercenary government.

However, the political fermentation paved the way for General Sani Abacha’s bloodless achievement latterly that time, extending military rule in Nigeria.

Further discoveries to come soon…