Document #1319939
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
1) Sergeant Stephen Iyeke's name appears on
the list of those executed in connection with the abortive coup
d'état on 22 April 1990. Information relating specifically
to the court proceedings and the trial of Sergeant Stephen Iyeke is
currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa. However, according to
Agence France Presse (20 July 1990), the trail of individuals
alleged to have participated in the coup attempt started on 21 May
"with the appearance before a special military tribunal of 10
soldiers." The trial was reportedly conducted in camera and "roads
leading to the court venue...were completely cordoned off"
(Ibid.). According to the Lagos Domestic Service (27 July
1990), the proceedings "took days of very extensive deliberations"
(Ibid.).
2) Information on the exact date the 42
were arrested and on the length of time they were arrested is
currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa. For additional
information on the attempted coup d'état, please refer to
the attached documents.
AFP [Paris, in English]. 20 July 1990.
"Secret Trial of Coup Participants Said Over." (FBIS-AFR-90-141 23
July 1990,p. 27)
Lagos Domestic Service [Lagos]. 27 July
1990. "Report on Execution of 42 Coup Plotters." (FBIS-AFR-90-146
30 July 1990, p. 41)
Africa Research Bulletin: Political
Series. [London]. 1-31 August 1990. Vol. 27, No. 8. "Nigeria:
Plotters Killed," Col. A&B.
Agence France Presse [Paris, in
English]. 20 July 1990. "Secret Trial of Coup Participants Said
Over." (FBIS-AFR-90-141 23 July 1990,p. 27)
. "43 Participants Sentenced to Death."
(FBIS-AFR-90-141 23 July 1990, p. 28)
Lagos Domestic Service [Lagos]. 27 July
1990. "Report on Execution of 42 Coup Plotters." (FBIS-AFR-90-146
30 July 1990, p. 41)