Yakubu Bako
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Colonel Yakubu Bako was governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
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Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982.
He served as a major in the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Iran after the Iran–Iraq War, which was in place from 1988 to 1991.
After being appointed Akwa Ibom administrator in December 1993, Bako developed infrastructure in the Bakassi
area, later forcibly claimed by Cross River State
.
In December 1997 he was jailed for alleged complicity in a coup to overthrow Sani Abacha.
In March 1998 he was among 26 who had been charged with treason, a capital offence, or related offences.
In March 1999 he was granted clemency and released.
He and others were pardoned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in September 2003.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
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Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982.
He served as a major in the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Iran after the Iran–Iraq War, which was in place from 1988 to 1991.
After being appointed Akwa Ibom administrator in December 1993, Bako developed infrastructure in the Bakassi
Bakassi
Bakassi is the peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. It is currently ruled by Cameroon following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria as a result of a judgment by the International Court of Justice...
area, later forcibly claimed by Cross River State
Cross River State
Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...
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In December 1997 he was jailed for alleged complicity in a coup to overthrow Sani Abacha.
In March 1998 he was among 26 who had been charged with treason, a capital offence, or related offences.
In March 1999 he was granted clemency and released.
He and others were pardoned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in September 2003.