Oladipo Diya served as Chief of Defence Staff and as military governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985.
13 Facts About Oladipo Diya
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Donaldson Oladipo Diya was born on 3 April 1944 in Odogbolu, Ogun State, then Western Region, Nigeria.
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Oladipo Diya was the older brother of politician Oyewole Diya.
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Oladipo Diya later attended the US Army School of Infantry, the Command and Staff College, Jaji and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
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Oladipo Diya was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985.
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Oladipo Diya became General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Nigeria Army in 1985.
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Oladipo Diya was Commandant, National War College and then was appointed Chief of Defence Staff.
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Oladipo Diya was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994.
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Oladipo Diya was tried in a military tribunal and was given the death penalty.
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Oladipo Diya noted that all Lieutenant General Diya had to do was prove that he had not been part of the plot at any stage.
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Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya was not only released but discharged from the army, stripped of his rank, and barred from using his military title.
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Oladipo Diya spent most of his time attempting to recover possession of various properties seized by the government on his arrest.
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Oladipo Diya made no attempt to explain how he purchased these lavish properties on the salary of a lieutenant general.