Hijack ‘93 (2024)
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Hijack ‘93!
The hijackers specifically chose the flight, knowing that influential individuals would be onboard.
Because they didnt have enough fuel to make it to Germany, they stopped in Niamey, Niger.
During the 80s and 90s, Nigerias government was known for its instability and tyranny.
In 1983, the Nigerian military overthrew the democratically elected president.
leader Jerry Yusuf and intended to force the Nigerian government to implement and enforce democracy.
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However, their demands werent limited to this major goal.
According to Ogunderu, they also wanted Nigeria to reopen the closed newspapers and colleges.
also wanted an investigation into the death of Gele Giwa, a Nigerian journalist and the co-founder ofNewswatchmagazine.
He died on October 19, 1986 by a letter bomb.
Additionally, they wanted the return of the money that the Nigerian government embezzled.
Like in theNetflix action movie, they wanted international attention for their cause.
The young men let the others out.
As expected, the individuals bringing food and water to the plane around midnight were a trap.
Kabir Adenuga outlines what happened next in his interview withThe Nollywood Reporter.
They were detained, separated, and interrogated.
The officers denied Nigerian delegates access to the hijackers.
Adenuga alleges that the detaining officers planned to kill them.
Sadly, a crew member named Ethel Igwe was shot and killed in the chaos.
After the four hijackers were arrested, all four individuals were placed in Niamey Prison in the Niger capital.
The trial only occurred months before their release in 2001.
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Ultimately, the group stayed in jail for 9 years as explained at the end ofHijack 93.
According to Adenugas interview, while in jail, he learned skills to make money so he could survive.
He melted down coins to make and sell jewelry.
He also cut incarcerated individuals hair.
Not much is known about Benneth Oluwadaisi or Kenny Rasaq-Lawal after they were arrested.
