Nigeria Arrests Ex-Ruler
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LAGOS, Nigeria — One of Nigeria’s former military rulers was arrested Monday in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the current junta.
Retired Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, who headed a military government from 1976 to 1979, was arrested at his farmhouse outside Lagos, an aide said. More than 30 people have been arrested in the alleged plot.
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