Decree 3 of 1984 established military tribunals which tried Second Republic governors, ministers and party officials. Many were convicted (300+ years cumulative sentencing). Babangida's 1985 coup released most defendants.
Buhari I1984· Status: Implemented (reversed 1985)· Chapter II · Law
Special Military Tribunal (Recovery of Public Property)
Decree 3 of 1984. Tried Second Republic governors and ministers for corruption.
Sources
- · Recovery of Public Property (Special Military Tribunal) Decree No. 3, 1984
What it cost — political & economic reality
The political and economic reality
Nigeria in 1984: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period.
Head of State · Military
Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
1984–1985
National reality
War Against Indiscipline. Decrees 2 (detention without trial) and 4 (press) were used to jail Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor. Overthrown by Babangida on 27 August 1985.
Crises of the period
- Decree 4 press jailings
- Economic austerity; queues for essential commodities
GDP (World Bank)
$28 bn (1984)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Foreign Affairs
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
- Finance
Dr. Onaolapo Soleye
Source: Federal Military Government Gazette 1984–85
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
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