General Ibrahim Babangida: A Legacy of Power, Corruption, and Controversy

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, is a Nigerian military leader and politician who served as the military President of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993.

He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army in 1963 at the age of 22. He served as a commanding officer during Nigeria's civil war from 1968 to 1970 and rose to the rank of Major General by 1983.

• Babangida's regime is estimated to have misappropriated at least 12 billion dollars during his eight-year rule.

• Out of 117 people executed during Nigeria's military rule, 78 (67%) were executed under Babangida's regime.

• The Babangida era is characterized by a burgeoning political culture of corruption in Nigeria.

• Babangida's regime faced allegations of human rights abuses, including the detention without trial of thousands of government critics and the silencing of opposition organizations.

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB)