In the 1984 Dikko Affair, a former Nigerian government minister, Umaru Dikko, was kidnapped and placed in a shipping crate in an attempt to transport him from the United Kingdom back to Nigeria for trial.
The late professor was a close associate of former minister of transport Umaru Dikko, Alhaji Ishaku Ibrahim and many other political big-wigs in the country.
Umaru Yar'Adua | Umaru Dikko | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | Sitta Umaru Turay | Dikko Affair |