Hop Derailed
2014 • Feature Film • In Development - ActiveDocumentary
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On June 12, 1993, Nigeria had the freest and fairest elections in Africa’s history. M.K.O. Abiola emerged as the winner. But the president, General Ibrahim Babangida, annulled the election. Chaos ensues. General Sani Abacha outwits Babangida, overthrows the lame duck interim head of state and unleashes a reign of terror on the country. Abiola is jailed for declaring himself president and eventually dies in detention in front of senior American diplomats. This is the story of one of Africa’s darkest eras told by those in the thick of it. It’s the story of Nigeria, a nation that has not recovered from an election with so much promise; of M.K.O. Abiola, a man who sacrificed himself for the democracy Nigeria now enjoys; a story of how America and Europe chose oil over a people’s right and freedom.
