Daniel Etim-Effiong recounts father’s death sentence

Nollywood actor Daniel Etim-Effiong has spoken up regarding the situation surrounding the arrest of his father by the military. The actor, while speaking on the ‘Diary of a Naija Girl’ podcast, explained that incident occurred when he was still a baby.

Etim-Effiong revealed that his father became entangled in a messy situation with the military. He was mentioned by an associate who previously informed him of a planned coup and was arrested and tried.

“I was one year old when he was arrested for a coup against President Ibrahim Babangida. His best friend in the army had told him of plans that he had to kick Babangida out of power. And the big question became for him, should he tell on his friend or should he not tell on his friend?. When the whole thing was leaked, my dad’s best friend was arrested, and they asked him, ‘Who did you tell about this coup plot?’ And he said he told my dad. My dad was arrested as well, and he was tried and sentenced to death by a firing squad. Miraculously, he survived that ordeal,” he stated