Daniel Etim-Effiong Reveals Father’s Near-Death Sentence Over 1990 Coup Plot

Nollywood star Daniel Etim-Effiong opened up on the Diary of a Naija Girl podcast about his father’s harrowing experience under military rule. He explained that when he was just one year old, his father was accused of knowing about a coup plot against President Ibrahim Babangida. An army friend arrested for planning the takeover named him during interrogation, leading to his father’s arrest. Despite being tried and sentenced to death by firing squad, his father miraculously survived the ordeal. Daniel shared how this family crisis shaped his understanding of courage and resilience.

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