Nigba ti o di osu kejila odun 1995, ijoba ologun Sani Abacha da ajo eleto idibo miiran sile ti o pe ni National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, ajo yii lo seto idibo lasiko naa, sugbon awon ti won wole ibo ko se ibura sipo ki Sani Abacha to ku lodun 1998.. 
Ijoba igba naa so owo-ori di dola mejo ($8), sugbon ti awon agbe yarí pe won ko le san ju ogbon sile.. 