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Witness History: The Crate Escape

The Crate Escape

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In the summer of 1984 a Nigerian exile living in London was kidnapped in a crate.

In the summer of 1984 a Nigerian politician living in exile in London, was kidnapped and hidden in a crate. Hear what happened next to Umaru Dikko.

In the summer of 1984, an exiled Nigerian politician was kidnapped outside his London home. He was bundled into a crate in an attempt to smuggle him out of the UK. Hear what happened next in the bizarre story of Umaru Dikko.

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