[1] The members mostly came from several pro-democracy and activist groups located especially in Lagos, the southwest region of the country.
In response, NADECO leaders warned "it will be a disaster, not only for Nigeria but for the whole world, if Nigerians come to the conclusion that only violence will secure the attention of the international community.
After a bomb explosion later that month in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, the police arrested and interrogated Chief Cornelius Adebayo and other NADECO members.
The inspector general of police, Ibrahim Coomassie, said he wanted to question the American ambassador and members of the US Embassy staff.
[7] In August 1999, the coalition filed a claim for $20 million in compensation for abuses suffered under the Abacha regime.