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The Crate Escape
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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Sat 7 May 202223:15GMT
BBC Radio 4
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- Sun 7 Jul 201313:45GMTBBC Radio 4
- Tue 29 Mar 202208:30GMTBBC Radio 4
- Sat 7 May 202223:15GMTBBC Radio 4
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