Gowon went on exile in the UK, enrolled at Warwick University - and was seen queuing for food at a student cafeteria. This picture caused a scandal in Nigeria, i.e. "how could a former head of state disgrace us like this"?

This was in contrast to Umaru Dikko, who never had to work for a day in his life since he went on exile in UK in 1983.

Now, I'm not saying Gowon didn't lead a corrupt regime. He did. But he didn't personally enrich himself like Abacha did.

If you want to have a better understanding of this; read Max Siollun.

I'm no fan of Gowon, I consider him a genocidal maniac - but when it comes to corruption and personal enrichment, he was a learner compared to the likes of "Ibro".