Jun 02, 2017 late, sani abacha president of nigeria. Situation became charged however, when one of the service chiefs, lieutenant general ishaya rizi bamaiyi, who pretended to be with us, suggested he be made the new head of state after we had quietly informed him of the death of general sani abacha. The office maintains that the choice of words was deliberate. Following abachas death in 1998, obasanjo was released. June 8, 1998, day general sani abacha, nigerias former head of states died, not many nigerians are aware that this late dictator, married to maryam allegedly had few concubines that he kept away from the prying eyes of the wife in a bid to satisfy his highly uncontrolled libido. How sani abacha died, by jerry useni 2 vanguard news. Narrating how the former head of state died, almustapha said contrary to insinuations, the sudden collapse of the health system of abacha started. Moving quickly, the powerful military early tuesday named gen.
General sani abacha was born in kano state, northern nigeria on the 20 september 1943. Late,sani abacha president of nigeria video dailymotion. The nigerian government on friday said although late general sani abachas regime was one of the most controversial in nigerias history. The first child, ibrahim, died in a plane crash in 1996. Ekiti is a state in western nigeria, declared a state on 1 october 1996 alongside five other states in the country, by the military under the dictatorship of general sani abacha. Nov 26, 20 the head of nigerias last military government was sani abacha. Sani abacha was born in 1943 in a hausafulani quarter in kano to a merchant family of kanuri descent, and educated at kano provincial secondary school from 1957 to 1962. Upon the success of the coup, sani abacha announced the institution of a federal military government in a nationwide broadcast, while explaining his reasons for toppling the government of the day. A very good one, though the veracity of the article can be doubted knowing fully well we are in nigeria i will choose a different part. Details of abacha loot and how much of it has been recovered. General abacha and his associates stole and laundered many hundreds of millions of dollars of public money during his military regime, doing vast harm to the futures of his own people. In 2015 alex last spoke to the general s personal doctor, professor sadiq suleiman wali. Latest news about sani abacha in nigeria today 27th april 2020. Chief abiola later died in custody on july 7, 1998 following his arrest and detention by the regime of general sani abacha, for attempting to actualise his mandate.
As one of the newest states of the nigerian federation, it was carved out of the territory of old ondo state, and covers the former 12 local government areas that made. General sani abacha adapted from naiwu osahons book, the. A storm of reactions by nigerians has greeted the news that the sum of. Head of state, military dictator general sani abacha from november 1993 to june 8, 1998. General sani abacha, born on september 20, 1943, was nigerias military head of state from november 17, 1993 to june 8, 1998 when he died suddenly. Read abacha s coup speech below president shagari is overthrown. He ruled nigeria with an iron grip and his regime was marred by gross human rights abuses. The june 12, 1993 poll was annulled despite being declared free and fair by international observers, and military ruler general sani abacha vowed sunday to. Jun 07, 2018 nigerias military ruler, general sani abacha, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on 8 june 1998.
Abacha received his formal military training at nigerian and british military training colleges. Attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, abubakar malami. Nigerias military strongman, general sani abacha, has died at the age of 54 after reportedly suffering a heart attack. General sani abacha biography general sani abacha was born on september 20, 1943, in kano, nigeria. An educational resource to reminisce, educate and inform about past scenes from nigerias history. He rose through the ranks in the nigerian military and by 1983 had achieved the rank. The national coordinator of the open government partnership ogp, nigeria and special assistant to the president on justice reforms, juliet ibekakunwagwu disclosed this recently in an. Former chief security officer, cso, to the late head of state, gen sani abacha, major hamza almustapha, has dismissed claims that abacha died after eating an apple from his concubines. In the years of her husband sani abacha s ruling, maryam abacha, which is the name of the general s wife, has been very popular. Nigerian radio announces death of abacha a special announcement on nigerian radio said that the head of state, general sani abacha, passed away in the early hours of monday morning. General abachas era of dictatorship general abacha. General sani abacha was a nigerian military head of state in the 1990s.
Apr 03, 2010 last week, we brought you the first part of this interview. For those who were not born or who were not even aware of the military era, the full text of abachas coup speech will give you a feeling of what it looked like during the era of the military under general sani abacha. I, lieutenantgeneral sani abacha, chief of army staff, chairman, joint chiefs of staff, have found it necessary to address you once again in the course of our nations history. Ibrahim yakassai i have known major hamza elmustapha for 17 years. He even suggested we should allow him access to chief abiola. An upper sharia court in kaduna state will on may 22 hear a suit brought before it by the former chief security officer to the former head of state, general sani abacha. Abdulsalam abubakar, a major general in the army and defense chief of staff. Abacha, who was in power from 1993 to 1998 and who died under suspicious circumstances in 1998, is commonly regarded as nigeria. The military dictator ruled nigeria for five years. On the 8th of june 1998 abacha died from a suspected heart attack and is buried the same day. General sani abacha gcfr was a nigerian statesman and military general who served as the.
Sani abacha was a nigerian military leader, who served as the nigerian head of state from november 1993 to june 1998. After the interim military leader, general abdusalam abubakar, pledged to. The nigerian government on friday said although late general sani abacha s regime was one of the most controversial in nigerias history. He was also chief of army staff between 1985 to 1990. Senator chuck grassley ria speaks to reporters at the u. The other side of the most distorted story in the history of nigeria. Major hamza almustapha, former chief security officer, to the late head of state, general sani abacha, who has been on trial for more than 12 years over alleged murder, yesterday, broke down in. The complaint alleges that general abacha, his son mohammed sani abacha, their associate abubakar atiku bagudu and others embezzled, misappropriated and extorted billions from the government of nigeria and others, then laundered their criminal proceeds through u. The attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, mr abubakar malami san, has said he has no record of the amount of money stolen by the late military dictator, gen. I ve video evidence on murder of abacha, abiola vanguard news. Jul 30, 2015 military ruler general sani abacha also announced that he was dissolving the leaderships of two striking oil workers unions and the trades union federation. Nigeria general sani abacha speech broadcast youtube. The june 12, 1993 poll was annulled despite being declared free and fair by international observers, and military ruler general sani abacha.
Nigerians react as uk court seizes abachas n81bn loot. When general ibrahim babangida was named president and commanderin chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria in. Who was general sani abacha everything you need to know. He is also the first nigerian soldier to attain the rank of a full star general without skipping a single rank. Insists abacha loot becomes nigerias asset at drawdown. Nigerians react to discovery of fresh abacha loot youtube. Since then nigerian scam letter con artists have been using the general s name and his wifes name to steal millions from unsuspecting recipients of these letters. The june 12, 1993 poll was annulled despite being declared free and fair by international observers, and military ruler general sani abacha vowed sunday to steer nigeria towards democracy while. I control the budget general sani abacha in a throwback. Abacha explained the shonekan coup to me ibrahim babangida on straight talk with kadaria 44b duration. The story of nigeria under her 7th military head of state, general sani abacha. How ibb wasted general sani abacha by prophet mko tibetan. I ve video evidence on murder of abacha, abiola almustapha.
Scenes as nigerias head of state general sani abacha died of a heart attack in 1998 and was swiftly replaced by the chief of defence staff. Tvc news nigeria live make money online naira research news. Major hamza almustapha born 27 july 1960 is a retired nigerian army major and. He was convicted for involvement in an attempted coup against military head of state general sani abacha in 1997, and was on death row when abacha died in june 1998. On june 8,1997, one of nigerias erstwhile heads of state and military chief, general sani abacha, passed away in abuja, the nations capital. Full text of abachas coup speech nigerian infopedia. Nigeria general sani abacha speech broadcast duration. Jul 21, 2015 the june 12, 1993 poll was annulled despite being declared free and fair by international observers, and military ruler general sani abacha vowed sunday to steer nigeria towards democracy while. Fg wants to share abachas loot with nigerians see how 36ng. After he died, his wife was caught trying to leave the country with 38 suitcases stuffed with cash. Sani abacha, born september 20, 1943, kano, nigeriadied june 8, 1998, abuja, nigerian military leader, who served as head of state 199398. Abacha was formally trained militarily at nigerian and british military training colleges. He rose steadily through the ranks in the nigerian army and by.
A vocal critic of general sani abacha, who seized control of nigeria in 1993 and established a repressive military government, obasanjo was imprisoned in 1995 for allegedly organizing a coup against abacha. Nigeria transitions to democratic rule one year later. The history of nigeria under general sani abacha november 1993 june 1998 hartford web publishing is not the author of the documents in world history archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their. The history of nigeria under general sani abacha november. Narrating how the former head of state died, almustapha said contrary to insinuations. Download our mobile app for ipad, iphone and android at.
Sani abacha was a general of the nigerian army, who later also decided to become a politician. How general sani abacha died personal physician youtube. Sani abacha project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Her birthplace was kaduna state, and her mothers name was nana jiddah. Military ruler general sani abacha also announced that he was.
He married a shuwa arab, maryam, also from borno state, in 1965 and they had six boys and three girls. The insurrection was quickly quelled in the afternoon of the same day with an announcement by lt. Click see first under the following tab to see legit. Abacha was born on september 20, 1943 and lived an eventful life until june 8, 1998 when he died in power. Abiola by saying it had no plans to intervene in his trial.
He was raised in kano by his kanuri parents who were originally from borno state, nigeria. Current president muhammadu buhari, a onetime military ruler himself, has credited him with some achievements such as building roads and improving education and healthcare. In the past buhari has spoken in favour of the man he served as chairman of the petroleum trust fund general sani abacha who seized power in the aftermath of the annulled elections and whose regime jailed and tortured democracy activists and is still regarded as one of the most blatantly corrupt in the countrys history. Sani abacha 119431998 military ruler even by the standards of an era during which military coups and dictatorships were the norm in many postindependence african countries, the rule of nigerias general sani abacha 2 is considered to have been particularly brutal. The interim nonsense lasted from august 27, 1993 to november 17, 1993. The personal physician to the now late nigerias former military ruler, general sani abacha, professor sadiq suleiman wali spoke for the first time on bbc world service program, witness about. Its been 20 years since the death of nigerian military ruler sani abacha. General sani abacha and his millions abacha scam letters bibliography. Details of how abacha died in 1998 daily post nigeria. This was disclosed by the attorney general s office on monday, april 4, 2020. Military ruler general sani abacha also announced that he was dissolving the leaderships of two striking oil workers unions and the trades union federation. He was nigerian military dictator, who served as head of state between 1993 and 1998. Jan 30, 2011 general sanni abacha, major mustapha and i lt. Sani abacha was born in kano city in northern nigeria in 1943.
Abacha remains a divisive figure in his home country. A kanuri originally from borno state, general sani abacha was born and brought up in kano state, which he made his home. Assuming the above is the proclaimation of mr hamza then there is a huge possibility the events that came after abacha s death was heavily influenced or even totally directed by ibb, since it was admitted that his opinions are sought and eventually taken we. That was the late general sani abacha, nigerias former head of state between 1993 and 1998. The complaint alleges that general abacha, his son mohammed sani abacha, their associate abubakar atiku bagudu and others embezzled, misappropriated and extorted billions of dollars from the government of nigeria and others, then laundered their criminal proceeds through u. Oct 28, 2010 the civilian contraption babangida slammed in place on august 26th 1993, to save face, facilitated the defense minister of the ing, general abachas ascendance, without bloodshed. In this second part, general jeremiah timbut useni rtd says abacha was not poisoned but died of natural causes.