Maryam Abacha, widow of Nigeria’s former military ruler, General Sani Abacha, has openly challenged the long-standing narrative that her husband looted Nigeria’s treasury, insisting instead that the late leader saved money for the country which vanished after his death, News360 Nigeria reports.
Speaking in a televised interview with TVC, Maryam questioned the credibility of claims surrounding the so-called “Abacha loot,” demanding evidence or witness accounts to substantiate the allegations.”
“Who is the witness of the monies that were being stashed? Did you see the signature or the evidence of any monies stashed abroad?” she asked.
The federal government has, over the years, announced several recoveries of funds reportedly stashed abroad by the late Abacha and his associates, totaling over $3.6 billion by 2020.
The UK, US, and France have all returned millions of dollars to Nigeria in recent years, citing them as assets linked to Abacha.
But Maryam dismissed these claims, stating that the money her husband allegedly kept for the country disappeared soon after his death in June 1998.
“The monies that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, vanished. People are not talking about that,” she said.
She attributed the continued allegations against her late husband to tribal, religious, and political sentiments.
“Why are you blaming somebody? Is that tribalism or a religious problem or what is the problem with Nigerians?” she asked.
In a blunt remark, she criticised Nigerians for what she described as gullibility in believing the consistent allegations against Abacha.
“And because Nigerians are fools, they listen to everything,” she said.
Maryam also took a swipe at the media, urging journalists to focus on educating and informing citizens rather than “bastardising” people’s names. She argued that her late husband’s frequent mention 27 years after his death indicated he remained a powerful and significant figure in Nigeria’s history.
When reminded of the claims that Nigeria’s economy was more stable during Abacha’s tenure, with increased reserves and reduced debt, she questioned how her husband could have looted the treasury under such circumstances. “So where would he have stolen the money from?” she asked.
June 12 Annulment
On the controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Maryam refuted allegations that Abacha played a role in the decision, which was taken under General Ibrahim Babangida’s leadership.
“The annulment was not done by my husband. If it was him, that means he was very powerful… even more powerful than the president,” she remarked.
The widow of the former military ruler insisted it was time for the country to move past old grudges and focus on national unity, adding that no individual, not even former leaders like Babangida or Abacha, held the key to Nigeria’s destiny alone.
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GistMedia0: A shocking scene unfolded at a clinic when a pregnant woman found her baby daddy walking in with another pregnant woman—who, according to reports, is also carrying his child.
The confrontation quickly turned into a public outburst as the first woman, visibly enraged and heartbroken, began shouting at the man right inside the clinic. According to eyewitnesses, she wasn’t just angry about the betrayal—she was also furious because the man and his mother currently live in her house.
In the viral footage making rounds online, the betrayed woman can be heard lashing out at both the man and the second woman, expressing her disbelief and hurt. Patients and staff watched in shock as she demanded answers, accusing him of playing her while comfortably living under her roof.
The drama has since sparked massive reactions on social media, with many calling out the man for his two-timing ways and others praising the woman for confronting him publicly.
MasterTeeUSA: Abiola Akinremi, 41, abused her position as an administrator at the facility in Abbey Wood to make dozens of unauthorised withdrawals from the bank accounts of patients
Abiola Akinremi was jailed at the Old Bailey for defrauding vulnerable patients at the care home where she worked
By Tristan KirkCourts Correspondent@kirkkorner
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A care home worker who plundered almost £20,000 from the savings of vulnerable residents has been jailed for seven months.
Abiola Akinremi, 41, abused her position as an administrator at the facility, Bostall House in Abbey Wood, southeast London, to make dozens of unauthorised withdrawals from the bank accounts of patients.
The Old Bailey heard some of the home’s residents are detained under the Mental Health Act, and those without family support hand over control of their finances to administrators and carers.
Akinremi, a mother-of-three, first started stealing from residents when she needed money for childcare, and continued the fraud to “fund her own lifestyle”, the court heard.
Judge Angela Rafferty KC sentenced Akinremi to seven months in prison, telling her: “This was a repeated and planned course of conduct, and a very serious breach of trust of vulnerable people.”
Prosecutor Robert Levack said: “People who live at the home are all vulnerable, they have various conditions and are detained under the Mental Health Act or other legislation. It is a 24-hour care facility.
“They are not allowed to leave Bostall House without a member of staff or a family member. Some have their financial affairs looked after by the home.”
Investigators were brought in when concerns about Akinremi’s activities were raised in November 2018. They found £43,000 was missing from residents’ bank accounts, including £32,000 from one victim.
“The way in which cash and money was dealt with on behalf of residents at the home was not up to scratch”, said Mr Levack.
Akinremi denied fraud until the first day of her trial, insisting that other staff at the home were trying to “pin the blame” on her.
She ultimately admitted taking £19,650 over the course of eight months from three residents, and continues to say others at the home were involved in wrongdoing.
“Ms Akinremi is only responsible for her own conduct”, said her barrister, Ranjeet Dulay, pointing to evidence of money being taken from residents at times when Akinremi was on holiday.
She said the administrator had been suffering from depression when the fraud began and needed money for childcare when the fraud began.
“It was initially an opportunistic offence, but she continued to engage in it further”, she said.
Akinremi went to work in another care home after being dismissed from Bostall House, and has been “trying to make amends and put into the type of community that she stole from”, added Ms Dulay.
Judge Rafferty rejected a plea for a suspended prison sentence, concluding only an immediate spell behind bars would be appropriate.
Akinremi, from Tilbury in Essex, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud by abuse of position
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You destroyed your own countries by voting and collaborating with useless politicians (criminals) who institute demonic policies and rob your country blind, you now want to run to other people's well-administered country to repeat the same stupidity?
- This will not immediately affect migrants who entered via CBP One and applied for asylum and have pending cases in immigration court. The Government generally has to wait for those cases to be adjudicated or terminated before moving to deport them.
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How much is the United States GDP if Lagos figure is $249 trillion
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Politics › Re: Abacha Didn't Steal, All The Monies He Kept For Nigeria Vanished - Wife (Video) by IbnB: 1:17pm On Jun 09, 2025
