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Maryam Abacha, widow of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has dismissed longstanding allegations that her late husband looted billions of dollars during his time in office.

Mrs. Abacha demanded concrete proof that her husband stashed public funds in foreign accounts. “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.

Mrs Abacha further claimed that the funds her husband reportedly secured for Nigeria “vanished” shortly after his death.

“And the monies that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, the monies vanished. People are not talking about that,” she told TVC in a recent interview, implying mismanagement by subsequent administrations.

Questioning the motivations behind the continued focus on her husband’s legacy, she said, “Why are you blaming somebody? Is that tribalism or a religious problem or what is the problem with Nigerians?

“I pray for Nigerians. I pray for all of us. I pray that we should have goodness in our hearts. We should stop telling lies and blaming people.

“Why are we so bad towards each other? Because somebody is a northerner or a southerner, somebody is a Muslim or a Christian, or somebody is nice or… It’s not fair.”

Mrs. Abacha also criticised the media, urging journalists to “educate the people” rather than “bastardise people.”

She added, “People are not that bad. Twenty-seven years ago and you are still talking about Abacha. He must be very powerful and loved by Nigerians. We thank God for that.”

Responding to a remark about the relatively stable economy during her husband’s regime, marked by rising foreign reserves and lower external debt, she reiterated her denial of any wrongdoing, urging critics to present verifiable evidence.

“So, where did he steal the money from? So where would he have stolen the money from?” She asked. “And because Nigerians are fools, they listen to everything.”

Mrs Abacha emphasised the importance of unity and respect for all Nigerians, saying, “Babangida doesn’t make Nigeria alone. Abacha does not make Nigeria alone. Abiola and everybody, nobody is big enough for Nigeria. We are all very important.

“Even the single man on the street is very important. We are all human beings, for goodness sake. All these wahala should stop. Babangida cannot make things or unmake things.”


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Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

My God, what a country, smh

Why won't she lie with impunity? She is living in the global headquarters of lies and ignorance

What a crazy woman. So all the funds being sent to back to nigeria till today from her husbands personal account is all lies. She must be mad. Barawo Banza....biatchhhh.

So, all the funds recalled from outside Nigeria as "Abacha's loot" are what?


In a saner clime, this woman would have been arrested for making this useless statement.

On a serious note it's surprising!

How did Abacha stashed such huge amounts in France, UK, USA etc when there was sanctions on Nigeria by most European countries without any restriction?

My verdict: Abacha is innocent

Lmaooo. Stash money under his name abi? Naija and Abacha get the same father. Na so the money de bail us out any time any day! As dem de find am hidden in many places in the world. Was it not one of you that boasted that no matter the recovery Abacha family cannot be poor as Dangote. Well your patriarch behavior show say una no de alright for una family.

Yes, Abacha was very innocent

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Ladiesdoctor:
On a serious note it's surprising!

How did Abacha stashed such huge amounts in France, UK, USA etc when there was sanctions on Nigeria by most European countries without any restriction?

My verdict: Abacha is innocent