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•... A new book by a retired security chief reveals the last moments of a dictator  

“I did not kill him, he died on top of me,” that was the confession of the lady who was with former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, when he suddenly passed on.

A retired security operative, Dennis Amachree, said the lady, a pharmacist, made the confession when he interrogated her over Abacha’s mysterious death.

Amachree, who gave his own version of Abacha’s last moments, clarified that the former military ruler passed on around 4.05 am on June 8, 1998, at the Aso Villa, Abuja, in the presence of the lady during an intimate affair.

Gen. Abacha was Nigeria’s military ruler between November 1993 and July 1998 when he suddenly passed on.

He was the seventh military leader. He died at 54.

Given the manner of his death, there were speculations about what killed him and the circumstances of his death.

“The lady pharmacist’s account, on whom Abacha apparently had a coitus-induced cardiac arrest, remains the true position, and puts an end to the conspiracy theories and half-truths that have gone viral,” he stressed.

Amachree, who was the Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos State SSS Command, at the time of Abacha’s death, emphasised that “any other narrative is an act of deceit and a disservice to our countrymen and women.”

He made the revelation in his 348-paged book, just released, titled: ‘DSS @40: My journey behind the shield. The  retired Assistant Director of Department of State Services (DSS) said after witnessing Abacha’s death, the lady-pharmacist immediately joined the next flight to Lagos.

Amachree stated in Chapter 17 of the book titled: ‘The months of death: A turning point in Nigerian history,’ that he interrogated the lady in Ogudu,  Lagos, following a call from the Director of Operations at the DSS National Headquarters.

He said: “My team located and brought her to my office. I interrogated her myself. The first thing she said to me was : ‘I did not kill him, he died on top of me.’ After her detailed account, I called the Director in Abuja, and she was immediately flown back.”.

Abacha died barely a month before the death of Chief Moshood Abiola, winner of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, on July 7, 1998, who was in Abacha’s custody.

Following the protest and furore that followed Military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida’s annulment of Abiola’s victory, he stepped aside and installed an unelected civilian Chief Ernest Shonekan as interim head of state with General Abacha as defence minister.

Nigerians roundly rejected the arrangement and Gen. Abacha took that advantage to force out Chief Shonekan, barely three months after. Gen. Abacha then became the head of state and a full blown dictator.

Amachree noted that “Abacha’s five and half year rule was a period of extreme authoritarianism and brutal repression, adding that his regime  was widely condemned for widespread human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and extra-,judicial killings.

The author said “the number of political detainees during his tenure reportedly exceeded the total from the entire British colonial period.

Few days before he died, the dictator received emmisaries from the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader, Yasser Arafat. He also received Pope John Paul 11, who had visited Nigeria to plea for the release of detainees.

Indeed, the Pope was the last visitor that Gen. Abacha received.

Amachree acknowledged the  enduring speculation and misery surrounding Abacha’s death, consequent upon the conflicting narratives. Many accounts were published, but few were based on verifiable facts. “These range from fictional stories of a poisoned apple from disaffected soldiers, to more sensational claims involving foreign intelligence agencies.

Setting the record straight

The author disputed the claims of six people, whose narratives never resolved the riddle.

The first is David Orr of The Irish Times. Of his speculation, the author stated: “A journalist’s account cited an unnamed diplomat claiming Abacha was poisoned by a small group of disaffected military officers. While dramatic, this narrative was contradicted by a Nigerian newspaper report citing autopsy results that ruled out poisoning.”

On Susan Rice’s testimony,  Amachree said:” The former US National Security Advisor’s account, while condescending, echoed the widespread rumour that Abacha died in the company of prostitutes, possibly due to Viagra use. This version, while popular, lacks concrete evidence and is dismissed by those close to the late Head of State.”

He also rejected Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha’s account, saying: “As Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, his account is often considered a key source, though it contains notable inconsistencies. He claimed Abacha’s health collapsed after a handshake with a security guard of a visiting dignitary. This version, while exonerating the “poisoned apple” theory, differs significantly from other timelines and accounts.”

Also dismissing the late Gen. Jeremiah Useni’s suggestions, Amachree said: “A close friend of Abacha, Useni’s narrative provides a different timeline of events, contradicting Al-Mustapha’s account regarding the final hours. He supported the official story of death by natural causes, citing autopsy results from multiple countries.”

The opinion of a medical officer, Brig-General Oviemo Ovadje, was also rejected. “His account offers a different perspective, suggesting Abacha’s death was a result of long- term health issues exacerbated by poor medical management, including the use of steroids.”

The author dismissed Femi Fani-Kayode’s speculation. He said the former Aviation Minister’s social media posts present a conspiracy theory alleging a CIA-orchestrated plot involving a poisoned handshake, with the complicity of other former Nigerian leaders.

“While lacking evidence, this narrative highlights the deep-seated public distrust and willingness to believe external forces are pulling the strings.”

Amachree said the most sensational of these stories of imported Indian prostitutes, a poisoned apple, and CIA involvement have been widely circulated, muddying the historical record.

He said he therefore, decided to clarify the authentic and accurate fact. “As a security professional who was in the thick of it, I feel compelled to set the record straight and provide the true narrative for posterity, the author added.

The most important account was that of Al-Mustapha, being the closest officer to him. He has consistently tried to defend his late boss’ image, attributing his death to a mysterious handshake from a foreign security operative.

He claimed that Abacha’s health declined after shaking hands with a member of PLO leader Yasser Arafat’s entourage on June 8.

According to his account, Abacha was stabilised by a doctor at 6pm and was receiving visitors until Gen. Useni left at 3.35pm the following day. Al- Mustapha’s explanation ends there, claiming he went home to rest and was only alerted to Abacha’s instability at 5 am.

Amachree insisted that Al-Mustapha’s account has a critical gap, stressing that “ he missed the one and half window after Gen. Useni’s departure that provides the key to the mystery.”

In paragraph five of page 250 sub-titled: ‘The final hours,’ the retired Assistant DSS Director gave a full details of Abacha’s last moments.

His account: “At approximately 2.40 am, shortly after Gen. Useni left, Abacha’s girlfriend, an Igbo lady (name withheld), arrived at the Aso Rock Guest House from the Nicon Nogs Hilton Hotel. With her was her younger sister, a pharmacist who was in Abuja for a conference. The Head of State had just bought his girlfriend a new SUV, and they decided to stop by to say hello to “ Oga.”

“Abacha was taken with the younger sister, and after a short while, the girlfriend returned to the hotel, leaving the pharmacist alone with the Head of State. At about 4.05 am, as they were getting intimate, the pharmacist realized Abacha had stopped moving. She called out to him, but he was unresponsive and stiff. She checked his pulse; there was none.

“In a state of panic, she quickly dressed and left the guest house, telling the soldier in guard duty that “Oga” had asked  for a car to take her back to her hotel. The soldier, unaware of the gravity of the situation, promptly arranged for her transportation. She returned to the Hilton, and after telling her sister what had happened, was quickly driven to the Abuja Airport to catch the 7.am Okada Airline flight to Lagos.



“This is the window Major Al-Mustapha missed. When he was finally informed of Abacha’s instability at 5 am, he asked who had been with the General. He was told about the girlfriend’s younger sister, whom they had just dropped off at the Hilton. The State Security Service (SSS) was immediately informed and went to the Hilton to arrest the girlfriend, but the pharmacist they urgently needed was already on her way to Lagos.”

In paragraph five of page 251 sub-titled: ‘The interrogation and the truth,’ Amachree stated: “At approximately 8 am on June 9, 1998, as the Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos State SSS Command, I received a call from the Director of Operations at SSS National Headquarters. He informed me of Abacha’s death and ordered me to  send operatives to an address in Ogudu, Lagos, to arrest a young pharmacis

“My team located and brought her to my office. I interrogated her myself. The first thing she said to me was: “I did not kill him, he died on top of me.” After her detailed account, I called the Director in Abuja, and she was immediately flown back.”

Amachree recalled that “later that day, the news broke, and the media, with their “fertile imagination,” began to spin takes of imported Indian girls and poisoned apples.”

Alluding to what he described as the broader implications of the falsehood, he said: “The confusion surrounding Abacha’s death is a microcosm of a larger problem in Nigeria: a leadership culture steeped in falsehood and a lack of accountability.”

He added that “ the deliberate suppression of facts and the promotion of misinformation by those who should be held to a higher standard have kept the country in a retrogressive circle.”

Amachree warned that power is transient and no condition is permanent.

He said: “Abacha, a military dictator who surrounded himself with a seemingly impenetrable security detail, thought he was invincible. Yet, in the end, death kept it’s appointment with him, rendering his concentric rings of security useless.

“His story is a poignant reminder that power is transient and that no amount of security can shield a leader from their ultimate fate.”

The author raised some puzzles: why did the Generals, close aides and politicians deliberately propagate false narratives about Abacha’s death? Who fed the media with these fake stories?

Warning against fabrications, Amachree said: “While the truth may be suppressed temporarily, the forces of human curiosity and investigative inquiry will ultimately bring it to light.”

Before Abacha died he had perfect the plan for self succession.

He wanted to transmit from military dictator to civilian president.

He formed five political party, put his men in charge of all of them and made all of them to adopt him as their presidential candidate.

The parties were struggling to do his bidding while giving the impression of a transition to democracy.

A former political leader and second republic governor of Oyo State the late Chief Bola Ige famously described the five parties as five fingers of a leprous hand.

https://thenationonlineng.net/l-did-not-kill-him-he-died-on-top-of-me-says-mistress-of-late-head-of-state-gen-sani-abacha/

Hmmmm... And the story/rumour about Apple naim we don hear all these while.

Could this be how the mythology that Adam and Eve ate apple also spread? Abi Apple is also coitus?

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Listen to a senseless security man giving out sensitive national information

FSBoperator:
So nah on top y@mri Abacha kpai.

I hope she was a virgin so that the count will be complete

That is the end of Solomon Grundy

FSBoperator:
So nah on top y@mri Abacha kpai.

She use y@m legs and grinded him to younder .

I believe this story. As Abacha, a sick man see a different fresh babe he go like do .

RichBoy247:
Listen to a senseless security man giving out sensitive national information

what sensitive in this information, Abi just parlour gossip

Omo, plenty details for here..

But the summary be say, no matter how strong you’re as a man, once you’re the type of man that likes woman too much, then getting you down is just a matter of when..

Abacha loosegaurd. He’s assassination was well planned hence why you’ll never know the real truth regarding his demise..

i Knew that the Nigerian deep state will come with their own version of this story , nothing surprises me about Nigeria anymore ,

A lot of holes still exist in this version. Abacha was a very fearsome leader even to those close to him. It'd have taken a lot of guts and composure for the lady to fabricate an exit from the villa without arousing suspicion, and then proceed to the hotel and off to the airport to board a 7pm flight to Lagos, while her sister remained in her hotel room.

SamuelOamen:
•... A new book by a retired security chief reveals the last moments of a dictator  


“I did not kill him, he died on top of me,” that was the
https://thenationonlineng.net/l-did-not-kill-him-he-died-on-top-of-me-says-mistress-of-late-head-of-state-gen-sani-abacha/

Why we never see the woman. Also why did Major Al mustapha not capture details of the log book of all the people that entered the villa after he left...this would have showed record of the girls that came to visit Oga

You mean no cctv and how can his orderlies allowed the lady to go without checking their oga? Too many gaps. Anyways Abacha is long gone. Dead men don't testify.

iwaeda:
You mean no cctv and how can his orderlies allowed the lady to go without checking their oga? Too many gaps. Anyways Abacha is long gone. Dead men don't testify.

You really should read more... you should read about JFK's sleeping around, and the number of times women who were potential security risks had access to him when he was president.

He even slept with a woman who was deported on suspicion that she was a spy for a foreign government.

PulaPower:
Omo, plenty details for here..

But the summary be say, no matter how strong you’re as a man, once you’re the type of man that likes woman too much, then getting you down is just a matter of when..

Anacha loosegaurd. He’s assassination was well planned hence why you’ll never know the real truth regarding his demise..

People die from coitus induced heart attacks, we even know the mechanism.

After all we have had stories about people who died on top of woman on this site, and you didn't start singing conspiracy theories.

Make we no dey sing conspiracy theories all the time. Even big men die, and Abacha was not one of Nigeria's good leaders. None of them were. If he had survived, Nigeria would have still ended up being a wretched nation. Most of your leaders like to talk about imperalists, but won't do the hard work of making the nation strong enough to fight imperialists.

Amachree warned that power is transient and no condition is permanent.

He said: “Abacha, a military dictator who surrounded himself with a seemingly impenetrable security detail, thought he was invincible. Yet, in the end, death kept it’s appointment with him, rendering his concentric rings of security useless

These last words are the ones that most people who spread theory that Abacha died from assasination or something refuse to face. At the end, you can surround yourself with all the security, take all the precautions and death will come and deal with you at the end of the day.

Let's stop the idea that big men cannot die without conspiracy. Big men die with conspiracy and sometimes like other people. Pesin wey dey live under high stress, prbably not taking his drugs...no wonder him kpeme on top of woman.

He was knacking his babe and her sister or what

This story is confusething me

Money is a bastard

It can make u knack daughter and mama like i

That igbo lady must be very very pretty for the stone-hearted dictator to have a cardiac arrest on top of her

Who is the most successful and richest female most beautiful Igbo pharmacist? We'll start from there to unravel the real identity of the woman Abacha slept with.

voortrekker966:
Who is the most successful and richest female most beautiful Igbo pharmacist? We'll start from there to unravel the real identity of the woman Abacha slept with.

And what makes you think she will be the most successful igbo female pharmacist? Cause she slept with abacha ? Even if she's still alive she won't be in Nigeria she might be living a quiet simple life abroad

Hahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣 hahaha
Hmmmm this country hahaha hahaha Nawa ooooo

Old men ridding young girls should be very careful

Senator Ned and CO

Na woa ..just when u thought peace Will return to the cyber space.
Another dose of violence is released

Power and money good o.

Imagine telling your girl friend to leave her sister for you for the night and she accepts with happiness!

I'm sure he was going harder! harder!! harder!!!

Who else clicked on the thread just to see a picture of the lady?

Not apple 🍎🍏 again ??.
Not Ethiopia women

General Abacha was killed with magun a charm placed on a lady to kill anyone that sleeps with her while doing so. The charm was placed on his girlfriend by Enoch Adeboye of the RCCG. The lady is an Igbo woman based in the UK I believe