Former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Head of
State, Gen Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has dismissed claims that
Abacha died after eating an apple from his concubines.
Narrating how the former Head of State died, Al-Mustapha
said contrary to insinuations, the sudden collapse of the health system of
Abacha started on Sunday, 7th June, 1998 right from the Abuja
International Airport, immediately after one of the white security operatives
or personnel who accompanied President Yasser Arafat of Palestine shook hands
with him, Abacha.”
Al-Mustapha said shortly after the hand shake, he “noticed
the change in the countenance of the late Commander-in-Chief and I informed the
Aide-de-Camp, Lt.Col.Abdallah, accordingly. He, however, advised that we keep a
close watch on the Head of State.”
He said, “Later in the evening of 8th June, 1998,
around 6p.m; his doctor came around, administered an injection to stabilize
him. He was advised to have a short rest. Happily, enough, by 9p.m; the Head of
State was bouncing and receiving visitors until much later when General
Jeremiah Timbut Useni, the then minister of the Federal Capital Territory, came
calling. He was found of the Head of State. They were very good friends.
“They stayed and chatted together till about 3.35a.m. A
friend of the house was with me in my office and as he was bidding me farewell,
he came back to inform me that the FCT Minister, General Useni was out of the
Head of State’s Guest House within the Villa. I then decided to inform the ADC
and other security boys that I would be on my way home to prepare for the early
morning event at the International Conference Centre.
“At about 5a.m; the security guards ran to my quarters to
inform me that the Head of State was very unstable. At first, I thought it was
a coup attempt. Immediately, I prepared myself fully for any eventuality. As an
intelligence officer and the Chief Security Officer to the Head of State for
that matter, I devised a means of diverting the attention of the security boys
from my escape route by asking my wife to continue chatting with them at the
door – she was in the house while the boys were outside. From there, I got to
the Guest House of the Head of State before them.
“When I got to the bedside of the Head of State, he was
already gasping. Ordinarily, I could not just touch him. It was not allowed in
our job. But under the situation on ground, I knelt close to him and shouted,
‘General Sani Abacha, Sir, please grant me permission to touch and carry you.’
“I again knocked at the stool beside the bed and shouted in
the same manner, yet he did not respond. I then realized there was a serious
danger. I immediately called the Head of State’s personal physician, DR.Wali,
who arrived the place under eight minutes from his house. He immediately gave
Oga – General Abacha – two doses of injection, one at the heart and another
close to his neck.
“This did not work apparently as the Head of State had
turned very cold. He then told me that the Head of State was dead and nothing
could be done after all. I there and then asked the personal physician to
remain with the dead body while I dashed home to be fully prepared for the
problems that might arise from the incident.
“As soon as I informed my wife, she collapsed and burst into
tears. I secured my house and then ran back. At that point, the Aide-de-Camp
had been contacted by me and we decided that great caution must be taken in
handling the grave situation.
“Again, I must reiterate that the issue of my boss dying on
top of women was a great lie just as the insinuation that General Sani Abacha
ate and died of poisoned apples was equally a wicked lie.”
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