Al-Mustapha to ex-DSS Officer: You lied about Abacha’s death

A former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), has told a former operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, that he lied about the circumstances surrounding the death of his boss.

Major Al-Mustapha, who spoke with newsmen in Kaduna, described the account as false and urged Nigerians to ignore it.

Speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 3rd General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference at the Arewa House, Kaduna, on Saturday, he alleged that the account was fabricated and did not reflect what happened.

He said: “The boy was asked by others to write those lies.

“I have all the CCTV footage of what happened in my custody.

“So what he said is not true.

“Just ignore his lies.

“It’s bad to say such things about someone who is dead.”

Al-Mustapha’s reaction followed Amachree’s memoir: “The Shadow Warrior,” in which he wrote: “At approximately 2.40 a.m., shortly after General Useni left, Abacha’s girlfriend, an Igbo lady (name withheld), arrived at the Aso Rock Guest House from the Nicon Noga 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 a.m., 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 a.m., Okada Airline flight to Lagos.”

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