Tony Nyiam ( about Sani Abacha ) : “Abacha obviously would have been there as the Minister for Defence. That was the arrangement; that Abacha would hold the military until Abiola would consolidate”

thesourceng Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:13:00 PM EAT

Hamza al Mustapha said ( about Sani Abacha ) : “Let me tell you something about Abacha, eight coups were staged to topple him before he died. Nigerians knew of only three coup attempts against Abacha, but there were eight coup attempts. He died when they were plotting the 8th,”

thesourceng Friday, June 12, 2020 5:08:00 PM EAT

Mustapha said ( about Sani Abacha ) : “I am surprised by the way Abacha is being blackmailed. I am surprised because when he assumed leadership, Nigeria had less than $2bn in the foreign reserve. I have said it that there was a period Nigeria was to be sanctioned. So there were plans to keep money overseas so that Nigeria and Nigerians would not suffer when the sanction was imposed on the country. We gathered emirs and chiefs from the South and from the North, together with VIPs of that time; those in government and those not in government. We met at a place called Camp Bassey Officers’ Mess in the Brigade of Guards. It was there we deliberated on the threat to sanction Nigeria. Many decisions were made,”

thesourceng Friday, June 12, 2020 5:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Nyiam ( about Sani Abacha ) : “Abacha obviously would have been there as the Minister for Defence. That was the arrangement; that Abacha would hold the military until Abiola would consolidate”

thesourceng Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:13:00 PM EAT

Hamza al Mustapha said ( about Sani Abacha ) : “Let me tell you something about Abacha, eight coups were staged to topple him before he died. Nigerians knew of only three coup attempts against Abacha, but there were eight coup attempts. He died when they were plotting the 8th,”

thesourceng Friday, June 12, 2020 5:08:00 PM EAT

Mustapha said ( about Sani Abacha ) : “I am surprised by the way Abacha is being blackmailed. I am surprised because when he assumed leadership, Nigeria had less than $2bn in the foreign reserve. I have said it that there was a period Nigeria was to be sanctioned. So there were plans to keep money overseas so that Nigeria and Nigerians would not suffer when the sanction was imposed on the country. We gathered emirs and chiefs from the South and from the North, together with VIPs of that time; those in government and those not in government. We met at a place called Camp Bassey Officers’ Mess in the Brigade of Guards. It was there we deliberated on the threat to sanction Nigeria. Many decisions were made,”

thesourceng Friday, June 12, 2020 5:08:00 PM EAT