Former Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, don speak against wetin one former DSS officer, Mr. Amachree, write for him book about how Abacha die. Al-Mustapha say di claims na pure lie wey somebody else ask am write.
Yarn wit journalists for Kaduna, Al-Mustapha tok say di author write di lies because some people influence am. “Di boy na dem tell am write di lies. I get all di CCTV footages of wetin happen for my hand, so wetin e talk no true,” Al-Mustapha tok as e stand for im ground.
E maintain say di account for di book no show wetin really happen for di final moments of di late military ruler. E say e get evidence wey go contradict di assertions wey dem make about Abacha death. Al-Mustapha urge public make dem ignore di talk, say e no good to dey yarn false tins against person wey don die. “Just ignore im lies. E bad to say such tins on somebody wey don die,” e tok.
According to Amachree book, Abacha die wen one pharmacist wey be sister to im girlfriend dey wit am for Aso Rock Guest House. Di book tok say di girlfriend don leave, and di pharmacist remain alone wit di Head of State. But Al-Mustapha say no evidence back dis story. E question wetin make dem choose to believe one man word without any documentary proof.
Meanwhile, di Daily Trust article also question di reliability of single memoir and tok say history need evidence, not just assertions. Dem point out say di author no produce any interrogation report, official DSS file, written statement from di alleged pharmacist, or medical record to support di claim. Dem say extraordinary claims require convincing evidence.
For nearly 28 years, many tins don dey yarn about how General Abacha die. Some say poison, some say heart attack, some say foreign involvement. But Al-Mustapha insist say e get di truth for im hand. E say di CCTV footages wey e get go show wetin really happen.
Di controversy show say Nigerians still want to know di true story of di late military ruler. But until we get di evidence, all di stories remain just stories.
