The same thing that killed Abacha, Killed Abiola - Al-Mustapha

Al-Mustapha is set to reveal the cause behind the untimely exit of both Abacha and Abiola. 

Contrary to beliefs Al-Mustapha insisted that none of the two late giants stole money from the Nigerian Treasury. 

He insisted Monies were only kept outside the country for adverse effects. 

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha was the former chief security officer to the Late General Sani Abacha claims to know forces behind the death of his ex-boss. 

Speaking in Lagos, Al-Mustapha showed total disappointment over the media coverage on the issue. 

There was a joint meeting between Abiola and Abacha with some other traditional rulers, key politicians and some other unmentioned members of Abacha's cabinet to move these monies due to impending sanctions from the international community. He added that the move was necessary to maintain balance by keeping some of the monies abroad. 

He pointed that Abacha ruled for four years and seven months not failing to point out that Abacha had stepped on many toes.

Aside the two or three coup plots that were made known to the public, there were several others that were not made known.

He continued...

“These collaborators with some members of the international community were bent on removing him from office. General Abacha is dead today but those powerful forces are yet to forgive him. While alive, General Abacha’s enemies teamed up with the international community and they threatened to impose sanctions on the country.

There was a meeting in Abuja where it was agreed that money should be kept outside the shores of the country so that when sanction came, that money will keep Nigeria afloat. 

Tom Ikimi was the foreign affairs secretary then.

At that time oil was selling for seven or eight dollars. We took no loan to run the economy and that was when we also created the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF). 

I was embarrassed while in prison and I heard about what people called ‘Abacha Loot’. I wrote from prison to the late Abacha family to publish and make public whether those monies were in his name, date of lodgements before he became head of state or after he became head of state.

I was at the meeting where the decision was taken but because all of us could not leave the Villa, I had to go back before the meeting ended. 

Like I said, Abacha stepped on toes and those people have still not forgiven him even in death."

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha further added... “You should also remember that Abacha was not traveling out of the country. At the beginning of his administration he did go to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and perhaps one or two other countries and that was in 1994. Most of his travels were within Africa, so how was he able to stash such money outside the shores of the country?

While as his CSO, the only bank account I had was with the Bank of the North and that was where my salary was paid. I went to the Army to serve my country and not to make money as I came from a well-to-do family.”

AL-Mustapha asked Nigerians to give him time to get through his court cases first before he revealed the forces behind the death of Abacha and Moshood Abiola.