DSS officer's account of Abacha's dea
Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha has publicly dismissed recent claims made by a former DSS operative regarding the death of late Nigerian leader Sani Abacha. Al-Mustapha labeled the account as fabricated and claimed to possess CCTV evidence that contradicts the narrative.
Why it matters
The circumstances surrounding Abacha's death remain a significant point of historical and political contention in Nigeria.
Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), has dismissed claims by a former Department of State Services operative, Dennis Amachree, about the final moments of the late military ruler. Al-Mustapha described the account as false and urged Nigerians not to believe it. He spoke with journalists on the sidelines of the 3rd General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference held at Arewa House, Kaduna, on Saturday. His reaction followed renewed public discussions over Amachree’s memoir, The Shadow Warrior, in which the former DSS operative reportedly gave his account of the events surrounding Abacha’s death on June 8, 1998. Rejecting the claims, Al-Mustapha alleged that the account was fabricated and did not reflect what happened. “The boy was asked by others to write those lies.
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