Journalist Disputes Claim That Abacha Died in Bed With a Woman

A veteran journalist disputes former DSS official Dennis Amachree’s claim that General Sani Abacha died during an encounter with a female pharmacist in 1998. He argues that the account was not independently verified and did not reflect the conclusions of the wider security investigation. Drawing on accounts he says he obtained from security and political sources, the writer says Abacha was seriously ill, had asthma and other medical conditions, and was fully clothed when he collapsed after receiving visitors. He claims two Filipino women were present at the guest house, but rejects claims that Abacha died in bed with a woman. The article also repeats an unverified allegation that a suspected double agent in Yasser Arafat’s entourage may have poisoned Abacha during a handshake at the airport. No autopsy was conducted, and the competing accounts of Abacha’s death remain contested.

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