Obasanjo Says He Rejected US Asylum Before Abacha Imprisoned Him

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he turned down an offer of political asylum in the United States and returned to Nigeria despite being warned he could be arrested under General Sani Abacha’s military government. He said he believed he had done nothing wrong that required him to flee his country.

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