Sani Abacha: 10 reasons why Nigerians go always tok about di late dictator
22 years don already waka pass since former Nigeria military ruler General Sani Abacha go meet im maker afta im die 8th June 1998.
Sani Abacha rule Nigeria for 5 years with strong hand Abacha, wey be Minister of Defence, use military coup by force collect power from caretaker president Ernest Shonekan 17 November 1993 and rule di kontri until im die for 1998. Sabi pipo tok say Abacha goment brutal on top di human rights palava wey happun and e goment harsh to opposition. Tori be say that time, if you tok 'fim' or chook mouth against di general na prison you dey go straight. Politicians, lawyers, tori pipo dem, student union leaders and trade union activists follow join di plenti pipo wey Abacha bin deal wit weda na to cari dem go prison, rough handle dem or kill dem. Fast forward to 22 years later, some of dis Nigerians wey sleep rough for prison or cari dia leg pick race go hide for oda kontris, dia life change for di beta because of pepper wey dia eyes see as dem try to fight Abacha goment. Unto di harsh way Abacha do some of dis opposition leaders, suspected coup leaders and odas, dia name spread all over di kontri and even for obodo oyinbo wia dem begin torchlight dia fight fight wit di military goment. Na wit iron hand im bin take rule Nigeria and plenti human rights wahala full im goment. Even till today, Abacha na pesin wey still dey cause kwanta for im kontri. President Muhammadu Buhari, wey imsef be former military ruler, don hail am for di ogbonge tins wey im do like roads wey im build, education and health. See as di life of di late dictator take waka Gen. Sani Abacha use strong hand rule Nigeria before im die for office 1983 Coup for Lagos Abacha name first enta di mouth of Nigerians sake of im connect wit di 31 December coup wey comot civilian Presido, Shehu Shagari. Gen Buhari na di next pesin wey wear di cap as military ruler. 1985 Coup for Lagos Na wit force dem comot Gen Buhari for coup wey Abacha support. Im help Gen Ibrahim Babangida takeover and dem uprade am to major general. 12 June 1993 Election wey cancel Dem do democratic elections wey military bin don dey promise tey tey. Early results show say na rich businessman Moshood Abiola dey win but Gen Babangida do u-turn cancel di result wey vex Nigerians. August 1993 Dem do democratic elections wey military bin don dey promise tey tey. Early results show say na rich businessman Moshood Abiola dey win but Gen Babangida do u-turn cancel di result wey vex Nigerians. November 1993 Shonekan resign afta im cari im power give Abacha. Sabi pipo suspect dis u-turn na anoda coup. Abacha rule boku wit human rights wahala and di way im harsh on top opposition. 1994 imprisonment of Abiola Moshood Abiola, wey many Nigerians believe win di 12 June election, crown imsef president for Lagos and na dis land am for prison. November 10, 1995 General Sani Abacha, sentence di writer and environment activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa plus eight other Ogoni leaders to death on October 31, 1995, on top accuse say dem get hand for di death of four Ogoni leaders. Nigeria military goment provoke di whole world to tok wen dem sentence plus kill nine activists from Ogoniland for di oil rich Niger Delta area. Afta dem sentence di nine activists to death, plenti international human rights groups plus multinational companies ask Nigeria goment give dem chance to tok dia own but e no happun. Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight oda Ogoni leaders die by hanging for 1995 How much Abacha money Nigeria don collect sef? Anoda big question be how much Nigeria government don see collect from abroad for inside di money wey Abacha steal? Make we try trace am One area wey Nigerians dey yab government be say dem no dey clear about how much dem don see collect, so because of dat e dey hard to talk, but make we try. Na when former president Olusegun Obasanjo enter office for 1999 na im start court case to collect di money wey Abacha steal keep for many bank accounts abroad. Switzerland, US, Jersey Island na some of di countries where General Sani Abacha steal money keep when im rule Nigeria. Abacha: See how di former strongman run tins for Nigeria Three pipo Abacha prison launch from grass to grace Chief Olusegun Obasanjo 1. Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo - Former Two-Time Nigeria President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo become president of Nigeria for di second time for 1999 until 2003. But one year before dem swear am in for Abuja, na prison im dey for wia im dey do 30 years for prison. For 1995, military panel bin claim say Obasanjo follow join retired and active military officers wey wan use coup comot Abacha. During Abacha goment, Obasanjo dey opposition wey tok dia mind on top di many human rights abuse wey di goment bin do. Di Ogoni nine activists wey include Ken Saro Wiwa wey dey fight fight goment and big boy oil company Shell dey among dose wey die for 1995. Afta Abacha bin die for June 1998, dem free Obasanjo and sabi pipo tok say di ruling class bin gree among diasef to campaign for Yoruba man for di office of president. Dis plan na compensate Nigeria south west region afat military goment no gree Chief Moshood Abiola, di man pipo believe win di 12 June 1993 election, become president. Sambo Dasuki 2. Sambo Dasuki - Former National Security Adviser By now Sambo Dasuki for no dey alive now because Abacha bin arrest and wan kill am because di Sokoto prince bin challenge di former military ruler to free MKO Abiola and allow am be president. Na di June 12 election for 1993 wey former military president of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida bin cancel give Abacha chance to takeover. Chief MKO Abiola Tori be say di Dasuki pick race run comot Nigeria army for 1994 wen Abacha wan silenece am, e run go join oda Nigerian pipo wey travel out go abroad dey campaign for di kontri to return to democracy. In fact, dat time, Abacha police even declare Dasuki and odas wanted. Na General Abdulasam Abubakar come pardon di Sokoto prince afta Abacha die. 3. Wole Soyinka Wole Soyinka for 1994 no dey fear to use im mouth wire Abacha goment Professor Wole Soyinka, wey be first class writer and activist, join thousands of Nigeria pipo wey run go abroad for fear of wetin Abacha fit do dem. Abacha life story. Na for Kano State, nort western Nigeria dem born General Sani Abacha on 20 September 1943. By 1963 Im finish school for di Nigerian Military Training Centre for Kaduna den do more training for UK. By 1965 Im marry Maryam Jiddah. Dem born 10 pikin, but one of dem come later die. Between 1967-72 - During civil war for Nigeria, Abacha fight for di federal side against Biafra and im continue to dey chop express promotion for army.