No Evidence Abacha Looted Public Funds – Wife

Maryam Abacha, the widow of the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has denied long-standing allegations that her husband looted billions of dollars while in power.

In an interview on TVC’s Politics on Sunday hosted by Femi Akande, Mrs. Abacha described the accusations against her late husband as unfair and rooted in misinformation.

“The annulment was not done by my husband. And if it was him, then that means he was more powerful than the President at the time. That means Abacha was the greatest. But I’m not here to talk about Babangida or anybody. All I know is that my husband didn’t do it,” she stated.

Addressing claims that Abacha embezzled public funds, she questioned the lack of direct evidence and challenged the narrative that billions were stolen and stashed abroad.

“Who is the witness of the monies that were being stashed? Did you see the signature or evidence of any money stashed abroad? And the money that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, it vanished. Why are you blaming somebody?” she asked.

Mrs. Abacha also called for unity and tolerance among Nigerians, decrying the influence of ethnic and religious bias in national discourse.

“Why are we so bad towards each other? Because someone is a Northerner or Southerner? A Muslim or a Christian? It’s not fair,” she said.