Al-Mustapha Warns Ex-DSS Officer Over ‘False’ Abacha Claims
Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has rejected claims made by former Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Mr. Amachree, about the late military ruler’s final moments, describing the account as false. Addressing journalists in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha said the version of events contained in the former DSS officer’s book was inaccurate. He further alleged that the author had been influenced by certain individuals to make the claims. “The boy was asked to write the lies by others. I have all the CCTV footages of what happened in my custody, so what he said are not true,” Al-Mustapha said.
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha , former Chief Security Officer to the late Gen. Sani Abacha, has refuted claims regarding the head of state's final moments made by former DSS operative Dennis Amachree in a recent memoir . Speaking in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha dismissed the account as fabrications, stating that the author was influenced by external parties.
Alleging the publication contains lies, Al-Mustapha asserted he holds CCTV footage from the presidential villa that directly contradicts the book's claims. He subsequently urged the public to disregard the narrative, insisting his evidence proves the account false.
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rewrite in 2 paragraphs: Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has rejected claims made by former Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Mr. Amachree, about the late military ruler’s final moments, describing the account as false. Addressing journalists in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha said the version of events contained in the former DSS officer’s book was inaccurate. He further alleged that the author had been influenced by certain individuals to make the claims. “The boy was asked to write the lies by others. I have all the CCTV footages of what happened in my custody, so what he said are not true,” Al-Mustapha said.
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha , former Chief Security Officer to the late Gen. Sani Abacha, has refuted claims regarding the head of state's final moments made by former DSS operative Dennis Amachree in a recent memoir . Speaking in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha dismissed the account as fabrications, stating that the author was influenced by external parties.
Alleging the publication contains lies, Al-Mustapha asserted he holds CCTV footage from the presidential villa that directly contradicts the book's claims. He subsequently urged the public to disregard the narrative, insisting his evidence proves
Al-Mustapha firmly maintained that the published account fails to reflect what actually transpired during the late military ruler’s final moments. He insisted that he possesses definitive, contrary evidence to disprove the assertions surrounding Gen. Abacha's passing.
Urging the public to completely disregard the allegations, the former Chief Security Officer emphasized that it is morally wrong to spread false statements about a deceased individual who can no longer defend themselves. "Just ignore his lies. It's bad to say such things on someone that is dead," Al-Mustapha stated.
The dispute stems from excerpts in Amachree's book, which claim that an unnamed Igbo lady arrived at the Aso Rock Guest House from the Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel at approximately 2:40 a.m., shortly after Gen. Jeremiah Useni had departed.
“With her was her younger sister, a pharmacist who was in Abuja for a conference. The Head of State had just bought his girlfriend a new SUV, and they decided to stop by to say hello to ‘Oga’.
“Abacha was taken with the younger sister, and after a short while, the girlfriend returned to the hotel, leaving the pharmacist alone with the Head of State.
“At about 4.05 a.m., as they were getting intimate, the pharmacist realized Abacha had stopped moving. She called out to him, but he was unresponsive and stiff. She checked his pulse; there was none.
“In a state of panic, she quickly dressed and left the guest house, telling the soldier in guard duty that ‘Oga’ had asked for a car to take her back to her hotel.
“The soldier, unaware of the gravity of the situation, promptly arranged for her transportation. She returned to the Hilton, and after telling her sister what had happened, was quickly driven to the Abuja Airport to catch the 7 a.m., Okada Airline flight to Lagos.”
Then Amachree interrogated the pharmacist in Lagos, as the DSS Director of Operations at the national headquarters, Abuja, instructed him: “The first thing she said to me was: ‘I did not kill him, he died on top of me.”
Then Amachree contacted the Director of National Operations in Abuja and dispatched the lady back to Abuja immediately.