Years after the demise of Sani Abacha , Nigeria’s former Head of State, a former Deputy Director in the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree has revealed that the former ruler had a young lady with him when he passed away on June 8, 1998.
Amachree said the lady was the only one with Abacha when he breathed his last that night. He, however, said the former Head of State d!ed of heart attack contrary to reports in public domain that he was poisoned as evidence gathered during investigation pointed to a heart attack.
Speaking with TVC recently, Amachree who has published a book concerning events of the period, said he was the official that interrogated the lady.
Hear what Amachree said:
“A lot of people have come up with different stories about what happened, but they were not aware of the facts. They were looking at events from the outside and drawing conclusions.
“Some even claimed certain actions caused his death, but they are not doctors and cannot say with certainty what k!lled him.”
Amachree said the account of the woman who was with Abacha that night was as the only direct eyewitness testimony of what happened in the room.
According to him, the woman arrived at the residence with her sister, who was said to have known the former Head of State.
“The girl who was with him when he d!ed was later brought to me for questioning. When she entered my office, the first thing she said was, ‘I did not k!ll him.’ She was very direct about it,” he recalled.
The former DSS official said he found the woman’s account believable after questioning her extensively and saw no reason to doubt her.
“I had to believe her because she had no reason to lie to me. I did not create an atmosphere that would make her feel threatened.
“Her account remains the only true eyewitness account of what happened because nobody else was in that room with them.
“From everything she told me and from what I gathered during the investigation, I strongly believe it was a heart attack. She did not know he was dead while she was with him, but later realized something was wrong. In my assessment, his death was the result of a heart attack,” he stated.