Abacha Coup: How Obasanjo, Yar’Adua were framed — Farida Waziri
, says former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and his former military deputy, Musa Yar’Adua, and others were falsely accused in the alleged 1995 coup attempt by the regime of late dictator, Sani Abacha.
Mr Yar’Adua who served as the Chief of Staff during Mr Obasanjo’s 1976 – 1979 military government, died on 8 December 1997 while serving his own 25-year jail term in Abakaliki prison.In the case of Mr Yar’Adua, Mrs Waziri recalled how his chief accuser was later found to have framed Mr Yar’ Adua up. “Caught in a web of lies, he later confessed that an SSS operative gave him a written report, with the instruction to copy the information about Yar’Adua’s involvement in the coup.
“General Yar’Adua’s indictment had changed to treason. I could hardly contain my anger: “What is this? Didn’t we all agree yesterday on treasonable felony?” “None of them replied. “We know what is happening,” he said. “Sometimes, there are things beyond our power to control or influence.Obasanjo’s TrialShe added that another colleague on the legal team agreed “this man is innocent” of the allegations against him by the end of his trial.
“There was a delay in getting the meal to him. He was in a great deal of discomfort as his blood sugar level began to drop. Feeling sorry for him, I approached the senior officer and offered to dash home, not far, to prepare a meal of beans for him. The officer smiled and said nothing.
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