Falana faults Abdulsalami’s claim, insists Abacha looted Nigeria’s treasury

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has rejected former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s assertion that the late General Sani Abacha did not loot Nigeria’s treasury, describing the claim as an attempt to rewrite history.
In a statement titled “Re: Abdulsalami Abubakar: Abacha Never Looted Treasury,” Falana argued that the recovery of billions of dollars linked to Abacha’s family and associates, as well as official government actions taken after his death, contradict the former military ruler’s position.
Abdulsalami had, in an interview published by The Sun on June 26, 2026, claimed that what has become known as the “Abacha loot” was mone...