Re- Abdulsalami Abubakar: Abacha never looted treasury

By Femi Falana SAN
Former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has belatedly joined the dubious campaign to sanitise the ignominous Abacha era. In his interview published by the Sun newspaper on June 26, 2026, the retired general attempted to rewrite history in a rather untidy manner when he claimed that the much talked about Abacha loot is a hoax, saying that the former military head of state, the late General Sani Abacha, never stole money belonging to the country.
According to General Abubakar, what is usually referred to as Abacha loot was money the former head of state had saved for the country, following advice from former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi; former B...