Why I rejected US asylum offer before Abacha arrested me — Obasanjo

By Ayobami Okerinde
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he rejected an offer of political asylum from the United States despite being warned that he would be arrested if he returned to Nigeria under the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.
Obasanjo also recounted how he ventured into farming after retiring from the Nigerian Army at 42.
The former president disclosed this while narrating his experience under the military government in an interview published by BBC News Pidgin on Tuesday.
He said, “When I was leaving government as military head of state, I was leaving too early. I didn’t join the army to retire at the age of 42.
“Now I had to retire at t...