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Abacha's Ex-Security Chief Denies Claims About Dictator's Final Moments

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  • A former Chief Security Officer to the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has refuted claims made by a former DSS official about Abacha's final moments.
  • The former DSS official, Dennis Amachree, alleged in his book that Abacha died during an intimate encounter with a woman.
  • Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd.) stated he possesses CCTV footage contradicting these claims and urged the public to disregard the false statements.

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has strongly refuted claims made by a former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Dennis Amachree. Amachree's new book, 'DSS @40: My journey behind the shield,' details Abacha's final moments, suggesting the late military ruler died around 4:05 a.m. in the presidential villa in Abuja while with a woman.

Al-Mustapha dismissed these assertions as false, telling journalists in Kaduna that the author was influenced by others to write the claims. "The boy was asked to write the lies by others," Al-Mustapha stated, adding that he possesses all the CCTV footage of the event. He insisted that Amachree's account does not reflect what actually transpired.

The boy was asked to write the lies by others. I have all the CCTV footage of what happened in my custody; so, what he said is not true.

— Major Hamza Al-MustaphaResponding to claims made in a former DSS official's book about the final moments of General Sani Abacha.

"Just ignore his lies. It’s bad to say such things on someone that is dead," Al-Mustapha urged, emphasizing that it is wrong to make false statements against someone who cannot defend themselves. He maintained that he had evidence to contradict the assertions made about Abacha's death.

Just ignore his lies. It’s bad to say such things on someone that is dead.

— Major Hamza Al-MustaphaUrging the public to disregard the claims made in the book about the late head of state.
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