Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), yesterday, dismissed allegation that the late Chief Moshood Abiola was poisoned, insisting that an autopsy conducted by pathologists from four countries attributed his death to natural causes.
Gen. Abubakar's book declares MKO Abiola died of a heart attack in 1998, confirmed by pathologists from four countries, not poisoned—ending decades of suspicion around a contested Nigerian political death. The historical clarification resolves uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding Abiola's controversial detention and death.
June 14, 2026
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), yesterday, dismissed allegation that the late Chief Moshood Abiola was poisoned, insisting that an autopsy conducted by pathologists from four countries attributed his death to natural causes.
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