I told Abacha to disband clique of 'bad influence' officers around him — Abubakar

Abacha's death fishy, Abdulsalami raises fresh suspicions

Abdulsalami Abubakar reveals suspicious circumstances surrounding Sani Abacha's June 8, 1998 death: he and another general were locked in a waiting room for an hour before succession planning began. The account exposes governance vulnerabilities in military transitions when inner-circle maneuvering overrides institutional safeguards.