Money my husband saved for Nigeria was looted after his death — Maryam Abacha

Mrs. Maryam Abacha, the wife of late military dictator, General Sani Abacha has said her husband saved money for Nigeria that was looted after he died.

While speaking during an interview with TVC, Maryam demanded proof that her husband stashed looted funds abroad.

“Who is the witness of the monies that were being stashed? Did you see the signature or the evidence of any monies stashed abroad?” she asked.

She also claimed that funds her husband allegedly kept for Nigeria disappeared shortly after his death.

“And the monies that my husband kept for Nigeria, in a few months, the monies vanished. People are not talking about that,” she said.

She expressed anger over the continued focus on her husband nearly three decades after his death, questioning the motivations behind the scrutiny.

“Why are you blaming somebody? Is that tribalism or a religious problem or what is the problem with Nigerians?” she asked. “Why are we so bad towards each other? Because somebody is a northerner or a southerner, somebody is a Muslim or a Christian… It’s not fair.

“People are not that bad. Twenty-seven years ago, and you are still talking about Abacha. He must be very powerful and loved by Nigerians. We thank God for that,” she said.

Responding to a remark that Nigeria’s economy was somewhat stable under Abacha with increased foreign exchange reserves and reduced external debt, she challenged those who claim the late ruler stole from the nation’s coffers.

“So, where did he steal the money from? So where would he have stolen the money from?” she asked.

Maryam berated Nigerians for believing that subsequent administrations recovered monies stashed by Abacha abroad.

“And because Nigerians are fools, they listen to everything,” she said.

“Babangida doesn’t make Nigeria alone. Abacha does not make Nigeria alone. Abiola and everybody, nobody is big enough for Nigeria. We are all very important.

“Even the single man on the street is very important. We are all human beings, for goodness sake. All these wahala should stop. Babangida cannot make things or unmake things.”

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