"I Did Not Kill Him, He Died On Top Of Me" — Ex-DSS Operative Reveals New Details Surrounding Gen. Abacha’s Final Moments
ABUJA, Nigeria — Decades after the sudden demise of Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, fresh insider details have emerged regarding the circumstances surrounding his final hours at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Dennis Amachree, a retired Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), has provided an eye-witness account of the aftermath in his newly released 348-page book titled ‘DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield.’
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According to Amachree, who served as the Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos State Command at the time, official investigations concluded that the former military leader suffered a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter in the early hours of June 8, 1998.
The Interrogation Account
Following the unexpected death of the Head of State around 4:05 AM, security personnel tracked down a key witness—an Igbo pharmacist who was present with Abacha at the time of his passing—after she departed Abuja for Lagos shortly after the incident.
Detailing the interrogation process at the Lagos command, Amachree recalled:
"My team located and brought her to my office. I interrogated her myself. The first thing she said to me was: 'I did not kill him, he died on top of me.' After her detailed account, I called the Director in Abuja, and she was immediately flown back."
Dispelling Decades of Speculation
Gen. Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from November 1993 until his sudden death at the age of 54. Over the past two decades, his unexpected passing generated numerous conspiracy theories and conflicting narratives across the country.
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Amachree emphasized in his book that the operative intelligence gathered immediately following the event remains the definitive record of what occurred, countering long-standing public rumors.
"The lady pharmacist’s account, on whom Abacha apparently had a coitus-induced cardiac arrest, remains the true position, and puts an end to the conspiracy theories and half-truths that have gone viral," Amachree stated, adding that alternative narratives serve only as a disservice to public historical record.
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