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For more than 30 years, Frank Omenka has remained one of the most talked-about yet least-heard figures of Nigeria’s military era.
Former detainees mentioned him in accounts of arrests and interrogations. Journalists cited him while recounting the climate of fear that characterised the regime of late Head of State Sani Abacha. Human rights petitioners referenced him during proceedings of the Oputa Panel, the landmark inquiry established after Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999.
Yet, throughout the years of accusations, testimony and public scrutiny, Mr Omenka himself remained largely silent.
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