Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has opened up on the dramatic events surrounding the 1993 military coup that brought late General Sani Abacha to power, disclosing how he was reluctantly pulled into the unfolding drama.
In Chapter 17 of his newly released 264-page autobiography titled Call of Duty, Abdulsalami recounts his experiences during the political crisis that followed the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
At the time, he was serving as Commandant of the National War College.
Abdulsalami revealed that he twice rejected Abacha’s offer to become Chief of Army Staff after the coup that ousted the Interim National Government led by Chief Ernest Shonekan.
He told Abacha he did not want to be used as a tool by civilians manipulating the military.
According to the book, Abacha, then Minister of Defence and the most senior military officer left in government maintained significant influence following General Ibrahim Babangida’s exit.
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