The family of late Sani Abacha has rejected claims made by Ibrahim Babangida, the former military head of state, regarding the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. In his memoir, ‘A Journey in Service’, Babangida claimed Abacha, his then-chief of defence staff, led the forces behind the decision. But in a statement issued…
A human rights organisation, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has called for the prosecution of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), for his role in the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. The CDHR’s demand comes after Babangida’s recent public admission of his involvement in the annulment,…
Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has confirmed that the late Chief Moshood Abiola won the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Babangida made the revelation in his autobiography, A Journey in Service, launched in Abuja on Thursday. Through the book’s reviewer, former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, he acknowledged that…
