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“At About 4.05 a.m., as They Were Getting Intimate, the Pharmacist Realized Abacha Had Stopped Moving“ — Former DSS Director, Dennis Amachree Reveals, Alleges Sani Abacha Died of Cardiac Arrest Inside Aso Rock Guest House, Reveals Details in New Book
Former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has claimed that Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, died of cardiac arrest while in the company of a pharmacist inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The claim is contained in Amachree’s newly released book, in which he presented what he described as a detailed account of the events surrounding the death of the late military ruler in the early hours of June 8, 1998.
According to the former DSS official, Abacha’s girlfriend arrived at the Aso Rock Guest House with her younger sister, a pharmacist who was in Abuja to attend a conference. He alleged that after accompanying her sister to the Guest House, the woman returned to her hotel, leaving the pharmacist behind with the Head of State.
Amachree further claimed that at about 4:05 a.m., while the two were together, the pharmacist noticed that General Abacha had suddenly become motionless. According to him, she checked for a pulse but found none, prompting her to panic.
He stated that the pharmacist quickly got dressed and left the Guest House after informing a soldier on duty that Abacha had requested a vehicle to take her back to her hotel.
The former DSS director also alleged that before departing Abuja on an early morning flight to Lagos, the pharmacist informed her sister of what had transpired.
He further claimed that by the time General Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, was informed at about 5:00 a.m., the pharmacist had already left the Federal Capital Territory. According to Amachree, security officials later visited the hotel in search of her but discovered that she had already boarded a flight to Lagos.
Recounting the incident in his book, Amachree wrote:
“At about 4.05 am, as they were getting intimate, the pharmacist realized Abacha had stopped moving. She called out to him, but he was unresponsive and stiff. She checked his pulse; there was none. In a state of panic, she quickly dressed and left the guest house, telling the soldier on guard duty that ‘Oga’ had asked for a car to take her back to her hotel.“
The claims, as presented in Amachree’s book, offer his account of the circumstances surrounding General Sani Abacha’s death and have not been indepe
ndently verified.