Abacha Sacked Me Because Of Obasanjo
Over twenty five years since former Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha
died, an ex-Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta has revealed
why he was sacked by the former military Head of State.
According to the one time police boss, the late Gen Abacha decided to sack
him because he made a suggestion that all political detainees that included
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and others should be
released from prison unconditionally.
Jimeta also informed that it was like a rude shock to him and other members
of the National Security Committee, when they learnt through the media that
the job of the National Conference set up then was to write a new
Constitution for the country.
While making a statement at the inaugural meeting of the committee at the
National Judicial Institute, the former IGP stated that: “As the IGP
then, I advised the former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, to release the
high profile political detainees like Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Musa
Yar’Adua and four others, but he refused to do so and instead removed
me.”
Jimeta also told newsmen that as a delegate he was just doing his duty as a
citizen of Nigeria.
He added that: “Wherever there is a positive endeavor to find solutions to
what is worrying the nation, I will gladly go and do it not because I am
invited or whatever.
“Normally, I would have gone, that is why I am saying I am not working for
anybody but for myself and my conscience and the well-being of my children
and great grand children to come.”
He, however, stated that he hoped that his committee would make their
experiences show in the course of their duties as members of the
committee.
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