A former Assistant Director of Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has claimed that late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, died of a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter, dismissing long-standing claims that he was poisoned.
The claim is contained in Amachree's newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, in which he recounts events surrounding Abacha's death on June 8, 1998.
According to the retired intelligence officer, who served as Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos DSS Command at the time, Abacha suffered a fatal cardiac arrest around 4:05 a.m. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Amachree alleged that a woman who was with the late military ruler became alarmed after discovering he was unresponsive and quietly left the Presidential Villa before security officials were informed. He identified her as a pharmacist who had accompanied her elder sister—described as Abacha's girlfriend—to Aso Rock earlier that night.
He further claimed that after locating and questioning the woman in Lagos, she insisted she had nothing to do with Abacha's death, reportedly telling investigators, "I did not kill him; he died on top of me."
Amachree said her account supports his conclusion that Abacha died from a coitus-induced cardiac arrest rather than poisoning, including the long-circulated "poisoned apples" theory.
General Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from November 1993 until his sudden death in June 1998. The circumstances surrounding his death have remained the subject of speculation for nearly three decades, with various conflicting accounts emerging over the years.
The memoir presents Amachree's personal account based on his role in the DSS at the time. His claims have not been independently verified and add to the long-running debate over the exact circumstances of Abacha's death.
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