Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Chief Dan Etete is trending across social and mainstream media following controversial public remarks clarifying details surrounding the death of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, in June 1998.
Etete, who served as Petroleum Minister under the Abacha administration from 1995 to 1998, forcefully rejected decades-old rumors and sensationalized accounts claiming Abacha died during a romantic encounter involving foreign escorts.
Speaking on the historical events of 1998, Etete maintained that Abacha collapsed and died of sudden natural cardiac arrest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while preparing to host international delegates, dismissing competing claims as deliberate political propaganda aimed at tarnishing the late leader's legacy.
The former minister's assertions sparked widespread historical debates, commentary, and media reactions, bringing key actors from Nigeria's 1990s military era back into public discourse.
Sources: Premium Times, Hausa Legit, The Nation Newspaper, Daily Post
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