Maryam Abacha
| Maryam Abacha | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maryam Abacha March 4, 1947 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Residence | Maiduguri, Kanuri, |
| Occupation | Former Nigeria First Lady |
| Spouse(s) | Sani Abacha (1965–1998) |
| Children |
Ibrahim Abacha Mohammed Abacha Abba Sani Abacha Sadiq Abacha Zainab Abacha Fatima Gumsu Sani Abacha Rakiya Abacha Abdullahi Abacha Mustapha Abacha |
| Parent(s) | Nana Jiddah |
Maryam Abacha (born 4 March 1947, Kaduna) is the widow of Sani Abacha, de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998.
After the death of Sani Abacha in June 1998, Maryam Abacha was framed by Abdulsalami Abubakar, that she attempted to leave Nigeria with suitcases filled with money.[1] She was arrested for the offense, placed on 24-hour surveillance, and banned from leaving Nigeria.[2] In 1999 Maryam Abacha said that her husband acted in the good will of Nigeria; an official of the Nigerian government claim that Maryam Abacha said that to convince the government to grant her a reprieve, as the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, had been jailed by Sani Abacha.[3] As of 2000 Maryam Abacha remained in Nigeria.[4]
Maryam and Sani Abacha had three daughters and six sons.[5] Maryam Abacha's eldest surviving son is Mohammed Abacha.[2]
Legacy
Maryam Abacha founded National Hospital Abuja (originally National Hospital For Women And Children).[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ↑ "Nigeria recovers Abacha's cash". BBC News. 1998-11-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chhabra, Hari Sharan (2000-12-17). "After Mobutu, it's Abacha". The Tribune.
- ↑ "BBC News - Africa - Abacha widow breaks her silence". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7261033_ITM
- ↑ "CNN: Newsmaker Profiles". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?
- ↑ "The Perfect Mark". The New Yorker. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "International email scams score billions with offer of millions.," Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/nyregion/28visa.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/C/Computers%20and%20the%20Internet&position=&pagewanted=print&position=
- ↑ "Imagine what the millions would do to our FDI numbers!, BUSINESS TIMES". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "If It's From Nigeria, Hit Delete". 1 November 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "USATODAY.com - File-sharing war won't go away; it'll just go abroad". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Buy In to Spam to Get Rich Quick". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
External links
- "Obasanjo visit sparks Kano riot." BBC.
- An open letter to Mrs. Mariam Abacha at the Wayback Machine (archived November 27, 1999)
- Why I fought Abubakar Audu– Ex-Kogi commissioner, Hajiya