Dennis Amachree claims Sani Abacha died during intimate encounter

Dennis Amachree, a former senior official within Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), has published a new book providing a provocative alternative account of the death of military dictator General Sani Abacha. Titled 'DSS at 40: My Journey Behind the Shield', the publication challenges the long-standing official narratives surrounding the demise of the former Head of State. Amachree’s perspective comes from years of service in the upper echelons of the country's domestic intelligence agency, offering what he describes as a look from behind the shield.

According to the book, General Abacha did not pass away under the circumstances previously documented by the military government or reported to the public at the time. Instead, Amachree alleges that the dictator died during an intimate encounter within the confines of the presidential villa in Abuja. This revelation provides a starkly different context to the events of June 1998, suggesting that internal intelligence knowledge differed significantly from the official state narrative shared with the Nigerian people and the international community.

The release of 'DSS at 40' is intended to document the history of the Department of State Services over its four decades of existence. By including these specific details about Abacha’s final moments, the author aims to offer a more transparent history of the events witnessed by the security services during critical periods of Nigeria's military rule. This account is expected to reignite discussions regarding the transparency of historical records and the internal workings of the nation's security apparatus during the late 1990s.