The AIG Said I’ve Been Instructed To Arrest You, I Didn’t Know That It Was Abacha’s Decision- OBJ

According to a report by Daily Post on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled his experience during the military regime of late General Sani Abacha, describing how he was informed of plans to arrest him after arriving at a police station.

Obasanjo explained that he personally drove to the police station, where an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) told him that he had received instructions to arrest him, adding that he was initially unaware of who was behind the directive.

The former president linked the incident to Abacha’s decision to ensure that certain individuals were not allowed to remain free during his administration, recalling how the development affected his personal experience under the military government.

In Obasanjo’s words: “I drove to the police station, and the AIG said, ‘I have been instructed to arrest you.’ I didn’t know that it was Abacha’s decision that some of us should not be allowed to remain free.”

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