"My husband’s death was like a coup. It was sudden and shrouded in confusion. General Abdulasalami [Abubakar] just called me, telling me to come and collect the dead body. We buried him like any other ordinary Nigerian. It was quite unfortunate the way he died. Allah knows best and unto Him we shall all return. May his soul rest in peace. I’m yet to fully recover from the shock of his death."
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Khadija Thabit(Tuesday, April 08, 2014)On how she handled the news of his sudden death
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Maryam Abacha
Maryam Abacha was born in Kaduna on March 4, 1947. A native of Borno State, she is the daughter of Alhaji Sheikh Mahammad Jidah and Hajiya Ya Gumsu Nasara. She commenced her education at Tudun Wada Primary and U.N.A. Sabongari Primary School, Zaria and had the benefit of receiving her secondary education at Dala Girls' Secondary School, Kano. She got married to General Abacha, then a lieutenant, in December, 1965 and are blessed with nine children- six boys and three girls.
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