FCT, Abuja – A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has narrated how he shielded ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo from being assaulted by inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Security prison in 1995.
He spoke during a lecture in Abuja on Thursday, June 27.
As reported by Daily Trust, Sani was among the pro-democracy activists and dissidents who were rounded up and jailed by the military junta led by Sani Abacha, who was president from 1993 to 1998.
Obasanjo, who was Nigeriaâs Head of State from 1976 to 1979 and returned as civilian president in 1999â2007, was arrested in 1995 for allegedly plotting a coup and jailed.
While recounting events from the era, Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, said he, Shehu Musa YarâAdua and Obasanjo were moved to Kirikiri prison after their arrests.
According to him, armed robbers in prison began shouting and insulting the former president when they saw him, Daily Trust reported.
Sani added that he âtalked to the inmates to calm down, that no matter their grievances with Obasanjo, he was now an inmateâ.
Speaking further, Shehu spoke on how Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged. He said:
TimesNow.com.ng reported earlier that Shehu Sani warned Northern politicians to abandon plans to evict President Bola Tinubu from office in the 2027 Presidential elections.
Sani, in an interview with Arise TV, said the move to unseat Tinubu in the next election will negatively affect the unity of Nigeria.
According to the activist, no serious Southerner attempted to remove Buhari from power during his eight-year tenure. Hence, Tinubu should not be challenged in 2027.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
