"My husband’s death was like a coup"- Maryam Abacha

I think this would be the first interview she has granted since after her husband's death in 1998. she has been living a very quiet life, at first in Kano and now in Abuja. In this rare interview with Abubakar Hashim, Maryam Abacha speaks about her husband's death and how life has been since then for her.

"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".