Maryam Abacha Explained

Maryam Abacha
Office:First Lady of Nigeria
Term Label:In role
Term Start:17 November 1993
Term End:8 June 1998
1Namedata:Sani Abacha
Predecessor:Margaret Shonekan
Successor:Fati Lami Abubakar
Birth Name:Maryam Jidah
Birth Date:1949 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaduna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Residence:Kano
Parents:
  • Mahammad Jidah (father)
  • Nana Jiddah (mother)
Spouse:Sani Abacha
Children:10

Maryam Abacha (; born 4 March 1949) is the widow of Sani Abacha, Nigeria's military ruler from 1993 to 1998.[1]

Early life and career

In 1999, Maryam Abacha said that her husband acted in the good will of Nigeria; an official of the Nigerian government said that Maryam Abacha said that to convince the government to grant her a reprieve, as the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, had been jailed by Sani Abacha.[2] After the death of her husband, Maryam was caught while attempting to leave Nigeria with 38 suitcases filled with cash.[3] As of 2000 Maryam Abacha remained in Nigeria and continued to proclaim the innocence of her husband despite several human right abuses attributed to him.[4] She resides in Kano state, Nigeria.[5]

Maryam and Sani Abacha had three daughters and seven sons.[6] Maryam Abacha's eldest surviving son is Mohammed Abacha.[7]

Maryam Abacha founded National Hospital Abuja (originally National Hospital For Women And Children) and the African First Ladies Peace Mission.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] '

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Lost Billions . newsweek.com. 3 December 2000. 10 April 2022.
  2. Web site: BBC News - Africa - Abacha widow breaks her silence. 26 September 2014.
  3. Web site: The Lost Billions . newsweek.com. 3 December 2000. 10 April 2022.
  4. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7261033_ITM Acess my library
  5. Web site: Britons hired by the Abachas. TheGuardian.com. 4 October 2001. 4 October 2001.
  6. Web site: CNN: Newsmaker Profiles . . 26 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040408102654/http://www.cnn.com/resources/newsmakers/world/africa/abacha.html . 8 April 2004 .
  7. News: Hari Sharan . Chhabra . After Mobutu, it's Abacha . . 2000-12-17.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 12 February 2009 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20111010010211/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives . 10 October 2011 . dead.
  9. The Perfect Mark. 15 May 2006. The New Yorker. 26 September 2014.
  10. "International email scams score billions with offer of millions.," Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  11. News: E-Mail Offer Is Scheme to Defraud Visa Seekers . 28 October 2004 . The New York Times.
  12. Web site: Imagine what the millions would do to our FDI numbers!, BUSINESS TIMES. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111508/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-74129222.html. dead. 19 October 2012. 26 September 2014.
  13. Web site: If It's From Nigeria, Hit Delete. 1 November 2004. 26 September 2014.
  14. Web site: USATODAY.com - File-sharing war won't go away; it'll just go abroad. USA Today. 26 September 2014.
  15. News: Buy in to Spam to Get Rich Quick. Wall Street Journal. 3 July 2002. 26 September 2014.