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A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has claimed that Nigeria’s late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, died from a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter, dismissing long-standing claims that he was poisoned with apples or by foreign agents. Amachree made the revelation in his newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, excerpts of which were published on Tuesday.
According to Amachree, he personally interrogated a pharmacist who was present at the time of Abacha’s death. He said the woman maintained that the former military ruler suddenly collapsed during intercourse, insisting, “I did not kill him, he died on top of me.” The retired intelligence officer argued that her account contradicts the conspiracy theories that have circulated for years, including claims involving poisoned apples and foreign operatives.
Amachree’s account adds a fresh perspective to one of Nigeria’s most debated political mysteries. However, it represents his personal account based on his experience as a former DSS officer and has reignited public discussion over the circumstances surrounding Abacha’s death in June 1998, a subject that has remained the focus of competing narratives for nearly three decades.
