My grandfather saved the life of a coward,’ Abacha’s grandson blasts IBB.
One of the grandsons of late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, Raees Abacha, has lambasted former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, describing him as a coward whose life was saved by his grandfather only for him (Babangida) to turn around and paint Abacha in bad brush.
Raees who was reacting to issues raised about his grandfather in IBB’s book, ‘Journey In Service,’ said his grandfather did everything within his power to protect Babangida’s life and reputation as a friend should to a friend, adding that anyone who believes everything Babangida said in the book will follow him to damnation.
Raees who bared his mind on X on Saturday, noted that Babangida’s attempt to portray Abacha as a villain smirked of treachery and betrayal of a friend who did everything to save the life of a friend and classmate while they were both in the military.
The younger Abacha also cast doubt on the contents of Babangida’s memoir.
In the post captioned “MY GRANDFATHER SAVED THE LIFE OF A COWARD,” Raees wrote:
“If the lifespans of these two consequential figures were reversed, this treachery would never be discharged by General Abacha.
“In one breath General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida claims the June 12 elections were annulled by “Abacha-led forces” without his knowledge, calling General Sani Abacha his “biggest headache” whom he felt paralysed by.
“Yet Babangida proceeds to announce the annulment and retains the same General Abacha whom allegedly annulled the June 12 elections without his consent in Shonekan’s transitional government, describing his “biggest headache”, General Abacha, as its “enforcer-in-chief”.
“If we consider General Babangida’s Journey In Service (2025) as his self-written, self-describing Bible to be accepted as the truth and nothing but the truth, then any who believe it are only following its author toward damnation.
“General Babangida’s biggest headache has never been General Abacha, whom numerously protected his life and reputation, but his own mind and its creations which earned him the revealing title ‘Evil Genius’.
“Finally, General Babangida on page 167 of his book Journey In Service (2025) admits that “I am reluctant to apportion blame or credit to individual members of our team for one reason. I believe in collective and ultimate responsibility.”