Maryam Abacha
Encyclopedia
Maryam Abacha is the widow of Sani Abacha
, de facto President of Nigeria
from 1993 to 1998.
After the death of Sani Abacha in June 1998, Maryam Abacha attempted to leave Nigeria with suitcases filled with money. She was arrested, placed on 24-hour surveillance, and banned from leaving Nigeria. 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. As of 2000 Maryam Abacha remained in Nigeria.
Maryam and Sani Abacha had three daughters and six sons. Maryam Abacha's eldest surviving son is Mohammed Abacha
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(originally National Hospital For Women And Children).
The Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital in Sokoto State
is named after her.
Her name was often used in various advance fee fraud
scams and therefore the name "Maryam Abacha" became associated with advance fee fraud.
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
, de facto President of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from 1993 to 1998.
After the death of Sani Abacha in June 1998, Maryam Abacha attempted to leave Nigeria with suitcases filled with money. She was arrested, placed on 24-hour surveillance, and banned from leaving Nigeria. 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. As of 2000 Maryam Abacha remained in Nigeria.
Maryam and Sani Abacha had three daughters and six sons. Maryam Abacha's eldest surviving son is Mohammed Abacha
Mohammed Abacha
Mohammed Abacha is the eldest surviving son of Nigeria's former military dictator, the late General Sani Abacha, and Maryam Abacha.-Money laundering:During his father's military rule, Mohammed Abacha was involved in looting the government....
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Legacy
Maryam Abacha founded National Hospital AbujaNational Hospital Abuja
National Hospital Abuja is a hospital in Abuja, Nigeria.Maryam Abacha founded the institution. The institution was formally established under Decree 36 of 1999 . Abdulsalami Abubakar commissioned the hospital on 22 May 1999. Originally National Hospital For Women And Children, the hospital opened...
(originally National Hospital For Women And Children).
The Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital in Sokoto State
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
is named after her.
Her name was often used in various advance fee fraud
Advance fee fraud
An advance-fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain...
scams and therefore the name "Maryam Abacha" became associated with advance fee fraud.
External links
- "Obasanjo visit sparks Kano riot." BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. - An open letter to Mrs. Mariam Abacha
- Why I fought Abubakar Audu– Ex-Kogi commissioner, Hajiya