Abacha Was Not a Criminal, His Death Was Shocking, Says Right-hand Man General Jeremiah Useni
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- We step into the archives to take a look back at the five-year rule of #GeneralSaniAbacha, through the eyes of the second most senior officer in the Nigerian army at the time, Lt. #GeneralJeremiahUseni, said to be the most powerful man in the land after General Abacha himself. But then #GeneralAbacha died suddenly in 1998, and #JeremiahUseni fell dramatically from the opulence of power and influence. It was a bitter end for the man who waxed stronger and lasted longer than most Nigerian army officers - and who was often described as #Abacha's alter ego, his most intimate and trusted friend with whom he ruled Nigeria with an iron grip...So how has he evolved since the end of the heady days of the Abacha regime?
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This guy at 80 still cant tell the thruth. Unbelievable !
Only in Nigeria!! In a descent society this man should be in prison.
After first having put on trial and convicted.
I was angry while watching this interview, but on a second thought, I became elated. I commend Arise news for bringing out this fool,for Nigerians to see the type of people who have been running this country, ending up with Buhari. Good job Arise!
You’re the big fool
Fool is a very harsh word.
Yes, fool is harsh... Mumu is better, also olori buruku is acceptable. Trying to rewrite history
@@adola814- You’re so hilarious 😂🤣😂
Stupid statement
This are the set of elders we had that ruined the future, imagine the his line of thoughts even in modern day Nigeria.. Chai
I can see the effect of age, sickness and hangover of Burukutu in this interview. Thank you very much
Most savage comment so far😂🤣
Don’t mind him he’s one of those that destroyed Nigeria 🇳🇬 look at him shamelessly coming here to tell us rubbish lies.
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Look at this old man openly accusing Ojukwu to be a coup plotter but denies that he didn't know that Abacha his friend was plotting a coup too.
As far as I can see, all the khaki boys of 1966 should be phased off. We need not hear from them again.
Ojukwu was aware of the coup. He was in on it.
@@mtdspfgh your source please.
But Jeremiah was not in on Abacha's coup?
What source are you talking about? Didn't you watch the video?
Ojukwu was also not part of any of the coups of 1966.
Nigeria I hail thee. He became Senator in the same Nigeria. Wow. Great Nation, Good People (Very Docile People)
Docile, yes. Unexpectedly so. I wonder why !
Because that's what the country wants. A chaotic country.
The people don't think, especially the deprived.
@@kadirichris9621fear and Self Centeredness
I was actually wondering if this man is mentally stable with those lies:
Abacha did not steal money so was not a criminal
Shonekan government was an illegal government
Ojukwu ordered the 1966 coup so it was Igbo coup (when in fact Ojukwu foiled the coup)
He and Abacha did not force the 5 political parties to adopt Abacha as the sole candidate
... Nigeria is a mistake that needs to be corrected.
What a shame!!! This man is still ALIVE and he is almost bragging of the terror his government did during the abacha regime....
I use to think that Jeremiah Useni was a gentleman. I just lost my respect for him after listening to his clueless responses. I see the reason he was close to Abacha. Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are.
This man can never change based on the way he was sounding .God
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like.... his hate for the igbos is so clear
@Godswill Maduka those meddle belts people still don't get it,very soon we shall leave them alone with their jihadist friends up north
The man is an idiot and an unrepentant one at that. Anyone who can support Abacha is not a nice person at all.
If he indicted his friend and boss Abacha, he also indictes himself. My heart bleeds that a criminal like JT Useni is still walking free in the society and has the ingratitude to claim that Abacha did not loot, embezzle and murder Nigerians, even after numerous sums of money were found stashed away in foreign accounts.
Indeed, Oladipo Diya -- and Mike Akhigbe following him -- as the so-called "Chief of General Staff" was a mere window-dressing. The real 2-in-C (second-in-command) was the career militician Jeremia(d) Use(less)ni. Although he went by the nominal title of "FCT Minister", no one could see his kleptocrat-in-arms Mr inSane(nni) Lootobacha GSARS (Grand Sanctioned Armed Robber of the State) without going through his bosom friend Mr Uselessni. 'nuff said.
What a shame! A General being ordered to go to his office by a sergeant. What a real shame! Something is really wrong with that nation, so called Nigeria. What a shame!!!
You are the one having a problem of understanding
Very disappointing indeed! The former general was not forthcoming which really shows there were indeed suspicious activities not being revealed about the demise of Abacha. His overall responses were generally poor and filled with lapses probably due to health situation. What should such people be doing running for office instead of being on retirement?
I saw Lacona in his statement about Abacha's death. Nonetheless, the dead can't speak for themselves.
That was the man, a common military driver on Major-General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi's contingent, who drove the Landrover that was used to torture and drag the Supreme Commander's body on the road -- despite the fact that Ironsi was responsible for truncating and quashing the Nzeogwu/Ifeajuna coup. Alleged Christian Jeremiah Useni confessed that they didn't touch Ironsi during the Northern portion of his nationwide tour because, in his words, "we didn't want the bullets grazing any of the emirs".
He rose in the militics, by sticks and carrots, on account of his pivotal role in the murder of his boss. The self-acclaimed "Sardauna of Plateau" [a monumental insult to, and belittling of, the real Sardauna of Sokoto] unsuccessfully put himself forward as a successor to his kleptocrat-in-arms Mr inSane(nni) Lootobacha GSARS (Grand Sanctioned Armed Robber of the State) after his demise while on top of Indian prostitute(s). 'nuff said.
He speaks just like buhari. Same useless people
Is u that is useless and frustrated
Illiterate generals ...
I wish an interviewer with passion for a working Nigeria and grounded on history would conduct these interviews. It should be explosive
In other words, Rufai
@@gwin8463 Rufai is good but still too conservative for a interrogative journalist
Thats why @Edmund Obilo is the best. He ask impulsive questions and he’s well grounded in history. You can check out his page
I expected some follow up questions about the money recovered being from Abacha boys. Who are these boys and how come they have access to so much money. This should have been asked from the General Oga Charles.
Abi ooo.. they act like they are scared to ask questions. If Abacha's boys stole under his nose, Abacha is complicit.
That’s easy , he entrusted funds outside the country because same west advised him because of upcoming sanctions and he had to have money outside to make payments to secure Nigeria either by buying arms black market or importing food .
General Useni over 1 million dollars in a foreign bank was seized as a earnings from corruption.
This is what happens when people that should have been charged and jailed walk around freely and even give interviews. This is the height of wickedness and lack of awareness of the effects of their wickedness... Everyone will be judged at the end of their lives
Useni giving his own version of history.
My due respect to the interviewer of Arise television, Mr Charles Aniogulo. During this interview his guest and the former rtd Lt.general in the army, the former minister for the federal capital territory, Jeremiah Oseni said that he was a northerner which i totally rejected. The first military coup of January 1966 carried out by the top igbo military officers was mainly targeted against the northern army officers but rtd, Ltd.general Jeremiah Oseni was not a northerner. He is from the langtan tribe like the former military head of state General Yakubu Gowon. He should not claimed that he was from the north. The Benue state and Jos Plaeteu state are parts of the Middle belt in Nigeria. Again, during this interviewed by Mr Charles Aniogolu that he was not chosen to be the next military head of state after the demised of the former late military head of state General Sani Abacha because he was not a Muslim from the northerner religion. Very unfortunate, the former minister of the federal capital territory, Rtr.general Jeremiah Oseni made mentioned that he was a northerner at the beginning of this interviewed. But he has lost his mind with senses to have told Mr Charles Aniogolu the reason why he was not a military officer successor to the late head of state General Sani Abacha was that he was not a northerner. Perhaps, he should go for more medical tests and check up.
His real name is Jeremiah Insane.
Why are you surprised??? Jerry Useni has always been a retarded clown.
This is what is wrong with Africa. If our judiciary was fit for purpose, this man should be in jail and all his loot taken away from him. We leave all the stollen money to criminals like him - ex public officials., most of whom are millionaires in $ terms & continues having enormous influences till their demise. It’s only when loots are taken away and they are made poor that Africans will learn that theft of public resources doesn’t pay.
These were the people running Nigeria?😂 These were the people who inherited Nigeria as booty, from the battle of ‘66 and the subsequent civil war?😂 No wonder they had no clue what to do with a modern country. They EVIDENTLY didn’t have that kind of intelligence.
I will like another interview with Gen Useni. Let's hear more of his story. I will also want to more interviews of Abacha's Generals. It will give us more insight into the regime.
he's dead!
@@olavincent9715 lol
they'll lie and rewrite events, don't expect honesty from them.
Werey
I realized that the darkness of Abacha was nothing than having not to keep Nigeria the West's puppetry.
An interview with one of the patients that took over the asylum.
Speaking like Buhari,very uninspiring.Nepa bill General.
A frustrated fool talking rubbish.
Anyone who wants to know what the problems of Nigeria are only needs to watch this interview. Faced with the clear and undeniable facts of rampant kleptocracy and corruption JT Useni declares himself unaware of Abacha's rank criminality. Of course, to indict Abacha he must indict himself. They should all be in handcuffs.
He was the real 2-in-C (second-in-command), as Oladipo Diya, followed by Mike Akhigbe, was just a window-dressing! His official title was "FCT Minister", however, you couldn't see Mr inSane(nni) Lootobacha GSARS (Grand Sanctioned Armed Robber of the State) without going through his kleptocrat-in-arms Mr Jerry(mandering) Use(less)ni. 'nuff said.
If General Abacha were alive today;there would have been no boko haram whatsoever
General Useni's hate for the Igbo is very obvious
What kind of disgusting, victim, mentality is this? Everybody hates Igbos? Haba!
@@mtdspfgh ...No, not everybody, but this sick J Useni hates Igbos! Why trying to rope Ojukwu to a coup? Today's Zoological Republic is their creation! The ogoni 9 and Ken Saro wiwa's blood stains J Useni and Abacha's souls forever. How these facts refused to disgust you is disgusting to any right thinking human.
You lack common Sense
He killed Ken Saro Wiwa & 8 others for fighting for the protection of their land (Oil Drilling) and on the other Abacha was looting money from the oil resources.
Am surprised that he said he will run for political office again at his age. Na waa o!
They see Nigerians citizens as fools,they can toy with.
This man Jerry Useni is so hollow in thought. a big shame that his type ruled this country for so long.
Are you God or are you his creator ? You are living in ignorance.
It is a shame he was even elected to office as a Senator.
One of the reasons Nigeria doesn't grow is that olodos are the ones always leading the egg heads.
Am sorry this man is demented, and his account can't be relied upon. Ojukwu was not aware of that 1966 coup.
so you know better than someone that was there
@GMNlol, that's too naive of a conclusion... Have you failed to consider what a game is??
@GMN , you can never know better than those who were involved, Sir. If u were involved, I would believe you, but since ur source of info is third or even fourth party if there is anything like that, your submission does not hold water
@@gmn7904 How you think your own fact should Trump that of an insider, a man who literally was a part of the countercoup is laughable. Why are the Igbos so emotional and less logical and objective. Could this be why Kanu had a field day manipulating their emotions and turning the tide to his favor?
Someone commented that he saw Buhari in the way Jerry boy speaks and maybe articulated his thoughts. I agree. He sounded hollow, dull, boring, uninteresting, unintelligent and senile.
Did this man ever see the four walls of a functioning school?
shut up....lack of home training....
Abacha was not a criminal-- what a horrible way to start the day listening to a disgusting lie. And he smiled while saying this. The bloods of the hundreds or thousands of victims will always be on your heads.
What did you expect.....protect his principal
@@onokpitegodspower5660 ...........,.. .
This bastard should not go down to his grave un-blooded.
Abacha was not a good guy but he probably had a few hundred at most people killed. That is a fact. The most people killed by the Nigerian government explicitly or complicitly was during the Nigerian civil war and under the current president Buhari since 2016 till this year 2022 as of the time I'm writing this post. I'm not a supporter of Abacha but let's get our facts right. There are more horrible monsters in Nigerian history than Sani Abacha.
Provide 9ne undisputed proof that proves he is a criminal... Not propaganda or rumours
Abacha was smart! he put a mumu as his deputy🤣😂😲🙌😴
😭😭😭😭
The problem we have is that most senior leaders have continued to live in denials, in a way that the younger generation cannot articulate with cetainty the history of Nigerian. A man of very high level of authority in Abacha's government cannot tell the honest truth of his time as a second in command in the Abacha military regime even at his age of departure. Life sweet ooo
That’s the life of a military man
I like this man (Gen. Useni). He is realistic in speech. I also like the way way he defends his boss (even at death), even at death.
Thanks for the updates.
It's from the same clique that our dear President Buhari comes. Should anyone be surprised at the lack of lustre here?
Is Abacha was a good man like it or not. He's better than other president of Nigeria.
Abacha is the best president of Nigeria and can never be a criminal
I agree! Abacha saved the country's money in a foreign bank reserve as other presidents do. Don't forget he died in power so how could they call it " abacha loot"? He never gave the West power over Nigeria and he never visited abroad. He did very well for the country
@@samuelnico3247 exactly. The western countries likes to damage image of any strong African president who do not allow them to enslave Africans and take Africans resources. Abacha gave Nigeria what it’s called fatherly love to his sons and daughters. He protected Nigeria against the western countries and we have protection at home and abroad
It's unfortunate that Useni is daft, even Abacha was brighter.
Arise News, pls I am not sure that Useni was senior to Diya. Both Diya and Useni were governors and Brigadiers under General Buhari, although Diya was in detention.
Useni is a remorseless vilain for alleging that the 1966 coup was purely Igbo coup and that Ojukwu approved of it. The world knows that General Ironsi and Col Ojukwu foiled d coup. Useni as Lieutenant at the time could have taken part in d January coup bec the officers and troops used by Nzeogwu to execute the coup in Kaduna were northerners. Other officers who were non Igbos also participated in executing d coup elsewhere in Lagos. Useni is unintelligent, and it shows. Thank God his people are seeing what the Igbos saw years ago.
Emotional babies. Crying all over like illogical toddlers.
The deaths of Abacha shows power belongs to God.
I thank Lt. General Oseni for his contributions to National Polity. Thanks
My goodness, how in this world did this creature rise to the position of Lt General in the Army?
His buddy was Abacha. How come you wonder how he rose to the position of a Lt General in the Army.
He even became a senator for Christ sake
This is gonna hurt 🤕 I know but I have to tell you anyways so you know that this man (JT Useni ) is better than you. Ask around
If you have money you can become anything in Nigeria even when you’re as dumb as a fool.
This man is still holding forth for Abacha in death.The average Nigeria soldier top brass with remain forever loyal to their boss whom they shared close affinity with.
General Useni told a court in Jersey that while in service he worked hard to save £1.9 million from real estate, farming , hospitality and personal savings. In June 2022 the Jersey government denied him access claiming that the funds are suspected to be unlawfully obtained
RUFAI should have done this interview, he would have done this despot some justice!!
Indeed! Aniagolu, although cerebral, erudite and articulate, is far too diplomatic and compromising! 'nuff said.
Whoever says Abacha was not a criminal is a criminal himself. Who would the flies support if not the person with a sore or infected wound?
When criminals gets away with their activities they vactuly belive they're right
@@jacobd3776 ⁶5
ojukwu was never part of the coup the general should say the truth as expected of someone his age
Human beings are NOT AWARE of their growing Old OR even Dying 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
I am glad these sets of Nigeria elders/generation are almost obsolete.. Only time/God can heal this land..
What a waste of time and data watching this... well, it's good for record purposes.
I can't imagine these set of people that had ruled in this country. No wonder we are where we are. Clueless set of people everywhere. Wrong pegs !
Senate house to do what ? He should tell us all his achievements as Senator
Waste of data😂😂😂
Am telling you
None
Am Shocked that the opening statement is Abacha was not a Criminal iam not Nigerian but its all over about Abacha loot, execution of Ken Saro wiwa Jailing of Chief MKO Abiola and even jailing Obasanjo.
If Amodu Bello was not eliminated, Southern Nigeria would long have been Fulanised by now.Thanks to Nzeogwu.
It would have been worst if Amadu Bello were not eliminated the way he was.That's to Nzeogwu's foresight.
You guys should be mature in what you say in public
But that's the truth.Or,is it not.The people you care about their sensitivity,the Fulanis, don't give a shit about yours.You hear them make unguarded statements in public, every where.They're no respecter of any mortal man.
@@chineduobi3693 You see why many folks are wary of the Igbos?
Shouldn't Useni be in prison for looting - Oh, this is Nigeria where people in gov't office loots and still be walking around
Do u have any evidence of his loot?
Chai 🤔 after hearing this i believe Nigeria should go there separate way
Lieutenant General Useni was denied to lead the country after Abacha death because he's a Christian..
This man brought terror to Nigerians back then!
he was alive during the 1966 coup, charlse quickly stop him, zik, ironsi, opara were not killed, the coup plotter were not killed, tafabelwa deputy was prevented from taking over, if am hausa i would do the same
After being Governor of the then Bendel state, Minister of Transport, Minister of Aviation, Minister of FCT, Senator, He still went to run for the office of Governor Plateau state. Oliver twist indeed.
Forget what he did back then. The fact that he was awarded a top position in public office, is where the absolute disgrace lies!
I was expecting more questions and emphasis on the denial of the general taking over the country after the deathly of Abacha because of his religion, evendough he is a northern.
Looking back to Abacha vis a vis BUHARI , APC and FULANIS of today, I've forgiven Abacha. My only problem is that they all killed MKO who could have put the country in the right direction. But Abacha was straight forward. He went after his direct enemies. Unlike these present rulers that has made all Southerners their enemies especially the southern youths
Your submission is irrational
Colonial master does kill MKO for their imperialist movement to stay MKO want to end that if he become president
The CIA killed MKO not Abacha he died months after Abacha. Do your homework well before you type carelessly
Abiola (May his soul rest in peace) was not going to fix Nigeria. He was a part of the reactionary influences.
@@bandadontgiveafuck The CIA? Why? Please stop the stupidity
God in heaven😮,hear wat this man is saying that Abasha is not a theif,may God mercy on him
This is why PDP will loose again! Jeremiah Useni should never be given a ticket ever again!
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Nothing to tell you mr general Jerry usein only Heaven will judge you all
This demon has now involved our dear leader late Dim Odumuekwu Ojukwu in 1966 coup which he described as Igbo coup. Useni, and Gowon both are from Jos plateau state but today look out what is going on in their state. Is God not wonderful.
Your dear leader? How could Ojukwu be your "dear leader"? He was a 32 year old power hungry person who took your people to a needless war. You Nigerians get so angry when the truth you so crave for indicts your sense of affiliations. Na waoooooooo
@Simon C go back to your history and then come back to argue bcos it seems u don't know about Ojukwu.
@@victoropara6573 Emotional set of folks with a total lack of objectivity. Zero acceptance of blame. Highly gullible and sheepish.
Jeryboy, you’re still playing safe at this late hour. Hmmm, men of yesterday, life is really a colossal lesson. Nobody knows tomorrow. Unbelievable.
Man sound hypnotized
How did this man Useni become a General in the Army?
How can someone who stashed away Public funds, totalling hundreds of millions of dollars, in foreign bank accounts, not be a Criminal?
Abaca was never a criminal. The people accusing him are the real thieves and the real enemies of Nigeria!
Please could you elaborate more.
Thanks
Are you sure Oseni is okay?
We should always asked ourselves that what happened that a person was executed to death penalty? Is just like that without an offence or he has done something that he deserved that penalty. Try to find out what Sarowiwa did.
"An Igbo coup" calling a spade a spade.
Was IBB's coup a Hausa-Fulani coup? Was Buhari's as well? Why was Diya's coup not called a Yoruba coup? Fool.
As Long as You said that OJUKWU knows about, and patispated in the coup of 1966, that means that You said in this interview sees to be some how líes, because all the books about that coup says that OJUKWU never knows about that, because they send troops two times to inform hiim about that, but he overpowered them with his troops, because he was Kano 5th batallion Comander, is only GOD knows everything, and will pay everyone as his or her work is.
The unintentionally is not about the Northerners alone. It transcend various ethnic groups. Can we we people in the middle belt are not educated?
Wow l remember general USENi is a good man he was a governor of Edo state he is a honest man ,But sir problem in Nigeria is what our ex major Al Mustafa statement stand for is the punishment from British why the refinery build's for Nigeria after the job finished the government push them away since then they eyes has been for Nigeria not to progress we can not progress crude oil we only import refine crude oil is crude oil not in Nigeria why import were is our refinery my ñigeria God bless PETER GREGORY OBI AND AHMED BABA AMEN OO OO
Birds of the same feathers .
He supposed to be In jail if Nigeria is a sane country
Jeremiah U'insane is a criminal for life.
Useni is probably making his own conjectures about what he probably does not know what he is talking about. He was an accomplice in the atrocities of the monstrous Abacha.
He should be banned from any office, party, or political event.
This kind of people are supposed to spend the rest of their life in Jail. They never believe they won’t live forever
This kind of people are supposed to spend the rest of their life in Jail. They never believe they won’t live forever
@@worldtraveler8571 when? Someone who came back to serve as a senator? He came to loot the final money for his retirement. It's a disgrace to Nigeria.
Why are you cutting an interview with unnecessary break/ads? This is CZcams not local tv 📺 station
This is indeed one of the very empty generals running around the space called Nigeria for a long time nowwww. No wonder his only achievement is to be Abachas best friend while Abacha had a mission ,his was to be his friend .Such an empty buffoon as a general only in the old Naija not the upcoming new one God forbid .
General J.Useni and General S.Abacha are bird of the same feathers,that is reason why he can say that Abacha is not a criminal.
Not a criminal? How about looting Nigeria's treasury? Being a ruthless dictator should be a crime.
Chukwuemeka Ojukwu name doesn't need to mentioned in this village tournament. The naivity of linking him with January 1966 has no merits.
"There is a lot of accusation"
The one the General forget which is obvious is he is the last person with him before his death and hence there is a suspicion over him. That is it not religion.
Did Arise TV invited this man Jeremiah Useni or did he come on his own? He is one of the dude problems of Nigeria.
Abacha is a thief ole barawo thieves in Nigeria till this day
23 years after he was still speaking like the Jerry boy that he has always been.
Balanced interview is needed. Bring a historian and social critic to fact check these kinds of people.
The man is in a different world entirely!! It's like he is detached. He is not even making any sense!! Sad...
Everyone blames Abacha for everything. Obasanjo, Yaradua,Jo athan,Buhari have not done half of what he achieved
If it was an Igbo coup, why was other tribes part of the coup. Just because an Igbo man wasn't here leader doesn't mean it's an Igbo thing. Fulanis brought so much division in this country
Very disappointing! He doesn’t know how to say No even in spite of his conspicuously abating strength. What a greedy soul!
I can't afford to waste my WiFi for such a chronic lei as old as he is, it's a shame, well in the other hand he might be right on his comparison, between Abacha loot and the current loots
People are very mayopic untruthful and nepotistic somebody looted the treasurery the much Abachi did and yet he is not a criminal ,who then is a criminal?
Ojukwu was never involved in the 1966 coup.