The Death of General Sani Abacha

Published: June 7, 2018, 7:50 a.m.

Nigeria's military ruler, General Sani Abacha, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on 8 June 1998. In 2015 Alex Last spoke to the general's personal doctor, Professor Sadiq Suleiman Wali.

Photo: General Abacha in 1997. Credit: AFP/Getty Images