The former Chief Security Officer
to late Head of State, Sani Abacha, Hamza Al-Mustapha, has challenged former
president Olusegun Obasanjo to an open debate. This is in reaction to Obasanjo’s
letter to President Goodluck Jonathan in which he alleged that he (Al-Mustapha)
was released from prison to help the president train snipers to assassinate
political opponents.
Al-Mustapha bore his mind and
challenged the ex-president to a public debate on the allegations, while
speaking to the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, VOA, which was monitored
in Abuja on Wednesday.
While admitting that Obasanjo did
not mention his name in the controversial open letter, he said that he knew the
former president’s assertions were about him.
He expressed disappointment at the
former president’s approach: “If he has anything to say on me, he should
mention me directly or even challenge me and not make allusions.”
Al-Mustapha vehemently denied the
allegations supposedly made by Obasanjo, claiming that training assassins to
hunt the president’s political opponents contradicts his known passion for
supporting people from Northern Nigeria especially within the military.
He said: “I read Obasanjo’s letter
and subsequent comments by Nigerians, I would have responded immediately, but I
was away in India receiving treatment.
“Perhaps it is Obasanjo and his
cronies that are planning what he was insinuating.”
Al-Mustapha also said: “From 1974
to the present, a lot of things are buried with all sorts of lies, but all
would be revealed one day.
“I urge everyone to pray for
Obasanjo to accept my challenge for a public debate so that the truth will come
out,” he said.
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ReplyDeleteThe open debate u re calling for will be impossible. Mr Mustafa tel us ur own side of the story, tel us wat u claim has been kept hidden since 1974 to date. Tel us on ''black n white'' and stop waiting for open debate. If u can't write well hire someone to write while u tel it. All of u are the same; evils crying against wolves, kettles calling pot black. Some day nemesis will certainly catch up with each of u who have contributed or contributing to the failing of Nigeria project.
ReplyDeleteThe person who made the allegations should know better and be fast to come for debate.An old man who has refused to quite the stage for young people should not fool us again..
DeleteNo more Oputa panel thrash. If he knows anything say it now or just keep quiet and live with your conscience.
ReplyDeleteOver to you Obasanjo
ReplyDeleteL'batan
ReplyDeleteObasanjo come out immediately and challenge Mustapha
ReplyDeleteIn a developed countries..Obasanjo will be compelled to appear before the MPs committee on Home land security to explain what he knows and how he knew about the alleged training of snipers..Obasanjo who thinks everybody buys judgements as he did from 1999-2007 should not drag our judiciary to mud..
ReplyDeleteBaba pls come out
ReplyDeleteAl mustarrow,go and challenge ur parents and closers to debate. Baba have spoken.
ReplyDeleteWas the allegation made by his parents? No so who made the allegations should come out with proofs...
DeleteBaba oya naah dis one. No bi 18 pages ooooh come out nd. Disgrace urself for d last time
ReplyDeleteObasanjo come and tell us what you know or else you'll not be taken seriously when next you open your mouth.
ReplyDeleteAM LAUGHING FOR ALL OF U DAT U DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK OR MAY BE U PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO THINK, BUT IT IS OBVIOUS DAT ALL OBJ SAID IN HIS 18 PAGES LETTER IS NOTHING BUT TRUTH BUT D ONLY THING DAT NAIJA PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DO IS PEOPLE MISTAKE. IF U WENT THROUGH THE LETTER U WILL KNOW THERE IS ELEMENT OF TRUTH THERE. SO FOR ALMUSTAPHA HE DID NOT DESERVE TO TALK AT ALL EVEN IF GOVERNMENT FREE HIM HE SUPPOSED TO STAY INDOOR BUT DAT IS NIGERIA FOR U U CONVICT THE MURDERER STILL HAVE AUDACITY TO CHALLENGE BABA IF NOT THE CORRUPT COUNTRY WE ARE.
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