June 12 bigger than how people understand it, not ready to spill the beans yet -Al-Mustapha

Al-Mustapha

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to the late military head of state General Sani Abacha, has dropped a bombshell revelation about events leading to the abortion of the June 12, 1993 elections.

But he said he is not ready to tell the whole story yet until a later date.

He claimed that the accepted public understanding of the events that culminated in the annulment of the election is a mere fraction of the true story far from the more complexities that surround the annulment.

This intriguing assertion emerged during a BBC interview, where Al-Mustapha opened up about his past role in government, the circumstances surrounding Abacha’s death, and his future political ambitions, leaving Nigerians to ponder what hidden truths lie beneath a defining moment in their nation’s history.

Discussing the 1993 June 12 presidential election, often hailed as Nigeria’s most transparent electoral exercise, Al-Mustapha stated, “The issue of June 12 is bigger than how people understand it. What happened that time is not something the public really knows. And I am not ready to speak about it now.”

When questioned about former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s recent book and its contentions, Al-Mustapha clarified that he was neither invited to the launch nor had he read the book. He indicated a preference to refrain from comment until he is more adequately informed, adding that he “won’t say anything for now, maybe later.”