17 Years After: Abacha’s Daughter Gumsu Pays Tribute, Nigerians Tear Her Apart

Yesterday, June 8, made it 17 years since Nigeria’s military head of state, General Sanni Abacha died.

One of his daughters, Gumsu Abacha took to Twitter to pay tribute to her father.

She described him as Nigeria’s finest head of state. See her tweet below.

17 years ago my father and icon left us. Nigerias finest head of state and CinC. Allah ya jikan ka baba. AMIN. http://pic.twitter.com/RZlyWJNjHx

— Gumsu Sani Abacha (@G_sparking) June 8, 2015

 

Her tweet however, led to controversy as some of her followers were throwing rude comments at her while some defended her.

@G_sparking @toluogunlesi she dreaming or on a highly delusional state of mind. I pray Allah to forgive him. #Nigeriadarkdaysareover

— Deji Yusuf (@Deeyusuf) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking @Tweetwizzard Nigerians jubilated when your father died. He did well for the economy, but I would have left out that “finest”.

— Tonton Tim (@KimPamlove) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking : Nigeria’s finest head of state! I laugh in spanish. With all the millions been recovered from foreign banks. Smh

— Mr Spike (@pyamah) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking Your father, God forgive him, had more blood on his hands than the average butcher.

— Andimi (@1feminazi) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking Bloody tyrant!!!

— Senate president (@okorejior) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking You can’t change history it is written in the soul of the living and the dead your father sent to their grave Rest in pieces

— Dare Sokoya (@Dare_Sokoya) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking @Tweetwizzard Devil but your father is a bit close to him in my mind. Did you even eat this thing called ori abacha?

— Oludare Suulola (@osuulola) June 8, 2015

 

@parsenal This is her late father…who gave her all she enjoys in life today. To her, he was the best and it will remain so regardless

— BENNY (@bennycdoze) June 8, 2015

 

Regardless of what we think of Sani Abacha, that shouldn’t make us shot @G_sparking down for celebrating her father.

— BENNY (@bennycdoze) June 8, 2015

 

@G_sparking y can’t u guys just allow a child 2 pay homage to her departed father for a day? U speak ill of a Man U know little about.

— Segun Adebisi Jr (@JrSegun) June 8, 2015

Gumsu later shared another tweet, reacting to negative comments that trailed her tribute to her father.

Nigerians are so funny! So I can’t pay tribute to my late father without being criticised. We have a serious problem.#AbachaForever

— Gumsu Sani Abacha (@G_sparking) June 8, 2015

 

The late military dictator was born September 20, 1943 and ruled Nigeria from November 17, 1993, to June 8, 1998, when he died in office.

Abacha was accused of stashing money in foreign bank accounts and till date, the stolen wealth are still being returned from foreign banks. Recall that the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Hans Rudolf Hodel, in a meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that about $370million recovered from former head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, has been traced by the Swiss government to a Luxembourg account.

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