Jimeta, who recalled that his intervention at that time was in the interest of the nation, however, regretted that he became another casualty of that regime as he was eventually forced to go on self-exile on account of persecutions by the Abacha regime.
Besides Obasanjo and
Yar‘Adua, Gambo said he also pleaded for four other unnamed persons
incar-cerated by that regime.
Jimeta spoke during
the inaugural sitting of the National Conference Committee on National
Security, which he chairs.
He recalled that his
untimely exit from service and subsequent witch-hunt by his employer left him
with no alternative than to reluctantly seek exile for nine months at the
expense of the wife, children and family members he left behind.
He said: “As the IGP
then, I advised the former ruler, Sani Abacha, to release the high profile
political detai-nees like Olusegun Obasanjo, Musa Yar’Adua and four others. But
Abacha refused to do so, removed me and they wanted to kill me.”
Alhaji Jimeta said he
was not at the National Conference to push for anybody’s interest except the
country’s, adding “wherever there is a positive endeavour to find solutions to
what is worrying the nation, I will gladly go and do it not because I am
invited.
“That is why I am
saying I am not working for anybody but for myself and my conscience and the
well being of my children and great-grandchildren to come.”
He assured that his
committee would proffer solutions that would permanently solve the country’s
security problems, saying members of the committee have the required expertise
and experiences.
Culled From Vanguard
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