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Politics● Low37m ago · Nov 10, 2026, 11:16 AM

Why I rejected US asylum offer before Abacha arrested me — Obasanjo

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“Now I had to retire at the age of 42. At the age of 42, I had become a four-star general. There’s nothing else I can do in the army. I’ve become the military head of state. That’s the highest political office I could rise. The post Why I rejected US asylum offer before Abacha arrested me — Obasanjo appeared first on Vanguard News.

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