Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has told of how the disturbing health situation of President Olusegun Obasanjo during the 1995 coup trial made her to contemplate cooking for him.
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The Sani Abacha junta rounded off several military top brass both serving and retired including Obasanjo and his deputy, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua while he was Head of State between 1976-1979 on the premise that they intrigued with some others to topple the government.
Waziri, who was a Commissioner of Police then, was a member of the investigative panel set up to try the suspects and in her storied book, One Step Ahead, scheduled for launch on Tuesday, made disclosures about what allegedly transpired behind-the-scene during the trial.
According to her: “One evening after an interrogation session, it was getting late, and Obasanjo, a diabetic patient, was waiting for his meal of beans from his farm in Ota. There was a delay in getting the meal to him. He was in a great deal of discomfort as his blood sugar level began to drop. Feeling sorry for him, I approached the senior officer and offered to dash home, not far, to prepare a meal of beans for him. The officer smiled and said nothing. I missed the message. Another officer pulled me aside and cautioned me about getting involved with the detainees, to avoid getting implicated. What if you prepare food for him and something happens?”
