Veteran Nigerian comedian, Ali Baba, has narrated how his joke about the former military leader, General Sani Abacha, almost ended his life.
The 59-year-old reflected on the incident during his
appearance on Leadership Podcast.
Recalling the tense atmosphere surrounding one of his
performances during Abacha’s regime, he said, “The first close encounter I had
with death is when general Sani Abacha was the President.
“So, I went to anchor an event in Abuja. So when it was time
for the Akwa Ibom cultural group to perform. Abacha was still wearing one of
those dark Rayban sunglasses that could be folded.
“I stopped the cultural group dance and faced Abacha,
saying, ‘Your Excellency, sir, it’s almost 10 pm why are you wearing dark
shades? Remove this shade nah or don’t you want to see their performance?
“Abacha then removed his glasses and talked to his aide.
Immediately I saw DSS officers going backstage to wait for me. Immediately I
noticed DSS presence, I went down the stage to sit on the ground next to
Abacha. He then made jokes about me and questioned why I refused to go
backstage.
“I said don’t worry, sir, let them arrest me here. He then
looked at me and smiled.”
Recall that late General Sani Abacha ruled
Nigeria from 1993 to 1998, after a coup that ousted interim President Ernest
Shonekan.
His regime was infamous for abuses, with opposition figures
being imprisoned, tortured, or killed.
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