In a statement issued on behalf of the family, Oyesinmilola Diya stated that the late general died recently early on Sunday.
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Between 1994 and 1997, Diya was the former president Sani Abacha’s chief of staff.
In 1997, he was detained and given a death sentence for alleged treason; however, after Abacha’s passing in 1998, he was released.
