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• Why I Turned Down US Asylum Prior to Abacha's Detention, by Obasanjo

  Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he turned down a political asylum offer from the United States during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Speaking in a recent interview, Obasanjo detailed how he transitioned into agriculture at age 42, his subsequent arrest, and the intervention of former US President Jimmy Carter.