Why Abacha Vowed I, Yar'Adua, MKO Abiola Won't Come Out of Prison Alive - Obasanjo

Obasanjo, however, attributed his survival from Abacha's threat to kill them to God's grace.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that ex-military Head of State, Sani Abacha, vowed he, late Shehu Yar'Adua, and MKO Abiola will not come out of prison alive.

In a recent interview, Obasanjo revealed why Abacha swore they will not come out alive.

Obasanjo, however, attributed his survival from Abacha's threat to kill them to God's grace.

He disclosed this at Ogbor Uvuru in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, during the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Assemblies of God Church.

Obasanjo said Abacha disclosed that three of them won't come out alive because he wanted to remain in power.

According to Obasanjo: "When I was arrested, the man who arrested me, I thought he was making a mistake. He had decided that some of us must be liquidated if he has to be in power permanently.

"There I was, but then, initially I was confused, I had not done anything wrong. Was it a mistake?

''When I realised that it wasn't a mistake, I was full of prayers, including praying as Stephen prayed but amended my own prayer somewhat.

"I said whether they know what they are doing or they do not know what they are doing, God forgive them.

"I resigned myself into the hands of God and the man who arrested us boasted that three of us will not come out of the detention or prison alive - that MKO Abiola will not come out alive, that Shehu Yar'Adua will not come out alive and that Olusegun Obasanjo will not come out alive.

''Two of the three he had planned not to come out alive did not come out alive, I did come out alive not because of my power but the special grace of God."