# Sani Abacha

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: Head of State of Nigeria
- Jurisdiction: NG

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 1995 | [Nigeria's military government convicts journalists by special tribunal over coup-plot reporting](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1995-nigeria-abacha-journalists-tribunal) | ordered | historical |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/sani-abacha. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/sani-abacha

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