How MKO was killed to balance Abacha's death —Son
•A better way to immortalise father is to bring more people out of poverty’ •Says assassination of mum, Kudirat, 'shattered our world’ •Opens up on last tea Abiola drank, post-mortem issues, controversial Will, paternity test ALHAJA Kudirat Abiola was assassinated in June 1996 by agents of state linked directly to the government of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, while trying to actualize the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by her husband, the late Chief MKO Abiola. It has been 28 years since the assassination. In this interview, Kudirat’s son, Abdulmumuni, reflects on the life and times of her mum as well as her legacies. He also speaks on the arrest of his dad in his presence after declaring himself president and the conflict in the family following the death of the patriarch. Abiola, who had won the June 12, 1993 election but annulled, had been imprisoned in 1994 after he declared himself president. He died on July 7, 1998 amid hopes that he might be relea...