SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND FAMILY OF GENERAL ABACHA

8 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6589

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND FAMILY OF GENERAL ABACHA

19980608 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has learned of the sudden death of General Sani Abacha of Nigeria and extends his condolences to the Government of Nigeria and, in particular, to General Abacha's family. The Secretary-General recalls the contribution made by Nigeria under General Abacha to ending the civil war in Liberia and to restoring the democratically elected Government of Sierra Leone. At this crucial juncture, the Secretary-General looks forward to a peaceful and democratic future for the Nigerian people.

* *** *