The press release says the bizarre circumstances of Nigerian President-elect Moshood Abiola's death in detention last week during a meeting with senior U.S. diplomats, and the bloody communal violence that has followed underscores the urgent need for U.S. pressure on the Abubakar regime to release all remaining political prisoners and immediately transfer power to a civilian government of national unity; the United States should publicly declare its intention to impose oil sanctions if the military fails to transfer authority to the democratic opposition by October 1. The press release mentions Michael Fleshman, suspicious deaths of pro-democracy leaders, an international team of pathologists,...
The press release says the bizarre circumstances of Nigerian President-elect Moshood Abiola's death in detention last week during a meeting with senior U.S. diplomats, and the bloody communal violence that has followed underscores the urgent need for U.S. pressure on the Abubakar regime to release all remaining political prisoners and immediately transfer power to a civilian government of national unity; the United States should publicly declare its intention to impose oil sanctions if the military fails to transfer authority to the democratic opposition by October 1. The press release mentions Michael Fleshman, suspicious deaths of pro-democracy leaders, an international team of pathologists, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, medical attention, the June 12, 1993 election, the Clinton Administration, the Presidency, the safe return and security of exiles, and jailors.
