Look at this old man openly accusing Ojukwu to be a coup plotter but denies that he didn't know that Abacha his friend was plotting a coup too. As far as I can see, all the khaki boys of 1966 should be phased off. We need not hear from them again.

Only in Nigeria!! In a descent society this man should be in prison.

I was angry while watching this interview, but on a second thought, I became elated. I commend Arise news for bringing out this fool,for Nigerians to see the type of people who have been running this country, ending up with Buhari. Good job Arise!

This are the set of elders we had that ruined the future, imagine the his line of thoughts even in modern day Nigeria.. Chai

I can see the effect of age, sickness and hangover of Burukutu in this interview. Thank you very much

Nigeria I hail thee. He became Senator in the same Nigeria. Wow. Great Nation, Good People (Very Docile People)

What a shame!!! This man is still ALIVE and he is almost bragging of the terror his government did during the abacha regime....

If General Abacha were alive today;there would have been no boko haram whatsoever

I was actually wondering if this man is mentally stable with those lies: Abacha did not steal money so was not a criminal Shonekan government was an illegal government Ojukwu ordered the 1966 coup so it was Igbo coup (when in fact Ojukwu foiled the coup) He and Abacha did not force the 5 political parties to adopt Abacha as the sole candidate ... Nigeria is a mistake that needs to be corrected.

This man can never change based on the way he was sounding .God

I use to think that Jeremiah Useni was a gentleman. I just lost my respect for him after listening to his clueless responses. I see the reason he was close to Abacha. Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are.

If he indicted his friend and boss Abacha, he also indictes himself. My heart bleeds that a criminal like JT Useni is still walking free in the society and has the ingratitude to claim that Abacha did not loot, embezzle and murder Nigerians, even after numerous sums of money were found stashed away in foreign accounts.

This guy at 80 still cant tell the thruth. Unbelievable !

What a shame! A General being ordered to go to his office by a sergeant. What a real shame! Something is really wrong with that nation, so called Nigeria. What a shame!!!

I wish an interviewer with passion for a working Nigeria and grounded on history would conduct these interviews. It should be explosive

This is what happens when people that should have been charged and jailed walk around freely and even give interviews. This is the height of wickedness and lack of awareness of the effects of their wickedness... Everyone will be judged at the end of their lives

My due respect to the interviewer of Arise television, Mr Charles Aniogulo. During this interview his guest and the former rtd Lt.general in the army, the former minister for the federal capital territory, Jeremiah Oseni said that he was a northerner which i totally rejected. The first military coup of January 1966 carried out by the top igbo military officers was mainly targeted against the northern army officers but rtd, Ltd.general Jeremiah Oseni was not a northerner. He is from the langtan tribe like the former military head of state General Yakubu Gowon. He should not claimed that he was from the north. The Benue state and Jos Plaeteu state are parts of the Middle belt in Nigeria. Again, during this interviewed by Mr Charles Aniogolu that he was not chosen to be the next military head of state after the demised of the former late military head of state General Sani Abacha because he was not a Muslim from the northerner religion. Very unfortunate, the former minister of the federal capital territory, Rtr.general Jeremiah Oseni made mentioned that he was a northerner at the beginning of this interviewed. But he has lost his mind with senses to have told Mr Charles Aniogolu the reason why he was not a military officer successor to the late head of state General Sani Abacha was that he was not a northerner. Perhaps, he should go for more medical tests and check up.

Very disappointing indeed! The former general was not forthcoming which really shows there were indeed suspicious activities not being revealed about the demise of Abacha. His overall responses were generally poor and filled with lapses probably due to health situation. What should such people be doing running for office instead of being on retirement?

This is what is wrong with Africa. If our judiciary was fit for purpose, this man should be in jail and all his loot taken away from him. We leave all the stollen money to criminals like him - ex public officials., most of whom are millionaires in $ terms & continues having enormous influences till their demise. It’s only when loots are taken away and they are made poor that Africans will learn that theft of public resources doesn’t pay.

I realized that the darkness of Abacha was nothing than having not to keep Nigeria the West's puppetry.

I will like another interview with Gen Useni. Let's hear more of his story. I will also want to more interviews of Abacha's Generals. It will give us more insight into the regime.

These were the people running Nigeria?😂 These were the people who inherited Nigeria as booty, from the battle of ‘66 and the subsequent civil war?😂 No wonder they had no clue what to do with a modern country. They EVIDENTLY didn’t have that kind of intelligence.

Lieutenant General Useni was denied to lead the country after Abacha death because he's a Christian..

Abacha is the best president of Nigeria and can never be a criminal

Speaking like Buhari,very uninspiring.Nepa bill General.

I expected some follow up questions about the money recovered being from Abacha boys. Who are these boys and how come they have access to so much money. This should have been asked from the General Oga Charles.

An interview with one of the patients that took over the asylum.

That was the man, a common military driver on Major-General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi's contingent, who drove the Landrover that was used to torture and drag the Supreme Commander's body on the road -- despite the fact that Ironsi was responsible for truncating and quashing the Nzeogwu/Ifeajuna coup. Alleged Christian Jeremiah Useni confessed that they didn't touch Ironsi during the Northern portion of his nationwide tour because, in his words, "we didn't want the bullets grazing any of the emirs". He rose in the militics, by sticks and carrots, on account of his pivotal role in the murder of his boss. The self-acclaimed "Sardauna of Plateau" [a monumental insult to, and belittling of, the real Sardauna of Sokoto] unsuccessfully put himself forward as a successor to his kleptocrat-in-arms Mr inSane(nni) Lootobacha GSARS (Grand Sanctioned Armed Robber of the State) after his demise while on top of Indian prostitute(s). 'nuff said.

General Useni's hate for the Igbo is very obvious

This man Jerry Useni is so hollow in thought. a big shame that his type ruled this country for so long.

Am sorry this man is demented, and his account can't be relied upon. Ojukwu was not aware of that 1966 coup.

He killed Ken Saro Wiwa & 8 others for fighting for the protection of their land (Oil Drilling) and on the other Abacha was looting money from the oil resources.

Am surprised that he said he will run for political office again at his age. Na waa o!

The problem we have is that most senior leaders have continued to live in denials, in a way that the younger generation cannot articulate with cetainty the history of Nigerian. A man of very high level of authority in Abacha's government cannot tell the honest truth of his time as a second in command in the Abacha military regime even at his age of departure. Life sweet ooo

He speaks just like buhari. Same useless people

Abacha was not a criminal-- what a horrible way to start the day listening to a disgusting lie. And he smiled while saying this. The bloods of the hundreds or thousands of victims will always be on your heads.

Anyone who wants to know what the problems of Nigeria are only needs to watch this interview. Faced with the clear and undeniable facts of rampant kleptocracy and corruption JT Useni declares himself unaware of Abacha's rank criminality. Of course, to indict Abacha he must indict himself. They should all be in handcuffs.

Did this man ever see the four walls of a functioning school?

Is Abacha was a good man like it or not. He's better than other president of Nigeria.

The deaths of Abacha shows power belongs to God.

If Amodu Bello was not eliminated, Southern Nigeria would long have been Fulanised by now.Thanks to Nzeogwu.

It's unfortunate that Useni is daft, even Abacha was brighter. Arise News, pls I am not sure that Useni was senior to Diya. Both Diya and Useni were governors and Brigadiers under General Buhari, although Diya was in detention. Useni is a remorseless vilain for alleging that the 1966 coup was purely Igbo coup and that Ojukwu approved of it. The world knows that General Ironsi and Col Ojukwu foiled d coup. Useni as Lieutenant at the time could have taken part in d January coup bec the officers and troops used by Nzeogwu to execute the coup in Kaduna were northerners. Other officers who were non Igbos also participated in executing d coup elsewhere in Lagos. Useni is unintelligent, and it shows. Thank God his people are seeing what the Igbos saw years ago.

It's from the same clique that our dear President Buhari comes. Should anyone be surprised at the lack of lustre here?

This man is still holding forth for Abacha in death.The average Nigeria soldier top brass with remain forever loyal to their boss whom they shared close affinity with.

Whoever says Abacha was not a criminal is a criminal himself. Who would the flies support if not the person with a sore or infected wound?

I like this man (Gen. Useni). He is realistic in speech. I also like the way way he defends his boss (even at death), even at death.

I thank Lt. General Oseni for his contributions to National Polity. Thanks

Shouldn't Useni be in prison for looting - Oh, this is Nigeria where people in gov't office loots and still be walking around

Someone commented that he saw Buhari in the way Jerry boy speaks and maybe articulated his thoughts. I agree. He sounded hollow, dull, boring, uninteresting, unintelligent and senile.

ojukwu was never part of the coup the general should say the truth as expected of someone his age

This man brought terror to Nigerians back then!

Abaca was never a criminal. The people accusing him are the real thieves and the real enemies of Nigeria!

RUFAI should have done this interview, he would have done this despot some justice!!

This is why PDP will loose again! Jeremiah Useni should never be given a ticket ever again!

When I was in part 3 in university we went to his country home in plateau for execution about the Nigeria civil war And he gives us the same story nothing change for what I heard from him during our visit and what he saying here

General Useni told a court in Jersey that while in service he worked hard to save £1.9 million from real estate, farming , hospitality and personal savings. In June 2022 the Jersey government denied him access claiming that the funds are suspected to be unlawfully obtained

In order for a civilian government to work, there needs to be comprehensive plannings that's open, inclusive and transparently in favour of all the people of Nigeria. The current political system needs to be scraped and there needs to be a swearing in of a brand new transitional government that's sole purpose of existence is to usher in a fit-for-purpose political system that caters exclusively to the people of Nigeria; period.

Abacha was smart! he put a mumu as his deputy🤣😂😲🙌😴

Human beings are NOT AWARE of their growing Old OR even Dying 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠

How did this man Useni become a General in the Army? How can someone who stashed away Public funds, totalling hundreds of millions of dollars, in foreign bank accounts, not be a Criminal?

Looking back to Abacha vis a vis BUHARI , APC and FULANIS of today, I've forgiven Abacha. My only problem is that they all killed MKO who could have put the country in the right direction. But Abacha was straight forward. He went after his direct enemies. Unlike these present rulers that has made all Southerners their enemies especially the southern youths

I am glad these sets of Nigeria elders/generation are almost obsolete.. Only time/God can heal this land..

Man sound hypnotized

This demon has now involved our dear leader late Dim Odumuekwu Ojukwu in 1966 coup which he described as Igbo coup. Useni, and Gowon both are from Jos plateau state but today look out what is going on in their state. Is God not wonderful.

Nigeria has share holders since after the 1961 independence.

Jeryboy, you’re still playing safe at this late hour. Hmmm, men of yesterday, life is really a colossal lesson. Nobody knows tomorrow. Unbelievable.

God in heaven😮,hear wat this man is saying that Abasha is not a theif,may God mercy on him

Thanks for the updates.

I was expecting more questions and emphasis on the denial of the general taking over the country after the deathly of Abacha because of his religion, evendough he is a northern.

Nothing to tell you mr general Jerry usein only Heaven will judge you all

Chai 🤔 after hearing this i believe Nigeria should go there separate way

Not a criminal? How about looting Nigeria's treasury? Being a ruthless dictator should be a crime.

If it was an Igbo coup, why was other tribes part of the coup. Just because an Igbo man wasn't here leader doesn't mean it's an Igbo thing. Fulanis brought so much division in this country

Everyone blames Abacha for everything. Obasanjo, Yaradua,Jo athan,Buhari have not done half of what he achieved

he was alive during the 1966 coup, charlse quickly stop him, zik, ironsi, opara were not killed, the coup plotter were not killed, tafabelwa deputy was prevented from taking over, if am hausa i would do the same

Carting out so much of the nation's resources into foreign banks alone made him a criminal.

How are we sure that Useni didn't steal to the same extent as Abacha ?

He supposed to be In jail if Nigeria is a sane country

Are you sure Oseni is okay?

This man should be arrested and jailed for his part in destroying Nigeria.

My goodness, how in this world did this creature rise to the position of Lt General in the Army?

What a waste of time and data watching this... well, it's good for record purposes. I can't imagine these set of people that had ruled in this country. No wonder we are where we are. Clueless set of people everywhere. Wrong pegs ! Senate house to do what ? He should tell us all his achievements as Senator

General J.Useni and General S.Abacha are bird of the same feathers,that is reason why he can say that Abacha is not a criminal.

"An Igbo coup" calling a spade a spade.

Useni is probably making his own conjectures about what he probably does not know what he is talking about. He was an accomplice in the atrocities of the monstrous Abacha.

Balanced interview is needed. Bring a historian and social critic to fact check these kinds of people.

Am Shocked that the opening statement is Abacha was not a Criminal iam not Nigerian but its all over about Abacha loot, execution of Ken Saro wiwa Jailing of Chief MKO Abiola and even jailing Obasanjo.

23 years after he was still speaking like the Jerry boy that he has always been.

The unintentionally is not about the Northerners alone. It transcend various ethnic groups. Can we we people in the middle belt are not educated?

A good decent old man even after his freind demise he still stood still to defend his integrity thou they come from different background and religions entirely but still he stood by him.... I COMEND YOUR EVERLASTING FREINDSHIP 10x for 1k likes 😀

Birds of the same feathers .

Wow l remember general USENi is a good man he was a governor of Edo state he is a honest man ,But sir problem in Nigeria is what our ex major Al Mustafa statement stand for is the punishment from British why the refinery build's for Nigeria after the job finished the government push them away since then they eyes has been for Nigeria not to progress we can not progress crude oil we only import refine crude oil is crude oil not in Nigeria why import were is our refinery my ñigeria God bless PETER GREGORY OBI AND AHMED BABA AMEN OO OO

Chukwuemeka Ojukwu name doesn't need to mentioned in this village tournament. The naivity of linking him with January 1966 has no merits.

This man shouldn’t have granted an interview. He’s bruised up old wounds and made statements many Nigerians will see as false.

Asking this joke to defend the Abacha regime is like asking him to defend the indefensible. Abacha died, people took to the streets in jubilation. What can be a better testament to tyranny. People like this should just hide their faces in shame. They ruined Nigeria. What I expect from him is deep unreserved apologies for their sins against Nigeria. Shame!

No, He was not a criminal in your narrow mind. But ask Kenule Tsaro-Wiwa's wailing family and millions of Nigerians who have a brutal view of this obnoxious dictator.

Who invited such fellow to Arise TV? Uninspiring and boring interview.

This cat is incoherence personified.

History speaks.There is no iota of justification for Late Sarowiwa's execution. Late Military Head of State,Abacha and his Cohorts are guilty before God and man for Sarowiwa's execution.All that did it will appear before God's final judgement. May Sarowiwa's Soul rest in Peace !

Abacha is a thief ole barawo thieves in Nigeria till this day