Nigeria, March 10 -- The family of the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, has denied a narrative by former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida that he (Abacha) and other military personnel were behind the nullification of the 12 June 1993 presidential election.

In a statement signed by the son of the late Nigerian leader, Mohammed Abacha, and shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the Abacha family said Mr Babangida was only trying to "shift blame" and distort the truth about the election cancellation.

In his autobiography launched last month, Mr Babangida, a retired army general, said he regretted the annulment of the 1993 presidential election and blamed Mr Abacha and other military officers for annulling the election.

The presidential election he...