Maryam Abacha

Maryam Abacha
First Lady of Nigeria
In role
17 November 1993 – 8 June 1998
Head of StateSani Abacha
Preceded byMargaret Shonekan
Succeeded byFati Lami Abubakar
Personal details
Born
Maryam Jidah

(1949-03-04) 4 March 1949 (age 75)
Kaduna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria)
SpouseSani Abacha
Children10
Parents
  • Mahammad Jidah (father)
  • Nana Jiddah (mother)
ResidenceKano

Maryam Abacha ((Listen); born 4 March 1949) is the widow of Sani Abacha, Nigeria's military ruler from 1993 to 1998.[1]

  1. ^ "The Lost Billions". newsweek.com. 3 December 2000. Retrieved 10 April 2022.