I leaked information about injection meant to kill Obasanjo in prison – Atiku

African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed how he allegedly saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo from an injection he claimed could have killed him while both men were in prison.

Speaking in an interview with journalists, Atiku said he leaked information about an impending injection that was allegedly intended for Obasanjo.

According to him, a similar incident had happened to the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. He said that after learning about the alleged plan, he warned Obasanjo not to allow the injection to be administered.

“I saved Obasanjo’s life in prison by leaking information about an impending injection that could have killed him.

“They did the same to Yar’Adua, and when I learnt they planned to do it to him, I warned him not to allow the injection,” Atiku said.

He added that Obasanjo later turned against him because of his opposition to the former president’s third-term ambition.

“Today, he wants the world to hate me because I opposed his third-term ambition,” Atiku said.

Atiku served as Obasanjo’s vice president between 1999 and 2007.