ALI BABA RELIVES JOKE ON ABACHA

Nigerian veteran comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, professionally known as Ali Baba,  has opened up about an encounter he had with the late Nigerian military president, Sani Abacha.

Ali Baba, during an appearance on the Leadership podcast, revealed that he made a joke about Abacha’s sunglasses during an event he anchored back in the day.

He mentioned that during the occasion, he introduced an Akwa Ibom dance troupe that was set to perform for the late head of state.

During the introduction, he told Abacha to remove his dark Rayban sunshades so he could see the dancers’ vigorous waist moves.

Ali Baba mentioned that immediately after he ordered Abacha to take off his shades, which he obeyed, he noticed some security personnel, specifically DSS officers, position themselves backstage to bundle him.

The comic man said he quickly came down from the stage and went to sit on the floor where Abacha was.

The former president knew he was scared after the movement he saw backstage and made jest of him.

Following that, Abacha gifted him the eyewear which he guarded preciously over the years until last year when he noticed that he couldn’t remember where he kept it.