Sergeant Roger, who is popularly known as Mr. Death, he was a member of the Strike Force and Presidential Body Guard, he is under the command of Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to late General Sanni Abacha. His name was dreaded, because he carried many assassinations, which according to him in an interview with New Telegraph newspaper, said that, he is under command, they tell him do this and he will do it, don`t do this and he will not do it.

• He wasn’t always called Sergeant Rogers.
• Before he joined the Strike Force in 1994, he was simply known by his given name: Sergeant Barnabas Jabila Mshiela.

Sergeant Rogers was once a member of the Strike Force and Presidential Body Guard, a term used to refer to the specialised military teams used by General Sani Abacha’s former Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha to deal with his boss’ opponents.

Rogers was said to be serving ordinarily in the Military when he was ordered to report to Abuja for training as a member of the Strike Force. The Israelis, who were specially invited to train the Strike Force Commandants, were so impressed with him and this endeared him to Hamza Al-Mustapha.

Shortly after Abacha died in 1998, and the Justice Oputa panel inquiry which took the testimonies of many officers of that regime interviewed Sergeant Rogers and others like I.S Umar, Frank Omenka and even Al-Mustapha.

The acts he laid claim to, were shocking revelations for many Nigerians. Although Rogers claimed to have been acting strictly under instructions and that he was told that the subjects of his attacks were either terrorists or awful Nigerians colluding with foreign terrorists to break Nigeria “in two”.

According to Rogers, his only successful assassination had been that of Kudirat Abiola even though he’d also been sent to take care of Alex Ibru and Abraham Adesanya.

Rogers denied the exposé on him that was earlier published by TELL Magazine where he was accused of having killed more people “for Abacha”.

The Oputa Panel wasn’t the only commission Sergeant Rogers was petitioned to attend and testify before. In many of the petitions, Rogers was “alleged to have trailed his victims with uncommon viciousness, and physically assaulted and tortured them.

Some of the victims like the former Chief of General Staff, Oladipo Diya openly testified against Rogers and recalled how he took active part in torturing them while in detention.”

Still, Rogers managed to paint himself as one of the good guys who only wanted to keep the nation united by carrying out all the instructions given to him.

During his testimony at the Oputa panel, Rogers managed to make the gallery laugh several times notwithstanding the horrible nature of the atrocities he was testifying about.

Later in an interview, Rogers explained that he was “under the command of the Army and under the Federal Government. I’m a servant, you know, a servant doing my service to the nation. Just like the Centurion said, if they say go, I go, come, I come; do this and I will do it; don’t do this and I don’t do it.”

Unlike Al-Mustapha, his commander, Rogers was let off shortly after the Oputa panel hearings.

“Shortly after the hearing, there were reports that Rogers had been smuggled back into the Nigerian Army and that he may have been given a position similar to the one he held under Abacha which raised fears that the enemies of the then administration might be targeted.”

Although no further drama was associated with him, Sergeant Rogers did admit that he was still in the Nigerian Army, attached to the SSS headquarters.

Meet Sergent Rogers aka Mr. Death, Man Who Killed Millions During Abacha's Regime

There are so many soldier who had killed a lot of people especially during the military regime of Nigeria. They butcher people like cow without the care because that is just the way they are trained, they follow orders. But there is an exceptional one who killed thousand of souls to the extent that he was called Mr. Death, and that is the main man of one of the wicked leader who led Nigeria years back, a person of General Sani Abacha.

So today, we shall be looking at that main man who loved to kill people, Sergent Rogers popularly known as Mr. Death. He happened to be one of the main bodyguard to the president and also a soldier of the deadly strike force, a specially trained military force used to protect the president.

He was known to be called Mr. Death just because he was used as an agent to kill a lot of people.

According to his speech when he was interviewed he made it known that he didn' t do anything without receiving order. He said the then Chief of Staff was the one who gave him order to kill those who he killed. He was also known to have killed Kudirat Abiola. He was noted to be in charge of logistic in the strike force, and also in provision of food arms and ammunition to the military troops.

Although he confessed all his evil deeds and said he is really sorry for what he did, but the panel made it known that he paid for his deeds.

When he confessed that he was the one killed Mrs. Abiola following Al- Mustapha' s order during Abacha' s administration.

 

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