Abiola’s refusal of bail killed him, says CJ [Refusal of bail justifies murder?]
By Davidson Iriekpen, 07.24.2009
Friday, July 24, 2009

The outgoing Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdullahi Mustapha, yesterday revealed that if Chief MKO Abiola had accepted the bail he granted him in 1994, he would have been alive today.




http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jul/24/200.html

The bail, which was reportedly arranged by the acclaimed strongman of Ibadan politics, the late Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, was laden with several conditionalities which would have seen Abiola relinquish his claim to the June 12 mandate as well as desist from participate in political activities.

Abiola’s lawyer then, Chief GOK Ajayi, said if he had accepted those conditions, he would have become a political vegetable.

Abiola died in detention on July 7, 1998.

But in his first public remarks, Justice Mustapha, who adjudicated the case in 1994, said if Abiola had accepted the bail granted to him, “he would not have died the way he did”.

According to the retiring judge, who was reliving his years at the Bench, “when I released him on bail, they said they never asked for it”.

Attributing the moment as the most difficult in his career as there was a lot of negative media report against him over the matter, he said he was grateful to God for being the only surviving judge that handled the June 12 matter.

Mustapha, who attributed his becoming a judge to destiny from the then the Attorney-General of Niger State, also blamed tribalism and absence of laid-down procedure in the appointment of judges as one of the major challenges facing the nation.

The chief judge, speaking an interactive luncheon with judges, staff and administrative heads of judicial divisions of the Federal High Court, in Lagos, charged the in-coming Chief Judge, Justice Dan Abutu, not to over-use or under-use the powers of the CJ if he wants to succeed since the Federal High Court “represents a mini Nigeria and one family”.

He said: “I told the National Judicial Council two weeks ago that I am leaving with a smile. I am also happy that for the first time, judges were being appointed on their merit, with the involvement of sitting Judges so I will feel disappointed if any of the new judges misbehave.”

Earlier, the chief registrar, Mr. Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, extolled the outgoing chief judge for his vision in dealing with the twin issues of tardy and unnecessarily prolonged litigations through the new civil procedure Rules 2009 – as well as superintending over the expansion of the judicial space by inaugurating divisions of the court in Bauchi, Awka, Ekiti, Asaba, Jigawa, Gombe, Zamfara and Lafia.

For the representative of the Chief Justice of the Federation, Lady Baby Obodoukwu, “the retiring Chief Judge is a disciplined, resourceful and purposeful judge that sticks on merit and rule of law”.

The outgoing Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdullahi Mustapha, yesterday revealed that if Chief MKO Abiola had accepted the bail he granted him in 1994, he would have been alive today.

From a high court judge.

The animal, Abacha would have had him killed one way or the other. Fighting your cause peacefullly in Nigeria will result in your death. Always have credible backup.

Beaf:

The animal, Abacha would have had him killed one way or the other. Fighting your cause peacefullly in Nigeria will result in your death. Always have credible backup.

true that - In Nigeria it is fire for Fire - A lot of Billions of dollars is at stake.

Who killed him then after the animal Abacha died? Was it Abdusalaami or the same northerners he romanced almost all his life?. Did he have to die so that peace will reign in the country since he wasn't ready to abandon his mandate?

i disagree, ,,,,,,,  Past military leaders killed MKO.

Does the idoit mustapha know that Abiola was fighting for the redemption of this contraption called Nigeria?

What would have been the hope of ordinary man if he had accepted bail and walked away.

Idiots from the north at it again.

He died for us and we idolized him in our hearts for that.
Though i wonder if he would have changed from other criminal politicians.

Sam Milla:

Does the idoit mustapha know that Abiola was fighting for the redemption of this contraption called Nigeria?

What would have been the hope of ordinary man if he had accepted bail and walked away.

Idiots from the north at it again.

He died for us and we idolized him in our hearts for that.
Though i wonder if he would have changed from other criminal politicians.

Was he Jesus?

Sam Milla:

Does the idoit mustapha know that Abiola was fighting for the redemption of this contraption called Nigeria?

What would have been the hope of ordinary man if he had accepted bail and walked away.

Idiots from the north at it again.

He died for us and we idolized him in our hearts for that.
Though i wonder if he would have changed from other criminal politicians.

this is one of the funniest posts on nairaland today.

Sam Milla:

Does the idoit mustapha know that Abiola was fighting for the redemption of this contraption called Nigeria?

What would have been the hope of ordinary man if he had accepted bail and walked away.

Idiots from the north at it again.

He died for us and we idolized him in our hearts for that.
Though i wonder if he would have changed from other criminal politicians.

Mind telling nairalanders who the "us" are?

Aloy emeka i think you should be arrested you know something . who do they want to kill me or what. Chuck Odili , you live in the USA.

Na dem dem,make dem they die they go jare.

There was an interesting interview on pointblank news on this issue. It may well be complete fabrication but it makes food for thought. They allege a number of issues:

- IBB killed Abiola, Abacha, Idiagbon, Ige and Elewi
- Abacha died of spiked viagra
- SSS kept Abiola's sex tape
- Abiola kept Samuel Doe's money in Swiss Bank
- Abiola funded 1985 Coup with $10 million
- Nigeria would break up soon

For the full interview.
http://pointblanknews.com/os1939.html

why would anyone keep abiola's sex tape. eew

MKO cant kill himself. Maradonna & the rest military leaders killed him