The court upturned the judgement of a Lagos High Court.
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has discharged and acquittedHamza Al-Mustapha from the murder of Kudirat Abiola.

The judgment overturns that of the Lagos High Court which sentenced him to death by hanging.

The presiding judge accused the lower court of being“stroked to secure a conviction by all means.”

Mr. Al-Mustapha was a former chief security officer to the late dictator, Sani Abacha.

He was sentenced to death on January 30 for conspiracy and murder of Mrs. Abiola.

Mrs. Abiola, 45, was shot in Lagos on June 4, 1996, as the lower court ruled, on the orders of Mr. Al-Mustapha.

Details later…

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/140798-breaking-court-of-appeal-sets-al-mustapha-free.html

I saw it on channels too

Interesting . . .Let the game begin by spilling of some high calibre secrets . . .

Thank God, he was a military man and was following the orders from the military powers that be.....obey the last order. If they want to sentence the killer, they should go and get Abacha but since he is no longer there, make his family compensate for the mans death

Good

Trouble...

Good for him....

Maxymilliano:
The presiding judge accused the lower court of being “stroked to secure a conviction by all means.”
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I love this part ... This guy deserve to be freed!

Maxymilliano:

I love this part ... This guy deserve to be freed!

I agree to an extent, but who are the culprits . . . .

Nawa 4 nigeria o

Good for him, enough troubles have circled round his head already. I wont be surprised seeing him at the polls contesting for the governorship position of his state come 2015.

jchime: Thank God, he was a military man and was following the orders from the military powers that be.....obey the last order. If they want to sentence the killer, they should go and get Abacha but since he is no longer there, make his family compensate for the mans death

I believe following orders to commit murder doesn't in anyway absolve ones culpability of been guilty as well . . .

Good. Time for some APC guys and their sympathizers to proceed on exile......

Nice one. This man has went through hell on earth, he has lost all hopes.

Okoro2015:
Good. Time for some APC guys and their sympathizers to proceed on exile......

Lol, what makes you feel so . . .

This is why we need civilian as President to avoid the cover-ups of past Military Heads of State. We are now waiting for him to start releasing those videos he promised Nigerians for us to know who did what and why.

Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida, Mark, Abdusalami and other former military heads would have forced their interest on the presiding Judges.

Kudos to Civilian Rule without the master minders of military rules

Good news. Time for some pretenders and their allies to proceed on exile......

jmaine:

I agree to an extent, but who are the culprits . . . .

He acted in the line of duty bro ...

Wouldn't be surprised if he picks a PDP ticket next week.

jmaine:

Lol, what makes you feel so . . .

Bro, Just watch. Just like the senator yesterday, you will witness more capitulations.

ujchief: Wouldn't be surprised if he picks a PDP ticket next week.

He is more likely to pick an APC ticket.

Up al mustapha!
Another instrument in the making to be used in the next election.

Hope this judgement isn't to upset the southwest?

jmaine:

I believe following orders to commit murder doesn't in anyway absolve ones culpability of been guilty as well . . .

He wouldn't have been released if the murder allegation was proved beyond reasonable doubt or what did'ta fink?

I heard it also this afternoon.
Naija i hail o.

solomon111: He is more likely to pick an APC ticket.

We all know where the worst of the worst resides; where 16 is greater than 19 and 5 is greater than 32;

Vampires and blood suckers; trying so hard to drive away the few sane members in their fold.

God is watching: in 3-D

What next? He joins PDP in his state & contest for Guber polls & wins... Hehehehe, how long has this plan been in the pipeline.. Naija I hail
Make I siddon dey look

Maybe jonathan wants to use him for 2015 . What Abubakar, obasanjo and Yar'dua couldn't do, retardeen has done it! Up Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetardeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!

E don red...


He who has ear let hIm hear

jmaine:

I believe following orders to commit murder doesn't in anyway absolve ones culpability of been guilty as well . . .

^^^Precisely! That excuse of 'following orders' didn't fly during the Nuremberg trials and can only work in a country with a judiciary such as ours.

Good news for is family and follower

Ngwakwe: This is why we need civilian as President to avoid the cover-ups of past Military Heads of State. We are now waiting for him to start releasing those videos he promised Nigerians for us to know how did what and why.

Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida, Mark, Abdusalami and other former military heads would have forced their interest on the presiding Judges.

Kudos to Civilian Rule without the master minders of military rules

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