The Lagos State Government has filed an appeal at the
Supreme Court against the judgments delivered by the
Appeal Court in favour of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and
Lateef Shofolahan in the murder case of Alhaja Kudirat
Abiola.
The Appeal Court, a month ago, upturned the judgment of
the High Court of Lagos which passed death sentence on
Al-Mustapha and Shofolahan.
At news a conference today at
Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest
Nigeria, Lagos State Attorney
General and Commissioner for
Justice, Ade Ipaye said the state
government formally filed an
appeal at the Supreme Court on
Monday against the two
judgments delivered by the Appeal
Court.
“The Lagos State Ministry of
Justice has filed appeal papers
against the judgments delivered
by the Court of Appeal in the
cases of Lateef Shofolahan vs The
State and Al-Mustapha vs The
State,” he said.
Ipaye noted that the government
had indeed studied the two
judgments delivered by the Appeal
Court very closely and concluded
that there were grounds for appeal, which made the
government to formally file the appeal at the Supreme Court
on Monday.
“Having fully reviewed the decisions of the respected
Justices of the Court of Appeal, it is our humble view there
are strong bases for appeal which the Supreme Court of
Nigeria should have an opportunity to consider,” Ipaye
stated.
The Attorney General said the step the government was
taking would also ensure that all issues were fully
articulated and that the victim’s family, the defendants and
the society were not deprived of the last window of
opportunity provided by the constitution for the resolution of
the case.
The commissioner added that government was committed to
ensuring that law abiding residents and visitors continued
to live, work and pursue their various aspirations in a safe
and secure environment.
Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to the late
head of state, General Sani Abacha, and Lateef Shofolahan,
Kudirat’s aide, were accused of masterminding the
assassination of Mrs. Kudirat Abiola, wife of Chief MKO
Abiola, acclaimed winner of the 12 June, 1993 presidential
election, and were sentenced to death by a High Court in
Lagos.
They were arrested in 1999 and their trial dragged for
fourteen years before they were set free in July this year.
Source:pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/08/13/kudirats-murder-lagos-drags-al-mustapha-to-scourt/

Fight to finish

it is very obvious the discharge and acquittance of the guy is political aimed at achieving a dirty job done.

I think there is political intrest in it so I wonder if there will be any justice at all

Pure politics, to distract him from what GEJ want to use him for.