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Kudirat’s murder: Supreme Court grants Lagos govt leave to appeal against Al-Mustapha’s acquittal

byAgency Report
January 12, 2017
2 min read

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Lagos State leave to appeal against acquittal of Hamza Al-Mustapha for the murder of Kudirat Abiola.

al-mustaphaThe Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on July 12, 2013 acquitted Mr. Al-Mustapha of the murder charge.

Kudirat was a wife of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Moshood Abiola.

The Lagos State Government accused Mr. Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer of late Sani Abacha, of playing a role in her murder.

Justice Walter Onnoghen held that Lagos State’s application for the leave was successful since it was not challenged.

“In the circumstance, the applicant, the Lagos State Government, is granted the leave to appeal the July 12, 2013 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos.

“The would-be appellant is therefore given 30 days within which to file its notice of appeal.

“The date for the hearing of the appeal shall be fixed upon receipt of this notice by the court,” he said.

Earlier, Joseph Daudu, counsel to Mr. Al-Mustapha, withdrew an application against re-opening of the case.

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Mr. Daudu did not disclose the reason he withdrew his objection.

He had argued that the applicant `slept’ over its right of appeal for about four years, adding that it was against court rule.

Justifying the lateness in filing the appeal, Oluwayemisi Osunsoya, counsel to the applicant, said that it waited for the report of the state’s review teams on the matter.

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She said that it took a long time for the two legal teams to present their findings.

The counsel had urged the court to relax its rule in the interest of justice.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Lagos State Government had charged Mr. Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan with conspiracy to commit murder and murder of Kudirat, before a Lagos High Court.

Kudirat Abiola was killed on June 4, 1996.

In the high court judgment delivered in 2012, Justice Moji Dada found the accused guilty as charged, and sentenced them to death by hanging.

However, the Court of Appeal upturned the judgment.

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The court held that the evidence against the accused was not strong enough to warrant the death sentence passed on them.

(NAN)

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