The Court of Appeal in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Hamza 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.
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How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You the true suprimency God his accepted our pray nw we prosper
ReplyDeleteal-Mustapha free
Up Naija.
ReplyDeleteI pledge to Nigeria my country...to serve Nigeria is not by force.
Rule of Tribe, money n power!
No rule of law
naija is blessd!!!!
ReplyDeleteSenseless malam, dont worry be rejoicing he will soon come for you. The is is nothing but rape on justice, when the mighty cant get justices, who else can. I pitu nigeria. We still have a long way to go. The judiciary which used to be the last hope for the common man has been sold now to the highest bidder. Feom thw look of things, we may never get there in this country.
ReplyDeleteThis is a slap to justice, meanwhile go and sin no more
ReplyDeleteWhat a poor country where jungle justice is practice.this is high power justice.. Is Al-mustapha a murderer, better than those hanged to death in Edo state few weeks ago?no wonder they were delaying the case up to this moment.shame to our jurdicial system.
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy on Nigeria. It has really gotten to a bad state. There is really no place for justice in Nigeria. The long awaited revolution is nearer than we imagined.
ReplyDeleteCorrupt nigeria. God help us
ReplyDeleteAl-mustafa, now dat u are freed if at all u haf a hand in d murder of late kudirat continue 2 seek God's 4givness but if u are innocent, 4giv those dat rope u in. God is d final judge.
ReplyDeleteOh Nigeria can't you speak †Ñ’ξ truth for once? What a pity! a nation †Ñ’A̶̲̥̅† can free a muderer,by †Ñ’ξ way is this a quota system or what is S̲̅Æ special abt †Ñ’ξ northerns? May God have mercy. Indeed †Ñ’ξ coming of †Ñ’ξ lord is near, prepare †Ã¸ meet him.
ReplyDeleteConscience it's an open wound, and it is only truth that heals it.
ReplyDeleteKudirat Abiola's family should understand that from God we come and to God we all go back.
If the judgement was manipulated, let Almighty Allah be the the judge.
Glory and adoration to Almighty Allah; the beneficent and the most merciful God,the judgement came up in the third-day of Holy month of Ramadan.
There is nothing to worry about, truth must prevail.