Abdul Abiola, son
of the late Kudirat Abiola, on Friday decried the Court of Appeal
judgment in Lagos which discharged and acquitted Major Hamza
Al-Mustapha.
Mr. Al-Mustapha had been charged with murder of Mrs.
Abiola.
of the late Kudirat Abiola, on Friday decried the Court of Appeal
judgment in Lagos which discharged and acquitted Major Hamza
Al-Mustapha.
Mr. Al-Mustapha had been charged with murder of Mrs.
Abiola.
“I missed my mum as much as a little boy. This judgment is like a stab in my heart.
“As
a grown-up I am no longer bitter, but the problem is that this might
continue to happen to other people. This is an injustice in our system
and I pray that our leaders should do the right thing,” he told the News
Agency of Nigeria.
The appellate court on Friday discharged and
acquitted Mr. Al-Mustapha, charged with the murder of Kudirat, wife of
the late Moshood Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential
election. She was killed on June 4, 1996 at Motorway near the old Toll
gate, Lagos.
Mr. Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to
the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, was sentenced to death by hanging
on January 30 by a Lagos High Court for conspiracy and murder of Mrs.
Abiola.