A Lagos Court of Appeal Lagos yesterday slated April 29
for hearing of the appeal filed by the former Chief Security Officer to the
late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, who was sentenced to death
last year over his roles in the murder of the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.
for hearing of the appeal filed by the former Chief Security Officer to the
late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, who was sentenced to death
last year over his roles in the murder of the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.
Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan, a Personal
Assistant to late Abiola, are challenging their conviction by a Lagos High
Court on January 30, 2012.
Assistant to late Abiola, are challenging their conviction by a Lagos High
Court on January 30, 2012.
Presiding judge, Justice Chima Nweze, arrived at the date after counsel representing
both convicts applied for a regularisation of their briefs of argument.
The duo of Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN) and Mr. Olalekan Ojo had applied for leave to
file their brief of arguments and serve same on the respondent.
The convicts were arraigned in October 1999, on a four-count charge of
conspiracy and murder of Abiola on June 4, 1996 on the Ikosi-Ketu Road.
Justice Mojisola of a Lagos High Court found them guilty of the offence
and sentenced them to death by hanging.
Source: Daily Trust
