Mr. Ade Ipaye, the state
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice at a briefing in Lagos on
Tuesday,said his ministry filed two separate notices of appeal against the
judgment on Monday.
Al-Mustapha, a former
Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, and
Shofolahan, a Personal Assistant to Kudirat, were on January 30, 2012,
sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos High Court.
The Justice Amina
Augie-led appellate court on July 12, 2013, however, set aside the judgment of
the lower court.
However,Ipaye
refused to give details of the appeal,but said
the Supreme court would provide the final resolution of the case.
He said, “I can
report that we have indeed appealed the judgments, one in respect of
al-Mustapha and the other in respect of Lateef Shofolahan.
“Both have been
studied closely and we came to the conclusion that there were good grounds for
appeal and we have since filed all the necessary papers.
“We did that on
Monday. Officially, we have put in our indication that we want to contest the
judgment of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court.
“This step will also
ensure that all issues are fully articulated and the victim’s family, the
defendants and the society are not deprived of the last window of opportunity
provided by the constitution for the resolution of the case.”
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