A daughter of assassinated Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Hafsat has told Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha who is being accused of the murder not to celebrate over his acquittal by the Appeal Court.

Kudirat, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late MKO Abiola, was assassinated in Lagos on June 4, 1996.

Al-Mustapha who was the Chief Security Officer to the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha; and Kudirat’s aide, Lateef Shofolahan were accused and prosecuted.

A Lagos High Court had found them guilty and sentenced them to death before an Appeal Court later acquitted them.

Hafsat in a statement warned Al-Mustapha not to celebrate as the Supreme Court will still hear the matter.

The statement read, “It is worth recalling that you (Al-Mustapha) were convicted by the High Court in Lagos State. And although you were acquitted by the Appeal Court on technicalities, the case is before the Supreme Court. Your current ranting is designed to divert the course of justice.

“It should be noted in the context of your recent declaration of innocence that Sergeant Rogers confessed before the Oputa panel that you gave him the gun to carry out the murder of our mother.

“You never challenged the evidence of Rogers at the panel. The video of his confession is available on Youtube, if you need to refresh your memory.

“Justice is the only way to ensure peace, especially in plural societies like ours.

“Kudirat Abiola was gunned down in the streets of Lagos for doing no more than challenging the military rule by demanding the release of her husband, the winner of the most democratic election ever held in Nigeria.

“She did not kill herself. For the sake of justice in Nigeria, the perpetrators of this heinous crime must be prosecuted. Actions must have consequences.”