The Lagos State Government has challenged the acquittal of Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan over the murder of Kudirat Abiola at the Supreme Court.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ade Ipaye, told newsmen on Tuesday at Alausa, Ikeja, that the appeals against the judgments were filed on August 12.
The Court of Appeal in Lagos had on July 12 freed the duo of the murder charge in two separate judgments.
The trial of Al-Mustapha and Shofolahan began in 1999 for allegedly killing Kudirat, the wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, on June 4, 1996.
The appellate court had upturned the judgment of Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos High Court which sentenced them to death by hanging on Jan. 30, 2012.
Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and Shofolahan, an aide to the late Kudirat, had since regained their freedom following the judgment.
Ipaye said there were good grounds of appeals against the two judgments which should be considered by the apex court.
“I can report that we have appealed the judgments; one in respect of Al-Mustapha and the other in respect of Shofolahan.
“Both have been studied closely and we came to the conclusion that there are good grounds for appeals and we have since filed all the necessary papers.”