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I ‘ve video evidence on murder of Abacha, Abiola – Al-Mustapha
Tues Aug 2,2011
By Innocent Anaba
LAGOS — Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer,
to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who has been on
trial for more than 12 years over alleged murder, yesterday,
broke down in tears at a Lagos High Court, lamenting that he was
kept behind bars because the authorities did not want him to
reveal how late Gen. Sani Abacha and late Chief M.K.O. Abiola
were murdered.
Al-Mustapha who is standing trial for the death of the late
Alhaja Kudirat Abiola opened his defence, yesterday.
Led in evidence by his counsel, Al-Mustapha, told the trial
judge, Justice Mojisola Dada, that he had both audio and
video evidence of how the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha
and the late Moshood M.K.O Abiola were allegedly murdered.
Al-Mustapha told the court that former Head of State, General
Abdulsalami Abubakar, was afraid he (Al-Mustapha) would make
pubic, information at his disposal, hence he wanted him to spend
the rest of his life in prison.
He said: “My incarceration was as a result of a script written
and acted out by former Head of State, General Abubakar to
further keep me in prison.
“First were the events that happened after the murder of General
Abacha and late Chief MKO Abiola and for fear that I may divulge
information that led to their death, they had to keep me in
prison.”
He further told the court: “There is documentary evidence to
show that shortly after the death of late Abiola, the then Head
of State (allegedly) ordered that various sums of money be
withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
He told the court that $200 million, £75 million and N500
million were allegedly withdrawn from the CBN to appease South
West leaders and douse tension that arose after the death of
Abiola.
He told the court that all visitations to the late Abiola were
on tape, disclosing that some people after visiting Abiola would
come back at night to the Presidential Villa to speak against
him.
How I made Abdulsalami Head of State
“I am an officer who is being persecuted. After the death of
Abacha so much happened within three days and the country was
without a President or Vice President. The then Vice President,
Lt Gen Diya, was imprisoned for staging a coup. Many senior
officers wanted to become Head of State, but God gave me the
wisdom and I assisted General Abdulsalami Abubakar to become
President. But, this is the price I am paying for my loyalty and
for assisting him.”
Al-Mustapha said he did not order Sergeant Barnabas Jabila
Msheila (alias Sgt Rogers) to kill Alhaja Kudirat Abiola,
saying: “On several occasions I assisted the Alhaja Kudirat
Abiola, Mr. Kola Abiola, his personal physician, Dr. Ore Falomo
and his lawyers to visit him (Abiola) in prison. Abiola would
have been killed the very day Abacha died but I relocated him
within the barracks and used the Strike Force to protect him
from those who wanted to balance the equation.”
The matter was adjourned to tomorrow for continuation of the
trial.
Story culled from Vanguardngr.com
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