The Lagos State Government has filed an
appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgments delivered by the Appeal Court
in favour of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan in the murder case
of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.
The Appeal Court, a month ago, upturned the judgment
of the High Court of Lagos which passed death sentence on Al-Mustapha and
Shofolahan.
At news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos
State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye said the state
government formally filed an appeal at the Supreme Court on Monday against the
two judgments delivered by the Appeal Court.
“The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has
filed appeal papers against the judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal in
the cases of Lateef Shofolahan vs The State and Al-Mustapha vs The State,” he
said.
Ipaye noted that the government had indeed
studied the two judgments delivered by the Appeal Court very closely and
concluded that there were grounds for appeal, which made the government to formally
file the appeal at the Supreme Court on Monday.
“Having fully reviewed the decisions of the
respected Justices of the Court of Appeal, it is our humble view there are
strong bases for appeal which the Supreme Court of Nigeria should have an
opportunity to consider,” Ipaye stated.
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