Put Al-Mustapha under surveillance, OPC warns FG

The O'odua People’s Congress (OPC) at the weekend admonished the presidency to keep an eye on Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sanni Abacha, who was recently discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal in Lagos.

In a statement issued by the Osun State Coordinator and Secretary of the OPC, Mr. Oyeyinka Awoyemi and Mr. Waheed Olaniyan respectively, the group said the federal government should ensure that al-Mustapha was kept under security watch despite being discharged and acquitted of his alleged offences by the court.

According to the statement, “Though the judgment of the appeal court in Lagos has exonerated al-Mustapha, it must be noted that the case at the court was not diligently prosecuted as there was element of bias in it.

"...Though killed, the spirit of the late Kudirat Abiola will continue to demand justice even beyond this realm.

“We are now sounding a serious warning to the federal government not to allow Al-Mustapha let loose, as he is capable of returning to his vomit. At least, it is said that ‘leopard never changes its colour’.”