LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Lagos State Government has filed appeal at the Supreme
C ourt against the judgments delivered by the Appeal Court in favour of Major Hamzat 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.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye at a news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, said the state government formally filed appeal at the Supreme Court on Monday against the two judgments delivered by the Appeal Court.
Ipaye noted that the government had in deed studied the two judgments delivered by the Appeal Court very closely and concluded that there were grounds for appeal.
The Attorney General said this step the government was taken would also ensure that all issues were fully articulated and that the victim’s family, the defendants and the society were not deprived of the last window of opportunity provided by the constitution for the resolution of the case.
Ipaye said government was committed to ensuring that law abiding residents and visitors continued to live, work and pursue their various aspirations in a safe and secured environment.
Source: African Examiner