Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Uwani Aba-Aji described the failure of the Lagos State Government to act as “inexcusable”. The ruling effectively brought to an end all legal efforts to reopen the prosecution of Al-Mustapha over the murder of Kudirat Abiola. “Lagos had been the centre of the struggle for a better nation, and Mrs Kudirat Abiola was at the centre of that struggle. Falana told Sunday PUNCH, “On June 4, 1986, Mrs Kudirat Abiola was brutally killed in Lagos by gunmen. “Major Al-Mustapha was tried, found guilty of the cold-blooded murder of Mrs Abiola and sentenced to death by the Lagos State High Court.

Source: Punch January 25, 2026 07:35 UTC