Forget the past, Emir of Kano tells Al-
Mustapha
on december 31, 2013 at 9:09 am in news
BY ABDULSALAM MOHAMMED
KANO—The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero,
yesterday urged former Chief Security Officer
to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha,
Major Hamza Al Mustapha, to leave behind
the experience of his long incarceration and
forge ahead in peace.
Bayero, who hosted the former security goon
in his palace, admonished the serving Major in
the Nigerian Army to treat the fate that befell
him as a clear act of God, adding that “such
experience was a fulfillment of destiny”.
Bayero stated: “I want you to bear in mind
that whatever happened to a man in the
journey of life was predestined by Allah,
therefore, your experience over the long
incarceration was a fulfillment of destiny, and
I urged you to leave it behind and forge ahead
in peace.”
Al Mustapha was incarcerated for 15 years by
Nigerian authorities over an alleged role in the
killing of pro-democracy activist, Kudirat
Abiola, before he was let off the hook by a
competent court in July, though Lagos State
government is still contesting the appeal court
verdict at the Apex court.
*Al-Mustapha
Major Al Mustapha had stormed the emir’s
palace in a convoy of over a hundred cars
filled with sympathizers and well-wishers to
pay homage to the monarch who had been
indisposed over the last couple of months.
Fielding questions from newsmen after the
brief but historic visit, Al Mustapha stated
that his visit was purely a manifestation of
father and child relationship.
Major Al Mustapha, who stressed that he was
still a commissioned officer of the Nigerian
Army, said “my stalled progress in the army is
the direct consequence of the criminal case
instituted against me in court and until it’s
finally determined in court, I remain a major in
the Army.”
He dismissed political linkage to his
nationwide visit to distinguished Nigerians;
revealing that “my major preoccupation now is
to better the life of humanity through a
credible non-governmental organisation.”