ALMUSTAPHA/ SHOFOLAHAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE KILLING OF KUDIRAT ABIOLA - the story so far

Al-Mustapha under cross examination agreed he gave his gun to Sergeant Rogers, to clean but not to kill late Alhaja kudirat Abiola, the wife of Chief M.K.O. Abiola who won the June 12 1993 presidential election that was nullified by general Ibrahim babangida.
Kudirat had left home and was attacked by Sergeant Rogers and a team he claimed was ordered by Al Mustapha to kill Kudirat at the seven up junction of lagos, close to the lagos-ibadan expressway toll gate. information which they claim was made available to them by Lateef Shofolahan who was then Kudirat's Assistant after they agreed on #50,000naira for the information.
kudirat was shot and killed and all efforts by doctors to save her life proved abortive.
today over 12years after, both Almustapha and Shofolahan's been handed the death sentence(hanging) for their roles in the murder, by a lagos high court.