A
yet to be confirmed report according to elombah.com has it that Major
Hamza Al-Mustapha may have been Promoted to Brigadier General.
TheNigerian Army on Monday indicated that it would likely reinstate Maj.
Al-Mustapha into the service following the dismissal of a murder suit
against him.
Al-Mustapha, the former Chief security Officer to former head of
state, late Gen. Sani Abacha, regained his freedom on Friday after 14
years in detention.
A Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos, discharged and acquitted him
over an alleged conspiracy and the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, on
June 4, 1996.
The court had upturned a death sentence handed down on him on Jan. 30, 2013, by Justice Mojisola Dada, of a Lagos High Court.
The former CSO admitted to journalists that he was still in Army on
Sunday during his reception by the Kano state government, a status he
claimed the Appeal Court Judges also confirmed in their ruling.
The Nigerian Army has also confirmed the claims made by Major Hamza al-Mustpha that he is still personnel of the Nigerian Army.
Col. John Agim, Chief of Staff in the Directorate of the Army Public
Relations told reporters: “With regards to Mustapha’s release, well, I
want to confirm that he is still in the army.
“The case is going to be handled by the army administratively in line with the harmonised terms and conditions of service.’’
Thousands of people, including traders and commercial tricycle
operators, thronged the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, to
welcome Al-Mustapha on Sunday.
Source: Elombah.com
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