"Al-Mustapha did not kill Kudirat Abiola" - OPC Leader, Fredrick Fasehun

The leader of the Oodua People Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, has said that he supports the judicial freedom given to Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Gen. Sani Abacha.

Fasehun, who spoke at the Yoruba Community Association (YCA) hall in Kano where he was received by the Yoruba and the OPC Kano Chapter, stressed that Al-Mustapha was exonerated by a competent court of the land in the death of Hajiya Kudirat Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kasimawo Abiola.

At the occasion, the deputy president of the YCA in Kano, Jerry Agunbiade, commended Chief Fasehun for his noble role in following Major Al-Mustapha on his return to Kano.

The OPC boss called on all patriotic Yorubas to be grateful to God that throughout out the period Major Al-Mustapha was in the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, nothing harmful happened to him, nor did he die there, saying it demonstrates to the world that the Yoruba are detribalized and always stand by justice and equal rights.

The OPC leader noted that it was well known that the same Major Al-Mustapha did everything possible to save the life of late M.K.O Abiola and also allowed his wife Kudirat Abiola to visit to him, asking how the same person could have killed Hajiya Abiola.

He said there was no reasonable evidence to nail Major Al-Mustapha as the killer of Kudirat Abiola, adding that the fear of God was why he decided to join others to support freedom for Al-Mustapha.

“I resolved to spearheaded bringing Major Al-Mustapha to the ancient city of Kano, to let them know that though we lost our sons and daughter during the June 12, 1993 presidential election, but we still believe in the fact that since court has exonerated Major Al-Mustapha, we Yoruba had nothing against him,” Fasehun said.

Charging the Yorubas always to fight for their right, the OPC leader pointed out that the pathetic and saddening aspect of Major Al-Mustpha’s trauma during his trial was that all the witnesses brought to court later came back and withdraw the statements earlier made that the former CSO sent them to kill Hajiya Kudirat.