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Sani Abacha aide to hang for Nigeria killing
Source: BBC
30 January 2012 Last updated at 17:09 GMT
Sani Abacha aide to hang for Nigeria killing
A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha has been sentenced to hang for killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola in 1996.
Major Hamza al-Mustapha has been in detention since 1999 over the killing.
Mr Abiola is widely believed to have won the 1993 election, which was annulled by Nigeria's junta. His wife Kudirat was shot dead in 1996.
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Mustapha, Abacha's security chief, had denied the charge.
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Sani Abacha aide to hang for Nigeria killing
A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha has been sentenced to hang for killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola in 1996.
Major Hamza al-Mustapha has been in detention since 1999 over the killing.
Mr Abiola is widely believed to have won the 1993 election, which was annulled by Nigeria's junta. His wife Kudirat was shot dead in 1996.
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Mustapha, Abacha's security chief, had denied the charge.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16798749
