Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Mustapha, said on Tuesday that his release was a victory for democracy and the rule of law.
The former CSO, who was in Kaduna for a ‘thank you’ visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, and Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, also said he had forgiven those that persecuted him during his 14 years incarceration at Kirikiri Maximum Prisons.
He urged Nigerians to pray for the country, especially now that the nation was passing through some security challenges.
He also expressed optimism that peace that had eluded the country would soon be a thing of the past.
Al-Mustapha, who spoke to newsmen at the residence of Gumi, said, he had forgiven those who persecuted him unjustly because his release was a plus to democracy and judiciary.
He said, “I was sentenced to death but Allah turned it around because I spoke the truth and stood by it, which caused my incarceration.”
In his response, Gumi said the release of the former CSO showed that no Nigerian would be unjustly convicted by the judiciary.
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