Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late military head of state General Sani Abacha, has been ordered by the Supreme Court to return to the Abuja High Court to face a 123-count charge for keeping properties allegedly stolen from the federal government by his father, amongst other charges.
The court declared that the immunity of the father does not apply to the son, and that even the father’s immunity expired upon his exit from office.
The high court had rejected Mohammed’s application to dismiss the charges, after which he appealed, but his appeal was also rejected. Mohammed had argued that his father’s immunity should be extended to him.
He also argued that having forfeited some of the family's properties confiscated by the government, he was exempted from prosecution.
The Federal Government had issued a123- count charge which included conspiracy and receipt of stolen funds.
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