Family of the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, on Friday, failed to persuade the Supreme Court to stop the Federal Government from reopening a probe into some of their assets that are suspected to have been acquired with looted funds. The appeal marked: SC/641/2013, was filed by the eldest surviving son of the late Abacha, Mohammed and his brother, Abba, for themselves and on behalf of the family of Gen. Abacha. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, held that the appeal lacked merit. Cited as Respondents in the matter was the Attorney