WEALTHY BOKO HARAM SPONSOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT

Yesterday, a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a sponsor of Boko Haram, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour. This man was among four suspects secretly tried before Justice Saliu Saidu by the Department of State Security (DSS).

The suspects included Adamu Mohammed, Mohammed Mustapha, Bura Husseni and Mohammed Ibrahim.
When the suspects were brought in to the courtroom under heavy security, all other people in court were ordered out except the lawyers, court registrars and the judge.

The suspects were arrested in Lagos with explosives and other dangerous items.

Justice Ibrahim Buba gave his judgment in secret and pronounced the three convicts guilty of the terrorism charges.

The 17 suspects initially charged were arraigned before Justice Buba on 18 counts of conspiracy to commit terrorism, illegal possession of firearms, being members of a proscribed organisation, among others.

They included Ali Mohammed, Adamu Karumi, Ibrahim Usman, Bala Haruna, Idris Ali, Mohammed Murtala and Kadiri Mohammed.

Others were Mustapha Daura, Abba Duguri, Sanni Adamu, Danjuma Yahaya and Musa Audu and Mati Daura, Farouk Haruna, Abdullahi Azeez, Ibrahim Bukar and Zula Diani.