A Federal High Court in Lagos this afternoon sentenced three members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram to seven-five years jail. Justice Ibrahim Buba, who gave a secret judgment in the case, sentenced each of the convicts to twenty-five years jail, after finding them guilty of terrorism charges. The fourth accused, who was charged for funding terrorism, was however discharged and acquitted by the court on the basis that the Federal Government was not able to satisfactorily prove the allegation against him. The trial was conducted in camera pursuant to application by the prosecuting authority, the Lagos State Government, that there was need to protect the witnesses in the case. Initially, seventeen suspects were charged to court but we’re later reduced to four following the withdrawal of the case against the suspects, leaving only four in
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 05:01:30 +0000
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