The Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Umar, alias Kabiru Sokoto, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by an Abuja Federal High Court for his role in terrorist activities, including the December 25, 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State.
He was the governor of Sokoto State in the hierarchy of the Boko Haram group, according to evidence that emerged in the course of his trial, which lasted six months. Justice Adeniyi Ademola found him guilty of facilitating terrorist activities in Sokoto State, and having prior knowledge of the bomb attack at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church on December 25th 2011.
Kabiru Sokoto, who was finally apprehended by operatives of the State Security Service in the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja after escaping from the custody of police officers who initially arrested him, was arraigned by the Federal Government on April 19, 2013 on a two count charge bordering on terrorism.
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Posted: at 5-09-2015 05:43 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
OMG..see naija oooh..maybe them make mistake..if not how can this happen..the truth is that ..we can never be one..let the chistains go their way and the islam go their way..because we dont have justice..and if we nigerians dont have justice ..we will never have peace..we need justice ..from the rich to the poor..if we need one nigeria
Posted: at 5-09-2015 07:57 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero