The former Spokesman of the Islamist Sect, Boko Haram, Ali Sanda Konduga, was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for criminal intimidation, while charges against a senator who is accused of working with him were filed in Abuja's high court.
Konduga pleaded guilty on November 22 to the charges, which relate to threatening text messages sent to politicians during his time as a spokesman for Boko Haram, a radical Islamist sect behind dozens of deadly attacks this year.
Konduga asked the court to treat him with leniency and pledged to help authorities tackle Boko Haram.
In view of the plea for leniency, this court hereby sentences you, Ali Sanda Konduga, to three years in prison," Judge Oyebola Oyewumi said in an Abuja magistrate court. The charges carried a maximum sentence of nine years.
At the hearing last month, Senator Ali Ndume pleaded not guilty to charges of passing classified information to an unauthorized person and of criminal intimidation, for his alleged involvement with Konduga.
Ndume's case was withdrawn from the magistrate court and four new charges were presented to an Abuja high court this week, but he has yet to attend the court to deliver his plea. Court sources said the case may begin on Thursday or Friday. The charges against Ndume include providing Konduga with politicians' phone numbers and not disclosing information to authorities under Nigeria's Terrorism Prevention Act.
Posted: at 7-12-2011 08:53 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
Jst 3yrs for a terrorist... someone that has been destroying lives & committing avoke, dis is nothing bt a joke. Nigeria judicial system is sick. If he gets 3yrs jail term meaning d senator wil be set free naa. What nonsense!
Posted: at 7-12-2011 09:05 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
If the consequences of Boko haram spokesman is just 3 years for all the atrocities committed then Boko haram will not end, the punishment is weak. May God help Nigeria and their judicial system.
Posted: at 7-12-2011 09:25 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
Three years ? Is this enough compared to the magnitude of the offence? God safe this country.Can this serve as enough deterrent to others that may have the same evil intention?
Posted: at 7-12-2011 10:33 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
If the consequences of Boko haram spokesman is just 3 years for all the atrocities committed then Boko haram will not end, the punishment is weak. May God help Nigeria and their judicial system.
I TRULY AGREE WITH YOU.
IN ZAKA FADI, FADI GASKIYA, KOMAI TA JA MA A YI MAKA
Posted: at 7-12-2011 10:54 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
dz is a very foolish nd rubbish judgement....jst 3 years 4 a criminal who mime d innocent 1s... even if na me b boko haram member wit dz kyn judgement i will neva desist frm being dere member. afterall it will only b 4 1 nd half year. jst 2 stay 1nd half year in prison ? dz a joke..
everybody read d handwriting on d wall d senator will b freed at last
so disappointed in our judicial system..
Posted: at 7-12-2011 03:21 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
who said the FG is fightin terrorism? the other day a man was sentenced to death by hangin cuz of armed rbbry. and now a whole chief spokeSman of the boko family got 3yrs....OUR GOVERNMENT IS A MOVIE AND OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS THE SCENE AND JUDGES AND OUR POLITICIANS RE ALL ACTORS, AND WE ARE ALL WATCHERS LOL, ABEG MAKE SOMEONE HELP ME SPELL LAUGH!!!
I MISS U WHEN I KNOW U RE MISSIN ME
Posted: at 7-12-2011 04:27 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
temitope15 at 8-12-2011 02:35 AM (13 years ago) (m)
the most wicked and heartless people in nija is hausas, they are very wicked and heartless they are jst like animals and secondly we dnt have a good leaders bcos does guys need to be killed immediately including their leaders bcos they has wasted many innocent soul, but they jst sent them to 3yrs imprisonment not even life in jail and that is d reason why the other people continue killing woman being like cows, in fact everybody we carry gun now.
Posted: at 8-12-2011 02:35 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
excellent2011 at 8-12-2011 05:37 AM (13 years ago) (m)
this non seance,three years only for somebody who has sent most of people homeless,some body who has kill several innocent sole and life imprisonment for somebody who rape and 14yrs 4 any body practise same sex marriage ,,,,,this man has bribed police,then life jail for kidnapping ,b/c kidnapping is for the riches, while terrorism is for the poor mans ,,Nigerian dint no that this Asama bi laden bro ,
Posted: at 8-12-2011 05:37 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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