A 50-year-old motorcycle repairer accused of offering providers to Boko Haram members, Mustapha Modu, has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Modu, of Belle village in Danbura Local Government Area of Borno State, was sentenced by Justice Binta Fatima Nyako on Thursday after pleading responsible to withholding data that might have led to the arrest and prosecution of terrorists working in the state.
The Federal Government had arraigned him on three counts bordering on membership of the proscribed Boko Haram sect, offering assist to the group by repairing bikes, and intentionally withholding details about the terrorists’ actions from safety companies.
Although Modu denied being a member of the terrorist group, he admitted withholding data that might have led to the arrest of its members.
Following his responsible plea, the Federal Government’s lawyer, Muinat Oladunjoye, urged Justice Nyako to ship a abstract judgment.
Dauda Hassan, counsel to the convict, didn’t oppose the request however pleaded for a lenient sentence, arguing that his shopper was a sufferer of circumstances.
Hassan additionally drew the courtroom’s consideration to the truth that Modu had been in detention since 2016.
Before the sentence was pronounced, Modu assured the courtroom that he would guarantee his kids acquired each Islamic and Western training after his ordeal.
In her judgment, Justice Nyako sentenced Modu to 11 years’ imprisonment, with the time period to run from 2016, when he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The decide directed the Federal Ministry of (*11*) to decide the correctional facility the place Modu would serve his sentence.
