FG arraigns 4 Boko Haram suspects who

FG arraigns 4 Boko Haram suspects who
plan Kirikiri attack
on october 23, 2013 at 7:08 am in news
By Innocent Aanaba
The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned four
suspected members of Boko Haram sect before a
Federal High Court in Lagos on terrorism-related
charges.
The suspects, Adamu Mohammed, Mohammed
Mustapha, Bura Hassaini and Mohammed Ibrahim,
were said to have been arrested at Wasein area of
Orile-Iganmu in Lagos by security forces, while
planning to attack Kirikiri Prison.
The suspects, who were brought to the premises of
the court at 8:30a.m. by officials of the Department
of State Services, DSS, were arraigned before
Justice Saliu Seidu on a three-count charge.
In count one, the suspects were said to have been
arrested by a team of security agents for being
members of proscribed terrorist organisation (Boko
Haram), contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism
(Prevention) Act, 2011 and punishable under
Section 2 (3) (1) read in conjunction with Section 33
(1) (b) of the Act as amended by the Terrorism
(Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice of 2013.
Planned Kirikiri attack
In count two, Adamu Mohammed and Mohammed
Musta-pha were accused of conspiring with others
now at large “on or about June 16, 2013 to commit
felony to wit: act of terrorism by organising a
planned attack of the Kirikiri Prison in Lagos to free
your detained members.”
The offence is said to contravene Section 8 (1) (a)
of the Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act,
2013 and punishable under Section 8 (1) of same
Act.
They monitored security agents
In count three, Bura Hassaini was said to have,
between 2012 and 2013, at Bama in BornoState,
assisted the Boko Haram activities by monitoring
the activities of security agents and reporting same
via telephone to the leadership of the sect in the
area headed by one Yamodu.
The monitoring process was said to have been set
in motion by the sect members to evade arrest and
investigation.
The charges were read in English Language but
explained to the accused persons in Hausa.
They, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges
were read to them, while the prosecutor from the
Federal Ministry of Justice, E. K. Ugwu, applied for a
trial date.
Ugwu further applied that the suspects be
remanded in prison custody.
In a brief ruling, Justice Saidu ordered the suspects
to be remanded in prison and fixed December 16 for
trial.