The Kebbi State Police Command has secured the conviction of 19 suspects for terrorism, illegal possession of firearms and different offences following 17 months of investigation and prosecution.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a press release issued to journalists on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi.
According to the assertion, the convictions have been secured on the Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi, the place Justice Emmanuel Gakko delivered the judgments, bringing to an in depth authorized proceedings that adopted intelligence-led operations throughout Yauri, Bagudo, Sakaba and different flashpoints within the state.
The Command recognized Aliyu Hadari and Umar Musa Uzzi as suspected terrorist kingpins who have been convicted on three counts bordering on terrorism, offering logistics to an armed terrorist group and conspiracy to commit terrorism, opposite to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The two suspects have been reportedly arrested alongside Yauri Road whereas travelling in a car allegedly acquired to move kidnap victims to their hideout.
They have been sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment, whereas the court docket ordered the forfeiture of the car and a motorbike to the Federal Government after they have been established as devices and proceeds of terrorism.
The Command additionally secured the conviction of 11 different suspects for illegal possession of firearms. Eleven firearms have been recovered in reference to the instances, together with domestically fabricated pistols, a domestically made Beretta pistol and dane weapons.
The convicted suspects included a Chinese nationwide, Mr Ripin Liu, who was arrested with a domestically made Beretta pistol and sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment.
Muhammad Bello Ibrahim, also called Banki, was sentenced to 4 years, whereas Abubakar Siddi obtained a three-year jail time period.
Muhammed Bako, Bello Dantiye, Aliyu Dandaula and Abubakar Usman have been every sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment. Buba Alhaji Umaru additionally obtained a three-year jail time period.
John Zweme was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months, whereas Aliyu Bako and Sani Alaramma obtained two years every.
The assertion additionally listed six different suspects described as financial saboteurs: Sani Tanko, Ibrahim Hamza, Samson Sunday, (*19*) Isah, Adamu Musa and Mas’udu. However, the assertion didn’t clearly specify the person sentences imposed on them.
The Commissioner of Police in Kebbi State, CP Umar Muhammed Hajejia, mentioned the 17-month course of from arrest to conviction demonstrated the command’s willpower to pursue complicated instances by way of to their conclusion.
He counseled the choose and the prosecution group for his or her diligence in dealing with the instances.
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