Two Borno farmers jailed for aiding Boko Haram members

Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has sentenced 2 farmers successful Borno State, Manle Modu and Bulama Modu Awaye to situation for aiding Boko Haram terrorists successful their villages since 2014.

The 2 farmers, who were prosecuted by the Department of State Services, DSS, on behalf of the Federal Government, were each sentenced to 11 calendar years successful situation aft pleading blameworthy to immoderate of the coercion charges brought against them.

The 2 convicts are among 48 suspected terrorists lined up for prosecution earlier Justice Nyako successful the wide proceedings instituted by the Federal Government.

Manle Modu, of Burari colony successful Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, admitted successful tribunal that helium was blameworthy of failing to supply accusation to national troops astir the deadly activities of Boko Haram members successful his village.

Specifically, helium admitted that helium violated Section 8(1)(b) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2013, by deliberately refusing to study the beingness of Boko Haram members successful his colony to the Federal Government.

His defence that his beingness would person been successful large information if helium had reported the beingness of the terrorists to information agencies was rejected by the justice connected the grounds that the instrumentality connected coercion did not recognise specified fears and claims arsenic a...