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| Kabiru Sokoto. |
The
alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons
and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State,
in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, yesterday, instituted a N300 million
suit against the Federal Government...
In an
application he filed before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Abuja Division of
the Federal High Court, Sokoto, who is answering to a two-count terrorism charge,
urged the court to award the money to him as exemplary and general damages
against the Federal Government over alleged torture and beatings he suffered in
the hands of operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.
He made
the application shortly after his team of lawyers, led by Mr. Sheriff Okoh,
urged the trial court to discharge and acquit the accused person for want of
incriminating evidence linking him to the Boko Haram Islamic sect.
It was
the contention of the alleged Boko Haram kingpin that the government failed to
establish a prima-facie terrorism charge capable of warranting his conviction.
“We urge
this court, based on facts, to discharge and acquit the accused person for want
of evidence and inability of the prosecution to establish a prima-facie
terrorism charge against him.
“The
accused in count two is being accused of having information about terrorism
attack at St Theresa Catholic church, contrary to section 7(1) of the Terrorism
Prevention Act, 2001, an allegation he has denied.
-Vanguard.
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