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Fair Play Africa: Terrorism: Court Frees Two Lebanese, Jails one for... : A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on friday discharged and acquitted two Lebanese, Mr. Mustapha Fawaz and Mr. Abdullahi Thahini alongsid...

A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on friday discharged and acquitted two Lebanese, Mr. Mustapha Fawaz and Mr. Abdullahi Thahini alongside their companies; Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park, both in Abuja of any complicity in an amended 16 counts charge of terrorism related offences brought against them by the Department of State Security Service. However, their 59 years old fellow citizen and co accused, Mr. Tahal Roda, was found guilty in five out of the 16 counts which relate to conspiracy and carry life sentence each. The Lebanese were charged for being members of Hezbollah military wing who allegedly, agreed to receive training in preparation to engage in the commission of a terrorist act. They were also accused to have knowingly permitted a meeting connected with an act of terrorism to be held in the premises of Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park and Resort.  Mr. Thahini was accused of being the coordinator of Hezbollah in...

Umar's long walk to life in prison!

Mustapher Umar arriving the court premises for his sentencing!

Fair Play Africa: ThisDay Newspapers Bomber: Jailed For Life : Mustapha Umar, a self confessed Boko Haram member arrested and tried before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja in connection wIth the 26th...

Mustapha Umar, a self confessed Boko Haram member arrested and tried before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja in connection wIth the 26th April, 2012 bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna state occupied by ThisDay, The Moment and The Sun Newspapers, was on Friday found guilty of the one count charge of terrorism and sentenced for life. The convicted terrorist was alleged to have driven a white Honda Academy car with registration number AL 306 MKA with improvised explosives devices into the premises of SOJ plaza with the intention to detonate improvised explosive devices within the premises.  The incident claimed the lives of three persons and caused several degrees of injuries on others. The convict had pleaded not guilty during his trial but the court placed heavy reliance on his recorded interview which he granted to investigators during interrogations where he claimed to be a member of the deadly Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, as well as the testimonies of ten witnesses c...