IN fulfillment of an earlier
agreement for an out-of-
court settlement, the Borno
State government yesterday
paid N100 million as
compensation to the family
of the in-law of the late Boko
Haram sect leader, Baba
Fugu.
Meanwhile, four suspected
Boko Haram gunmen on
motorcycle at the weekend
attacked a tea shop in
Gazangi-Tashan Gandu area
of Biu, in Borno State, killing
three people, and injuring
five others.
The late Fugu was an in-law
of the deceased Boko Haram
leader, Mohammed Yusuf.
Fugu was killed by policemen
in 2009 after he made
himself available at the
Borno State Police
Command, Maiduguri.
Presenting the cheque to the
Fugu family’s solicitor,
Anayo Adibe, Governor
Kashim Shettima said: “The
ceremony today at the
Government House, is a
solemn one and that my
heart goes to the family of
the deceased Baba Fugu and
others that lost their lives in
the sectarian crises that
engulfed the state.”
The governor said despite the
situation the state had found
itself since the Boko Haram
sect decided to take arms
against everyone, the state
government will not stop
appealing to them to lay
down their arms and
embrace peace since violence
would not achieve anything.
He said it is only through the
path of peace and dialogue
that could lead to the
development of the state and
the nation at large.
The family subsequently
went to court seeking
compensation from the
Borno and Federal
governments for alleged
extra-judicial killing.
The family’s prayer was
granted by a Maiduguri High
Court which ordered the
state and the Federal
governments to pay N100
million as compensation.
The state government
challenged the lower court’s
ruling at Federal Appeal
Court, Jos to upturn the
decision.
But the State Attorney
General and Commissioner
of Justice, Mallam Zanna
Gana was instructed to
withdraw the suit.
Confirming the incident, the
Borno State Police
Commissioner, Simeon
Midenda told The Guardian
that five motorcycle-gunmen
attacked a teashop by firing
several gunshots into the
shop and killed one of the
customers.
Midenda further disclosed:
“The report of my area
commander of the Police in
Biu indicated that one person
was killed, while seven other
customers who sustained
gunshot wounds and were
taken to the Biu General
Hospital for treatment”
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