An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday granted bail to six persons alleged to have participated in the bombing which claimed several lives at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 8, 2011 and at a political rally on March 3 2011 in Suleja, Niger State.
Shuaibu Abubakar, Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana, Mohammed Ali, Musa Adamu and Umar Ibrahim are standing trial on a five-count charge of terrorism.

They are alleged to have caused the death of several persons at the INEC office in Suleja and Dakna Village in Bwari through the use of an improvised explosive device on March 3 and May 23, 2011.

They are also accused of encouraging terrorism by training persons in the use of arms and ammunition at various locations in Suleja, Azara, Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory.

The offenses are contrary to Section 15 (2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act 2004 which stipulates a life sentence upon conviction.

The accused persons were granted bail in the sum of N2 million each with one surety each in like sum.

The surety must be a civil servant working with the Federal Government or the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) not below grade level 12, must be resident in the FCT, and his status must be verified by the prosecuting authorities.

They are to remain in Kuje prisons until their bail conditions are met.

It will be recalled that two of the accused persons last year denied authorship of statements sought to be tendered as evidence by the State Security Services (SSS).

One of them, who spoke in Hausa through an interpreter, said he was taken to the third floor at the SSS office where a statement was brought before him and he was made to sign under duress.

A witness, Alhassan Iliyasu, who is an SSS investigator had told the court that he obtained two statements each from Musa Adamu, Salisu Ahmed and Umar Ibrahim and that he took the statement in English but translated to Hausa.

But Ahmed, through his Counsel Nuraini Suleiman, denied making the statement dated August 9, 2011.

Justice Bilkisu Aliyu adjourned till February 7 and 8 at the instance of Prosecuting Counsel Thompson Olatigbe.


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