By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA—A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to the six alleged masterminds of the bomb explosion that killed 16 persons at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Suleja, Niger State, on the eve of the April 16 presidential election.

The State Security Services, SSS, had alleged that the six accused persons, Shuaibu Abubakar, a.k.a Abu Quatada; Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana Umar, Mohammed Ali, Musa Adam and Umar Ibrahim, were the king-pins of the Boko Haram Islamic sect in Niger State.

Specifically, the security agency in a 5-count criminal charge it recommended against them, maintained that its undercover investigations revealed that the accused persons participated in various terrorist attacks that killed 28 persons between March and July. However, since September 30, 2011, when the accused persons were docked before the high court, they attended their trial from the Kuje prisons.

Meanwhile, following separate bail applications they filed before the court asking to be released on bail pending the hearing and determination of the substantive charges against them, trial Justice Aliyu Bilikisu, yesterday, granted them bail in the sum of N2m each with two sureties in like sum.

Stipulating conditions that must be met by the alleged Boko Haram members, Justice Aliyu said their intended surety must be a grade level 12 civil servant, adding that the person must be an employee of the Federal Government or the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA. The said surety according to the court must not only be resident in Abuja, but should also be screened by the prosecution with a view to verifying his status.

The prosecution had alleged that the six accused persons, “between June 4 and July 12, (both dates inclusive) at various locations in Suleja, Niger state, Azare, Nasarawa state and the FCT, did engage in an act of terrorism by encouraging through training persons now at large, the use of arms and ammunition, and the preparation, planting and detonation of improvised explosive devices for the purpose of terrorism and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15 (2) of EFCC Act 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

It maintained that they were the persons that bombed a village, Dakna, in Bwari, Abuja, on May 23; an incident it said resulted in the death of three Peace Officers as well as, detonated an improvised explosive device at a political rally in Suleja which resulted in the death of three persons too.

If convicted, the offence for which the accused persons are answering to, attracts a punishment of life imprisonment.

Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/boko-haram-6-alleged-suleja-bombers-granted-n24m-bail/

Terrorist are getting bail out after killing hundreds, protester are being shot on sight.

Happy terrorist day.

Nigeria, we hail thee!

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dis makes me SICKKKKK LIKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THE Bleep ,

Somebody Wake Me - I'M DREAMING!!!!

Justice is being kidnapped!

Can someone explain what is going on in this country?

And when they go out to plot and bomb another place, somebody will come here to call for Jonathans head as if he is the Police or the Lawyers or the Judges or the sick heads who made our so called costitution.

Nigera is a fraud.

Has never worked, is not working and will never work.

He that have ears let him hear!

Wonders shall never end

Can this be real Please I hope I am dreaming. If it is real and that I am not dreaming, I can't but weep for this country. WWWHHHAAAATTT?

Now fully licenced to kill with court permission.

buuu haaa Nikeria,thats how your justice system works,buuuuu haaaaaa

Nigeria jaga jaga. everything scata scata, poor man they surfa surfa, gbosa gbosa gun shot inna the air, u know the rest of the song. , i bow for 9ja but we must not give up. this is our story now, but we can't let it be our story tomorrow. long live 9ja

Nobody is dreaming,it's a broad day light decision by the clueless high court. Abu mutalab was unlucky not to have been caught in Nigeria, by now he would have been running bombing spree in the north because he would have been free long ago. All the terrorist who are crossing from Niger and chad are not crazy, they found new haven for living and operating from Nigeria, simply because they know very well that, Nigeria lacks of effective government at the moment, the leader there is been control by those who support them. No matter what they did, they will pay fine in court or allow to escape and go just like that irrespective of how many died in their hand. You bigots that voted for clueless retardeen in the name of ethnic/religious sentiment can see yourselves now. Fresh air in deed. where is CP Biu now? Ringim is in the office today nothing happen after empty threat of sacking from the toothless lion calling GEJ. OK now enjoy your fresh air

BLAST ROCKS KANO CITY


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BOKOS DON HAMMER AGAIN!!!!!

Just wondering where they would get such money to bail out! Anyway, the judge just earned for himself and family, curses upon curses from the families that lost members during the bombings. Shameless and Heartless judge

guys, can't u read btw d lines or must everything be written in black and white. Who says they would walk free at last. Sometime u use d small fish to catch d big fish. Can't u guys see! Lets see d people dat will come forth to bail them. Look beyond d ordinary pple!

dis iz nonsense!, just imagine terrorists getting bail.

Is dis 4real Nawa ooo!!

This is useless and stupi-d of the judge to grant terrorists bail. He too must be terrorist. Terrorist anywhere in the world are not given any form of nail. Which kind of Country is this? How can they grant such individuals bail? Was Farouk granted bail in the US? What the so called has done is to encourage other muslim fanatics to carry out their deadly acts.

Its possible they entered a plea bargain. Give me the names of your ogas and i will give u bail. Thats how a plea bargain works.

HAAAAAA NAIJAAAA  I GO JAAAAAAA

dis is too bad  


who say diz Boko Haram are not working for our politicians??

many are in there 5,10 to 15years waiting trials while modern day killers are scoting-free, naija i fear thy nation oooo,

Humnnn, may God deliver us. Let this country break 'cos there no unity, dont b dcived

Lets just split this pathetic "country" up jor. 

These people are killing innocent people while we arrest and grant them bail. these are people with no home address or source of lively-hood. Can't we find a way of killing them as soon as we capture them? They will now go back to perpetrate another evil. Kill them as soon as we capture them. They have caused a lot of pain on innocent people.

michaelok:

guys, can't u read btw d lines or must everything be written in black and white. Who says they would walk free at last. Sometime u use d small fish to catch d big fish. Can't u guys see! Lets see d people dat will come forth to bail them. Look beyond d ordinary pple!

I see sense in what you have just said, that is if its the actual intention of govt, because a person that will be as rich as paying the 24m automatically shows himself as a sponsor or even a lead to the sponsors, but if not, then Safe Journey to Somalia for our country,

Would love to know those who will bail them.
Conditions for bail is just a well structured bait to get the kingpins behind all these brouhaha.

We should stop deceiving our selves ,lets just go our seperate ways.

the hausas are just deceiving the other tribes.why would government grant some so call terorist bail because dey are all huasa officials,please jona open ur eyes to see all this set against you.