Madalla bombing: Kabiru Sokoto files
N300m suit against FG
on october 08, 2013 at 12:30 am in news
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — 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.
*Kabiru Sokoto
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.
“For a person to be guilty under this
section, there must be a ‘Mensrea’ which
goes to knowledge and believe that the
offence will be committed or has been
committed.
“The only context in which the term
knowing can be construed under the
terrorism prevention Act is actual
knowledge and the constructive
knowledge.” SOURCE: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/madalla-bombing-kabiru-sokoto-files-n300m-suit-fg/

So that guy still get mouth dey talk eh? D lawyer(s) wey dey help dis guy get liver ooo... Nigeria is a place where everytin is possible... 1st to comment no be pride jor

Imagine....i wept for Naija.kabiru sokoto spoilin for compensations. May the souls of those He killed,haunt him for the rest of his life.Pennywise...pound foolish.

Only in Nigeria will the FG not have concrete evidence to prosecute a terrorist before taking him in. If he is freed(which I hope not) then this will simply show the world how incompetent our leaders are