The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA ) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tell Nigerians if he has freed Kabiru Sokoto, who is the only Boko Haram terrorist convicted for the killing of over 50 worshippers at the Mandalla Catholic Church near Abuja.

HURIWA recalled that only few months back, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court in Abuja had sentenced to life imprisonment Mallam Kabiru Abu baker Dikko (aka Kabiru Sokoto) and as at 2015, he was being held in Kuje prison following his conviction over his role in connection with the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Mandalla, Niger State.

The blast in respect of which he was given life conviction, claimed about 44 lives and wounded 75 others.

The National Coordinator of HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, and the National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf, in a statement yesterday, recalled specifically that prior to his sentencing, the terror mastermind, Sokoto, was accused of withholding information on the plan to bomb St. Theresa Church.

The non-governmental organisations (NGO) remindied that Sokoto was also charged with failure to disclose the plan to law-enforcement officer as soon as practicable, an offence contrary to Section 7(1) and punishable under Section 33(1) of Terrorism and Prevention Act 2011.

Part of the statement read: “Sokoto was further accused of supporting act of terrorism by training 500 men and inciting them to commit terrorist act, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) and punishable under Section 33(1)(b) of Terrorism and Prevention Act 2011.

“The accused allegedly facilitated the commission of terrorist act to wit by planting and encouraging some boys (now at large) at Mabira, Sokoto in Sokoto State with the intention to bomb the police headquarters and some other government agencies in the state.

“The alleged offence is contrary to Section 15(2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004 and punishable under the same Act.”

However, HURIWA has affirmed that since the current President Buhari administration accepted to free some Boko Haram terrorists being detained in exchange for the elusive Chibok school girls allegedly kidnapped over two years ago, the social media platforms are replete with reports of the release of this notorious terror mastermind who is one of the very few already convicted.

The rights group said it would amount to dancing on the graves of the innocent souls slaughtered by these terrorists for the current government to enter into this sort of satanic arrangements to set free a man who plotted the bombing of a Catholic Church fIlley up with worshippers thereby resulting in the slaughter of scores of Nigerians including babies and the elderly.

HURIWA also lambasted the current federal government for failing to aggressively prosecute the terror suspects in detention but has decided to engage in subterranean deals with dreaded armed terrorists for whatever considerations which are however unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic.

The rights group also asked the president to address Nigerians and clear the impression that his government has decidedly released a hardened terrorist convicted for his crimes against humanity even when political prisoners like Mr. Nnamdi Kanu is languishing in prison.

Franchise21:
Is Buhari really ok?

YouthsPC0:
Many intelligent Nigerians made a huge mistake when they supported a man without grey matter to lead a nation of over 180 million people.
A country with the fastest economy on the continent should never have being committed into the hands of a failure who seems not to know his left from his right, it is human to err but to support tyranny , nepotism incompetence and extremism in the name of religion is the height of madness.

During the 2015 general elections Buhari promised to lead the fight against Boko Haram from the front unfortunately even the few of these blood sucking demons who were captured, tried and sentenced are now been released by a man who Promised to annihilate them.


Fellow Nigerians, Under Buhari Nothing has worked , from the economy to security , from Education to agriculture the man is doing his best to destroy everything that ever worked in this country, today Fulani men are licensed to invade your farm to level your crops with their cows and if you complain they are empowered to slaughter you and mark my words NOTHING WILL HAPPEN , ask the agatu & Enugu people !

The Release Kabiru Sokoto a man who carried out numerous attacks on Nigerian churches including the Christmas day Bombing that sent a huge Number of Christians to their early grave has clearly shown that Buhari supports the slaughter of Christians.
Now members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God ( RCCG) Who were celebrating APC GREEK VP slot can now see the effects of their fooly, Pastor Bosun was right all these while but Unfortunately Its too late now.


This release on Sallah Day is a gift to the terrorists and an insult to all the families whose bread winners and family members were killed by Kabiru and his APC gang in the various places of Worship they attacked.


Today is a sad day!


I weep for Nigeria!


http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/12/huriwa-urges-presidency-to-clear-the-air-on-alleged-release-of-kabiru-sokoto/

IVORY2009:



Bros, the thing tire me ooooo this man nor well ooo salah gift??

obailala:
Information dissemination in this country is horribly faulty. I'm curious to know why this story was not reported by any single Nigerian newspaper or reputable media organisation, except on the facebook Timeline of AIT. Not even the AIT website conveys this story and since the uproar was raised yesterday, not a single person, not even the facebook handler of AIT nor the government has come up to clarify this.

adeusolu:


If it were false do you think the presidency will waste 10mins b4 debunking the claim?

IVORY2009:
This Buhari self....