A father of 8 youngsters, Malam Mele Modu, of Abara village in Bara Native Govt House of Borno State, has been jailed 10 years for planned refusal to file the actions of Boko Haram participants in his neighborhood to safety businesses.
Modu used to be convicted and jailed on Friday by way of the Federal Top Courtroom in Abuja after he admitted negligence on his phase to volunteer data that may have ended in the arrest and prosecution of the terrorists within the space.
The convict is among the 47 suspected terrorists placed on trial by way of the Federal Govt sooner than Justice Binta Nyako.
He used to be prosecuted on a four-count price bordering on Boko Haram club, supporting terrorists by way of harvesting beans for them within the farm and concealing data at the actions of the terrorists.
The convict vehemently denied 3 of the 4 fees however admitted guilt to refusal to make stronger the Federal Govt with data that may have curtailed the illegal actions of the terrorists.
All the way through the arraignment, the convict advised the court docket that he used to be afraid to show the terrorists for worry of being killed.
The excuse used to be alternatively rejected by way of the court docket as being untenable within the face of Phase 8(1) and ( b) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2013.
Concerted efforts by way of his attorney, Mr Dauda Hassan, to get him off the hook at the excuse that he feared being killed by way of the terrorists have been unsuccessful.
Justice Nyako pronounced him to blame of violating Phase 8 (1) and ( b) of the terrorism legislation and ordered him to spend 10 years in jail.
The prison time period will alternatively get started from 2016, when he used to be apprehended by way of operatives of the Division of the State Products and services, DSS.