Yesterday five of the suspected bombers of
Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns in Abuja, on October 2, 2015,were arraigned on
five counts of terrorism.
The accused persons are Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru and Abdullahi Nasiru.
One of the five accused, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, yesterday pleaded guilty to one of the five counts.
Nasiru pleaded guilty to the possession of materials used for making
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 12 already made ones when arrested
on October 6 alongside other co-accused persons behind Military
Cementary Airport Road in Abuja.The accused persons are Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru and Abdullahi Nasiru.
One of the five accused, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, yesterday pleaded guilty to one of the five counts.
Nasiru, the fourth accused person, had along with the fifth, Abdullahi Nasiru, sought the charges to be interpreted to them in pidgin English.
He was repeatedly asked if he understood the charges and he maintained that he was guilty.
Even the intervention by his lawyer, Mr. Nurein Sulyman, who jumped
up from his seat and approached the dock to ask him if he truly
understood what he pleaded guilty to, would not make him change his
plea.
While admitting his guilt, he said he was not the owner of the IED materials but his friend.
While admitting his guilt, he said he was not the owner of the IED materials but his friend.
“No be me get am; na my friend get am,” he said in pidgin English.The rest of the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges
Source:Daily Sun
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