Hamatu Modu, a significant food supplier to Boko Haram militants in Borno State, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja for his involvement in terrorist operations.
The federal government, acting through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, put Modu on trial after he admitted in open court to providing food and information to terrorists.
He was charged with four counts charges, to which he immediately entered a not-guilty plea.
The prosecution was headed by Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF.
In her ruling, Justice Nyako sentenced the Boko Haram associate to 10 years on each count; however, following the defence attorney’s appeal, the judge ruled that the 40 years be served concurrently, allowing the convict to serve only 10 years.
In a separate development, Justice Nyako sentenced Isah Ali, another food provider for Boko Haram in Borno, to ten years in prison.
His jail term will, however, will be back dated to start three years ago when he was arrested and clamped into detention.
The convict confessed to committing the offence as charged.
Justice Nyako ordered that the convicts be made to undergo rehabilitation and radicalization at the end of their service of the jail terms.
This comes amid reports that The Federal High Court in Abuja today began the mass trial of suspected terrorists charged with terrorism offences.
The Federal Ministry of Interior was ordered to determine where the two men will serve their jail terms.
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