Saturday 30 November 2013

Abuja court sentencesLebanese to lifeimprisonment forterrorism

A Federal High Court in Abuja today
sentenced Talal Ahmad Roda (pictured
above), one of the three Lebanese men
arrested in May 2013 in connection
with illegal possessions of weapon, to
life imprisonment. Mr Roda was
arrested after a large cache of arms was
found in a bunker during a raid on his
residence. He was found guilty of all 5
counts of illegal possession of weapons
and conspiracy.
Two other men, Mustapha Fawaz, the
owner Amigo Supermarket in Abuja and
Abdallah Tahini, who were also charged
with possession of illegal weapons, were
set free by the court. See photos from
the trial after the cut...