The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Kabir Umar, also known as Kabir Sokoto to life in prison for the bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State. Giving the sentence, Justice Adeniyi Ademola found Umar guilty on the two-count charge against him. He said the prosecution has proved their case beyond reasonable doubt in the two-count charge, stressing that Kabir Umar is guilty as charged.
Justice Ademola held that the convict is a member of an illegal organisation, Boko Haram and facilitated terrorist acts intended to bomb the Police Headquarters in Sokoto State. He also held that Kabir Umar had information about the planning and bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla on the twenty-fifth of December, 2011 but failed to disclose such to security agencies.
The judge described the convict as a pathological liar who did not show remorse throughout the trial, adding that the convict has no respect for truth. He commended the prosecution counsel for a job well done, as well as the Department of State Service for the diligence in investigating the matter and bringing the trial to a conclusion.
Justice Ademola, however, noted that the police have not been able to investigate the circumstance that brought Kabir Umar to Borno Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, where he was arrested on the fourteenth of January, 2012.
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