Boko Haram Food Supplier HamatModu Sentenced To 40-yr Jail Term

Hamat Modu, described as a key logistics supplier to Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, has been sentenced to 40-year imprisonment by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, handed down the sentence after Modu pleaded guilty to a four-count charge bordering on terrorism-related activities.

Modu had confessed in open court to supplying food items and passing information to members of the insurgent group.

He was prosecuted by the Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, with the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, leading the prosecution.

In her judgement, Justice Nyako sentenced the defendant to 10-year imprisonment on each of the four counts. However, following a plea by defence counsel, the court ordered that the sentences run concurrently, effectively reducing her jail term to 10 years only.

In a related development, the court also convicted another defendant, Isah Ali, for similar offences.

Ali was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment, with Justice Nyako ordering that his sentence take effect from the date of his arrest three years ago.

Like Modu, Ali admitted to the charges brought against him.

Justice Nyako further directed that both convicts undergo rehabilitation and de-radicalisation programmes upon completion of their prison terms.

The court also mandated the Federal Ministry of Interior to determine the custodial facilities where the convicts will serve their sentences.