FG Stops Rich Senator Sponsoring Boko Haram's From Escaping Justice

The Federal Government yesterday requested the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal to reject an application by Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume over alleged involvement in terrorism. Ndume is seeking an order of the Appeal Court to stay his trial before a Federal High Court, pending the determination of his appeal challenging his trial for alleged sponsorship of terrorism in the country.
The appellate court consequently ordered parties to file written addresses on the issue and fixed October 2 for adoption of briefs.
The substantive appeal by Ndume challenging the ruling of the Federal High Court to the effect that he had a case to answer would be argued after determination of the application for stay.
The Federal Government had arraigned Ndume before the Abuja Federal High Court over his alleged involvement in the sponsorship of the operations of Boko Haram. He was also accused of failing to disclose the cell phone number of Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, a terrorist spokesman of the Boko Haram sect in his possession.
The charge said Ndume’s action ran contrary to Section 7 (1) (b) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 and punishable under Section 7 (1) of the same Act. The government further alleged that on or before October 4, 2011, between Maiduguri and Abuja, Ndume received information from Konduga regarding a planned attack on judges of the Borno State Election Tribunal which he hoarded contrary to Section 7 (1) (b) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act.
He was also accused of using his MTN GSM number 08035998045 to avail Konduga of telephone numbers of the Attorney General of the Federation as well as certain senior public officers and that Konduga with the aid of Ndume used those numbers to transmit terrorist text messages to the personalities contrary to Section 3 (b) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act and punishable under Section 3 of the same Act.
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