A Boko Haram commander accused of
masterminding the December 25, 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic
Church in Madalla, Niger State, Kabiru Sokoto, on Monday informed an
Abuja Federal High Court that he was tortured while being interrogated
by security agents.
Testifying in his own defence at the
continuation of his trial, Sokoto insisted that he was not guilty of the
charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
Prosecution witnesses had informed the
court that Sokoto voluntarily made a confessional statement, in which he
admitted his membership, and role, in the sect.
But Sokoto on Monday told the court that he was tortured while he was interrogated.
He said he sustained injuries on his hand as a result of the torture.
He said, “They beat me until I could no longer move my hands. They beat me and asked me how I managed to escape from the police.
“They said, ‘if you don’t tell us the truth, we will torture you again’.”
Sokoto, who said he was an Islamic
scholar and teacher, added that he did not have any information about
the Madalla bombing as alleged by the prosecution.
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If I was a member of d Nigeria Police Force, I would have poured raw acid on your gear box.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, you can legitimately claim you were tortured.
Dan iska.
please can somebody help me tell this fool that he is not a guest of honour in an event were they will bring him rice and drinks.You re a terrorist suspect and we know that you will not confense if asked nicely so they use other means to extract the information from you. you are been accussed for killing persons and you are complaining of been tortured in detention..Well you re lucky to still be alive sah
ReplyDeleteIn the next few weeks the guy shall be aquited and be paid damages/granted amnesty bcos is a big fish. That is Nigeria judiciary system for you but petty thieves are in danger in our country. May God help us.
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