The Chairman, Nigerians in
Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Monday confirmed that six citizens
of the country, have been convicted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for
wiring $782,000 to insurgent group Boko Haram.
Dabiri-Erewa in a tweet thread
named the suspects involved and their jail terms.
She said the convicts could
approach the Supreme Court if they wished.
However, Dabiri-Erewa warned Nigerians all around the world, to desist from crime and criminality.
“6 Nigerians convicted in the UAE
for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram.
“Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh
Yusuf Adamu got life imprisonment, while Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, AbdurRahman Ado
Musa, Bashir Ali Yusuf and Muhammad Ibrahim Isa got 10 years.
“They lost their appeal.
“They can approach the Supreme
Court if they so desire, as we continue to appeal to Nigerians all over the
world to desist from crime and criminality
“The case had been in court since
2015,” Dabiri-Erewa tweeted.
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