From Umar Dankano,Yola.
High Court (4) sitting in Yola has convicted and sentenced three kidnappers of a female broadcast Journalist, Mrs.Amra Ahmad Diska to life imprisonment.
It would be recalled that,Mrs Diska works with the state-owned Radio, Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation Yola(ABC) and was kidnapped by the convicts until ransom of N4million was paid for her release after spending seven days in their custody in May 2021.
In his judgement yesterday, Justice Danladi Mohammed slammed a sentence of 10 years imprisonment with an option of N1million fine to one of the convicts but jailed the others to 5 years in prison without option of fine.
Those sentenced to life imprisonment include: Muhammad Habib Maki (akai Dram), Barde Usman and Umar Mammanjoda (akai Umar Mbamba).
Likewise, Husseini Hamman (akai Awilo) was similarly sentenced to 5 years imprisonment without option of fine, while Umar Abubakar (akai Naibi) bagged 10 years jail term with option of N1million fine.
Justice Mohammed held that,Husseini, was sentenced to 5 years behind bars because on the day of his arraignment along side four other convicts, he pleaded guilty to the offences and made his trial easier for the court, hence the mitigation of sentence.
While Umar Abubakar, (aka Naibi), 5th convict was slammed 10 years jail term for the offence of abatement. He was the one who furnished other convicts with information about the victim.
The five convicts and Dogo Chongel Pullori, Dabo and Bello (still at large) conspired and abducted Ahmadu Njoboli and Amra Ahmad Diska from their various homes in Yola South LGA.
The convicts and three others at large armed with guns, invaded the house of Ahmad Isa Mbamba at Mbamba in Yola South on the 4th May, 2021, and abducted their victim (his wife).
They (convicts) also abducted one, Ahmadu Njoboli, on the 11th September, 2021, detained him for 19 days and collected the sum of N5million as ransom before releasing him.
Five out of eight kidnappers were later apprehended and arraigned before the court on the 7th October, 2021, where 4 pleaded not guilty, while 1 admitted having committed the offences, hence their trial and conviction accordingly.
