Courtroom sends Kogi man to jail for trying to bomb nationwide property

Godwin Adeoye, a 35-Yr-Outdated Indigene of Kogi State has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment on a two depend cost of tried bombing of some nationwide property.

A Justice of the Peace Courtroom sitting in Lokoja handed the judgment on Wednesday.

It might be recalled that, Godwin Adeoye, was arrested on 13th Might, 2020, at Ihima, Okehi Native Authorities Space of Kogi State following data from the Nationwide Headquarters of the DSS of a menace to bomb Nationwide Property if his calls for for palliatives for himself and his group weren’t met by the Presidential Duties Pressure on COVID-19.

Earlier than in the present day’s judgment, he had since been in DSS custody.

Justice A.S. Ibrahim who delivered the judgment on Wednesday additionally gave an possibility of advantageous to the convict for being a primary offender.

On the resumed listening to on the Lokoja Justice of the Peace Courtroom 2, the accused – Adeoye pleaded responsible to the offences.

DAILY POST gathered that the trial choose convicted the accused underneath part 397 of the Kogi State Penal code.

In accordance with the prosecuting counsel, O. A. Yahaya who represented the Division of State Service, DSS, the accused, had threatened the Presidential Job Pressure Group on COVID-19, demanding for palliatives for himself and his group or dangers the bombing of the Nationwide Meeting and the Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Fee, NNPC.

The counsel to DSS, O. A. Yahaya stated they’re reviewing the judgment to know whether or not to go for attraction or not.