A Federal
High Court in Abuja has fixed February 28 for ruling on the bail
application brought by Dr Nazeef Yunus, a lecturer in the department of
Islamic Studies at the Kogi State University, Ayingba, accused of being a
member of a Boko Haram terrorist group.
Counsel
to the accused, Barr. Hassan Liman, said Dr Yunus has been able to
present to the court cogent and convincing facts which will persuade the
court to exercise its discretion in granting bail in favour of the
first accused person.
Meanwhile,
the prosecution counsel Barr. M.B Jones-Nebo said that the accused
person is charged under the Terrorism Prevention Act 2013 and is likely
to jump bail because it carries death penalty.
“We
are asserting here that the offence borders on national security and
Kogi state in particular,” she said. “Granting them bail will lead to
security risks and threats to unsuspecting public.”
Presiding
judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, therefore fixed February 28 for ruling
on the matter and ordered that the accused be remanded in Kuje prison.
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