Six Nigerians were sentenced to various jail terms by United Arab Emirates (UAE) for sponsoring Boko Haram activities in Nigeria to the tune of $782,000.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa twitted in her official Twitter Page on Monday that two of the convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment while four were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
“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 .”
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