This Day bombing: Court admits vehicle as evidence
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Africcon Report: This Day bombing: Court admits vehicle as evidence
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From: Africcon Media – Nigeria
An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday admitted a white Honda Academy car with Kaduna plate number, AL 306 MKA, as evidence in the trial of a suspected Boko Haram member, Mustapha Umar.
Umar was accused of bombing a plaza housing the offices of some newspapers in Kaduna in April 2012.
The vehicle was the one which Umar allegedly loaded with improvised explosives devices before driving into the premises of SOJ Plaza occupied by ThisDay Newspaper, The Moment Newspaper and The Sun Newspaper, located at R9, Kontagora Road, by Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna, where he detonated the explosives.
Some burnt cylinders, as well as a partly burnt 25-litre black jerry can, which the suspected Boko Haram member allegedly used in the bomb attack, were also admitted in evidence by the court.
The materials were tendered by a masked prosecution witness, a police exhibit keeper, at the continuation of Umar’s trial over a one-count terrorism charge.
Another prosecution witness tendered a video recording of Umar’s confession while in police custody.
However, prosecution counsel, Mr. Simon Labaran, sought an adjournment to enable the court interpreter to study and understand the video recording to enable him to provide an effective interpretation to the court.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, thereafter adjourned the matter to today (Wednesday) for continuation of trial.
