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BERENDE
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(2021) JELR 108759 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Jul 2021 Nigeria
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- The appellant was charged with various offenses under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011. - The appellant pleaded not guilty to all charges and a trial commenced. - The appellant challenged the admissibility of two statements, claiming

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Suit Number:SC.707C/2019
Judges:Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, JSC Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, JSC John Inyang Okoro, JSC Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, JSC Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, JSC
Counsel:M.I. HANAFI, ESQ., with him, D. T. NWACHUKWU, ESQ., O.A. OMOLASE, ESQ. and Y.A. YUSSUF, ESQ. For the Appellant; CHIOMA ONUEGBU, ESQ. (D.D.P.P.F), with him, CHINWE OBASI, ESQ. (Principal State Counsel), ANIKAN O. EKONG (Principal State Counsel) Fed. Ministry of Justice For the Respondent.

KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant was arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abuja, along with one Saheed Oluremi Adewumi on a six-count charge, of various offences under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011, as amended. The charges are as follows:

Count 1

That you ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA BERENDE, between September 2011 and December, 2012 at Tehran in Iran rendered support for an act of terrorism to wit: by provision of material assistance and terrorist training together with others now at large on the use of firearms, explosives and other related weapons and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 5(1) (a) of Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 5(1) of the same Act.

Count 2

That you ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA BERENDE, between September 2011 and December 2012 at Tehran in Iran had information which you know to  be of material assistance about the terrorist training at Tehran in Iran and the s…

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