Nigerian govt reacts to UAE conviction of 6 for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram

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On Monday the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed that six citizens of the country, have been convicted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for wiring $782,000 to the insurgent group, Boko Haram.

In a tweet Dabiri-Erewa thread named the suspects involved and their jail terms.

She said the convicts could approach the Supreme Court if they wished.

However, Dabiri-Erewa warned Nigerians all around the world, to desist from crime and criminality.

“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 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,” Dabiri-Erewa tweeted.


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