Boko Haram: How We Nailed Ndume, SSS Tells Court

Determined to prove its allegation that Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume had a convivial relationship with the Boko Haram Islamic sect before he was apprehended by security agents on November 21, 2011, the Federal Government, yesterday, called a witness that testified against him before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The witness, Mr Abdulkareem Farouk Dauda, who is a lead investigative officer with the State Security Service, SSS, yesterday, gave graphic account of the processes that culminated in the arrest and subsequent detention of the embattled lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District.

Dauda, who is the first prosecution witness, PW-1, told the court that Ndume was hulled in for interrogation, after the convicted self-confessed spokesman of the sect, Ali Umar Konduga, insisted that he was one of their sponsors.

Led into evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Mrs I.I Idevba, the witness told the court that he was part of the team that on November 23, 2011, searched the house of the accused person at 30, Moses Adasun Close, Apo legislative quarters, where he said some indicting documents were secured by the SSS.

He further told the court that upon his arrest, Ndume made four separate statements, where he allegedly explained how he was contacted by members of the sect.

The said statements were, yesterday, admitted into evidence and marked as exhibits B1 to B4, by trial Justice Gabriel Kolawole.

Culled from VANGUARD