Two suspected Nigerian Al-Quaeda members arraigned by the FG

Two alleged members of the dreaded Al-Qaeda group scattered all over the world have been summoned by the Federal government. The two suspects are Babafemi Lawal and Luqman Babatunde, who hail from Ogun and Lagos states, respectively. The two were on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court by the Federal Government. It has been alleged that Lawal and Babatunde had received the sum of N1m from the terrorist organisation, Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula also known as AQAP in Yemen, in order to fund the recruitment and transportation of nigerians who are willing to join the terrorist organisation. It is said that such action is an offence as stipulated in Section 13(a) of Terrorism
(Prevention) Act 2011 and punishable under paragraph (c) of the same section of the Act. It was also alleged that their attendance of a meeting organised by the terrorist group , was an offence as stated in Section 3 (c) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011. Appearing in court on Thursday, the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge levelled against them by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice Gladys Olotu, who presided over the case had directed that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody until granted bail by certified lawyer. Parts of the charges against them read, “That you Olaniyi Babafemi Lawal, 31, of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State on or about May 2011 at Abuja, willfully received monies in Saudi Riyals and the United State of American Dollars equivalent to N1,000,000.00 from a terrorist organisation known as Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, also known as AQAP in Yemen, with intent that the said money shall be used to recruit and transport prospective members of the terrorist group to Yemen.
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