A Federal High Court in Abuja today sentenced Talal Ahmad Roda (pictured above), one of the three Lebanese men arrested in May 2013 in connection with illegal possessions of firearms, to life imprisonment.
Mr Roda was arrested after a large cache of arms was found in a bunker during a raid on his residence. He was found guilty of all 5 counts of illegal possession of weapons and conspiracy.Two other men, Mustapha Fawaz, the owner of Amigo Supermarket in Abuja and Abdallah Tahini, who were also charged with possession of illegal weapons, were set free by the court.
The Court ordered that the properties of Mustapha Fawaz which has been seized be released immediately. It would be recalled that the Federal Government confiscated the Amingo supermarket in Wuse 2 area of Abuja and Wonderland amusement park belonging to Mustapha Fawaz.
The Judge also ordered that the property in Kano where large cash of arms were found should be forfeited to the federal Government.
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