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A man suspected to
be a member of the alleged Boko Haram group that unleashed mayhem on
Kano in July 2009, has been set free, after the prosecution withdrew
charges preferred against him on technical grounds.

Abdulrahman
Dayyabu, who was standing trial before a Magistrate Court on a six
count charge of criminal conspiracy, inciting public disturbance,
joining unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapon, and causing hurt
to public servant, regained his freedom after almost a year in
detention.

State prosecuting
counsel from the Kano State Ministry of Justice, Yakubu Sule, urged the
court to release the accused and remove his name from the charge sheet.

The freed man, in
company of other suspected persons, were on trial before a Magistrate
Court. They are accused of having allegedly acted contrary to sections
of the Penal Code law, alleging that they injured five police officers
in Wudil local government area in Kano State.

The presiding
magistrate, Sani Ismail, advised the freed suspect, Mr. Dayyabu, to
refrain from any unlawful act, adding that the best way to live in a
multi economic, political, and religious complex society like Nigeria
is to respect the views of others, devoid of infringements on the other
from all ends.

Consolidate charges

In his prayers
before Magistrate Courts 10 and 24, the state counsel said, “Pursuant
to the jurisdiction of this court, following the advice from the office
of the Attorney General in the Kano State Ministry of Justice, cases
against the accused person have been consolidated, the two FIR have
been directed by the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of
Justice to the Chief Magistrate Court 8.”

Chief Magistrate
Court 24 and 10 separately ruled that the accused Boko Haram suspects,
and documents related to their trial before both courts, be transferred
with immediate effect to Chief Magistrate Court 8, presided over by
chief Magistrate Ismail.

Ruling on the new
charge sheet, on which all those arrested in connection with Boko Haram
saga in the state were arraigned before his court, Mr. Ismail ordered
that the accused persons remain in prison custody, while adjourning the
matter to June 10 for mention.

The new charge
sheet stated that the twenty six accused persons connived with Salihu
Al-Jasawi, who is at large, in inciting public disturbances.

in Wudil local government area of the state.

“You attacked Wudil
divisional police station, you were found in possession of some
chemical substance used in making explosive, cutlass, bow and arrows,”
said the charges read to the accused persons.