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 weapon, 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
Amigo Supermarket in Abuja and Abdallah Tahini, who were also charged
with possession of illegal weapons, were set free by the court. See
photos from the trial after the cut...