Following the recent conviction of 6 Nigerians in United Arab Emirates (UAE) , the UAE has said that the act of the men were punishable according to Article 29, clause 3 of UAE’s Federal Anti Terrorism law No 7 of 2017.
According to reports, the National Security Bureau said investigation of the Nigerians confirmed their involvement and membership of the Boko Haram.
The men were arrested between April 16 and 17, 2017 and their homes were searched according to the search warrant obtained from the National Security Prosecution Office in April 16, 2017.
According to reports, Abubakar and Adamu were charged for joining Boko Haram knowingly. Alhassan, Musa , Yusuf and Isa were charged with assisting the sect willingly.
Most of the transactions were facilitated by two undercover Boko Haram agents based in Nigeria namely Alhaji Sa’idu and another Alhaji Ashiru who was described as a Nigerian Government official , who reportedly funneled misappropriated public funds to terrorists.
However, according to reports, families of the convicts say they were framed up and insisted that their bureau de change business in the UAE was legitimate.
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