Court Fixes Date For Arraignment Of 400 Suspected Terrorism Sponsors 

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 17 for the arraignment of 400 suspected terrorism sponsors.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, FCT, has fixed September 17 for the arraignment of 400 suspects for alleged sponsoring of terrorism.

The case will come up before Justice Anwuli Chikere.

The Presidency had in March announced the arrest of the suspects, mainly Bureau De Change operators for allegedly facilitating the transfer of money to Boko Haram terrorists.

Some Nigerians were said to be transferring the funds to the sect from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in conjunction with the BDC operators.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had announced that arrangements had been concluded to arraign the suspects who were arrested and interrogated by the State Security Service (SSS).