Nobody loves to suffer alone and especially when you are not the only
one guilty of the offence you are being punished for. That is the
dilemma of one of Boko Haram's kingpin, Kabiru Sokoto, who is in prison.
The prison official said, “Kabiru Sokoto has been saying aloud and telling anyone who cares to listen in prison that he is ready to name the sponsors of Boko Haram. He also wants the government [of President Jonathan] to consider his plea for pardon.”
Kabiru Sokoto who stated this in a letter written by his lawyer, Sheriff
Okoh to President Goodluck Jonathan added that he was wrongly convicted
appealing to the President to grant him pardon, claiming that he was
innocent of the offences for which he was convicted.
The letter reads in part:
The letter reads in part:
“Your Excellency Sir, an innocent man was convicted by the court on the
date aforementioned. It is for this singular reason that we are applying
to you for Presidential pardon in the circumstance pursuant to your
exclusive legitimate constitutional powers as enshrined in your golden
conscience and under Section 175(a) and (b) of the Constitution.
“Your Excellency sir, we are applying for respite and pardon for the
convicted felon Kabiru Umar (alias Kabiru Sokoto) because we have
absolute faith in your compassion and highest sense of fairness, equity
and justice first as a God-fearing man and next, as the leader of the
most compassionate nation on earth.
“Your Excellency, we vow to reach out beyond the imagination and work
with you in resolving the Boko Haram imbroglio, with the firm belief
that no quarrel of brotherhood is eternal. We shall undertake this
national task for the pleasure of God Almighty, believing in His divine
will for our peaceful, united, symbiotic and mutual coexistence as
brothers and sisters under a fair and just leader.”
Stay tuned Nigerians, the revelations are coming...
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