Boko Haram, IPOB members risk life imprisonment

“A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) of this section is liable on conviction, where the offence is committed, to the same punishment as Provided under this act for the offence to which the offence relates; and where the offence is not committed, to imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and not more than that provided for the full offence under this act.”

It states further that anybody who, being in lawful custody for act of terrorism, escapes from custody; or aids, facilitates, or abets the escape of a person, who is in lawful custody of the relevant agency for an act of terrorism, or suspected to have committed an offence under any of the provisions of this Bill, commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years.

It also states that any person who attempts to commit an offence under the lie is liable on conviction fo the same punishment as provided for the offence to which the attempt relates.

It states further: “Where a person is charged with an attempt to commit an offence under this Part but the evidence establishes the commission of the full offence, the person shall not be acquitted but shall be convicted for the commission of the offence, and is liable on conviction to the Same punishment, as provided under this Part for the offence to which the attempt relates”.

In addition, financing the travel of individuals who travel to a State other than their States of residence or nationality for the perpetration, planning, or preparation of, or participation in, terrorist acts or providing or receiving of terrorist training is deemed to have committed an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years and up to a maximum of life imprisonment.

In the same vein, knowingly or intentionally dealing in terrorist fund or property by “acquiring or possessing terrorist funds or property; entering into, or facilitating, directly or indirectly, any transaction in respect of a terrorist funds or property; .converting, concealing, or disguising terrorist funds or property; or providing financial or other services, in respect of terrorist fund or property, at the direction of a terrorist or terrorist group, commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years and up to a maximum of life imprisonment.

“Hostage taking, kidnapping, hijacking, threatening to kill and detaining anyone with the aim of compelling a third party to do an unlawful act among other is also an offence under the law.”

It added: “A person, who knowingly or intentionally (a) seizes, detains, or attempts to seize or detain a person, property, or facility in order to compel a third party to do or abstain from doing a lawful act; threatens to kill, injure or continue to detain a person in order to compel a third party to do or abstain from doing a lawful act; or gives an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the person held hostage, or the property or facility detained, commits an offence.

“A person, who commits an offence under subsection (1) of this section, is liable on conviction where death does not result from the act, to life imprisonment; or where death results from the act, to a death sentence.” THE NATION