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Kabiru Sokoto still in prison, NPS confirms

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The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS, has denied stories making the rounds that convicted mastermind of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing, Kabiru Dikko, also known as Kabiru Sokoto, had been released from prison custody.

In denying the reports, the NPS spokesman, Biyi Jeje said: “Please disregard the rumour. He’s still in prisons custody.”

It would be recalled that Kabiru Sokoto was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment over the bombing of St Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, on the fringes of the the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The attack on the church left 40 people dead and several others injured.

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He was convicted on December 20, 2013.

The media, including blogs have been awashed in the last one week with reports that Kabiru Sokoto might have regained freedom as part of a deal for prisoner swapping with the violent islamic sect, Boko Haram, in exchange for the abducted Chibok girls.

“There’s no truth in the reports claiming that Mr. Dikko had been released,’’ Jeje said on Tuesday.

Though the Federal Government has said it was wwillung to have a deal with Boko Haram over the the exchange of prisoners for the Chibok girls, the modalities for such a deal is yet to be made public neither has government confirmed that a deal is already in place.

By Timothy Enietan-Matthews….

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