UK: Nigerian student detained in jail

Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Nigerian master’s student studying in the UK, was found guilty by a jury of threatening to carry out terrorist acts against Dundee University in Scotland. As a result, he was placed under remand in custody.

According to the BBC, Mr. Okwuoha, 26, stated he had recruited the worldwide terrorist group ISIS to assist in bombing the university.

Additionally, Mr. Okwuoha disclosed to university employees his intention to launch a chemical attack on Dundee.

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is referred to as ISIS. It is a Sunni jihadist organisation with a very aggressive philosophy. It asserts religious dominance over all Muslims and refers to itself as a caliphate. Although the gang was openly dismissed from al Qaeda, it was inspired by the organisation.

Prior to his December sentencing, Okwuoha was placed under remand in custody.

A jury convicted him guilty of making terrorist threats against the university, and he now risks jail time and deportation.

Mr. Okwuoha, an International Energy Studies master’s student, was found guilty on seven counts by the jury.

The Crown’s plea for an order to deport Mr. Okwuoha to Nigeria will be reviewed by William Wood, the sheriff overseeing the case at the Perth Sheriff Court in Scotland.

The statements of witnesses
Witnesses said in court that Mr. Okwuoha informed university employees that he intended to commit mass murder on the Dundee University campus.

The witnesses described how Mr. Okwuoha claimed to have military experience and to be able to make explosives and infect the city with a fatal virus.

In the autumn of 2021, Keith Mackle, a 58-year-old retired director of student services, informed Perth Sheriff Court that he had “serious concerns.”

Employees were sent emails with threats against terrorists, he claimed.

“A large-scale bomb explosion is anticipated at the University of Dundee.” I’ve made contact with militants from ISIS to set up bombs on campus.

“I promise that a significant percentage of workers and kids will pass away. What happens is going to make 9/11 seem like a farce.

One of the messages said, “Flesh will be scattered and blood will spill.”

Accommodation Officer Shane Taylor testified in court that Mr. Okwuoha called him a racist and threatened to exterminate the Scottish people in retaliation.

A Perth prisoner named Mr. Okwuoha was found guilty of threatening to kill university employees and carry out terrorist acts between December 2021 and June 2022.

The troubled student was found guilty of utilising biological weapons, threatening to kill large numbers of people, disclosing personnel information to foreign agencies, and claiming to have hidden bombs.

In addition, he was found guilty of planting bombs at Dundee University and threatening to kill police officers.

In June, authorities in the Belfast province of Nigeria detained Cyril Kenneth, another Nigerian student who had come in the UK in February, on suspicion of trying to sexually harass youngsters.

According to the authorities, there was proof that Mr. Kenneth had groomed and harassed two girls, ages 14 and 15, sexually.