A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja passed the judgment on Wednesday.
It could be recalled that, Godwin Adeoye, was arrested on 13th May, 2020, at Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State following information from the National Headquarters of the DSS of a threat to bomb National Assets if his demands for palliatives for himself and his group were not met by the Presidential Tasks Force on COVID-19.
Before today’s judgment, he had since been in DSS custody.
Justice A.S. Ibrahim who delivered the judgment on Wednesday also gave an option of fine to the convict for being a first offender.
At the resumed hearing at the Lokoja Magistrate Court 2, the accused – Adeoye pleaded guilty to the offences.
That the trial judge convicted the accused under section 397 of the Kogi State Penal code.
According to the prosecuting counsel, O. A. Yahaya who represented the Department of State Service, DSS, the accused, had threatened the Presidential Task Force Team on COVID-19, demanding for palliatives for himself and his group or risks the bombing of the National Assembly and the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission, NNPC.
The counsel to DSS, O. A. Yahaya said they are reviewing the judgment to know whether to go for appeal or not.