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Nigerian Student Who Threatened Bombs, Biological Weapons On Uk Jailed

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A Nigerian student studying in the United Kingdom (UK) and threatened bombs and biological weapons on the country has been jailed.

He is 26-year-old Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Master’s student at Dundee University, Scotland, who will now spend 40 months in prison, a Perth Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom has ruled.

The International Energy Studies student, will also be deported, with Sheriff William Wood remarking: “Your presence in the United Kingdom is not conducive to the public good, and I make a recommendation for your deportation in due course.”

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Okwuoha is also accused of abusing and threatening a fellow student after forming a friendship with the student, but had his advances rejected

Sheriff Wood said: “You were abusive towards her and tried to have her removed from her university course.

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“The university decided to suspend you from your course and you turned your attention towards staff.

“You threatened mass murder, terrorism, said you would plant bombs and use biological weapons.”

‘Blood will spill’

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A witness, Keith Mackle, 58, now a retired director of student services, told Perth Sheriff Court he became aware of “serious concerns” in the autumn of 2021.

He said staff members received emails from the Nigerian student, making terrorist threats, one of them saying: “Expect a massive bomb explosion at the University of Dundee. I have contacted ISIS terrorists to plant bombs on campus.

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“I can assure you staff and students will die in great numbers. 9/11 will be a joke compared to what will happen.

“Blood will spill and flesh will be scattered.”

Okwuoha, a prisoner at Perth, was found guilty of threatening to murder staff at the university and commit terrorist crime between December 2021 and June 2022.

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He was also found guilty of threatening to behead police officers and detonate bombs he had planted at Dundee University.

Okwuoha, reportedly arrived in the United Kingdom in 2021, claimed to have a military background and had enlisted the terror group, ISIS, to help bomb the university.

He also allegedly told staff he planned to target the city in a chemical attack.

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