An Abuja court has struck out a case of illegal arms
importation filed against the co-owner of Amigo Supermarket, Mustapha Fawaz,
and three other Lebanese, Channels Television is reporting.
Magistrate Muyiwa Oyeyipo of the Chief Magistrate Court
in Karu, an Abuja suburb, stuck out the suit following an application by the
prosecutor, Cliff Osagie.
Mr. Fawaz, Talal Roda, Abdulla Tahini, and Kossay
Nourdin were charged for terrorism and alleged importation of firearms. The
Department of State Security Service, SSS, and the Nigerian Army said they
found several arms and ammunition including anti-tank guns in buildings
belonging to the Lebanese in Kano. Amigo and Wonderland Amusement Park in Abuja,
also owned by Mr. Fawaz, have since been sealed.
