Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a 26-year-old Nigerian master’s student in the United Kingdom, has been remanded in custody after being found guilty by a jury of making terrorist threats against Dundee University in Scotland.
During the trial, it was revealed that Okwuoha claimed to have enlisted ISIS, an international terrorist organization, to assist him in bombing the university.
The student also informed university staff members of his intentions to target Dundee in a chemical attack.
The jury found Okwuoha guilty on seven charges, and he is now awaiting sentencing in December.
William Wood, the presiding sheriff at Perth Sheriff Court in Scotland, will consider the Crown’s request for an order to deport Okwuoha to Nigeria.
Witnesses testified during the trial, recounting how Okwuoha had informed university staff members about his plans for mass murder on the Dundee University campus.
The student asserted that he had a military background, could create bombs, and intended to unleash a deadly virus on the city.
One of the threatening emails received by staff members read, “Expect a massive bomb explosion at the University of Dundee. I have contacted ISIS terrorists to plant bombs on campus. 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, currently held at Perth Prison, was found guilty of various charges, including threatening to murder university staff, committing terrorist crimes, using biological weapons, revealing staff details to international authorities, and claiming to have planted bombs at Dundee University.
