Terror threat student to be deported after jail sentence

(BBC) A Nigerian masters student who made terrorist threats against Dundee University has been jailed for 40 months.

Somtochukwu Okwuoha claimed he had enlisted Isis to help bomb the university and told staff he planned to target the city in a chemical attack.

The international energy studies student was also ordered to be deported following his release from prison.

The 26-year-old was previously found guilty of seven charges by a jury.

Sheriff William Wood told him: “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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