FIVE men who brought terror to a busy street on a Friday night have all been jailed.

Tasab Hussain, Asrar Sami, Omar Arbab and brothers Nasir and Naim Aziz were convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and carrying a firearm with criminal intent following a trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

Victim, Damien Miller, was stabbed and shot at outside the Wedgwood pub in Waterloo Road, Cobridge, on January 18 last year.

He was with friends and family members celebrating his dead mother's life when he visited the pub. The defendants lured Miller outside and attacked him.

The five men were sentenced at Stoke-on-Crown Court yesterday. Father-of-two Nasir Aziz, of Wulstan Road, Cobridge, was in possession of a sawn-off shotgun during the attack, which was fired twice.

Andrew Baker, defending 25-year-old Aziz, said: "There is no clear evidence that there was any ammunition in the gun that could actively be discharged and kill.

"What took place was intended to scare Damien Miller and those associated with him."

Anthony Potter, representing Aziz's 28-year-old brother Naim Aziz, also of Wulstan Road, said his client played no part in the worst of the assault.

He said: "There was no significant evidence that he had a weapon. There was also evidence that by the later stage of the incident, which was the most serious stage, he was an observer."

Joanne Wallbanks, representing 22-year-old Asrar Sami, formerly of Waterloo Road, Cobridge, said: "He was married in March last year and removed himself from the area, but continued at college.

"He has qualified as a plumber and has set up a business in Birmingham."

The court heard Tasab Hussain, aged 28, of Waterloo Road, Cobridge, had a number of previous convictions.

Tariq Mahmood, representing Hussain, said: "Since 2005 there has been a stop in his criminal convictions as a result in having stability in his family life. His father passing away and his religion have given him stability."

Alison Downs, defending Omar Arbab, aged 20, of Rushton Close, Cobridge, said she could offer no mitigation with regard to the assault because her client maintained he had no involvement.

She said: "He has a supportive family, he will have employment when he comes out of prison and he has a young wife in Pakistan."

Judge Robert Trevor-Jones handed Sami, Hussain and the Aziz brothers an indeterminate sentence for the protection of the public. He said if he imposed a fixed sentence it would have been nine years. They cannot apply for parole for four-and-a-half years and will be released only when the parole board is satisfied they are not a threat.

Arbab was sentenced to eight years in a young offenders' institution, and will spend a further two years on licence.

Judge Trevor-Jones said: "Your actions that night, arming yourselves with deadly weapons and your willingness to use those weapons, make it clear to me that you all represent an obvious danger to the public."

Speaking after the hearing, Superintendent Bernie O'Reilly, from Stoke-on-Trent police division, said: "I'm very pleased those involved in this crime have been removed from our community, preventing them from causing further distress to residents."