The Federal Government has secured the conviction of 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers at a two-day mass trial held at Kainji, Niger State. The trial, which took place between Tuesday and Wednesday, was handled by five judges of the Federal High Court, led by Justice Binta Nyako.
According to a press statement signed by Mr. Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the convicts were found guilty on charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases adjudged as acts of criminality by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The prosecution team was led by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, while the defense team was led by Mr. Abdulfatai Bakre from the Legal Aids Council. International observers, including delegations from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), attended the proceedings.
The statement revealed that 85 persons were convicted for terrorism financing, 22 were found guilty of ICC-related crimes, while others were convicted for terrorism. The convicts were sentenced to various jail terms.
Additionally, the AGF announced that 400 other convicts who have completed their sentences have been moved to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State for rehabilitation, de-radicalization, and subsequent reintegration.
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