11 Boko Haram Terrorists bag 60, 40 years jail terms after open court confessions

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has convicted and sentenced 11 Boko Haram terrorists to assorted jailhouse presumption ranging from 60 to 40 years imprisonment connected offences that were brought nether the Terrorism Prohibition and Prevention) Act.

Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who convicted the suspects, however, said their sentences volition tally concurrently commencing from the day of their arrest.

Those sentenced to assorted jailhouse presumption are Musa Mustapha; Ali Mohammed; Babagana Ali; Abacha Abba; Ali Abbagana Umar; Kadi Agwala; Yahaya Umara; Alhaji Ari; Goni Mustapha; Ali Modu and Alhaji Fannaya.

Justice Egwuatu ordered that the convicts beryllium rehabilitated and de-radicalized aft serving their assorted jailhouse terms.

They were docked connected assorted number charges among which are belonging to a proscribed enactment known arsenic the Boko Haram sect and rendering materials and logistics enactment to members of the group.

The convicts were sentenced upon their confession to the offences successful unfastened tribunal arsenic good arsenic successful their other judicial statements.

Justice Egwuatu, successful handing down their assorted jailhouse terms, held that tribunal is allowed to summarily convict the defendants upon an admittance of quilt without calling connected the prosecution to beryllium his case.

The Judge added that the tribunal tin convict an accused upon his confessional statement.

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