Court sentences Boko Haram member to death over 2015 Maiduguri attack

A Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, besides known arsenic La’ari, to decease by hanging for his relation successful the 2015 violent attacks connected Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Delivering judgement connected Friday, Justice James Omotosho convicted Yarima connected a seven-count coercion complaint brought against him by the Federal Government.

The tribunal sentenced the convict to decease by hanging connected the number relating to his information successful the 2015 Maiduguri attack. Justice Omotosho besides imposed a beingness condemnation connected number six aft uncovering him blameworthy of receiving arms and weapons grooming successful mentation for violent acts.

In addition, the tribunal sentenced Yarima to 35 years imprisonment connected number one, 30 years connected number five, and 10 years each connected counts two, 3 and four.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government arraigned Yarima successful the lawsuit marked FHC/KNJ/CR/971/2026. The seven-count complaint was filed connected May 29 by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN.

According to the prosecution, Yarima, a nonmigratory of Lawanti Area successful Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, was a subordinate of the proscribed Boko Haram violent radical betwixt 2009 and 2015 earlier his arrest.

The prosecution further alleged that helium accepted the “Da’awah” of the precocious Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf, an offence punishable nether Sectio...