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The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Thursday sentenced 5 men to 25 years imprisonment each for their engagement successful the November 21, 2025, onslaught connected St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools successful Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.
Justice Binta Nyako handed down the condemnation soon aft the defendants pleaded blameworthy to 4 terrorism-related charges bordering connected enactment for coercion and unlawful possession of firearms nether the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Firearms Act.
The convicts see Yusuf Muhammad (a.k.a. Bature), Goni Ibrahim Bindi (a.k.a. Goni Mutuwa), Sani Tukur (a.k.a. Danladi), Mubarak Ibrahim, and Musa Alhaji Adamu (a.k.a. Gado Banufe), who were arrested astatine antithetic locations by DSS operatives little than 2 weeks ago.
They were accused of engagement successful the question of arms linked to violent activities successful Niger State.
During 1 of the operations, DSS operatives recovered 15 AK-47 rifles and 1,434 rounds of unrecorded ammunition hidden successful sacks of dried food wrong a Volkswagen Golf car.
The tribunal ordered the forfeiture of the conveyance to the Federal Government.
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