Man sentenced to death by handing for role Nyanya bomb blasts

The Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to decease by hanging for his relation successful the deadly 2014 Nyanya Motor Park weaponry onslaught that claimed respective lives and near galore others injured.

Justice James Omotosho handed down the condemnation during the precocious concluded wide proceedings of coercion suspects successful the Federal Capital Territory.

Garba was convicted aft pleading blameworthy to a five-count terrorism-related complaint filed against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

The Nyanya weaponry blasts, which occurred connected the outskirts of Abuja successful April 2014, killed astatine slightest 70 radical and injured respective others, making it 1 of the deadliest violent attacks recorded successful the nation’s capital.

Delivering judgement successful the lawsuit marked FHC/KNJ/CR/985/2026, Justice Omotosho imposed varying penalties connected the suspect crossed the 5 counts.

The tribunal sentenced Garba to 35 years imprisonment each connected counts 1 and two, beingness imprisonment connected number three, and decease by hanging connected counts 4 and five.

Omotosho held that the defendant’s blameworthy plea and the grounds befo...