The federal government says 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers have been convicted in a mass trial.
The defendants were convicted of charges bordering on
terrorism, war crimes, and terrorism financing, among others.
In a statement on Friday, Kamarudeen Ogundele, spokesperson
to Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), said the trial
took place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Kainji, Niger state.
Ogundele said the mass trial was overseen by five judges of
the federal high court — Binta Nyako, Joyce Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwite, Obiora
Egwuatu, and Mobolaji Olajuwon.
The AGF spokesperson said the prosecution team was led by
Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, director of public prosecution of the federation,
while the defence team was led by Abdulfatai Bakre from the Legal Aid Council.
Ogundele said officials of the National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) attended the trial.
The court convicted 85 persons for terrorism financing, 22
for International Criminal Court (ICC)-related crimes, and 18 for terrorism.
The defendants were sentenced to various jail terms.
The AGF spokesperson said 400 defendants who have completed
their sentence have been moved to Gombe state for the Operation Safe Corridor
programme.
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