Two males arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Abuja for his or her membership of the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group.
The convicts, Abba Mustapha and Bukar Ibrahim, each from Borno State, had been handed the sentences after pleading responsible to expenses bordering on membership of and offering assist for the terrorist group, in addition to concealing info on its actions.
Presiding over the case, Justice Salim Ibrahim sentenced the 2 males to life imprisonment on the primary depend and 20 years’ imprisonment on the second depend.
The judgment was delivered throughout the Federal Government’s newest section of mass trials of suspected terrorists, which started on Thursday and is being carried out throughout a number of courtrooms.
Other judges dealing with the proceedings embody Justices James Omotosho, Binta Nyako, Emeka Nwite, Obiora Egwuatu, Hauwa Yilwa, Joyce Abdulmalik and Peter Lifu.
No fewer than 34 suspects had been listed for proceedings earlier than Justice Ibrahim, whereas 25 others had been listed earlier than Justice Lifu.
The mass trials type a part of the Federal Government’s ongoing judicial proceedings involving suspected members and supporters of terrorist teams.
