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The federal high court, Abuja
By TAIYE AGBAJE
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted and sentenced each of the six suspects to 25 years imprisonment each for belonging to the Boko Haram terrorist group, a proscribed organisation in the country.
Justice James Omotosho handed down the separate judgment after the six convicts pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Federal Government.
The six defendants who were separately charged by the Federal Government are Ali Maigana, Adamu Ahmadu, Mohammed Ali, Umar Abubakar, Ali Mohammed and Guja Ali.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is prosecuting no fewer than 600 suspected terrorists in the current phase.
The AGF, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, led the team of the government’s lawyers in the trials which would last till Thursday.
In the two-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/998/2026 filed against Guja Ali, the convict with Chest Number; 1320, from Borsori village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno, sometime in 2014, was said to have belonged to the Boko Haram terrorist group.
The offence is said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 16 of the Terrorism (Prevention Amendment) Act, 2013.
In count two, he was charged for failure to disclose information about the group which would have been of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution and conviction of the group members in his village.
The offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 8(1)(b) of the Terrorism (Prevention Amendment) Act, 2013.
He was sentenced to 25 years in count one and 15 years in count two.
Justice Omotosho also convicted and jailed Isah Liman for 20 years for failure to disclose information regarding the terror group.(NAN)
