A total number of one hundred and twenty five Boko Haram terrorists and their financiers have been convicted by the federal government.
In a mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State, the court convicted eighty five persons for terrorism financing, twenty two for ICC related crimes while others were convicted for terrorism.
They were sentenced to various jail terms
In a statement issued by the Special assistant to the President on Communication & Publicity,
Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, is superintending over the trial in conjunction with the Office of the National Security Adviser.
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Justice Binta Nyako who led other justices, Justices Joyce Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwite, Obiora Egwuatu, Mobolaji Olajuwon at the trial under Giwa Project Kanji Phase Five, freed Four hundred defendants who have completed their sentence .
They have been moved to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State for rehabilitation, de-radicalisation and subsequent reintegration.
In attendance as international observers are the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) among others.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
