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Boko Haram/ISWAP: Special Courts Convict 85 For Terrorism Financing, 22 For ICC-related Crimes, 18 For Terrorism

A total of 85 persons have been convicted for terrorism financing at the resumed mass trial held in Kainji, Niger State.

Also, a total of 22 terrorists were for International Criminal Court (ICC) related criminality while 18 others were convicted for terrorism.

They were sentenced to various jail terms.

Altogether, the 125 were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Court (ICC) crimes.

In addition, 400 defendants who have completed their sentences have also been moved to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State for rehabilitation, deradicalisation and subsequent reintegration back into the society.

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Special Assistant to the President on Communication and Publicity, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, said in a statement on Friday that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), is superintending over the trial in conjunction with the Office of the National Security Adviser.

Ogundele also said that the trials, which held under Giwa Project Kainji Phase Five between Tuesday and Wednesday this week, were before five Federal High Court judges led by Justice Binta Nyako.

The other Judges include Justices Joyce Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwite, Obiora Egwuatu, and Mobolaji Olajuwon.

The statement also noted that the prosecution team was led by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, while the defence team was led by Mr Abdulfatai Bakre from the Legal Aid Council.

Ogundele also added that others 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.

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