Four Boko Haram terrorists sentenced to life in prison

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists  to life imprisonment.

The judge handed down the judgment after they pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Federal Government.

A witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) gave evidence against the convict at the proceeding.

Justice Omotosho, on Tuesday, also convicted and sentenced 14 others to different jail terms, ranging from 20 to 25 years in each of the counts filed against them.

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lareef Fagbemi (SAN), led the federal government’s lawyers, including Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, in the proceedings.

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The confessional statements of the convicts and  investigation reports were tendered by the prosecution through the DSS witness and were admitted in evidence and marked as exhibits.

Those convicts are – Ali Abiso, Bakura Abah Kabiru, Ado (a.k.a Luka Garba) and Babagoni Masawai.

In one of the charges, marked: FHC/KNJ/CR/509/2026, the Federal Government listed  Abiso as sole defendant.

After the counts were read to him, Abiso pleaded guilty to all the four counts.

Justice Omotosho, who sentenced Abiso to life imprisonment in counts two and four, committed him to 25 years jail term in each of counts one and count three, totalling 50 years.

The judge, however, directed that the sentencing in counts one and three must run concurrently.

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