By Vivian Michael
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), in conjunction with the Office of the National Security Adviser, have convicted no fewer than 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers.
In the resumed mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State, they were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Court (ICC) criminality.
This was contained in a statement released by Kamarudeen Ogundele,
S A to the President on Communication & Publicity,
Office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
The trials held under Giwa Project Kanji Phase Five were before five Federal High Court judges led by Justice Binta Nyako.
Others are Justices Joyce Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwite, Obiora Egwuatu, and Mobolaji Olajuwon.
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 Aids Council.
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) etc. Waaaa
The courts convicted 85 persons for terrorism financing, 22 for ICC related crimes, while others were convicted for terrorism and were sentenced to various jail terms.
It is also noteworthy that 400 defendants who have completed their sentence have also been moved to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State for rehabilitation, deradicalisation, and subsequent reintegration.
