US EditionTerrorism-Financing: Nigeria Secures 44 Convictions in Phase 7 Trials
- Nigeria convicted 44 Boko Haram jihadists for funding terrorist activities, as stated by Abu Michael, a spokesman for Nigeria’s counterterrorism agency.
- The sentences range from 10 to 30 years, all with hard labor, according to Michael's statement.
- These convictions contribute to a total of 785 terrorism-related cases secured by Nigeria, which has been fighting jihadists since 2009.
- The trial of the remaining cases has been adjourned to a later date, as mentioned by Michael.
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In Nigeria, 44 members of the jihadist group Boko Haram have been convicted of financing terrorist activities, a spokesperson for a counterterrorism agency announced.
Nigeria jails 44 Boko Haram militants for financing terrorism in the country
Nigeria resumed trials of the suspects seven years after it suspended prosecution of over 1,000 people suspected of ties with the jihadist group that has been waging an insurgency since 2009 to establish a caliphate
Trials resumed in Nigeria this week, after being suspended for seven years, against 1,000 people allegedly linked to the jihadist organization.
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Gulf NewsNigeria says jailed 44 for terrorism financing
KANO, Nigeria: Nigeria on Saturday slapped 44 Boko Haram jihadists with jail terms of up to 30 years for funding terrorist activities, a spokesman for a counterterrorism agency said. The convicted were among 54 suspects arraigned in four specially-constituted civilian courts set up at a military base in the town of Kainji in central Niger state, Abu Michael, a spokesman for
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