At least 44 individuals who were accused financing the jihadist group, Boko Haram, have been sentenced to 30 years in prison with hard labour.
The trials of the 44 persons took place in four specially constituted courts set up on a military base in the town of Kanji, in the central state of Niger of Nigeria.
Their sentences ranged from 10 to 30 years, all with hard labour, a spokesperson of the Nigerian military says. Nigeria has been conducting mass trials for terrorism-related offences since 2017 and has secured convictions against 785, official sources say.
According to Nigeria’s counter-terrorism agency in a statement released on Saturday, July 12, 2025, the trials of 10 other people have been postponed.
Violent insurgency
Boko Haram’s campaign of violence began in northeastern Nigeria in 2002 and has since spread to neighboring countries including Cameroon, Chad and Niger, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions. The strict Wahabbi group opposes the Westernisation of Nigeria, which it blames for the country corruption.
Its tactics include suicide bombings and armed assaults, including an attack on the UN building in Abuja.
In 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Chibok and burned down a government college, killing dozens of schoolboys who were trapped inside.
Source: Africa Publicity
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