Two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their links to Boko Haram will spend the rest of their lives behind bars after a Federal High Court in Abuja found them guilty of supporting the terrorist group.
The convicts, Abba Mustapha and Bukar Ibrahim, both from Borno State, pleaded guilty to charges of belonging to the banned Boko Haram sect, providing support for its activities and concealing information about the group.
Justice Salim Ibrahim sentenced each of them to life imprisonment on the first count and an additional 20 years on the second count.
The convictions came as the Federal Government continued another round of mass trials for suspected terrorists in Abuja.
The trials, which began on Thursday, are taking place simultaneously in several courtrooms before different Federal High Court judges.
Judges handling the cases include Justices Salim Ibrahim, James Omotosho, Binta Nyako, Emeka Nwite, Obiora Egwuatu, Hauwa Yilwa, Joyce Abdulmalik and Peter Lifu.
At least 34 suspected terrorists appeared before Justice Ibrahim, while another 25 suspects were listed before Justice Peter Lifu.
The latest convictions highlight the government’s ongoing effort to prosecute suspected terrorists and hold those linked to insurgency accountable through the courts.