The Attorney‑General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, announced that 653 suspects have been convicted in the ongoing 11th phase of Nigeria’s mass terrorism trials.
The convictions were handed down as part of a series of judicial proceedings that began several years ago to prosecute individuals alleged to be linked to terrorist activities across the country.
Fagbemi said the latest batch of verdicts demonstrates the government’s continued commitment to tackling terrorism through the rule of law and to delivering justice for victims of insurgent violence.
Nigeria has been battling insurgent groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province for over a decade, prompting the establishment of mass terrorism courts to handle the large number of cases arising from the conflict.
The 11th phase of the trials underscores the scale of the legal response, with hundreds of defendants now facing sentences after being found guilty of terrorism‑related offenses.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>