Abuja court sentences mother and sister of notorious terrorist kingpin, Battujo, to 40 years imprisonment

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for terrorism-related offences to 40 years imprisonment. The convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are the mother and sister, respectively, of notorious terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who was k!lled by Nigerian security forces on June 10, 2026, during an operation in a forest near Iluke in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa handed down the sentences on Friday, June 19, 2026 after both women pleaded guilty to Counts 2, 4 and 5 of a five-count charge filed by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. The court, ...