Adamawa court jails four ‘Shilla boys’ for illegal possession of arms

The Chief Magistrate’s Court 3, sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced four ‘Shilla boys’ to two and a half years’ imprisonment each for being in possession of weapons at an odd hour and in suspicious circumstances.
The four are to serve their sentences without the option of a fine.
The court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Uwani Danladi, convicted the defendants on charges of “criminal conspiracy, being in possession of dangerous weapons and ‘shilla’ activities.”
The convicts, Habibu Abubakar, Salihu Mahmud, Idris Muhammed and Auwal Hamidu, all residents of Demsawo Ward in Yola North Local Government Area, were arrested on October 4, 2026, at about 2 am around Mahmud Gues...