Two Boko Haram members arrested by DSS bag life imprisonment

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) to life imprisonment for their membership of the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group.

The men, Abba Mustapha and Bukar Ibrahim, both from Borno State, were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges bordering on membership and providing support for the terrorist group and concealing information on their activities.
Consequently, the presiding judge, Justice Salim Ibrahim sentenced both defendants to life imprisonment on the first count and 20 years’ imprisonment on the second count.
The sentences were handed down during the Federal Government’s latest phase of mass trials of su...