The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram terrorist, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for his role in the 2015 attacks on Maiduguri.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho found Yarima guilty on a seven-count terrorism charge filed by the Federal Government.
In addition to the death sentence imposed on count seven for participating in the Maiduguri attacks, the court sentenced the convict to life imprisonment on count six for receiving arms and weapons training in preparation for acts of terrorism.
Justice Omotosho also sentenced Yarima to 35 years’ imprisonment on count one for belonging to the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group, 30 years on count five, and 10 years each on counts two, three and four.
The Federal Government had, in the charge marked FHC/KNJ/CR/971/2026, accused Yarima, a native of Lawanti in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, of
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