A High Court in Sokoto State has sentenced three persons, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism and arms trafficking offences.
The convicts, identified as Jabbi Alhaji Yalle, a Nigerien national, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty by Justice Nuraddeen Muhammad Bello of High Court No. 23, Sokoto.
Delivering judgment in suit number SS/45C/2026, Justice Bello held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and convicted the three defendants on charges bordering on terrorism and illegal arms trafficking.
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The court also ordered the forfeiture of all monies and other exhibits recovered from the convicts to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The three men were arrested on June 13, 2025, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) Counter-Terrorism Unit over their alleged involvement in cross-border criminal activities, including terrorism
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