A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger State, has convicted andย sentenced 45 Boko Haram members to between 3 and 31 years in jail,ย following the conclusion of the first phase of the trial during whichย 575 Boko Haram suspects were arraigned.
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In a statement issued in Abujaย on Friday, the Minister of Informationย and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Court also discharged 468ย suspects who had no case to answer.
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Thirty-four cases were struck out while 28 suspects were remanded forย trial in Abuja and Minna.
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The Court ordered that the 468 discharged persons should undergoย deradicalization and rehabilitation programmes before they are handedย over to their respective state governments.
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The trial commenced with the formal remand by the Court of 1,669ย suspects for a period of 90 days, with the Court ordering that they beย arraigned within the specified period or released unconditionally.
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The Court adjourned the trial of other suspects to January 2018
