Two of the convicts are citizens of the Republic of Niger, while the others are from Niger State, Nigeria.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over their alleged involvement in the November 2025 attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church School in Papiri, Niger State, to 25 years imprisonment each.
The judgment was delivered on Thursday by Justice Binta Nyako after the defendants pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges brought against them by the Federal Government.
The convicts — Yusuf Muhammad (also known as Bature), Goni Ibrahim Bindi (alias Goni Mutua), Sani Tukur (alias Danladi), Mubarak Ibrahim, and Musa Alhaji Adamu (alias Gado Banufe) — were accused of supporting terrorist activities and unlawfully facilitating the movement of weapons intended for members of the Boko Haram insurgent group.
Two of the convicts are citizens of the Republic of Niger, while the others are from Niger State, Nigeria.
