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FG Secures 11 Boko Haram Convictions

The Federal Government has announced that 11 Boko Haram insurgents have been convicted in the last one year. The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of … Continue reading FG Secures 11 Boko Haram Convictions


Boko Haram

The Federal Government has announced that 11 Boko Haram insurgents have been convicted in the last one year.

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke said this at the 12th session of the Assembly of State Parties, World Forum Theatre, The Hague.

He said that the Federal Government was working on a compensation and rehabilitation scheme for victims of Boko Haram attacks in line with the recommendation of the presidential committee, which recently submitted its report.

Mr. Adoke added that the preliminary findings by the prosecutor and the president of the International Criminal Court had galvanized support for the government’s efforts to address security challenges associated with Boko Haram.

Attacks by the Boko Haram sect have been most devastating in Northern Nigeria with the State of Emergency recently extended in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States.