In a bid to contain acts of Insurgency, more than two hundred suspects linked with terrorist activities in different parts of the country have been convicted by various Federal High Courts in the country after being tried and found guilty of the offences.

A statement from the office of the National Counter Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) said some of the suspects were sentenced to death, life imprisonment and 20 to 70 years’ jail terms depending on the gravity of their offences.

The statement explained that the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, under the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) in collaboration with ONSA oversaw their trials.

The statement added that hundreds of the suspects were tried by five Federal High Court judges in phases at the Kainji Detention Facility over their involvement in the heinous crimes with over 500 convictions secured in the past.

Providing an update after the conclusion of Phase 6 of the trial held between December 9 to 13, 2024, the ONSA explained that a total of 237 cases were heard from the trials.

The department stated that among those sentenced to the maximum penalty were individuals found guilty of heinous offences, including attacks on women and children and destruction of religious sites.

The suspects who were found guilty of killing innocent civilians as well as the abduction of women and children in brutal assault at Gina Kara Kai community in Borno State also received maximum penalty.