11/06/2026
Court Sentences Five Men Linked To Papiri School Attack To 25 Years Jail Each
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men arrested by the DSS over their 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.
Two of the convicts are citizens of the Republic of Niger, while the others are from Niger State, Nigeria.
The convicts are named as follows:
** 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) —
They were accused of supporting terrorist activities and unlawfully facilitating the movement of weapons intended for members of the Boko Haram insurgent group.
According to court documents, the five men conspired between April 23 and 24, 2026, to transport 15 AK-103 rifles and 1,434 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition from the Diffa Region of Niger Republic to a suspected Boko Haram member identified as Malam Ahmad in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
The offences contravened provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Fi****ms Act.
The DSS arrested the suspects on May 31, 2026, during separate operations.
During one of the arrests, operatives reportedly recovered the cache of weapons and ammunition concealed inside sacks in a Volkswagen Golf vehicle.
The arms, ammunition and vehicle were tendered as exhibits during the trial.
Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the forfeiture of the vehicle to the Federal Government.
The swift prosecution and sentencing of the suspects has drawn attention as one of the fastest terrorism-related trials conducted in Nigeria in recent years.
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