Two Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists bag life sentences after pleading guilty
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Two commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, Mahmud Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a) and Abubakar Abba (popularly called Mahmud Al-Nigeri or Isah Adam/Mallam Mamuda), were on Monday handed life sentences by a Federal High Court in Abuja.” The court, on September 11, 2025, convicted and sentenced the 1st defendant, Usman, to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a count in the charge that bordered on his alleged involvement in illegal mining activities.
However, at the last adjourned date, the 2nd defendant, Abba, who had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, told the court that he was considering changing his plea.
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