Papiri School Attack: Court Sentences Each of the Five Suspects To 25 Years In Prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced each of the five persons arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for being accomplices in the 21 November 2025 attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church school, Papiri, Niger State, to 25 years in prison.

In what could pass as the fastest terrorism trial in Nigerian history, Justice Binta Nyako handed the sentence shortly after the five men, including two Nigeriens, pleaded guilty to all the four terrorism-related charges pressed against them.View All Details. .

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