Nigeria secures 2,512 terrorism convictions in 11 trial phases

The Federal Government has secured 2,512 convictions in terrorism-related cases following the conclusion of the 11th phase of terrorism trials at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday to mark the conclusion of the latest phase of trials, held between October 15 and 17 and October 22 and 24, 2026.

He said 791 additional convictions were recorded during the latest phase, bringing the cumulative number of convictions from the 11 phases to 2,512.

According to him, a total of 1,069 cases were handled across 10 courts of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The outcomes included 791 convictions, seven acquittals, 41 discharges, four cases struck out, three withdrawn, 211 adjourned, 11 pending and one classified under another category.

He disclosed that one of the significant outcomes was the conviction and death sentence imposed on a Boko Haram member, Suleiman Abu, for belonging to the terrorist group and participating in attacks on military facilities and civilians, which resulted in deaths and serious injuries.

He said the judgment demonstrated the commitment of Nigeria’s justice system to holding perpetrators of terrorism accountable.

“The judgment shows the seriousness with which Nigeria’s justice system addresses terrorism and affirms that perpetrators, regardless of affiliation, are accountable under the law when criminal responsibility is established beyond reasonable doubt,” he said.

Laka added that the latest phase also addressed the financial networks sustaining terrorism, with 201 terrorism-financing cases handled by the courts.

He described the disruption of such networks as essential to Nigeria’s counter-terrorism strategy, noting that they provided resources for weapons, movement, recruitment, operational structures and attacks.

“Accountability extends beyond direct perpetrators to persons who knowingly finance, facilitate or otherwise support terrorism,” he said.