Ansaru sect leader sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a leader of the proscribed Ansare sect to 15 years imprisonment.
Usman pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of engaging in illegal mining and using the proceeds to procure arms for terrorist and kidnapping operations.
Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the convict remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) pending trial on 31 other counts filed against him.
Usman, who styled himself as the “Emir of Ansaru,” appeared in court alongside his deputy and chief of staff, Mahmud al-Nigeri, popularly called Malam Mamuda.
Both men face 32 counts of indictment accusing them of leading a terrorist organisation, financing its activities, recruiting fighters, and coordinating violent attacks across Nigeria.
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