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[JUST IN] Papiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years Imprisonment
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[JUST IN] Papiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years Imprisonment

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced each of the five suspects arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in the November 21, 2025 attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church, Papiri, Niger State, to 25 years imprisonment.

Justice Binta Nyako handed the sentence on Thursday shortly after the five men, including two Nigeriens, pleaded guilty to all four terrorism-related charges pressed against them.

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