The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the September the 30th, 2015 judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos which convicted three men of participating in acts of terrorism and belonging to the outlawed Boko Haram sect.
The lower court judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, who pronounced the convicts guilty, had sentenced the three convicts to 25 years imprisonment each.
The convicts are Ali Mohammed, Adamu Karumi and Ibrahim Usman.
They had been arraigned in November 2013 along with 14 others before Justice Buba, who found them guilty and sentenced them to a prison term of 25 years each.
But being displeased with their conviction and imprisonment, the convicts subsequently approached the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the judgment.
They had also contended that the 25 years imprisonment imposed on them was excessive and urged the higher court to reverse their conviction.
But the appellate court refused their prayers.
