A Federal High Court in Katsina has sentenced a woman, Hauwa’u Mukhtar, to death by hanging after finding her guilty of terrorism-related offences, including conspiracy to commit terrorism and aiding terrorist activities.
Mukhtar was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on September 16, 2023, at Jibia Motor Park in Katsina State while allegedly attempting to deliver ammunition to a suspected bandit leader. She was subsequently arraigned on terrorism charges.
Delivering judgment, Justice A.B. Bawale ruled that the prosecution successfully established its case beyond reasonable doubt through witness testimonies, documentary evidence, and exhibits tendered before the court.
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The judge consequently convicted Mukhtar on both counts and sentenced her to death by hanging in accordance with the provisions of the Katsina State Penal Code Law, 2021.
The judgment comes barely two weeks after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced four men to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed more than 40 lives.