The Nigerian Minister of Justice has announced the conclusion of a mass trial for members of the extremist group Boko Haram. The trial, held over two days at a military detention center in Kanji, Niger State, involved 125 fighters. All defendants were found guilty of terrorism financing and other crimes.

This was announced in a statement dated July 26 by the Nigerian Minister of Justice, who is also the Attorney General. Of the 125 Boko Haram fighters tried by the Federal High Court, 85 were convicted of terrorism financing, 22 of crimes against humanity, genocide, or war crimes, and 18 of various terrorist offenses.

The trial was monitored by representatives from the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, the Nigerian Bar Association, and UNODC to ensure procedural integrity. This trial follows previous legal actions against Boko Haram members in 2017 and 2018.

According to the Attorney General’s office, 400 former fighters have served their sentences and have been transferred to another facility for deradicalization and reintegration. Since 2016, Nigeria has been implementing efforts to reintegrate former Boko Haram fighters into society