Nigeria, April 11 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, sentenced Babagana Habeeb, to 10 years' imprisonment for supplying petroleum products to members of Boko Haram.

Mr Habeeb, a fuel dealer based in Maiduguri, was convicted by trial judge Peter Lifu on one count of aiding and abetting terrorism filed by the federal government.

He was said to have sought to run for a senatorial seat in the 2015 general elections. His party then was not indidated.

The convict was prosecuted along with over 500 terrorism suspects during the just-concluded mass-trial overseen by more than 10 judges in separate courtrooms at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, said 386 suspects were con...