Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi has convicted 19 people of offences involving terrorism, unlawful possession of firearms and electricity cable vandalism, following investigations and prosecutions that lasted 17 months.

The Kebbi State Police Command disclosed the convictions in a statement its spokesperson, Bashir Usman, issued on Wednesday.

The court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Gakko, sentenced two men, Aliyu Hadari and Umar Uzzi, to 15 years' imprisonment on each of three counts involving terrorism, providing logistical support to an armed terrorist group and conspiracy to commit terrorism.

The offences were prosecuted under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The police said the t...