Nigeria, April 11 -- The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said on Friday that 386 terrorists were convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja during a four-day mass trial.

Mr Fagbemi said the convicts were part of 508 defendants prosecuted by his office. This gives about two-third conviction rate.

The Nigerian government, on Tuesday, started the mass trial of suspected terrorists charged with terrorism offences at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Some of the trial judges are Binta Nyako, Emeka Nwite, Musa Liman, and Akpan Ekerete.

Addressing journalists at the end of the trial on Friday, Mr Fagbemi said eight defendants were discharged while two others were acquitted, adding that 112 c...