Nigeria, April 7 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced several defendants in separate terrorism cases, handing down jail terms ranging from 10 to 20 years.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that 13 courtrooms at the Federal High Court headquarters in Abuja were occupied with hearing terrorism cases Tuesday morning.

The Nigerian government resumed on Tuesday mass trial of detained suspected terrorists facing charges under the Terrorism (Prohibition and Prevention) Act. Several judges, including Binta Nyako, Emeka Nwite, Musa Liman, and Akpan Ekerete, are overseeing the trials.

The prosecution team before Judge Nyako was led by Rotimi Oyedepo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, while the defence for 20 suspects before the same ...