Christmas day bomber gets life Imprisonment

Abuja - The Christmas day bomber, Kabiru Sokoto has been given life imprisonment after being found guilty of terrorism and murder by a federal high court in Abuja, reports SaharaReporters

Sokoto was the mastermind of the deadly Christmas day bombing of St. Theresa Catholic church that killed at least 44 people  in 2011.

Sokoto was a member of the Shura council of Islamist sect Boko Haram according to his persoanl testimony during the trial.
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Kabiru 'Sokoto' Usman, the prime suspect in the Christmas Day bomb attack at St Theresa Catholic Church in 2011 that killed 44 people and injured several others, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja this morning.

Kabiru was arrested on the 14th of January 2012 and declared in court that he was a member of Boko Haram. (Pic above taken during his court appearance today.) See more photos after the cut...